Kim Krizan may not have the same level of instant name recognition as Richard Linklater, her co-screenwriter and the director of "Before Sunrise" (which has maintained a rare 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes over the years). Yet she and her life experiences were integral to the formation of what has become one of the most beloved, critically well-regarded film trilogies of all time.
Krizan received Academy Award and Writer's Guild of America (WGA) Award nominations for the sequel, "Before Sunset," which continued the story inspired by her personal adventures train-traveling through Europe. Her screen history with Linklater predates both installments, which star Ethan Hawke and...
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Krizan received Academy Award and Writer's Guild of America (WGA) Award nominations for the sequel, "Before Sunset," which continued the story inspired by her personal adventures train-traveling through Europe. Her screen history with Linklater predates both installments, which star Ethan Hawke and...
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- 10/3/2021
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Erni Mangold, Vernon Dobtcheff, Xenia Kalogeropoulou | Written by Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Kim Krizan | Directed by Richard Linklater
Plaudits to Richard Linklater for his epic Boyhood, famously filmed over many years – a feat one day to be replicated with his Stephen Sondheim adaptation, Merrily We Roll Along. But he kind of already did it with his “Before” Trilogy: Sunrise (1995), Sunset (2004) and Midnight (2013), in each of which we catch a glimpse of a passionate relationship between two lovers at different times in their lives.
Before Sunrise opens with the initial meet-cute between Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy), two twenty-something dreamers lounging on a long-distance train. They have a connection. Not some magical sense of entitlement, but a simple chemistry and a shared worldview. They jump off in Vienna, and then walk the city streets through the night, directionless, talking, kissing, and occasionally arguing.
Plaudits to Richard Linklater for his epic Boyhood, famously filmed over many years – a feat one day to be replicated with his Stephen Sondheim adaptation, Merrily We Roll Along. But he kind of already did it with his “Before” Trilogy: Sunrise (1995), Sunset (2004) and Midnight (2013), in each of which we catch a glimpse of a passionate relationship between two lovers at different times in their lives.
Before Sunrise opens with the initial meet-cute between Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy), two twenty-something dreamers lounging on a long-distance train. They have a connection. Not some magical sense of entitlement, but a simple chemistry and a shared worldview. They jump off in Vienna, and then walk the city streets through the night, directionless, talking, kissing, and occasionally arguing.
- 10/28/2019
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
The critically acclaimed romance “Call Me by Your Name” earned four Oscar nominations including Best Picture. It’s an underdog in that race with 66/1 odds, but even if it doesn’t win the academy’s top prize this year, this may not be its last chance. Director Luca Guadagnino has expressed interest in making sequels to the film that will revisit young lovers Elio (Timothee Chalamet) and Oliver (Armie Hammer) over the course of their lives, so maybe voters are holding out for “Call Me by Your Name: The Return of the King.”
It’s rare for sequels to succeed at the Oscars. “The Godfather” (1972) and “The Godfather: Part II” (1974) are the only example of a film and its sequel both winning Best Picture Oscars. But it’s rare for sequels to even pick up nominations. “Star Wars” (1977) was a cultural phenomenon and a Best Picture nominee, but despite critical...
It’s rare for sequels to succeed at the Oscars. “The Godfather” (1972) and “The Godfather: Part II” (1974) are the only example of a film and its sequel both winning Best Picture Oscars. But it’s rare for sequels to even pick up nominations. “Star Wars” (1977) was a cultural phenomenon and a Best Picture nominee, but despite critical...
- 2/4/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The Big Sick and more true stories written by the subject for the big screenThe Big Sick and more true stories written by the subject for the big screenAdriana Floridia5/15/2017 10:35:00 Am
Films based on a true story tend to hit a little harder.
Watching a story unfold and knowing that it's not a work of fiction, but the real life experience of an actual human being, makes everything that occurs that much more impactful. It's incredibly common for films to be based on true life for that reason; it is an instant emotional investment beyond what most fiction can provide. It doesn't happen incredibly often, but sometimes we get the treat of not just watching a work of art, but someone's personal life story being displayed in their own words.
This summer, we are seeing one of these instances with The Big Sick, a film co-written by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon,...
Films based on a true story tend to hit a little harder.
