The Richard Linklater Handbook - Everything you need to know about Richard Linklater

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Richard Stuart Linklater (born July 30, 1960) is an American film director and screenwriter.

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In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Richard Linklater's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Richard Linklater, 2006 Cannes Film Festival, 45th Berlin International Film Festival, A Scanner Darkly (film), Austin Film Society, Bad News Bears, Before Midnight (film), Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Bernie (2011 film), Bob Sabiston, Boyhood (film), Dazed and Confused, Fast Food Nation (film), Generation X, Irshad Ashraf, It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books, Lee Daniel, Me and Orson Welles, Mumblecore, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Rotoscoping, Rotoshop, School of Rock, Silver Bear for Best Director, Slacker (film), SubUrbia (film), The Film That Changed My Life, The Newton Boys, Waking Life 121…and more pages!

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• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 12 avril 2013
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• EAN13: 9781486481620
• Langue: English
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Contents

Articles Richard Linklater 2006 Cannes Film Festival 45th Berlin International Film Festival A Scanner Darkly (film) Austin Film Society

Bad News Bears

Before Midnight (film)

Before Sunrise Before Sunset Bernie (2011 film) Bob Sabiston Boyhood (film) Dazed and Confused Fast Food Nation (film) Generation X Irshad Ashraf

It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books Lee Daniel Me and Orson Welles Mumblecore Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rotoscoping Rotoshop School of Rock Silver Bear for Best Director Slacker (film) SubUrbia (film) The Film That Changed My Life The Newton Boys Waking Life

References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

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[1] Richard Stuart Linklateris an American film director and screenwriter.(born July 30, 1960)

Influenced by

Early life Linklater was born in Houston, Texas. He attended Huntsville High School and studied at Sam Houston State University leaving midway through his stint in college to work on an off-shore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. While working on the rig he read a lot of literature, but on land he developed a love of film through repeated visits to a repertory theater in Houston. It was at this point that Linklater realized he wanted to be a filmmaker. After his job on the oil rig, Linklater used the money he had saved to buy a Super-8 camera, a projector, and some editing equipment, and moved to Austin. It was there that the aspiring cineaste founded the Austin Film Society and grew to appreciate such auteurs as Robert Bresson, Yasujiro Ozu, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Josef Von Sternberg, and Carl Theodor [2] Dreyer. He enrolled in Austin Community College in the fall of 1984 to study film. [3] Since his early 20s, Linklater has been a vegetarian.

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Linklater at the 2007 premiere ofThe Hottest Statein Austin

Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater

1985–present

Richard Stuart Linklater July 30, 1960 Houston, Texas

http://detourfilm.com

Website

Richard Linklater

Kevin Smith, Mumblecore Movement

Carl Theodor Dreyer, Robert Bresson, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Joseph von Sternberg, Yasujiro Ozu, Federico Fellini, Martin Scorsese, Jean Eustache, Vincente Minelli

