Richard Linklater
- Biography
- Self-taught writer/director Richard Linklater was among the first and most successful talents to emerge during the American independent film renaissance of the 1990s.
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- Born
- July 30, 1960
Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Adapted Screenplay Before Sunset (2004) |
Austin Film Critics
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Won | Austin Film Critics |
Austin Film Award A Scanner Darkly |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nominated | Independent Spirit Awards |
Best Screenplay Before Sunset (2004) |
National Society of Film Critics
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Won | National Society of Film Critics |
Best Screenplay (Runner-up) Before Sunset (2004) |
Writers Guild of America
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Nominated | Writers Guild of America |
Best Adapted Screenplay Before Sunset (2004) |
Films
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Interview: Zac Efron, Richard Linklater, Christian McKay, 'Me and Orson Welles'
12/10/09 Interviewing one actor or filmmaker can have its challenges, even though the interview is enjoyable. | Cinematical.com -
indieWIRE | Reverse Shot Talkie: Richard Linklater
11/27/09 Set in New York in 1937 over one week, the film follows Richard (Zac Efron), a young aspiring actor who suddenly finds himself in the center of the Orson Welles Mercury Theatre Company on the eve of the opening of Welles' historic staging of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." | indieWIRE -
Life on the Stage: Richard Linklater’s “Me and Orson Welles”
11/24/09 "Me and Orson Welles" is a film of the theater, and, as per the genre's requirements, its bulk is taken up with backstage hi-jinks: personality collisions, fleeting romances, technical and creative difficulties. | indieWIRE -
Interesting Interviews: Richard Linklater Discusses 'Dazed and Confused'
11/17/09 As a pretty big fan of Richard Linklater (the writer, the filmmaker, the artist, the dude), I was totally bummed to hear that the guy is having ridiculous amounts of trouble getting another film off the ground. | Cinematical.com -
Here's A Trailer For Richard Linklater's ME & ORSON WELLES!! Could Be Cool...
10/08/09 Yahoo's posted the trailer for the uncommercially titled ME & ORSON WELLES. | Ain't It Cool News -
Breaking with Tradition, Partners Bringing Linklater’s Latest to Theaters
09/09/09 Nearly one year after its debut at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, director Richard Linklater's "Me and Orson Welles," starring Zac Effron and Claire Danes will hit select U.S. theaters beginning November 25 in a deal that teams the U.K.'s Cinemanx (NX) with Warner Bros. | indieWIRE -
Film: Newswire:Richard Linklater to direct Obama-inspired (sorta) romantic comedy
07/29/09 Richard Linklater, the director behind Waking Life , Before Sunrise , and, let's be frank, the Billy Bob-powered Bad News Bears , is taking a crack at a new romantic comedy. | The A.V. Club -
Richard Linklater Gears Up for a Rom-Com
07/27/09 Moviefone Variety reports that the Link is about to sign on the dotted line to direct Liars (A-E ). | Cinematical.com -
Richard Linklater Script Gets Shelved
06/05/09 Moviefone You know things are bad for the indie world when Richard flipping Linklater can't get a break. | Cinematical.com -
Hawke to Give Fall Fete to Linklater in Woodstock
05/01/09 Academy Award-nominated director Richard Linklater will be honored with the 2009 Maverick Award at the Woodstock Film Festival this Autumn. | indieWIRE
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