Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague, which reconstructs the genesis and filming of Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard, is among the recipients of the first round of Cnc’s ‘avance sur recettes’ (advance on receipts) grants of 2024.
The film, the first entirely in French from US director Linklater, is now in production in Paris. It is being produced by Paris-based Arp Productions and stars Zooey Deutsch as American Breathless star Jean Seberg.
Vince Palmo, Holly Gent, Michèle Halberstadt, and Laetitia Masson join Linklater as co-writers.
The Cnc’s refundable grant is broken into three categories. Asr 1 gives funds to directors’ first films,...
The film, the first entirely in French from US director Linklater, is now in production in Paris. It is being produced by Paris-based Arp Productions and stars Zooey Deutsch as American Breathless star Jean Seberg.
Vince Palmo, Holly Gent, Michèle Halberstadt, and Laetitia Masson join Linklater as co-writers.
The Cnc’s refundable grant is broken into three categories. Asr 1 gives funds to directors’ first films,...
- 3/18/2024
- ScreenDaily
A witty portrait of a deferred career, marriage, motherhood, and a missing matriarch, Maria Semple’s hit novel Where’d You Go, Bernadette unfolded in epistolary fashion, making a unique challenge for Richard Linklater and co-writers Holly Gent and Vincent Palmo Jr. Finding an engaging tone between tightly-packed eccentricities and a more grounded portrait of mental illness is difficult, but his film’s rocky introduction eventually settles into an involving tale of self-discovery and how a woman’s dreams can be sidetracked without those closest to her realizing it. As if beholden to laying the narrative cards out on the table as quickly as possible, Linklater seemingly wants to throw as much as he can into the first act before cracking open our characters to see what makes them tick, leading to a more intimate, emotionally rewarding journey.
Bernadette Fox (Cate Blanchett) lives by the beat of her own out-of-tune drum.
Bernadette Fox (Cate Blanchett) lives by the beat of her own out-of-tune drum.
- 8/15/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Richard Linklater has already proved himself a master surveyor of the rocky terrain of motherhood — think of the complexity of Patricia Arquette’s Oscar-winning performance in his Boyhood. Adapting Maria Semple’s 2012 wild, reckless bestseller seems like a logical next step on that turbulent maternal highway, given that it told the story of an architect named Bernadette Fox. She’s the winner of a MacArthur “genius” grant for creating her 20-Mile House, constructed from materials sourced within 20 miles of the home. But when a tycoon bought the place and destroyed it,...
- 8/15/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
“Where’d You Go, Bernadette” makes perfect sense as a Richard Linklater movie. In fact, this half-baked and eccentric tale of a modern woman getting her groove back — adapted from Maria Semple’s decidedly uncinematic novel of the same name — might only make sense as a Richard Linklater movie.
From the maverick likes of “Slacker” and “Boyhood” to the more studio-polished fare of “School of Rock” and “Me and Orson Welles,” Austin’s most inquisitive auteur has always been drawn to shaggy little stories about creative people trying to find their way through a world that doesn’t always spread itself out into a proper canvas. For a restless iconoclast like Linklater, there’s nothing more dangerous or exciting than an artist who doesn’t know what to do with themselves. So while other directors might have balked at the idea (or the commercial prospects) of a bizarre family comedy...
From the maverick likes of “Slacker” and “Boyhood” to the more studio-polished fare of “School of Rock” and “Me and Orson Welles,” Austin’s most inquisitive auteur has always been drawn to shaggy little stories about creative people trying to find their way through a world that doesn’t always spread itself out into a proper canvas. For a restless iconoclast like Linklater, there’s nothing more dangerous or exciting than an artist who doesn’t know what to do with themselves. So while other directors might have balked at the idea (or the commercial prospects) of a bizarre family comedy...
- 8/15/2019
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
In “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?,” Cate Blanchett plays a renowned architect who hasn’t worked in 20 years. But after all that time, the walls propping up her life come crashing down, metaphorically and literally.
The latest trailer for Richard Linklater’s film shows Blanchett’s Bernadette having something of a feud with her neighbor played by Kristen Wiig, which comes to a head when the border wall between their homes collapses and sends a mudslide into Wiig’s home.
“Your hillside just slid into my home,” Wiig shrieks at Blanchett. “My yard, the Japanese maples … the birdbath is practically in my living room!”
Also Read: Cate Blanchett Does a Disappearing Act in 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette?' First Trailer (Video)
Bernadette then goes on a journey to find herself by spontaneously running away from home and taking a job in Antarctica, with a little nudging from an old friend played by Laurence Fishburne.
The latest trailer for Richard Linklater’s film shows Blanchett’s Bernadette having something of a feud with her neighbor played by Kristen Wiig, which comes to a head when the border wall between their homes collapses and sends a mudslide into Wiig’s home.
“Your hillside just slid into my home,” Wiig shrieks at Blanchett. “My yard, the Japanese maples … the birdbath is practically in my living room!”
Also Read: Cate Blanchett Does a Disappearing Act in 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette?' First Trailer (Video)
Bernadette then goes on a journey to find herself by spontaneously running away from home and taking a job in Antarctica, with a little nudging from an old friend played by Laurence Fishburne.
