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Ethan Hawke scored his fourth Oscar nomination today for IFC Films’ Boyhood, and his second as supporting actor after 2001’s Training Day. What makes Hawke’s turn in Boyhood sublime is the fact he had to play the character across 12 years on and off; the divorced father of Mason (Ellar Coltrane), who grows from 5 to…

Richard Linklater and IFC’s Jonathan Sehring took the stage Sunday night beaming as they accepted the Golden Globe for Best Picture, Drama for Boyhood – the passion project Linklater called “the biggest leap of faith in film history.” Linklater wrote and directed the coming-of-age tale over the course of 12 years…

Celebrating this year’s honorees at the trendy Meat Packing District restaurant Tao, the New York Film Critics Circle…

The age-old question people ask every year is, "How can you have a best picture nominee without also nominating its director?" It's a good question, but the disconnect happens all the time. There is a great disparity between the 6,000 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences members, who all vote for best picture…

Working on the same film for more than a decade would be taxing for any producer, but Boyhood's Cathleen Sutherland says the 12 years she spent on Richard Linklater's coming-of-age picture went surprisingly smoothly. Although more than 350 crew members worked on the project at various stages, Sutherland says getting…

Theatrical-exhibition marketer Tugg Inc. said it has closed its Series A funding in a round led by production and distribution company Broad Green Pictures. The additional money will allow Tugg to expand its sales force and development efforts as part of a multi-year product plan. The company did not disclose the…

It’s hard to believe that Richard Linklater’s Boyhood world premiered nearly 12 months ago at Sundance, then went on to Berlin where it won the Best Director Silver Bear. But then, for a film that took 12 years to make, it’s fitting that it should have such a long career which has seen it showered with praise and…

As a narrative film, there really is no precedent for Richard Linklater's time-lapse Boyhood. As a potential Oscar contender, one could look a year back, to 12 Years a Slave, a film that established itself early in the season and then refused to go away—even as higher-budgeted rivals unspooled—and won best picture…

When it comes to filmmaking, Richard Linklater is like an extreme ultra-marathoner. Forget three-month-long shoots or 90-minute runtimes. For the nearly three-hour Boyhood, the director set out to capture the real-time essence of growing up—divorced parents, bad haircuts, worse breakups and all. Much has been written…

Boyhood stars Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane talk in the video clip above at our recent Oscar showcase, The Contenders, about writer/director Richard Linklater and their joint 12-year labor of love. Arquette wistfully recalls the filming as a “beautiful family gathering” each year as the cast and crew came…

Richard Linklater’s Boyhood received five Indie Spirit Award noms yesterday including best feature and director, and now Linklater can add another kudo to the list. He will receive the Sonny Bono Visionary Award at the 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s awards gala on January 3. The fest runs…

The Casting Society of America will present Boyhood helmer Richard Linklater with its award for Career Achievement at the 30th Annual Artios Awards. The award will be presented January 22. The Artios Career Achievement Award recognizes an individual's contributions to the entertainment industry and inclusion of the…