Ethan hawke talks boyhood and its 12year shoot the actor may have spent the past 12 years filming boyhood, but does he remember what life was like back in 2002 when he started. It truly is a magical film, and it took 12 years to make. Filmed over 12 years, boyhood follows a kids coming of age writerdirector richard linklater says picking the films star was vital because he had to. Actor ellar coltranes formative years from ages 7 to 19 were chronicled by oscar. A laboroflove by linklater, the director of beloved films like dazed and confused and before. Boyhood became the instant subject of media buzz last year when linklater revealed that hed been working on the project for 12 years, following the same actors including patricia arquette and ethan hawke as the heros parents, olivia and mason, sr. While just recently released at only a few theaters in the us, boyhood has already broken even, thanks in. I encourage you to read the script, but short of that, if youve seen the movie, go through this scenebyscene breakdown. The film was premiered in 2014 to critical acclaim. Hopefully she didnt kill herself without experiencing boyhood for the 15th time. A young boy deals with growing up without a steady father figure, and finds introversion and questions to be his saving grace. Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, richard linklaters boyhood is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named mason a breakthrough performance by ellar coltrane, who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. From mad men to boyhood, amc ceo is thinking long term kcrw.
Boyhood filmmaker richard linklater talks about 12 year film shoot. Filmed over 12 years, boyhood follows a kids coming of. Jan 06, 2015 obviously boyhood is a tourdeforce of time travel through a young mans life and it deserves the plaudits its garnered. Boyhood is a 2014 american comingofage drama film written and directed by richard linklater, and starring patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, lorelei linklater, and ethan hawke. Richard linklater found funding and and distribution for boyhood through ifc films, one of the companies under the umbrella of amc networks. In 2002 he began filming boyhood 2014, a passion project which took over twelve years to finish. It was created by the american actor ethan hawke, and became widely known as a result of its inclusion in the 2014 film boyhood. Ellar coltrane was filmed over a 12 year period for boyhood. News of boyhood reached me around this time last year, and before i knew much about it, i was hooked. On the surface, boyhood is a sweet and harmless movie. Jul 17, 2014 boyhood is linklaters latest and most ambitious project. Naomi found herself living inside the movie seeing her daydreamingchildhoodself and life as a mother on screen. Luckily for us, insight into that effort is captured in the bonus features for the boyhood dvd, bluray and digital download the 12 year project is an inside look into the film from conception to reality and how linklater managed to get his actors together for a few weeks a year and how he wrote, edited and scored this piece of work that as time goes by, should prove to be his greatest.
Boyhood trailer introduces richard linklaters 12 year project by matthew jacobs people enjoy movies because they often reinforce the events of our own lives, but richard linklaters ambitious new film boyhood takes that notion to an unprecedented place. Jul 11, 2014 boyhood became the instant subject of media buzz last year when linklater revealed that hed been working on the project for 12 years, following the same actors including patricia arquette and ethan hawke as the heros parents, olivia and mason, sr. Boyhood chronicles the life of mason evans ellar coltrane from the ages of six to 18, with scenes shot each year between 2002 and 20. The second is of a boy staring up at that sky, one arm bent under his head, the other flung out. Nov 06, 2014 the actor may have spent the past 12 years filming boyhood, but does he remember what life was like back in 2002 when he started filming. My one gripe is not just with this one film but with many other american films and tv series and that is their concentration on suburbia as the ideal milieu for the american family, a family that is almost always white, and a blondish white at that. To hire a child actor as the lead in a project that will span 12 years of his life is a huge risk, and at any point along the way the whole thing couldve exploded.
Jul 10, 2014 filmed over 12 years, boyhood follows a kids coming of age writerdirector richard linklater says picking the films star was vital because he had to guess what hed be like at 18. Review boyhood richer sounds blog richer sounds blog. It is a film, now titled boyhood, by the acclaimed. On the everchanging balance sheets of the independent film company ifc, there has been one constant since 2002. His parents and sister undergo equally startling transformations in the course of the 12year. The release of richard linklaters 12 year passion project boyhood is just under two weeks away, and audiences everywhere need to go out of their way to see the film that is not only a remarkable. His idea was to look at the project as 12 years of linklater and coltrane getting together each summer with actors ethan. Weigh in with a comment below, and connect with larry freeman. Buy boyhood twelve years on film by photographs by matt lankes, richard linklater, ethan hawke, patricia arquette, ellar coltrane isbn. Most of us suffer the remembrances of our awkward youth through family pictures or shaky home videos. A film from richard linklater about a young man growing up around the same time i did. Jul 17, 2014 it took 12 years to film richard linklaters boyhood, a coming of age story filmed in realtime. Mondo announces boyhood steelbook with 76 minutes of bonus features.
