Forest Whitaker will receive the annual actor tribute at the Independent Film Project’s 2013 Gotham Awards. Whitaker joins a list of tributees that already includes Richard Linklater for directing and Katherine Oliver, commissioner of the New York City mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, for contributions to the industry. The awards will be presented on…
Before Midnight takes audience on an emotional journey
By Amanda Ack, Film Critic Only a truly brave filmmaker can put unlikeable characters onscreen and get away with it. Luckily, Richard Linklater is just such a filmmaker, and his Before Midnight benefits greatly from it. With help from co-writers and stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, he creates a film that is by turns…
Richard Linklater in talks to helm ‘A Walk in the Woods’
By Amanda Ack, Film Critic Richard Linklater is in negotiations to direct “A Walk in the Woods,” a film adaptation of Bill Bryson’s travel memoir of the same name. Robert Redford is set to produce and star in the picture. For more information on the project, click here.
Sony Pictures Classic to distribute Linklater’s ‘Before Midnight’
By Amanda Ack, Film Critic Sony Pictures Classic has acquired the distribution rights to Richard Linklater’s Before Midnight, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film marks the end of the trilogy that began with 1995’s Before Sunrise and 2004’s Before Sunset. For more information on the film, click here.
Sundance lineup announced
By Amanda Ack The list of films for the 2013 Sundance Film Festival has been announced. Movies premiering at the festival include Richard Linklater’s Before Midnight and Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Don Jon’s Addiction. For the full list, click here.