Influenced

Occupation

Born

Director, screenwriter, producer, actor

Years active

Richard Linklater

Career Linklater founded the Austin Film Society in 1985 together with his frequent collaborator Lee Daniel, and is lauded for launching and solidifying the city of Austin as a hub for independent filmmaking. Inspiration for Linklater's work was largely based on his experience with the filmRaging Bull, Linklater told Robert [4] K. Elder in an interview forThe Film That Changed My Life. It made me see movies as a potential outlet for what I was thinking about and hoping to express. At that point I was an unformed artist. At that moment, something was simmering in me, but Raging Bull [5] brought it to a boil. For several years, Linklater made many short films that were, more than anything, exercises and experiments in film techniques. He finally completed his first feature, the rarely seenIt's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (which is now available in the Criterion Collection edition ofSlacker), a Super-8 feature that took a year to shoot and another year to edit. The film is significant in the sense that it establishes most of Linklater's preoccupations. The film has his trademark style of minimal camera movements and lack of narrative, while it examines the theme of traveling with no real particular direction in mind. These idiosyncrasies would be explored in greater detail in future projects. To this end Linklater created Detour Filmproduction (an homage to the 1945 low budget film noir by Edgar G. Ulmer), and subsequently madeSlackerfor only $23,000. The film is an aimless day in the life of the city of Austin, Texas showcasing its more eccentric characters. In 1995, Linklater won the Silver Bear for Best Director for the filmBefore Sunriseat the 45th Berlin International [6] Film Festival. While gaining a cult following for his independent films, such asDazed and Confusedbased on his years at Huntsville High School and the people he encountered there,Waking Life, andA Scanner Darkly, his mainstream comedies,School of Rockand the remake ofBad News Bears, have gained him wider recognition. In 2003, he wrote and directed a pilot for HBO with Rodney Rothman called$5.15/hr, about several minimum wage restaurant workers. The pilot deals with themes later examined inFast Food Nation. In 2004, the British television network Channel 4 produced a major documentary about Linklater, in which the filmmaker frankly discussed the personal and philosophical ideas behind his films. "St Richard of Austin" was presented by Ben Lewis and directed by Irshad Ashraf and broadcast on Channel 4 in December 2004 in the UK. In 2005, Linklater was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his filmBefore Sunset. Many of Linklater's films take place in one day, a narrative approach that has gained popularity in recent years. Slacker,Dazed and Confused,Tape,Before Sunrise, andBefore Sunsetare examples of this method. Two of his recent films, (A Scanner DarklyandWaking Life), used rotoscoping animation techniques. Working with Bob Sabiston and Sabiston's program Rotoshop to create this effect, Linklater shot and edited both movies completely as live action features, then employed a team of artists to 'trace over' individual frames. The result is a distinctive 'semi-real' quality, praised by such critics as Roger Ebert (in the case ofWaking Life) as being original and well-suited to the aims of the film. Fast Food Nation(2006) is an adaptation of the best selling book that examines the local and global influence of the [7] United States fast food industry. The film was entered into the 2006 Cannes Film Festival before being released in North America on 17 November 2006 and in Europe on 23 March 2007. Despite the popularity of some of his films and having directed two high-paying Hollywood productions, Linklater remains in Texas and refuses to live or work in Hollywood for any extended period of time.

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Richard Linklater

Significance Film scholars and commentators consider Richard Linklater's films to be significant in a number of ways. In the early 1990s,Slackerwas hailed as something of a manifesto for Generation X because the film's young adult [8] characters are more interested in quasi-intellectual pastimes and socialising than career advancement. However, Linklater has long since eschewed the role of generational spokesperson and is ironically a "Baby Boomer" himself. Moreover, the movie actually includes various generations, and many of its themes are universal rather than [9] generation-specific. Those of Linklater's films that have non-formulaic narratives about seemingly random occurrences, often spanning about twenty-four hours, have been hailed as alternatives to contemporary Hollywood market-driven blockbusters. In conjunction with these unorthodox narratives, the emphasis on philosophical talk over physical action inSlackerand Waking Lifealigns Linklater's work with art cinema traditions, particularly those of Europe, from which much recent [10] American cinema is estranged.

Filmography Features It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books(1989) Heads I Win/Tails You Lose(1991, experimental film) Slacker(1991) Dazed and Confused(1993) Before Sunrise(1995) subUrbia(1996) The Newton Boys(1998) Waking Life(2001) Tape(2001) School of Rock(2003) Before Sunset(2004) Bad News Bears(2005) A Scanner Darkly(2006) Fast Food Nation(2006) Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach(2008, documentary) Me and Orson Welles(2008) Bernie(2011) Before Midnight(2013) Boyhood(TBA) Shorts Woodshock(1985, documentary) Live from Shiva's Dance Floor(2003) $5.15/hr(2004, TV pilot)

