Richard Linklater

202 Pages·2012·1.282 MB·English

by  David T. Johnson

C O N T E M P O R A R Y F I L M D I R E C T O R S
Richard Linklater
David T. Johnson
Richard Linklater

Contemporary Film Directors
Edited by James Naremore
The Contemporary Film Directors series provides concise,
well-written introductions to directors from around the
world and from every level of the film industry. Its chief
aims are to broaden our awareness of important artists,
to give serious critical attention to their work, and to il-
lustrate the variety and vitality of contemporary cinema.
Contributors to the series include an array of internationally
respected critics and academics. Each volume contains
an incisive critical commentary, an informative interview
with the director, and a detailed filmography.
A list of books in the series
appears at the end of this book.

Richard Linklater
David T. Johnson
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© 2012 by the Board of Trustees
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∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Frontispiece: Richard Linklater (left), with actor Jack Black (center) and
first assistant director George Sledge (right), on the set of Bernie (2012)
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Johnson, David T., 1972–
Richard Linklater / David T. Johnson.
p. cm. — (Contemporary film directors)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes filmography.
isbn 978-0-252-03692-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) —
isbn 978-0-252-07850-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) —
isbn 978-0-252-09404-0 (e-book)
1. Linklater, Richard, 1960–
—Criticism and interpretation. I. Title.
pn1998.3.l544j86 2012
791.4302'33092—dc23 2011034117
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Contents
Acknowledgments | xi
time is a lie | 1
Slowly Moving Trains, Welcome to Austin, and L-I-V-I-N 12
A Brief Encounter, the Road to Burnfield,
and One Hell of a Way to Make a Living 33
Dreaming in Digital, Motel Confessions,
and the Poet of Wall Street 54
For Those about to Rock, Late Afternoon in Paris,
and Remixing a Little League Season 74
Little Blue Flowers and Echoes from the Slaughterhouse 96
Fields of Play and Waiting for Orson 110
interview with richard linklater | 127
Filmography | 151
Bibliography | 161
Index | 169