- 5/10/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Annapurna Pictures has moved its Richard Linklater literary adaptation “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” starring Cate Blanchett back five months from March 22 to an Aug. 9 release.
A rep for Annapurna explained that August has served well as a launching pad for release of female-skewing films such as “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Florence Foster Jenkins” and “Julie and Julia.” Additionally, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” will offer a change of pace following a summer of sequels and action movies.
Blanchett stars in the title role along with Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig, Emma Nelson, James Urbaniak, Judy Greer, Troian Bellisario, Zoë Chao and Laurence Fishburne. Linklater co-wrote with Holly Gent, Vincent Palmo Jr., Michael H. Weber and Scott Neustadter. Producers are Megan Ellison, Nina Jacobson, Bradford Simpson, and Ginger Sledge
“Where’d You Go, Bernadette” is based upon the 2012 novel by Maria Semple. It follows the architect Bernadette Fox who goes missing just...
A rep for Annapurna explained that August has served well as a launching pad for release of female-skewing films such as “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Florence Foster Jenkins” and “Julie and Julia.” Additionally, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” will offer a change of pace following a summer of sequels and action movies.
Blanchett stars in the title role along with Billy Crudup, Kristen Wiig, Emma Nelson, James Urbaniak, Judy Greer, Troian Bellisario, Zoë Chao and Laurence Fishburne. Linklater co-wrote with Holly Gent, Vincent Palmo Jr., Michael H. Weber and Scott Neustadter. Producers are Megan Ellison, Nina Jacobson, Bradford Simpson, and Ginger Sledge
“Where’d You Go, Bernadette” is based upon the 2012 novel by Maria Semple. It follows the architect Bernadette Fox who goes missing just...
- 1/18/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The adaptation of Maria Semple's bestselling novel Where’d You Go, Bernadette? has gotten a Mother's Day 2018 release date.
Cate Blanchett is set to star in the Annapurna feature as the titular Bernadette, an eccentric former architect who mysteriously disappears from her claustrophobic life in Seattle, leaving behind her unfulfilled tech exec husband and their intelligent young daughter.
Bill Crudup and Kristen Wiig also star in the dramedy from director Richard Linklater, who adapted the book with his longtime creative collaborator Vince Palmo and Holly Gent Palmo. Megan Ellison, Nina Jacobson, Ginger Sledge and Brad Simpson are producing.
The only other movie currently...
Cate Blanchett is set to star in the Annapurna feature as the titular Bernadette, an eccentric former architect who mysteriously disappears from her claustrophobic life in Seattle, leaving behind her unfulfilled tech exec husband and their intelligent young daughter.
Bill Crudup and Kristen Wiig also star in the dramedy from director Richard Linklater, who adapted the book with his longtime creative collaborator Vince Palmo and Holly Gent Palmo. Megan Ellison, Nina Jacobson, Ginger Sledge and Brad Simpson are producing.
The only other movie currently...
- 7/13/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Judy Greer is the latest addition to Richard Linklater’s upcoming comedy-drama Where’d You Go, Bernadette. She joins Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig, and Billy Crudup in the film based on Maria Semple’s novel.
Where’d You Go, Bernadette is written by Linklater, Holly Gent Palmo and Vince Palmo. It follows Bernadette Fox (Blanchett), a lonely architect who goes missing right before a family vacation. Her disappearance prompts her husband and teenaged daughter to go on an expedition in hopes of finding the third link to their small family.
Greer will play Dr. Kurtz, the director of a treatment facility that caters to mental illness and drug issues. Kurtz puts a priority in helping her patients through presenting the reality of their respective situations.
Greer will next be seen in War for the Planet of the Apes which hits theaters on July 14th.
Where’d You Go, Bernadette is written by Linklater, Holly Gent Palmo and Vince Palmo. It follows Bernadette Fox (Blanchett), a lonely architect who goes missing right before a family vacation. Her disappearance prompts her husband and teenaged daughter to go on an expedition in hopes of finding the third link to their small family.
Greer will play Dr. Kurtz, the director of a treatment facility that caters to mental illness and drug issues. Kurtz puts a priority in helping her patients through presenting the reality of their respective situations.
Greer will next be seen in War for the Planet of the Apes which hits theaters on July 14th.
- 6/18/2017
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: Judy Greer has been added to Richard Linklater’s upcoming comedy-drama Where’d You Go, Bernadette, joining Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig, and Billy Crudup. Written by Linklater, Holly Gent Palmo and Vince Palmo, the film, based on Maria Semple’s novel, follows Bernadette Fox (Blanchett), an architect-turned-recluse who goes missing prior to a family vacation. This prompts her husband and 15-year-old daughter to go on an expedition in hopes of finding the third…...
- 6/15/2017
- Deadline
It’s been a few years since we heard about Where’d You Go, Bernadette, a Richard Linklater film based on Maria Semple’s book of the same name, but now Deadline is reporting that Billy Crudup has just joined the cast alongside Cate Blanchett and Kristen Wiig. The film is about a woman named Bernadette who goes missing—as clearly indicated by the title—while planning a family trip to Antarctica, leaving her teenage daughter behind to “pick up the pieces” in her absence and figure out what happened by reflecting on her mother’s troubled life. Linklater himself co-wrote the script along with Holly Gent Palmo and Vince Palmo.