Watching a story unfold and knowing that it's not a work of fiction, but the real life experience of an actual human being, makes everything that occurs that much more impactful. It's incredibly common for films to be based on true life for that reason; it is an instant emotional investment beyond what most fiction can provide. It doesn't happen incredibly often, but sometimes we get the treat of not just watching a work of art, but someone's personal life story being displayed in their own words.
This summer, we are seeing one of these instances with The Big Sick, a film co-written by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon,...
- 5/15/2017
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
Who would have thought that a ’90s ‘slacker’ independent filmmaker would make such a strong romantic statement? Well, it’s not all romance in the old sense. In what must be a project of love, Richard Linklater examines the ongoing love life of Jesse & Céline, in three movies spread across eighteen years. The conversations are as free- flowing as are the cameras roaming through European back streets. Thanks to the commitment of Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, the in-depth relationship seems real.
The ‘Before’ Trilogy
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 856
1995, 2004, 2013 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 101, 80, 109 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date February 28, 2017 / 79.96
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Cinematography: Lee Daniel; Lee Daniel; Christos Voudouris
Film Editor: Sandra Adair (3)
Original Music: Fred Frith; none; Graham Reynolds
Written by Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan; Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Kim Krizan; Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Kim Krizan.
Produced by Anne Walker-McBay...
The ‘Before’ Trilogy
Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 856
1995, 2004, 2013 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 101, 80, 109 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date February 28, 2017 / 79.96
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy
Cinematography: Lee Daniel; Lee Daniel; Christos Voudouris
Film Editor: Sandra Adair (3)
Original Music: Fred Frith; none; Graham Reynolds
Written by Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan; Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Kim Krizan; Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Kim Krizan.
Produced by Anne Walker-McBay...
- 2/28/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
By Patrick Shanley
Managing Editor
There are a number of films that sit on the Oscar bubble this season with strong possibilities at either original or adapted screenplay nominations. Many of these films, however, are not serious threats in any other category, which is not that rare for films in this century.
Generally, films that receive a nomination for their screenplay are often nominated in at least one other category, and, often, for one of the night’s major awards, such as best picture or director. One of this year’s indie darlings, Ex Machina, the sci-fi thriller from writer/director Alex Garland, was a big winner this past Sunday at the British Independent Film Awards. The film took home the best film, best director and best screenplay awards, yet the likelihood of an Oscar nomination in either the best pic or best director category is not high, as the...
Managing Editor
There are a number of films that sit on the Oscar bubble this season with strong possibilities at either original or adapted screenplay nominations. Many of these films, however, are not serious threats in any other category, which is not that rare for films in this century.
Generally, films that receive a nomination for their screenplay are often nominated in at least one other category, and, often, for one of the night’s major awards, such as best picture or director. One of this year’s indie darlings, Ex Machina, the sci-fi thriller from writer/director Alex Garland, was a big winner this past Sunday at the British Independent Film Awards. The film took home the best film, best director and best screenplay awards, yet the likelihood of an Oscar nomination in either the best pic or best director category is not high, as the...
- 12/9/2015
- by Patrick Shanley
- Scott Feinberg
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
The 87th Academy Awards acting race is almost evenly divided between veterans and first-time nominees.
Nine of the 20 nominees in the four acting categories are newcomers — four lead actors (Steve Carell, Michael Keaton, Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch), two lead actresses (Rosamund Pike and Felicity Jones), two supporting actresses (Patricia Arquette and Emma Stone) and one supporting actor (J.K. Simmons).
As for the 11 veterans, the number of Oscar nominations between them ranges from 19 to one. Four of them have previously taken Oscars home.
Meryl Streep received her 19th nomination this year for her supporting role as The Witch in Disney’s Into the Woods, the film adaptation of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s musical. She holds the record for most acting nominations ever received and is one of six actors to have won three or more Oscars. Streep was first nominated in 1979 for her...
Managing Editor
The 87th Academy Awards acting race is almost evenly divided between veterans and first-time nominees.
Nine of the 20 nominees in the four acting categories are newcomers — four lead actors (Steve Carell, Michael Keaton, Eddie Redmayne and Benedict Cumberbatch), two lead actresses (Rosamund Pike and Felicity Jones), two supporting actresses (Patricia Arquette and Emma Stone) and one supporting actor (J.K. Simmons).