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Richard Linklater

References [1] According to the State of Texas.Texas Birth Index, 1903–1997. At Ancestry.com [2] Alison Macor.Chainsaws, Slackers, and Spy Kids 30 Years of Filmmaking in Austin, TexasUniversity of Texas Press: Austin, 2010. [3] Brooks, Xan (2006-05-22). "I've never been in the firing line like this before" (http:/ /www.guardian.co.uk/news/2006/may/22/food. film).guardian.co.uk. . Retrieved 2009-06-12. [4] "The Film That Changed My Life: 30 Directors on Their Epiphanies in the Dark" (http:/ /www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ 1556528256/ref=nosim/wwwrobelderco-20). Amazon.com. . Retrieved 2011-02-22. [5]Linklater, Richard. Interview by Robert K. Elder. The Film That Changed My Life. By Robert K. Elder. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 2011. N. p197. Print. [6] "Berlinale: 1995 Prize Winners" (http:/ /www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1995/03_preistr_ger_1995/03_Preistraeger_1995. html).berlinale.de. . Retrieved 2011-12-30. [7] "Festival de Cannes: Fast Food Nation" (http:/ /www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4360399/year/2006.html). festival-cannes.com. . Retrieved 2009-12-13. [8] Richard Linklater,Slacker, St Martins Griffin, 1992. [9] Lesley Speed, "The Possibilities of Roads Not Taken",Journal of Popular Film & Television, vol. 35, no. 3, Fall 2007, p. 103. [10]Speed, p. 103.

External links  Richard Linklater (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm500/) at the Internet Movie Database  Detour Films (http://www.detourfilm.com/) (Richard Linklater's film production company) Reverse Shotonline interview with Linklater and career overview (http://www.reverseshot.com/legacy/ summer04/index.html)  Mindjack interview with Linklater (http://www.mindjack.com/interviews/linklater1.html)  'A Scanner Darkly': Reality Bites (http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/index.jhtml?name=movies&id=1535033) Interview with Richard Linklater, MTV Overdrive.  Richard Linklater interview with The A.V. Club (http://www.avclub.com/articles/richard-linklater,13992/) Film Commentinterview with Linklater (http://www.filmlinc.com/fcm/ja06/richardlinklater2.htm)  Richard Linklater, Directing 'Darkly' (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5545651)  Linklater directingInning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach(http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/ story?oid=oid:629432)  Literature on Richard Linklater (http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/person/3530/richard-linklater)

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2006 Cannes Film Festival

2006 Cannes Film Festival

The2006 Cannes Film Festivalran from 17 May 2006 to 28 May 2006. Twenty films from eleven countries were in competition for the Palme d'Or. The President of the Official Jury was Wong Kar-wai, the first Chinese director to preside over the jury. English director Ken Loach won Palme d'Or, with his movieThe Wind That Shakes the Barley. Other winners were Pedro Almodavar (Best Screenplay,Volver) and Alejandro Gonzblez Icbrritu (Best Director,Babel). This also marked the first time in three years that no American film, actor, actress, or filmmaker won any awards in Cannes. The festival opened with the premiere screening ofThe Da Vinci Code, based on the controversial novel by Dan Brown. Journalists gave the film a cool reception at its first press screening, with loud laughter breaking out at one of the pivotal scenes.

Jury  Wong Kar-wai, President (Hong Kong)  Monica Bellucci (Italy)  Helena Bonham Carter (United Kingdom)  Samuel L. Jackson (United States)  Patrice Leconte (France)  Lucrecia Martel (Argentina)  Tim Roth (United Kingdom)  Elia Suleiman (Palestine)  Zhang Ziyi (China)

Films in Competition Babelby Alejandro Gonzblez Ibcrritu Cróndeuicaguaanfby Israel Adribn Caetano El Laberinto del Faunoby Guillermo del Toro Fast Food Nationby Richard Linklater Flandresby Bruno Dumont kİ limlerby Nuri Bilge Ceylan Il caimanoby Nanni Moretti Indig nesby Rachid Bouchareb Juventude Em Marchaby Pedro Costa L'amico di famigliaby Paolo Sorrentino La Raison du plus faibleby Lucas Belvaux Laitakaupungin valotby Aki Kaurismdki Marie Antoinetteby Sofia Coppola Quand j'ctais chanteurby Xavier Giannoli Red Roadby Andrea Arnold Selon Charlieby Nicole Garcia Southland Talesby Richard Kelly Volverby Pedro Almodavar The Wind That Shakes the Barleyby Ken Loach Ydhc Yuenby Lou Ye