Crudup will be playing Elgin, the eponymous Bernadette’s husband, Wiig will be a woman named Audrey, and Blanchett will be the eponymous Bernadette.
Crudup will be playing Elgin, the eponymous Bernadette’s husband, Wiig will be a woman named Audrey, and Blanchett will be the eponymous Bernadette.
- 5/18/2017
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
Richard Linklater's adaptation of Where’d You Go, Bernadette? has found its third lead.
Billy Crudup will join Cate Blanchett and Kristen Wiig in the big-screen rendering of Maria Semple's best-selling book from Annapurna.
Bernadette follows an eccentric former architect (Blanchett) who mysteriously disappears from her claustrophobic life in Seattle, leaving behind her unfulfilled tech exec husband (Crudup) and their intelligent young daughter.
Linklater wrote the script with his longtime creative collaborator Vince Palmo and Holly Gent Palmo. Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Ginger Sledge are producing.
Crudup was last seen in Mike Mills' awards season contender 20th Century Women and will be back in theaters this weekend...
Billy Crudup will join Cate Blanchett and Kristen Wiig in the big-screen rendering of Maria Semple's best-selling book from Annapurna.
Bernadette follows an eccentric former architect (Blanchett) who mysteriously disappears from her claustrophobic life in Seattle, leaving behind her unfulfilled tech exec husband (Crudup) and their intelligent young daughter.
Linklater wrote the script with his longtime creative collaborator Vince Palmo and Holly Gent Palmo. Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Ginger Sledge are producing.
Crudup was last seen in Mike Mills' awards season contender 20th Century Women and will be back in theaters this weekend...
- 5/17/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Billy Crudup has been set to star with Cate Blanchett and Kristen Wiig in the Richard Linklater-directed Where’d You Go, Bernadette. The film is based on the Maria Semple novel and focuses on Bernadette, a mother in Seattle who has gone missing and left her teenage daughter to pick up the pieces. Annapurna, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson and Ginger Sledge are producing. Linklater wrote the script with Holly Gent Palmo and Vince Palmo. Crudup plays Elgie, while…...
- 5/17/2017
- Deadline
After a fairly under-the-radar production last fall, Richard Linklater will return this year with his Last Detail sequel Last Flag Flying starring Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, and Laurence Fishburne. We’ve recently heard it’s already been completed, so a debut could be in the works as early as Cannes, but meanwhile the director is quickly gearing up on what he’ll shoot next.
It’s been a year-and-a-half since we last heard Cate Blanchett would lead his adaptation of Maria Semple‘s novel Where’d You Go, Bernadette? and now it’s confirmed to be Linklater’s next next film. With a script adapted by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (The Spectacular Now, Fault in Our Stars) and a new draft by Holly Gent Palmo and Vince Palmo, the story is narrated by the 15-year-old-daughter of an agoraphobic architect and mother named Bernadette Branch who goes missing prior...
It’s been a year-and-a-half since we last heard Cate Blanchett would lead his adaptation of Maria Semple‘s novel Where’d You Go, Bernadette? and now it’s confirmed to be Linklater’s next next film. With a script adapted by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (The Spectacular Now, Fault in Our Stars) and a new draft by Holly Gent Palmo and Vince Palmo, the story is narrated by the 15-year-old-daughter of an agoraphobic architect and mother named Bernadette Branch who goes missing prior...
- 3/23/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has announced the nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2014. All the usual suspects received nods (Wes Anderson, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Richard Linklater), the unusual (Morten Tyldum for "The Imitation Game"), and then there's Clint Eastwood for "American Sniper."
Ignored was Ava DuVernay from the fantastic "Selma!" And the DGA still won't allow Angelina Jolie ("Unbroken") to play!
Winners will be announced on Saturday, February 7, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Here's your complete list of nominees of the 67th Annual DGA Awards:
Feature Film Nominees
Wes Anderson
The Grand Budapest Hotel
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Mr. Anderson.s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Miki Emmrich
First Assistant Director: Josh Robertson
Second Assistant Director: Ben Howard
This is Mr. Anderson.s first DGA Award nomination.
Clint Eastwood
American Sniper
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Eastwood.s Directorial...
Ignored was Ava DuVernay from the fantastic "Selma!" And the DGA still won't allow Angelina Jolie ("Unbroken") to play!
Winners will be announced on Saturday, February 7, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Here's your complete list of nominees of the 67th Annual DGA Awards:
Feature Film Nominees
Wes Anderson
The Grand Budapest Hotel
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Mr. Anderson.s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Miki Emmrich
First Assistant Director: Josh Robertson
Second Assistant Director: Ben Howard
This is Mr. Anderson.s first DGA Award nomination.
Clint Eastwood
American Sniper
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Eastwood.s Directorial...
- 1/14/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
It’s the only awards show that focuses on the top dog on the film set, and the Directors Guild of America just unveiled the picks for the 2015 ceremony.
