Richard Linklater

...played by Zac Efron. But it's a movie dominated by Orson Welles - "tyro" and "enfant terrible" of the American theater. Richard Linklater's affectionate homage to the man who would go on to scare America witless with his "War of the...

In this article: Orson Welles, Me and Orson Welles, Citizen Kane, Mercury Theater, Julius Caesar, George Coulouris, Ben Chaplin, and Eddie Marsan

...interviews with contemporary thinkers, who discuss the nature of modern existence Examined Life unfolds like a companion piece to Richard Linklater's 2001 cartoon Waking Life. Both movies are essentially a compendium of "walkie-talkie"...

In this article: Cornel West, Slavoj Zizek, and Waking Life

...the "me" is a teen (Zac Efron) cast in the 1937 production of "Julius Caesar" mounted by Welles' Mercury Theatre. Directed by Richard Linklater ("The School of Rock"). The Road » Australian director John Hillcoat adapts Cormac McCarthy's...

In this article: Penelope Cruz, Robin Williams, George Clooney, Oscar, Disney, Atonement's Saoirse Ronan, Federico Fellini, Jude Law, Orson Welles, and Hugh Grant

...Orson Welles, the history of Broadway. It's pretty fascinating, it's a fun film." For McKay, being chosen by director Richard Linklater to play the larger-than-life Welles came as a surprise. "We did an old-fashioned screen test...

In this article: Zac Efron, Orson Welles, High School Musical, Me and Orson Welles, School of Rock, Hollywood, London, Mercury Theater, and Julius Caesar

...that tends to surround Zac and I get it, because he's absolutely gorgeous, but even more than that he's a terrific actor,'' she said. Me And Orson Welles, which is directed and produced by Richard Linklater, is released on Friday December 4.

In this article: Orson Welles, Zac Efron, London, Me and Orson Welles, Disney, High School Musical, and Claire Danes

That's exactly what this movie represented for me. I think it came at a perfect time," Z.E. explained to us. The film's director, Richard Linklater, didn't have any doubts about Z's ability, either. "I sat down with [Zac], and 15 or 20...

In this article: Zac Efron, Me and Orson Welles, High School Musical, Hollywood, Julius Caesar, Four Seasons Hotel, and Disney

...shut down operations in New York, and reduce its overall budget by 70 percent has resulted in the cancellation of the planned Richard Linklater romantic comedy Liars (A to E) , MovieLine.com reported on Monday. Linklater, whose films...

In this article: Miramax, Fast Food Nation, All rights reserved, Rock, Rebecca Hall, Kat Dennings, and Bad News Bears

Robert Kaplow's book of the same name was discovered in an Austin, Texas book store by screenwriter and friend of director Richard Linklater, the report states. The movie, a romantic comedy about a New Jersey teenager who falls in love...

In this article: Hollywood, Me and Orson Welles, Robert Kaplow, Orson Welles, Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Austin, New York, and Los Angeles

The deeds of great people exert their fascination on-screen, beginning with "Me and Orson Welles" (Nov. 25), Richard Linklater's view of the young genius (Christian McKay) in New York, as seen through the eyes of a (fictitious) teen-age...

In this article: Emily Blunt, Avatar, Sherlock Holmes, Ryan Lizza, Me and Orson Welles, The New Yorker, Charles Darwin, Green Zone, Jean-Marc Vallee, and Michael Haneke

...Q&A session beamed to the Cameo Cinema on 19 November. Claire Danes, Zac Efron and Christian McKay will join director Richard Linklater following a screening of the new film, which tells the story of a young actor who bluffs his way into...

In this article: Me and Orson Welles, Julius Caesar, Zac Efron, and Claire Danes