As for the 11 veterans, the number of Oscar nominations between them ranges from 19 to one. Four of them have previously taken Oscars home.
Meryl Streep received her 19th nomination this year for her supporting role as The Witch in Disney’s Into the Woods, the film adaptation of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s musical. She holds the record for most acting nominations ever received and is one of six actors to have won three or more Oscars. Streep was first nominated in 1979 for her...
- 2/3/2015
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
10. Waterworld
Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
It could be the flop of all flops. At the time, “Waterworld” was the most expensive film ever made. Starring Kevin Costner, “Waterworld” is a science-fiction/fantasy film taking place roughly 500 years after the polar ice caps melted in the beginning of the 21st century, effectively covering the entire world with water. Dirt has become a commodity and an unknown traveler named “the Mariner” (Costner) is trying to find anywhere to trade his stash. The catch: he’s a mutant, with gills, allowing him to breathe underwater. He is joined by a woman named Helen (Jeannie Tripplehorn) and child named Enola (Tina Majorino) with an elaborate map tattooed on her back. They sail the world and encounter various groups of survivors. They are pursued by a group of evil forces, led by an eye-patched man called “the Deacon” (Dennis Hopper). The special effects are actually pretty impressive,...
Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
It could be the flop of all flops. At the time, “Waterworld” was the most expensive film ever made. Starring Kevin Costner, “Waterworld” is a science-fiction/fantasy film taking place roughly 500 years after the polar ice caps melted in the beginning of the 21st century, effectively covering the entire world with water. Dirt has become a commodity and an unknown traveler named “the Mariner” (Costner) is trying to find anywhere to trade his stash. The catch: he’s a mutant, with gills, allowing him to breathe underwater. He is joined by a woman named Helen (Jeannie Tripplehorn) and child named Enola (Tina Majorino) with an elaborate map tattooed on her back. They sail the world and encounter various groups of survivors. They are pursued by a group of evil forces, led by an eye-patched man called “the Deacon” (Dennis Hopper). The special effects are actually pretty impressive,...
- 1/31/2015
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
Richard Linklater is not a name you often hear bandied about in discussions about major film awards contenders. Though the Texan-born filmmaker has been nominated for two Oscars for screenwriting (shared with his co-writer, Kim Krizan, and stars, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke for Before Sunset in 2004, and again with Delpy and Hawke for last year’s Before Midnight), he has never been a real front-runner, or ever received a Best Director nomination; nor have his films scooped any top prizes at major international festivals. And while he’s had some popular successes in his 29-year career – including 2003 box-office smash School of Rock and cult classic Dazed and Confused – he’s not exactly what you’d call a household name.
- 6/29/2014
- The Independent - Film
Richard Linklater is not a name you often hear bandied about in discussions about major film awards contenders. Though the Texan-born filmmaker has been nominated for two Oscars for screenwriting (shared with his co-writer, Kim Krizan, and stars, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke for Before Sunset in 2004, and again with Delpy and Hawke for last year’s Before Midnight), he has never been a real front-runner, or ever received a Best Director nomination; nor have his films scooped any top prizes at major international festivals. And while he’s had some popular successes in his 29-year career – including 2003 box-office smash School of Rock and cult classic Dazed and Confused – he’s not exactly what you’d call a household name.
- 6/29/2014
- The Independent - Film
The 66th annual Writers Guild Awards took place in dual ceremonies held at Los Angeles's Jw Marriott and New York City's Edison Ballroom on Saturday night. The big winners of the night were Spike Jonze, Sarah Polley and, in what Deadline called a "somewhat surprising [win]," Billy Ray took home the Adapted Screenplay award for his work on Captain Phillips. Original Screenplay: American Hustle, Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell Blue Jasmine, Written by Woody Allen Dallas Buyers Club, Written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack Her, Written by Spike Jonze Nebraska, Written by Bob Nelson Adapted Screenplay: August: Osage County, Screenplay by Tracy Letts; based on his play Before Midnight, Written by Richard Linklater and Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke; Based on characters created by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan Captain Phillips, Screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy...
