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Ranking the Films of Director Richard Linklater

Self-taught writer-director Richard Linklater was among the most successful talents to emerge from the new wave of independent American filmmakers in the 1990s. Typically setting each of his movies during one 24-hour time period – and with non-formulaic narratives about seemingly random occurrences – Linklater’s work explored what he dubbed “the youth rebellion continuum.” In …

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Me and Orson Welles

Richard Linklater continues to be a sneakily brilliant director. Working with the actors, he slowly imbues his otherwise stock characters with a humanity that really pays off in the back half of the film. Me and Orson Welles Directed by Richard Linklater In lesser hands, Me and Orson Welles might have been a grandiose love letter …

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