Ambition is good, authenticity is good, realism is good. Boyhood star ellar coltrane talks about 12year film. Boyhood its a really good movie and i think everybody should watch it but the problem is that the last half hour could be over long and may be boring. I guess she doesnt appreciate true cinema like we all do. Apr 28, 2014 a fictional drama made with the same group of actors over a 12year period from 200220. Jul 11, 2014 most of us suffer the remembrances of our awkward youth through family pictures or shaky home videos. Filmed over 12 years, boyhood follows a kids coming of age. The star and center of boyhood, ellar coltrane was a 7yearold unknown actor when the film started shooting. It took 12 years to film richard linklaters boyhood, a coming of age story filmed in realtime. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, richard linklaters boyhood is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named mason a breakthrough performance by ellar. Jul 24, 2017 on the surface, boyhood is a sweet and harmless movie. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 1718, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows. Boyhood trailer introduces richard linklaters 12year project by matthew jacobs people enjoy movies because they often reinforce the events of our own lives, but richard linklaters ambitious new film boyhood takes that notion to an unprecedented place. Boyhood twelve years on film photographs by matt lankes. Jul 19, 2014 richard linklater found funding and and distribution for boyhood through ifc films, one of the companies under the umbrella of amc networks. How the boyhood cast changed throughout the 12 years it. What stands out to you about it from a structural standpoint. Boyhood is linklaters latest and most ambitious project.
What happens when you make a film about boyhood over 12 years. Download now in 2002, director richard linklater and a crew began filming the untitled 12year project. Kim masters talks to amc ceo josh sapan about funding boyhood and other artistdriven projects like mad men, breaking bad, and walking dead. Film released after 12 year wait the film that began production in 2002 and has been described by star ethan hawke as a secret art project is released in the uk. Before we dig into this mess, here are a few things i liked about boyhood.
After boyhood won the top award at the baftas last. From mad men to boyhood, amc ceo is thinking long term. Nov 26, 2014 mondo announces boyhood steelbook with 76 minutes of bonus features. Since 2002, hawke had been starring in boyhood, an ongoing 12year film project directed by the american director richard linklater. The actor may have spent the past 12 years filming boyhood, but does he remember what life was like back in 2002 when he started filming. Discover 46 highresolution movie posters of boyhood drama on movieposterdb. Coltrane from ages six to eighteen as he grows up in texas with divorced parents arquette and hawke. Although linklater had referred to the project as boyhood during the early years of production, in 20 he settled on the title 12 years, but was forced to rename it due to the release of 12 years a slave in the same year. The 12 year project, the making of boyhood video 2015 8. The first shot in boyhood, richard linklaters tender, profound film, is of a cloudy sky. Starring ethan hawke and patricia arquette as masons parents and newcomer lorelei linklater as his sister samantha, boyhood charts the rocky. Its okay if you didnt like boyhood, and here are many. Linklater won the golden globe, critics choice movie awards and baftas for best director and best picture.
The 19yearold spent 12 years working with richard linklater on the writerdirectors opus, boyhood, starring as the. Boyhood filmmaker richard linklater talks about 12year film shoot. But the director always saw the project as more or less a sure thing. Ethan hawke talks boyhood and its 12year shoot the actor may have spent the past 12 years filming boyhood, but does he remember what life was like back in. In 2002, director richard linklater and a crew began filming the untitled 12year project. See the first trailer for richard linklaters ambitious boyhood. Its incredible that it took her less time than boyhood took to make 12 years. How the boyhood cast changed throughout the 12 years it took to make the movie. Becker also zeroed in on elements that would be specific to each year, like the obama lawn signs that show up in year seven even if he had lost, becker says, i thought it would be an. Jul 11, 2014 the first shot in boyhood, richard linklaters tender, profound film, is of a cloudy sky. The black album is an unofficial compilation album of solo material by members of the british rock group the beatles.
Boyhood is a 2014 american drama film written and directed by richard linklater, and starring patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, lorelei linklater, and ethan hawke. Major kudos to jacob jensen for doing this weeks breakdown. In 2002, director richard linklater and a crew began filming the untitled 12 year project. Obviously boyhood is a tourdeforce of time travel through a young mans life and it deserves the plaudits its garnered. May 01, 2018 naomi shihab nye uncovers poetry in the everyday, an art practiced in richard linklaters comingofage classic, boyhood. A fictional drama made with the same group of actors over a 12year period from 200220. Boyhood filmmaker richard linklater talks about 12year. Ellar coltrane is one actor who can say he has literally grown up on film. Well test his knowledge in an ask me another challenge. The making of boyhood featurette ifc films youtube. Jan 09, 2015 luckily for us, insight into that effort is captured in the bonus features for the boyhood dvd, bluray and digital download the 12 year project is an inside look into the film from conception to reality and how linklater managed to get his actors together for a few weeks a year and how he wrote, edited and scored this piece of work that as time goes by, should prove to be his greatest. Twelve years on film richard linklater, ethan hawke, patricia arquette, ellar coltrane, lorelei linklater, cathleen sutherland, matt lankes on. He cast four actors patricia arquette, ethan hawke, ellar coltrane, and lorelei linklater in the role of a family and filmed them each year over the next dozen years.
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