The field is rich with talent yet again this year, as first-time mentions Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Richard Linklater (Boyhood) and Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) are all in the running for Outstanding Feature Film. But they’ll have to defeat previous nominee Alejandro G. Inarritu (Birdman) and previous winner Clint Eastwood (American Sniper) in order to take home the hardware.
The 2015 DGA Awards will be handed out on February 7th. And the nominees are:
Wes Anderson
The Grand Budapest Hotel
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Anderson's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Miki Emmrich
First Assistant Director: Josh Robertson
Second Assistant Director: Ben Howard
Clint Eastwood
American Sniper
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Eastwood's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Tim Moore
First Assistant...
The field is rich with talent yet again this year, as first-time mentions Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Richard Linklater (Boyhood) and Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) are all in the running for Outstanding Feature Film. But they’ll have to defeat previous nominee Alejandro G. Inarritu (Birdman) and previous winner Clint Eastwood (American Sniper) in order to take home the hardware.
The 2015 DGA Awards will be handed out on February 7th. And the nominees are:
Wes Anderson
The Grand Budapest Hotel
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Anderson's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Miki Emmrich
First Assistant Director: Josh Robertson
Second Assistant Director: Ben Howard
Clint Eastwood
American Sniper
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Eastwood's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Tim Moore
First Assistant...
- 1/13/2015
- GossipCenter
Anderson, Eastwood, Iñárritu, Linklater, Tyldum.
Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2014.
“In a year full of excellent films, DGA members have nominated a stellar group of passionate filmmakers,” said Barclay. “Inspiring and artistic, these five directors made films that left an indelible impact not only on their fellow directors and members of the director’s team, but on audiences around the world. Congratulations to all of the nominees for their terrific work.”
Of the DGA nominations, Oscar pundit Scott Feinberg (THR) writes, “You’ll notice that the list does not include Selma’s Ava DuVernay, Gone Girl’s David Fincher, Foxcatcher’s Bennett Miller, Interstellar’s Christopher Nolan, Inherent Vice’s Paul Thomas Anderson, The Theory of Everything’s James Marsh, Unbroken’s Angelina Jolie, Into the Woods’ Rob Marshall and A Most Violent Year...
Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2014.
“In a year full of excellent films, DGA members have nominated a stellar group of passionate filmmakers,” said Barclay. “Inspiring and artistic, these five directors made films that left an indelible impact not only on their fellow directors and members of the director’s team, but on audiences around the world. Congratulations to all of the nominees for their terrific work.”
Of the DGA nominations, Oscar pundit Scott Feinberg (THR) writes, “You’ll notice that the list does not include Selma’s Ava DuVernay, Gone Girl’s David Fincher, Foxcatcher’s Bennett Miller, Interstellar’s Christopher Nolan, Inherent Vice’s Paul Thomas Anderson, The Theory of Everything’s James Marsh, Unbroken’s Angelina Jolie, Into the Woods’ Rob Marshall and A Most Violent Year...
- 1/13/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Directors Guild has nominated Richard Linklater, Alejandro G. Inarritu, Morten Tyldum, Wes Anderson and Clint Eastwood as the best feature-film directors of 2014, the DGA announced on Tuesday.
Linklater was nominated for “Boyhood,” Inarritu for “Birdman,” Tyldum for “The Imitation Game,” Anderson for “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and Eastwood for “American Sniper.”
The Eastwood nomination was the most surprising of the group, with the veteran director and four-time DGA nominee beating out David Fincher for “Gone Girl,” James Marsh for “The Theory of Everything,” Christopher Nolan for “Interstellar” and, most notably, Ava DuVernay for “Selma,” a late-breaking film that has...
Linklater was nominated for “Boyhood,” Inarritu for “Birdman,” Tyldum for “The Imitation Game,” Anderson for “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and Eastwood for “American Sniper.”
The Eastwood nomination was the most surprising of the group, with the veteran director and four-time DGA nominee beating out David Fincher for “Gone Girl,” James Marsh for “The Theory of Everything,” Christopher Nolan for “Interstellar” and, most notably, Ava DuVernay for “Selma,” a late-breaking film that has...
- 1/13/2015
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is notable in the season for a number of reasons. First, it's a massive voting body unlike most on the circuit, so their nominations choices can often hint toward consensus. Second, their winner very often goes on to win the Academy Award for Best Director, which as we all know tends to presage the Best Picture Oscar. But... ...one wonders how those two elements are being viewed as of late. After all, the last two years have seen a split, once by necessity ("Argo" director Ben Affleck was not nominated), the second time in a close race. Could it be that the Academy will start looking at these categories differently rather than as a package deal? Maybe, maybe not. I have no real answers there. I'm just asking the question. Anyway, the DGA nominated mostly expected names today. Clint Eastwood, naturally. "American Sniper" is cruising.
- 1/13/2015
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
The Directors Guild of America announced its nominees Tuesday for its annual Feature Film award, and the list contains a few surprises.
Wes Anderson continues to gain momentum for an eventual Oscar nomination for "The Grand Budapest Hotel," snagging a DGA nom for the first time in his career. And Clint Eastwood, who was snubbed by the Golden Globes, made a triumphant return to the DGAs, earning a nod for "American Sniper," his fourth overall nomination from the organization.