- 2/2/2014
- by Delia Paunescu
- Vulture
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) handed out their annual awards tonight and it was Spike Jonze winning for his original screenplay, Her, while Billy Ray took the adaptation top prize for Captain Phillips, based on the book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy Seals, and Dangerous Days at Sea". Both screenplays are nominated for Oscars this year and, in fact, the Original Screenplay nominations match up exactly, but in the Adapted category John Ridley's screenplay for 12 Years a Slave was one of many deemed ineligible due to WGA qualifying rules. So if you think this makes for an "open and shut" case at the Oscars, that's definitely something to consider. That said, the win for Jonze I see as a very big deal in a tough field of competitors. I have Her at the top of my predictions in the Original Screenplay category and this only solidifies my opinion further,...
- 2/2/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The 66th annual edition of the Writers Guild of America Awards took place on both coasts simultaneously Saturday. A slew of prizes were handed out in categories that span film, television, radio and new media. Film Original Screenplay "American Hustle," Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell "Blue Jasmine," Woody Allen "Dallas Buyers Club," Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack X - "Her," Spike Jonze "Nebraska," Bob Nelson Adapted Screenplay "August: Osage County," screenplay by Tracy Letts based on his play "Before Midnight," by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke; based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan X - "Captain Phillips," by Billy Ray; based on the book "A Captain’s Duty" by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty "Lone Survivor," by Peter Berg; based on the boo...
- 1/31/2014
- Gold Derby
Both the Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and East (Wgae) have announced nominations for the Writers Guild Awards. The biggest omission? Oscar front-runner "12 Years A Slave!" According to IndieWire, "12 Years A Slave, Fruitvale Station, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, God Loves Uganda, 20 Feet From Stardom, and The Square are indeed ineligible for a WGA nomination because they were not written under the guild's jurisdiction."
Whatever that means! If you're wondering what happened, read the Writers Guild's rules:
Feature films eligible for a Writers Guild Award were exhibited theatrically for at least one week in Los Angeles during 2013 and were written under the WGA.s Minimum Basic Agreement (Mba) or under a bona fide collective bargaining agreement of the Writers Guild of Canada, Writers Guild of Great Britain, Irish Playwrights & Screenwriters Guild, or the New Zealand Writers Guild. Theatrical screenplays produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or an affiliate...
Whatever that means! If you're wondering what happened, read the Writers Guild's rules:
Feature films eligible for a Writers Guild Award were exhibited theatrically for at least one week in Los Angeles during 2013 and were written under the WGA.s Minimum Basic Agreement (Mba) or under a bona fide collective bargaining agreement of the Writers Guild of Canada, Writers Guild of Great Britain, Irish Playwrights & Screenwriters Guild, or the New Zealand Writers Guild. Theatrical screenplays produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or an affiliate...
- 1/4/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
WGA Awards 2014 nominations: Woody Allen, ‘American Hustle’ in; ’12 Years a Slave,’ ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ ineligible (photo: Cate Blanchett and Woody Allen on the ‘Blue Jasmine’ set) The Writers Guild of America has announced the nominees for the 2014 WGA Awards. The lists — adapted and original screenplay, documentary screenplay — mostly feature the expected titles, in addition to a handful of surprises chiefly because several of this year’s top contenders for screenplay awards have failed to meet the WGA’s strict eligibility rules. Among the out-of-contention screenplays for the 2014 WGA Awards were John Ridley’s 12 Years a Slave, Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope’s Philomena, Asghar Farhadi’s The Past, Abdellatif Kechiche and Ghalia Lacroix’s Blue Is the Warmest Color, William Nicholson’s Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Peter Morgan’s Rush, Destin Daniel Cretton’s Short Term 12, and Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale Station. The winners of the...
- 1/4/2014
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Earlier today saw the announcement of the Writers Guild of America‘s nominations for Best Original, Adapted, and Documentary Screenplay for 2013. Of the major guilds (Producers Guild, Directors Guild, etc.), these are usually the awards taken the least seriously due to their silly rules that exclude several of the top contenders each year. This year, major casualties of their rules included 12 Years a Slave (which is on the fast-track to winning the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar), Philomena, and Fruitvale Station. However, this wouldn’t be the first time a disqualified screenplay has gone on to win an Oscar, as we’ve seen previously with Django Unchained and The King’s Speech.
