Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016

1h 30m

Documentary

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Richard Linklater, the director of "Dazed and Confused," "Before Sunrise" and "Boyhood," discusses his life and career as an independent filmmaker.

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A humble approach to observe its subject, Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny happily pays tribute to a filmmaker whose catalogue has only matured through time.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

09/01/2017

Black and Linklater share a personal history and a philosophy of cinema, and this makes the conversations both intimate and insightful.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

11/06/2016

4/5

At the very least, this will make you want to revisit his back catalogue. It may even prompt you to pick up a camera and make your own film.

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Kate Muir

The Times (UK)

11/04/2016

4/5

Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny will fascinate fans of the director of Boyhood and the Before Sunrise trilogy.

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David Brake

One Room With A View

03/14/2019

4/5

This is an enjoyable and insightful, albeit light-touch, dive into the work of a fascinating individual.

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Roger Catlin

rogercatlin.com

09/01/2017

What makes filmmaker Richard Linklater stand out as a subject is his own ambivalence to anything approaching being called a "Master."

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Mike McCahill

MovieMail

11/04/2016

What Black offers, simply but appreciably, is a celebration of one of American cinema's good guys, whose progress we've been lucky indeed to witness.

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08/06/2016

a real genuine honest to goodness american treasure.

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dave d

@RT34924333 08/04/2016

'Richard Linklater: Dream is Destiny' begins with a linear approach to the subject's movies, but because the subject is so unique, it switches gears midstream. If Linklater is a taste you haven't acquired then this isn't for you, but if you life the Before series, Boyhood, Dazed and Confused, Everybody Wants Some and other films by Linklater this is required viewing. Linklater is cerebral and interviewed by a director of the documentary, Lewis Black (no, not that Lewis Black). Between the behind the scenes footage, from before he directed his firs film, Slacker, and the talks with his parents and other key actors in his movies we find out a lot about the process of Linklater. The ultimate Hollywood outsider is chronicled in a cheerful way. The only negative for me is I would have liked to see Linklater talk about the challenges a bit more. He's done independent films on shoestring budgets and we all know those films are the most difficult to get distribution. Overall a worthwhile watch. Final Score: 7.7/10

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Richard Linklater, the director of "Dazed and Confused," "Before Sunrise" and "Boyhood," discusses his life and career as an independent filmmaker.

Director: Louis Black, Karen Bernstein
Producer: Louis Black, Karen Bernstein
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Arts & Labor, Black/Bernstein
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 5, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 7, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m

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