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2006 Cannes Film Festival

Un Certain Regard 977by Nikolay Khomeriki A Scanner Darklyby Richard Linklater Bihisht faqat baroi murdagonby Djamshed Usmonov Bled Number Oneby Rabah Ameur-Zaemeche Cum mi-am petrecut sffrgitul lumiiby Cftflin Mitulescu El violinby Francisco Vargas Gwah wikby Oxide Pang & Danny Pang Hamaca paraguayaby Paz Encina Il regista di matrimoniby Marco Bellocchio La Californieby Jacques Fieschi La Tourneuse de pagesby Denis Dercourt Luxury Carby Wang Chao Meurtri resby Patrick Grandperret Paris, je t'aimeby Gurinder Chadha, Bruno Podalydgs, Gus Van Sant, Coen brothers, Walter Salles, Daniela Thomas, Christopher Doyle, Isabel Coixet, Suwa Nobuhiro, Sylvain Chomet, Alfonso Cuaran, Olivier Assayas, Oliver Schmitz, Richard LaGravenese, Vincenzo Natali, Wes Craven, Tom Tykwer, Ghrard Depardieu, Frhdhric Auburtin, Alexander Payne Salvadorby Manuel Huerga Serambiby Garin Nugroho, Tonny Trimarsanto, Viva Westi, Lianto Luseno Suburban Mayhemby Paul Goldman Taxidermiaby Gyirgy Pblfi Ten Canoesby Rolf de Heer Yongseobadji mothan jaby Jong-bin Yun 2:37by Murali K. Thalluri Uroby Stefan Faldbakken You Am Iby Kristijonas Vildziunas Z odzyskuby Sjawomir Fabicki

Films out of Competition An Inconvenient Truthby Davis Guggenheim Avidaby Benokt Delhpine Bamakoby Abderrahmane Sissako Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbustersby Bill Couturi Chambre 666by Wim Wenders Chlopiec na galopujacym koniuby Adam Guzilski Clerks IIby Kevin Smith The Da Vinci Codeby Ron Howard El-banate dolby Tahani Rached Election 2by Johnnie To Silkby Su Chao-pin Ici Najac, i vous la terreby Jean-Henri Meunier Les signesby Euggne Green Nouvelle chanceby Anne Fontaine Over the Hedgeby Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick Requiem for Billy the Kidby Anne Feinsilber

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2006 Cannes Film Festival

Shortbusby John Cameron Mitchell SIDAby Gaspar Noh Sketches of Frank Gehryby Sydney Pollack Stanley's Girlfriendby Monte Hellman The House Is Burningby Holger Ernst The Water Diaryby Jane Campion Transylvaniaby Tony Gatlif Un lever de rideauby Franmois Ozon United 93by Paul Greengrass Volevo solo vivereby Mimmo Calopresti X-Men: The Last Standby Brett Ratner Zidane, un portrait du 21e si cleby Philippe Parreno and Douglas Gordon

Winners  Palme d'Or (Won by Ken Loach forThe Wind That Shakes the Barley)  Grand Prix (Won by Bruno Dumont forFlandres)  Prix de la mise en scgne (Won by Alejandro Gonzblez Icbrritu director ofBabel)  Prix du Jury (Won by Andrea Arnold forRed Road)  Prix du schnario (Won by Pedro Almodavar forVolver)  Prix d'interprhtation fhminine du Festival de Cannes (Won by the cast ofVolverincluding Penhlope Cruz)  Prix d'interprhtation masculine du Festival de Cannes (Won by the cast ofIndig ne)s  Prix un certain regard (Won by Wang Chao forLuxury Car)

External links [1]  2006 Cannes Film Festival [2]  Cannes Film Festival:2006 at Internet Movie Database [3]  IFC's red carpet webcam feed (Windows Media Player)

References [1] http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/2006/inCompetition.html [2] http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Cannes_Film_Festival/2006 [3] http://www.ifctv.com/cannes

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