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January 23, 2024
Watch the Official Teaser Trailer for ‘Hit Man’
Richard Linklater’s acclaimed new film has a release date.
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Film & TV
March 14, 2022
Richard Linkater’s ‘Apollo 10½’ Continues a Winning Streak From America’s Most Successful Experimental Filmmaker
The light-on-plot, heavy-on-nostalgia animated feature is Linklater at his Linklaterest.
Film & TV
February 16, 2022
A Reconsideration of ‘SubUrbia,’ One of Richard Linklater’s Least-Loved Films
Richard Linklater’s ‘SubUrbia’ is ‘The Last Picture Show’ of the nineties.
Film & TV
October 29, 2021
Richard Linklater’s ‘Waking Life’ Is Still a Long, Weird Trip Worth Taking
He made the low-budget film at a low point in his career—but twenty years later, it stands the test of time.
Film & TV
July 20, 2021
Thirty Years After ‘Slacker,’ the Film Is an Austin Time Capsule—And a Hopeful Tribute to Its Spirit
Richard Linklater’s film belongs in the canon of great Texas cinema.
Film & TV
April 2, 2021
Film Buffs Are Fighting to Save Houston’s Historic River Oaks Theatre
"We have to do whatever it takes" to preserve the 82-year-old indie cinema, Richard Linklater said in a panel event this week.
Film & TV
November 20, 2020
Texas Monthly Recommends: A Nuanced Documentary on Lance Armstrong
Plus, a San Marcos studio that specializes in hand-printed goods, an Austin group supporting women of color, and Richard Linklater’s new animal rescue show.
Film & TV
November 17, 2020
The Funny, Bittersweet ‘Dazed and Confused’ Oral History Captures the Cult Classic’s Lasting Appeal
Melissa Maerz’s new book is a raucous reunion for the cast and crew of the film, whose depiction of the insecurities and thrills of teenage life have made it timeless.
Film & TV
October 12, 2020
As ‘Dazed and Confused’ Gets Older, the Spirit of the Film Stays the Same
During a live reading on Sunday night, many of the original actors brought the same chemistry that has made the film such a joy to rewatch for 27 years.
Film & TV
September 2, 2020
How the Legacy of Richard Linklater’s ‘Boyhood’ Is Growing
Its influence is evident in the way new releases such as ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ and ‘Cobra Kai’ use time in their storytelling.
Film & TV
June 29, 2020
Richard Linklater’s Career in Seven Essential Scenes
These themes, which he returns to again and again in his movies, illustrate how he's developed as a filmmaker.
Film & TV
June 24, 2020
Richard Linklater, the Everyday Auteur
For decades, the Texas director’s movies have celebrated the sort of mundane yet consequential interactions that the coronavirus took from us. He’s still at it, albeit temporarily cut off from the film community he helped build.
Music
June 12, 2020
Texas Monthly Recommends: Black Pumas’ Cover of ‘Fast Car’
Plus, Richard Linklater’s ‘Before Sunrise’ and a forgotten moment in Texas rodeo history.
Film & TV
January 3, 2020
About Time: The French Honor the Films of Richard Linklater
An exhibit at the Centre Pompidou in Paris (France, that is) spotlights the work of a Texas filmmaker too often taken for granted.
Film & TV
October 17, 2019
The Creator of Amazon’s ‘Undone’ on the Animation Style Born in Texas
Kate Purdy talks about rotoscoping her hometown of San Antonio for the year’s best new TV series.
Film & TV
August 30, 2019
What Will the World Be Like in 2039, When Richard Linklater Finishes His Stephen Sondheim Musical?
The ambitious Texas filmmaker announced a two-decade shooting timeline for ‘Merrily We Roll Along.’
Film & TV
August 14, 2019
Richard Linklater on Bringing ‘Bernadette’ to Life
The quintessential Austin filmmaker discusses taking an unadaptable book from page to screen.
Film & TV
July 23, 2019
These Celebs Got a Boost from Richard Linklater
Ahead of ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette,’ here are a few stars whose careers got some help from the Austin filmmaker.
Film & TV
December 18, 2018
‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette’: The First Trailer for Richard Linklater’s New Film Is Here
The adaptation of the 2012 bestseller looks like quirky fun.
Film & TV
October 30, 2018
Bill Hicks Is Finally Getting the Biopic Treatment
Last week, reports indicated that Richard Linklater would be writing, directing, and producing a biography of the late Texas comedian.
Film & TV
September 24, 2018
Sorry, Y’all, ‘Dazed and Confused’ Is Not Based on Austin High School
Heading into the twenty-fifth anniversary of the film, we heard that straight from Richard Linklater himself.
Film & TV
August 13, 2018
This Map Offers a Road Trip to Texas’s Most Famous Film Locations
The Texas Film Commission wants you to hit the road this summer.
Film & TV
December 28, 2017
Ten Memorable 2017 Moments for Texas—and Texans—in Film
El Paso survived the mutant apocalypse, Irving was detached from space and time, and Matt McConaughey showed his dark side.