One notable exclusion from the list is "Selma" director Ava DuVernay, whose film was also snubbed by the Screen Actors Guild. David Fincher, once considered an Oscar lock for "Gone Girl," was also absent.
The rest of the DGA Feature Film nominees were Richard Linklater ("Boyhood"), Alejandro González Iñárritu ("Birdman"), and Morten Tyldum ("The Imitation Game"). The full list from the DGA, including each nominee's directorial team, is below. Nominations for...
Wes Anderson continues to gain momentum for an eventual Oscar nomination for "The Grand Budapest Hotel," snagging a DGA nom for the first time in his career. And Clint Eastwood, who was snubbed by the Golden Globes, made a triumphant return to the DGAs, earning a nod for "American Sniper," his fourth overall nomination from the organization.
One notable exclusion from the list is "Selma" director Ava DuVernay, whose film was also snubbed by the Screen Actors Guild. David Fincher, once considered an Oscar lock for "Gone Girl," was also absent.
The rest of the DGA Feature Film nominees were Richard Linklater ("Boyhood"), Alejandro González Iñárritu ("Birdman"), and Morten Tyldum ("The Imitation Game"). The full list from the DGA, including each nominee's directorial team, is below. Nominations for...
- 1/13/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
By Terence Johnson
Managing Editor
I don’t think I can recall having as transformative screening experience at a film festival as I did with Boyhood. This new film from Richard Linklater was a picture 12 years in the making and the finished product is a wonderfully epic sojourn into the life of a child as he grows into a young man. Dazzling without being over the top, soulful without being pandering, Boyhood is a great film that leaves you a changed person at the end.
We first meet Mason Jr. (Ellar Coltrane) at age 6. His parents (Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke) are divorced and he’s concerned more with riding his bike with a friend and painting graffiti on random bridges. As the film progresses, we see the family move from their house, his mother get remarried twice, and all the while track Mason’s growth as a person and how his experiences shape him.
Managing Editor
I don’t think I can recall having as transformative screening experience at a film festival as I did with Boyhood. This new film from Richard Linklater was a picture 12 years in the making and the finished product is a wonderfully epic sojourn into the life of a child as he grows into a young man. Dazzling without being over the top, soulful without being pandering, Boyhood is a great film that leaves you a changed person at the end.
We first meet Mason Jr. (Ellar Coltrane) at age 6. His parents (Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke) are divorced and he’s concerned more with riding his bike with a friend and painting graffiti on random bridges. As the film progresses, we see the family move from their house, his mother get remarried twice, and all the while track Mason’s growth as a person and how his experiences shape him.
- 1/20/2014
- by Terence Johnson
- Scott Feinberg
Release Date: Nov. 25 (limited) Director: Richard Linklater Writers: Holly Gent Palmo, Vince Palmo Jr. (novel by Robert Kaplow) Starring: Christian McKay, Claire Danes, Zac Efron Cinematographer: Dick Pope Studio/Run Time: Freestyle Releasing, 113 mins. Newcomer upstages teen heartthrob in Richard Linklater’s latest Zac Efron is ostensibly the star of Me and Orson Welles—he has the biggest name, at least, thanks to his role in High School Musical. But he plays the nondescript pronoun in the film’s title, not the bigger-than-life dynamo who wraps pre-war New York City around his little finger. That role belongs to little-known Christian McKay, who...
- 12/14/2009
- Pastemagazine.com
War of the Worlds is one of those classic films everyone has to see. The original radio broadcast by Orson Welles, scared half the planet into thinking we were actually being invaded. It was just one of many examples to the man's brilliance in whatever it was he was doing. Whether it be the theater, film or radio. In this interview, I spoke with Chrsitian McCay about playing the famous Orson, Claire Danes on her role in the film and Zac about going outside the box and playing a teenager that can sing. The screenplay by Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. is based on the novel by Robert Kaplow, a coming-of-age story set in the heady world of New York theatre. Efron plays a teenage student who lucks his way into a minor role in the 1937 Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar," directed by 22-year-old genius Orson Welles.
- 12/4/2009
- LRMonline.com
Chicago – In our latest drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 50 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of “Me and Orson Welles” with Claire Danes and Zac Efron from director Richard Linklater of “School of Rock”!
“Me and Orson Welles” also stars Imogen Poots, Eddie Marsan, Christian McKay, Ben Chaplin, Zoe Kazan, Kelly Reilly, James Tupper, Leo Bill, Al Weaver, Iain McKee, Simon Lee Phillips, Simon Nehan and Patrick Kennedy from director Richard Linklater (who also directed “School of Rock,” “Fast Food Nation,” “Bad News Bears,” “Dazed and Confused,” “Before Sunset” and “Before Sunrise”).
The film opens on Dec. 11, 2009. To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Me and Orson Welles” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter...
“Me and Orson Welles” also stars Imogen Poots, Eddie Marsan, Christian McKay, Ben Chaplin, Zoe Kazan, Kelly Reilly, James Tupper, Leo Bill, Al Weaver, Iain McKee, Simon Lee Phillips, Simon Nehan and Patrick Kennedy from director Richard Linklater (who also directed “School of Rock,” “Fast Food Nation,” “Bad News Bears,” “Dazed and Confused,” “Before Sunset” and “Before Sunrise”).
