Richard Linklater

Spirit Awards tilt toward true independence

2002-01-09 07:00:00

Nominations for the Independent Spirit Awards were announced Tuesday with a mix of well-known, critically acclaimed films such as "In the Bedroom" and "Memento" joining edgier and more controversial films such as "L.I.E." and "The Believer" among the...

2005 Academy Award winners

2005-02-28 00:00:00

'School of Rock' duo learn music can unify people

2003-10-02 00:00:00

Jack Black and Mike White started their rock 'n' roll journeys from two very different places. In fact, Black and White's musical roots are about as opposite as their surnames suggest. The former, a dough-faced star known for his Farley-esque...

Brando revealed the soul of his characters

2004-07-03 00:00:00

Marlon Brando's extraordinary emotional intelligence expressed itself in every inch of his body for every second - the phrase "being in the moment" might as well have been coined for him. Of course, other actors in New York and Hollywood had been as...

On a screen near you ...

2004-05-20 00:00:00

Tomorrow - The Agronomist: Jonathan Demme, keeping his hand in documentaries and pursuing his fascination with Haiti (previously reflected in a CD compilation of Haitian music), tells the story of the volatile Caribbean nation through the dissident...

Marvel’s David Marquez talks X-Men, Spider-Man, 3D graphic novel

2013-03-06 14:32:09

'Silver Linings Playbook' wins best feature at Indie Spirit Awards

2013-02-23 15:42:00

David O. Russell's dramatic comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" took home the best feature prize at the Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday afternoon at a raucous ceremony hosted by Andy Samberg on the beach in Santa Monica. It was a big afternoon for...

Sundance darlings eye alternative distribution platforms

2013-01-17 00:00:00

Not that long ago, premiering a star-driven Sundance Film Festival movie on a video-on-demand channel was an admission of failure. But last year's festival produced two huge on-demand hits, Richard Gere's crime drama "Arbitrage" and Kirsten Dunst's...

National Film Registry selects 25 films for preservation

2012-12-19 05:00:00

A gripping western, a beloved holiday film, a 115-year-old movie capturing a famous boxing match, a memoir of a Holocaust survivor and a visionary science-fiction thriller in which Keanu Reeves utters the word “whoa” are among the 25 films...

'Bernie': Jack Black talks about the adrenaline rush [video]

2012-12-11 13:00:00

Jack Black might not have starred in "Bernie" had he and filmmaker Richard Linklater and writer Mike White been able to "crack the code" on a sequel to their well-liked comedy "School of Rock." In this excerpt from The Envelope Screening Series, Black...

Jack Black on making like Jim Nabors for 'Bernie'

2012-12-08 08:00:00

The "Les Miserables" ensemble is currently out on the promotional circuit, making a big deal about their live, on-set singing in the movie musical. But Jack Black planted that particular flag well before the "Les Miz" gang, playing the gospel-loving title...

Spirit Awards boost 'Moonrise Kingdom,' 'Silver Linings' momentum

2012-11-27 14:12:00

David O. Russell's screwball comedy "Silver Linings Playbook" and Wes Anderson's coming-of-age romance "Moonrise Kingdom" led the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards with five nominations apiece, including feature, director and screenplay.� The bounty...

Richard Linklater is on track to direct the film version of "A Walk in the Woods."

2013-04-03 00:00:00

Michael Barker, left, co-president and co-founder Sony Picture Classics, producer Sara Woodhatch and director Richard Linklater attend the screening for "Before Midnight."

2013-03-09 00:00:00

Director Richard Linklater and actress Julie Delpy attend the Before Midnight Premiere Cocktail Party at The Samsung Galaxy Lounge at Village At The Lift.

2013-01-21 14:11:02