Videophiled: ‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ of ‘My Golden Days’ – Remembrances of days past

by Sean Axmaker | Jul 13, 2016 | Reviews, What's Hot

Everybody Wants Some!! (Paramount, Blu-ray, DVD, VOD) – Richard Linklater describes this film as the “spiritual sequel” to Dazed and Confused, his 1993 coming of age (or perhaps more accurately coming of self) classic. Set four years after Dazed and...

Interview: Golden Globe Winner Patricia Arquette of ‘Boyhood’

by Danny Miller | Jan 12, 2015 | Interviews, What's Hot

I was jumping for joy last night when Patricia Arquette won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress, not to mention when Richard Linklater won Best Director and Boyhood as Best Dramatic Film of the year. This unusual project, which took over 12 years to make, was...

Videophiled: ‘Boyhood’ – Growing up on film, plus ‘Black Sails’ and more ‘Girls’ and ‘Boys’ (From Brazil)

by Sean Axmaker | Jan 6, 2015 | Home Viewing, TV, What's Hot

Boyhood (Paramount, Blu-ray, DVD, VOD) is arguably the movie of 2014. Even if you don’t think it’s the best film of last year, it dominated Top Ten lists and critics groups awards and it offered a different and daring kind of cinematic experience,...

Interview: Ellar Coltrane Grows Up Before Our Eyes in Richard Linklater’s ‘Boyhood’

by Danny Miller | Jul 11, 2014 | Interviews, What's Hot

Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, Richard Linklater’s Boyhood is a groundbreaking story about growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason (Ellar Coltrane), who literally grows up on screen as we watch. Starring Ethan Hawke and Patricia...

Interview: Lorelei Linklater Grows Up in Her Father’s ‘Boyhood’

by Danny Miller | Jul 10, 2014 | Interviews, What's Hot

Richard Linklater’s Boyhood is one of the most daring movies ever made. The acclaimed director had the idea to film this deeply moving family drama over 12 years so that we see all the characters age before our eyes. The risks inherent in such a project were...