The film opens on Dec. 11, 2009. To win your free pass to the advance Chicago screening of “Me and Orson Welles” courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just answer our question below. That’s it! This screening will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. in downtown Chicago. Directions to enter...
- 12/3/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Richard Linklater returns to the big screen after a three year absence with Me and Orson Welles, a jazzy backstage coming of age picture. It’s a fast-moving period piece that chronicles the coming together of Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre’s 1937 production of Julius Caesar, it’s first. To borrow the Bard’s parlance, the film’s a lark. The movie’s ultimate insignificance is not, however, a knock against it. While Me and Orson Welles rarely treads below the surface, it brings verisimilitude to its depiction of the New York theater scene and the world surrounding it, and a sort of classical energy to the proceedings. It’s strenuously old-fashioned, valuing personality and wit over clichéd pyrotechnics. Fortunately, one of the personalities it so values happens to be the bombastic, brilliant one belonging to Welles (Christian McKay), who lords over the Mercury as his own personal fiefdom, instilling a mixture of fear, contempt...
- 11/25/2009
- by Robert Levin
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Rating: 8/10
Writer: Holly Gent Palmo & Vincent Palmo Jr. (screenplay), Robert Kaplow (novel)
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Zac Efron, Christian McKay, Claire Danes, Ben Chaplin
Studio: Freestyle
Richard Linklater’s directing resume includes the stoner coming of age comedy Dazed And Confused, a pointed attack at the practices of the fast food industry in Fast Food Nation, as well as Before Sunrise, a film about two people that spend a short but very romantic time together. You also get the based-on-a-true-story bank robber movie, The Newton Boys, and a pretty funny remake of Bad News Bears. These are not all of Linklater’s films, but I think you get the idea – the guy likes to jump genres and mood, and tends to have success at it. Of course, he has had few misfires in his career, but overall, a respectable resume.
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Writer: Holly Gent Palmo & Vincent Palmo Jr. (screenplay), Robert Kaplow (novel)
Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Zac Efron, Christian McKay, Claire Danes, Ben Chaplin
Studio: Freestyle
Richard Linklater’s directing resume includes the stoner coming of age comedy Dazed And Confused, a pointed attack at the practices of the fast food industry in Fast Food Nation, as well as Before Sunrise, a film about two people that spend a short but very romantic time together. You also get the based-on-a-true-story bank robber movie, The Newton Boys, and a pretty funny remake of Bad News Bears. These are not all of Linklater’s films, but I think you get the idea – the guy likes to jump genres and mood, and tends to have success at it. Of course, he has had few misfires in his career, but overall, a respectable resume.
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- 11/25/2009
- by Rusty Gordon
- GordonandtheWhale
Freestyle Releasing
Reviewed for Arizona Reporter by Harvey Karten
Grade: A-
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Written By: Holly Gent Palmo, Vince Palmo, from Robert Kaplow.s novel
Cast: Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Zoe Kazan, James Tupper, Leo Bill, Eddie Marsan, Ben Chaplin
Screened at: Broadway, NYC, 11/18/09
Opens: November 25, 2009
You might expect this low-budget recreation of Orson Welles.s New York stage production of Julius Caesar to be typical Sundance fare; amusing, but instantly forgettable. Lo and behold, however, .Me and Orson Welles,. under the direction of Richard Linklater (.Before Sunset,. .Dazed and Confused.), is a sensation blessed with remarkable acting, authentic-looking production values, and enough energy to turn a Cadillac gas-guzzler into a hybrid. To travel from Roland Emmerich.s bloated, $260 million .2012. to Linklater.s .Me and Orson Welles. is to go from the ridiculous to the sublime. While some would say that this movie is targeted to lovers of theater,...
Reviewed for Arizona Reporter by Harvey Karten
Grade: A-
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Written By: Holly Gent Palmo, Vince Palmo, from Robert Kaplow.s novel
Cast: Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Zoe Kazan, James Tupper, Leo Bill, Eddie Marsan, Ben Chaplin
Screened at: Broadway, NYC, 11/18/09
Opens: November 25, 2009
You might expect this low-budget recreation of Orson Welles.s New York stage production of Julius Caesar to be typical Sundance fare; amusing, but instantly forgettable. Lo and behold, however, .Me and Orson Welles,. under the direction of Richard Linklater (.Before Sunset,. .Dazed and Confused.), is a sensation blessed with remarkable acting, authentic-looking production values, and enough energy to turn a Cadillac gas-guzzler into a hybrid. To travel from Roland Emmerich.s bloated, $260 million .2012. to Linklater.s .Me and Orson Welles. is to go from the ridiculous to the sublime. While some would say that this movie is targeted to lovers of theater,...
