Richard Linklater is up there with the best filmmakers of his era. His filmography is as original and diverse as they come: “Dazed and Confused,” “Waking Life,” “The School of Rock,” “Boyhood” and the ‘Before’ trilogy, among many more.
He has another critically-acclaimed film that’s been hitting the festival circuit this fall. It’s called “Hit Man” and it’s a wonderfully sexy screwball noir starring Glenn Powell and Adria Arjona.
Meanwhile, Greg Araki has this wonderful interview with Linklater that’s worth a read. However, the detail most people will be talking about is the Linklater’s admittance that he is going to be shooting a film in Paris, entirely in French. He goes on to describe it as being “like a New Wave film.” Count me in.
Netflix bought “Hit Man” last month for $20 million and still hasn’t set up a release date for it. Will they even give it a proper theatrical release? They barely did that with Linklater’s equally wonderful “Apollo 10 1/2.”
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