Topic 61 of 73: Richard Linklater - Slacker and Dazed and Confused
Thu, May 1, 2003 (09:04) |
Paul Terry Walhus (terry)
A Texas-based filmmaker, Linklater was one of the more important faces
in the early 1990s renaissance in American independent cinema.
"Slacker," made for less than $23,000, was a hit and a calling card,
opening the door to projects like "Dazed and Confused" and "Before
Sunrise." Linklater's more recent efforts have included the
award-winning "Waking Life." He's currently at work on "School of
Rock," starring Jack Black.
Source:
http://tv.zap2it.com/news/tvnewsdaily.html?31256
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Topic 61 of 73 [movies]: Richard Linklater - Slacker and Dazed and Confused
Response 1 of 9: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Thu, May 1, 2003 (09:04) * 24 lines
Linklater Coming to HBO for '$5.15'
LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Looking to fill the comedy void left by the
demise of "Arli$$" and "The Mind of the Married Man," HBO is close to
signing sometime-maverick filmmaker Richard Linklater to a deal to
develop a "$5.15/Hr." a half-hour comedy. Linklater is teaming up with
writer-producer Rodney Rothman ("Undeclared") on the single-camera
show.
"$5.15/Hr." would represent HBO's first comedy pilot order in more
than two years, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As the title, the
current federal minimum wage, would suggest, the show would focus on
people in the lowest income bracket.
A Texas-based filmmaker, Linklater was one of the more important faces
in the early 1990s renaissance in American independent cinema.
"Slacker," made for less than $23,000, was a hit and a calling card,
opening the door to projects like "Dazed and Confused" and "Before
Sunrise." Linklater's more recent efforts have included the
award-winning "Waking Life." He's currently at work on "School of
Rock," starring Jack Black.
Source:
http://tv.zap2it.com/news/tvnewsdaily.html?31256
Topic 61 of 73 [movies]: Richard Linklater - Slacker and Dazed and Confused
Response 2 of 9: Autumn (autumn) * Thu, May 1, 2003 (12:35) * 1 lines
"Before Sunrise" is one of my all-time favorite movies.
Topic 61 of 73 [movies]: Richard Linklater - Slacker and Dazed and Confused
Response 3 of 9: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Mon, May 5, 2003 (19:11) * 1 lines
ditto
Topic 61 of 73 [movies]: Richard Linklater - Slacker and Dazed and Confused
Response 4 of 9: LeahP (Leah) * Tue, May 6, 2003 (04:52) * 1 lines
Topic 61 of 73 [movies]: Richard Linklater - Slacker and Dazed and Confused
Response 5 of 9: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Mon, May 12, 2003 (20:42) * 6 lines
(dazed, confused, or both?)
really cool note-
david jewell, the guy who actually wrote The Poem from 'before sunrise',
was here at the hideout tonight... he and paula jane and a few others
are starting a new performance group...
Topic 61 of 73 [movies]: Richard Linklater - Slacker and Dazed and Confused
Response 6 of 9: Paul Terry Walhus (terry) * Mon, May 12, 2003 (21:32) * 1 lines
How many folks showed up? What's coming up next?
Topic 61 of 73 [movies]: Richard Linklater - Slacker and Dazed and Confused
Response 7 of 9: Autumn (autumn) * Tue, May 13, 2003 (13:25) * 1 lines
Oh, it's so hip and edgy there!
Topic 61 of 73 [movies]: Richard Linklater - Slacker and Dazed and Confused
Response 8 of 9: moviegoer (cfadm) * Sun, Jul 2, 2006 (03:48) * 16 lines
A Slacker Darkly: Writer-director Richard Linklater
June 29, 2006
By Lauren Horwitch
In a paranoid world populated by attacking aphids and double agents in shape-shifting suits, a group of druggies strung out on a substance known only as "D" argue about whether a bike just purchased on the street is an 18- or nine-speed, then bicker over the best way to fix a busted carburetor and wonder if the cops will eventually break into their run-down Orange County house "through the back door or the bathroom window like that infamous Beatles song."
Writer-director Richard Linklater says he knew the familiar interplay between such slacking characters was the reason he could adapt sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick's surreal 1977 novel, A Scanner Darkly, into film. "It felt like a Philip K. Dick story I could tell," he says. "It's more of a character piece." He often thought about Dick's books while making his 2001 feature Waking Life, during which he first experimented animating using a digital process known as "rotoscoping." Animation, he realized, was the only way to bring the hallucinatory, herky-jerky world of Scanner to life.
from
http://backstage.com
an excerpt.
The rest at
http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/features/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002764568
Topic 61 of 73 [movies]: Richard Linklater - Slacker and Dazed and Confused
Response 9 of 9: nick a'hannay (pmnh) * Sun, Jul 16, 2006 (21:59) * 1 lines
good interview with linklater at salon a few days ago, commemorating slacker
movies conference 
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