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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 UniveRsity oF iLLinois PRess UrbaNa, ChICago, aND SprINgFIElD © 2012 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 c p 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ 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 For Eileen 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
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