- 11/24/2009
- Arizona Reporter
Director: Richard Linklater Writer(s): Robert Kaplow (novel), Holly Gent Palmo, Vincent Palmo Jr. (screenplay) Starring: Zac Efron, Christian McKay, Claire Danes, Ben Chaplin November 1937 – Orson Welles, producer John Houseman and their theater company at the Mercury Theatre began working on their much fabled production of Julius Caesar (the first Shakespearian play to be presented on Broadway). The Mercury Theatre was founded by Welles and Houseman earlier in the same year after the duo resigned from the Federal Theatre. In 1938, the Mercury Theatre evolved into The Mercury Theatre on the Air – a radio series that included the most infamous and influential radio broadcasts of all time: The War of the Worlds (broadcast on October 30, 1938). Welles and Houseman then moved to Hollywood and made Citizen Kane. Director Richard Linklater shows us a fictionalized perspective of the Welles (Christian McKay) and Houseman (Eddie Marsan) 1937 production of Julius Caesar. We are introduced...
- 11/24/2009
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
A week before it hits U.S. theaters, "Me and Orson Welles" has rolled out a red carpet for premiere in another continent. On Wednesday evening, November 18, the cast members have been snapped coming to Vue West End Cinema in London to promote the film.
Donning a formal black-and-white outfit, Zac Efron was seen coming to the event without companion of his girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens. Also hitting the red carpet was the lead actress, Claire Danes, who wore a long black dress. The two then were seen taking a pose before entering the venue.
Some other cast members, including Christian McKay, Janie Dee, Kelly Reilly, and Megan Maczko, were also spotted attending the special screening event. Meanwhile, Hugh Dancy, Carmen Ejogo, Jools Holland, Hofit Golan, Ashley Taylor Dawson, and Karen McKay were among the celebrity guests that night.
"Me and Orson Welles" will open wide in the U.S. on...
Donning a formal black-and-white outfit, Zac Efron was seen coming to the event without companion of his girlfriend Vanessa Hudgens. Also hitting the red carpet was the lead actress, Claire Danes, who wore a long black dress. The two then were seen taking a pose before entering the venue.
Some other cast members, including Christian McKay, Janie Dee, Kelly Reilly, and Megan Maczko, were also spotted attending the special screening event. Meanwhile, Hugh Dancy, Carmen Ejogo, Jools Holland, Hofit Golan, Ashley Taylor Dawson, and Karen McKay were among the celebrity guests that night.
"Me and Orson Welles" will open wide in the U.S. on...
- 11/19/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
The Critics' Choice seal is a recognition given to new movies receiving a high Critics' Choice Ratings score in the weekly voting by the Broadcast Film Critics Association which I'm a proud member, yay!
If you're an Oscar fan, you may want to pay attention to the films receiving the Critics' Choice seal. It's a great barometer of the Academy Awards.
The latest films to receive the Critics' Choice seal are:
"Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire
Precious
Release Date November 5, 2009
MPAA Rating R
Directed By Lee Daniels
Starring Mo?Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, and introducing Gabourey Sidibe
Official Site http://www.weareallprecious.com/
Synopsis
Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen-year-old African-American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home,...
If you're an Oscar fan, you may want to pay attention to the films receiving the Critics' Choice seal. It's a great barometer of the Academy Awards.
The latest films to receive the Critics' Choice seal are:
"Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire
Precious
Release Date November 5, 2009
MPAA Rating R
Directed By Lee Daniels
Starring Mo?Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, and introducing Gabourey Sidibe
Official Site http://www.weareallprecious.com/
Synopsis
Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen-year-old African-American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home,...
- 11/17/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
London -- Isle of Man production and finance banner CinemaNX kept its promise made in Cannes this year to come up with innovative distribution deals by sealing pacts to put "Me and Orson Welles" in front of British audiences.
The project, starring Zac Efron, Claire Danes and introducing Christian McKay as Orson Welles, is directed by Richard Linklater and is set to open here in early December.
CinemaNX said Tuesday it has pacted with Warner Bros. Entertainment U.K. to roll the film out in theaters on around 180 screens. Warner Bros. will partner on other distribution platforms including video-on-demand and pay and free television, CinemaNX said. CinemaNX sealed a deal with Freestyle Releasing in September.
But the Isle of Man funder also said it has struck a deal with retail giant Tesco to give its stores exclusive DVD rights for 12 months on the title from Easter 2010.
The retalier has pledged...
The project, starring Zac Efron, Claire Danes and introducing Christian McKay as Orson Welles, is directed by Richard Linklater and is set to open here in early December.
CinemaNX said Tuesday it has pacted with Warner Bros. Entertainment U.K. to roll the film out in theaters on around 180 screens. Warner Bros. will partner on other distribution platforms including video-on-demand and pay and free television, CinemaNX said. CinemaNX sealed a deal with Freestyle Releasing in September.
But the Isle of Man funder also said it has struck a deal with retail giant Tesco to give its stores exclusive DVD rights for 12 months on the title from Easter 2010.
The retalier has pledged...
- 11/17/2009
- by By Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The theatrical trailer for Me And Orson Welles has debuted at Yahoo Movies, and for all you Zac Efron fans out there we have a copy right here!
Starring Zac Efron (High School Musical, 17 Again), Christian McKay and Claire Danes, Me And Orson Welles marks Efron’s first venture into serious cinema.