The Culture
January 25, 2017
That Time Ryan Ross Danced with Winona Ryder
Dancing with the stars.
Film & TV
May 27, 2016
Bernie in Hell
Two decades after killing Marjorie Nugent, Bernie Tiede was sentenced this spring for her murder—again. So what do we make of him now?
Film & TV
April 7, 2016
A Big Linklater Fan’s Big Disappointment With ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’
The Texas treasure is back with his eighteenth film, but we miss the Richard Linklater of the past five years.
Film & TV
March 10, 2016
SXSW 2016: Film Events Worth Knowing About
Your guide to the Texas-based directors and plots appearing at this year's SXSW Film conference.
Film & TV
December 23, 2015
Richard Linklater, Matthew McConaughey, and Jack Black Are Holding A Fundraiser For Bernie
Tiede, not Sanders.
Film & TV
February 19, 2015
Could “Boyhood” Get Shut Out at the Oscars?
Richard Linklater’s masterpiece went from being the overwhelming favorite for the Best Picture and Best Director awards at Sunday’s Academy Awards to being an underdog. How does that happen?
The Daily Post
February 18, 2015
Richard Linklater Thinks You Should Be a Vegetarian
In a new video for PETA that spoofs his own Boyhood, Linklater explains why spending the past thirty years as a vegetarian has been such a great decision for him.
Film & TV
February 13, 2015
The Oscar Boys
Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, and their near-identical path to Oscar glory.
Film & TV
January 12, 2015
Texas Films Did Very Well at the Golden Globes Last Night
Richard Linklater’s Boyhood and Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel took home both of the “best picture” awards—and Linklater also took home his first major directing award.
Film & TV
December 12, 2014
Watch A 10-Minute Documentary About the Making of Richard Linklater’s ‘Boyhood’
Boyhood is less than a year old, and it’s already one of the great Texas movies. Take a look at how the uniquely made top dog for this year’s award season came to be in this featurette.
The Culture
July 27, 2014
Richard Linklater’s Love Letter to Texas
The Texas locations in Richard Linklater's "Boyhood" shape the movie, which was filmed over 12 years, as much as the actors. Some could be faked; others, Linklater explains, couldn't.
Film & TV
June 10, 2014
About a Boy
Richard Linklater on Boyhood, Bernie, and the disappearing indie landscape.
Can't Make This Up
May 6, 2014
Bernie Has Been Released From Prison
And he'll live in Richard Linklater's garage apartment.
Film & TV
April 28, 2014
Watch The First Trailer For Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood”
The Austin-based filmmaker preps the release of his 17th and most ambitious movie with a pitch-perfect trailer.
Update
January 25, 2014
Bernie Returns!
Bernie Tiede, the Carthage man whose story of shooting the town's richest widow inspired a movie, may be walking free next week.
Film & TV
February 12, 2013
Dazed and Amazed
Has Richard Linklater just completed the greatest trilogy in film history?
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke Have Already Wrapped “Before Midnight”
After months of rumors and anticipation about a possible sequel to "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset," director Richard Linklater just went ahead and made it.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Matthew McConaughey on ‘The Daily Show’
Another month, another acclaimed Matthew McConaughey movie. The Austin actor talks about his new movie Killer Joe, his role in Dazed and Confused, and Richard Linklater with Jon Stewart.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Ranking Richard Linklater
To mark Bernie's release, Slate ranks the entire ouevre of Austin's top auteur. But did they get it right?
The Culture
January 21, 2013
SXSW Film: The “Bernie” Screening
Richard Linklater's newest movie received a rollicking hometown reception.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Richard Linklater’s New Movie Trailer
Bernie, which is set in Carthage, opens nationwide on April 27 and stars Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine.
Film & TV
January 21, 2013
Lights, Camera, Carthage!
Nearly fifteen years after Richard Linklater and I started talking about turning a Texas Monthly story into a major motion picture, it’s finally hitting the big screen, with a little help from Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine—and a seventy-year-old retired hairdresser from Rusk named Kay Baby Epperson.
Web Exclusive
January 21, 2013
21st-Century Slacker
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Slacker, a couple of dozen filmmakers remake Richard Linklater's indie flick.
The Culture
January 20, 2013
151–175
From the construction of the state’s first public university in College Station to the swearing in of Governor Rick Perry for a third full term in Austin
Film & TV
January 20, 2013
Glory Days
Texas high school football may be in decline, but filmmakers still want to play.
Web Exclusive
April 30, 2012
A Q&A With Skip Hollandsworth
The executive editor on what it was like to work with Richard Linklater on Bernie, the star-studded film based on an East Texas murder story.
The Culture
January 22, 2012
VIDEO: Matthew McConaughey Reprises Role as “Dazed and Confused”’s Wooderson
The actor puts back on the mustache and Ted Nugent t-shirt in Butch Walker's new music video.