A young student (Zac Efron) finds love in the theater after being cast in a production of Julius Caesar directed by Orson Welles (Christian McKay) in this 1930s-era romance directed by Richard Linklater. Claire Danes co-stars in the CinemaNX production, with adapting duties handled by Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. from the Robert Kaplow novel.
Me And Orson Welles hits Us shores on 25th November 2009, a UK release date is yet to be confirmed.
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Starring Zac Efron (High School Musical, 17 Again), Christian McKay and Claire Danes, Me And Orson Welles marks Efron’s first venture into serious cinema.
A young student (Zac Efron) finds love in the theater after being cast in a production of Julius Caesar directed by Orson Welles (Christian McKay) in this 1930s-era romance directed by Richard Linklater. Claire Danes co-stars in the CinemaNX production, with adapting duties handled by Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. from the Robert Kaplow novel.
Me And Orson Welles hits Us shores on 25th November 2009, a UK release date is yet to be confirmed.
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- 10/8/2009
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles, which premiered at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, finally has a release date. The period drama will open November 25, with Cinemanx handling distribution. Set in 1937, and based on the Robert Kaplow novel, the story centers on a high school student who, while strolling the streets of New York, happens upon the yet-to-open Mercury Theatre and is noticed by its mercurial founder, Orson Welles. The student lands a bit part in “Julius Caesar,” the production that catapulted Welles to the top, and spends the next week learning about life and love. It stars Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Ben Chaplin, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan, Leo Bill, Imogen Poots and Aidan McArdle. Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. penned the screenplay. There’s also been another release date change for The Road. Originally slated to open October 16, the John Hillcoat-directed...
- 9/10/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
Men in Trees star James Tupper will portray actor Joseph Cotten in Richard Linklater's indie biopic Me and Orson Welles with Claire Danes and Zac Efron.
Tupper, who recently signed with ICM for representation, will portray the star whose career was launched with roles in Welles' classic Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons. He starred in several Alfred Hitchcock films and memorably tangled with Welles in the 1949 thriller The Third Man
Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. adapted the screenplay from Robert Kaplow's 2003 novel, which follows a teen (Efron) who is cast in Welles' 1937 Broadway staging of Julius Caesar opposite Cotten. Principal photography has begun in the Isle of Man, London and New York.
Tupper recently starred opposite Sissy Spacek and Alfre Woodard in the CBS telefilm Pictures of Hollis Woods.
Marc Samuelson, Anne Carli and Linklater are producing the film with financing from the Isle of Man Film Commission and Framestore Feature. Steve Christian, John Sloss and Steve Norris are executive producing, and Sloss' Cinetic Media is handling domestic sales.
Tupper, who recently signed with ICM for representation, will portray the star whose career was launched with roles in Welles' classic Citizen Kane and The Magnificent Ambersons. He starred in several Alfred Hitchcock films and memorably tangled with Welles in the 1949 thriller The Third Man
Holly Gent Palmo and Vincent Palmo Jr. adapted the screenplay from Robert Kaplow's 2003 novel, which follows a teen (Efron) who is cast in Welles' 1937 Broadway staging of Julius Caesar opposite Cotten. Principal photography has begun in the Isle of Man, London and New York.
Tupper recently starred opposite Sissy Spacek and Alfre Woodard in the CBS telefilm Pictures of Hollis Woods.
Marc Samuelson, Anne Carli and Linklater are producing the film with financing from the Isle of Man Film Commission and Framestore Feature. Steve Christian, John Sloss and Steve Norris are executive producing, and Sloss' Cinetic Media is handling domestic sales.
LONDON -- Claire Danes, Eddie Marsan, Leo Bill and Imogen Poots have joined the cast of Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles, an adaptation of the period coming-of-age novel by Robert Kaplow.
They join Zac Efron and Ben Chaplin in the cast for the 1937-set movie, which centers on a high school student (Efron) who, while strolling the streets of New York, happens upon the yet-to-open Mercury Theatre and is noticed by its mercurial founder, Orson Welles.
He lands a bit part in Julius Caesar, the production that catapulted Welles to the top, and spends the next week learning about life and love.
Newcomer Christian McKay plays Welles, and Chaplin (Water Horse The Legend of the Deep) has been cast as English film and stage actor George Coulouris.
The script was penned by Holly Gent Palmo, who worked on Linklater's Dazed and Confused, and Vince Palmo, who is a long time collaborator with the director.
Ann Carli is producing the film, which is scheduled to shoot on the Isle of Man, London and New York beginning in February.
They join Zac Efron and Ben Chaplin in the cast for the 1937-set movie, which centers on a high school student (Efron) who, while strolling the streets of New York, happens upon the yet-to-open Mercury Theatre and is noticed by its mercurial founder, Orson Welles.
He lands a bit part in Julius Caesar, the production that catapulted Welles to the top, and spends the next week learning about life and love.
Newcomer Christian McKay plays Welles, and Chaplin (Water Horse The Legend of the Deep) has been cast as English film and stage actor George Coulouris.
The script was penned by Holly Gent Palmo, who worked on Linklater's Dazed and Confused, and Vince Palmo, who is a long time collaborator with the director.
Ann Carli is producing the film, which is scheduled to shoot on the Isle of Man, London and New York beginning in February.
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