The exclusion of some of these nominees has led to a bit of randomness in their selections, particularly in the Adapted Screenplay category, where we find surprises like August: Osage County and Lone Survivor, two films that were of pretty poor quality.
The exclusion of some of these nominees has led to a bit of randomness in their selections, particularly in the Adapted Screenplay category, where we find surprises like August: Osage County and Lone Survivor, two films that were of pretty poor quality.
- 1/3/2014
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2013. Winners will be honored at the 2014 Writers Guild Awards on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York City.
Screen Nominees
Original Screenplay
American Hustle, Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell; Columbia Pictures
Blue Jasmine, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Dallas Buyers Club, Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack; Focus Features http://focusguilds2013.com/dbcscreenplay/
Her, Written by Spike Jonze; Warner Bros.
Nebraska, Written by Bob Nelson; Paramount Pictures
Original Screenplay
August: Osage County, Screenplay by Tracy Letts; Based on his play; The Weinstein Company
Before Midnight, Written by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke; Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan; Sony Classics
Captain Phillips, Screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the...
Screen Nominees
Original Screenplay
American Hustle, Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell; Columbia Pictures
Blue Jasmine, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Dallas Buyers Club, Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack; Focus Features http://focusguilds2013.com/dbcscreenplay/
Her, Written by Spike Jonze; Warner Bros.
Nebraska, Written by Bob Nelson; Paramount Pictures
Original Screenplay
August: Osage County, Screenplay by Tracy Letts; Based on his play; The Weinstein Company
Before Midnight, Written by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke; Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan; Sony Classics
Captain Phillips, Screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the...
- 1/3/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Writers Guild of America award nominations are out, but don’t expect to learn much about the Oscar race from these shortlists.
Too many major screenplays are ineligible for the guild prize, since the organization only honors writers who are union members or films that were made under the auspices of a guild agreement — excluding many foreign and independent movies.
Among those disqualified this year: John Ridley’s script for 12 Years a Slave — considered a frontrunner for the adapted screenplay Oscar — and Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope’s Philomena — another strong contender for that Academy Award. In the original screenplay category,...
Too many major screenplays are ineligible for the guild prize, since the organization only honors writers who are union members or films that were made under the auspices of a guild agreement — excluding many foreign and independent movies.
Among those disqualified this year: John Ridley’s script for 12 Years a Slave — considered a frontrunner for the adapted screenplay Oscar — and Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope’s Philomena — another strong contender for that Academy Award. In the original screenplay category,...
- 1/3/2014
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has announced the nominees for the 2014 WGA Awards and, as always, there will be Oscar contending screenplays that weren't eligible due to WGA qualifying rules. This year some of the ineligible scripts include 12 Years a Slave, Rush, Fruitvale Station and Philomena (via HitFix). The absence of such titles make the Oscar race a little more interesting, but if you think Lone Survivor is going to get a nomination (as much as I like seeing it recognized) over 12 Years a Slave guess again. In fact, looking at the nominations compared to my current Oscar predictions for Adapted and Original Screenplay you're going to find few differences. In the Original category the biggest difference is yet another snub for Inside Llewyn Davis, which was looked over yesterday by the Producers Guild and again today by the WGA, and once again, in its place we find Dallas Buyers Club,...
- 1/3/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The 17th Annual Hollywood Film Awards announced today that it will be honoring Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater, with the “Hollywood Screenwriters Award,” for their screenplay for Sony Pictures Classics’ Before Midnight. The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, founder and executive producer of the Hollywood Film Awards. He said: “It is a privilege to honor such multi-talented screenwriters.” The award will be bestowed at the Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony on Monday evening, October 21, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. This is the third film in the series, preceded by Before Sunset in 2004, also written by the trio, and Before Sunrise in 1995, written by Linklater and Kim Krizan. In the latest film, we meet Celine and Jesse nine years after their last rendezvous. Almost two decades have passed since their first encounter on a train bound for Vienna, and we now find them...
- 9/5/2013
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
The superb third film in Richard Linklater's series captures the melancholy of long-term romance
For those of us of a certain age, the screen love story that has slowly played out between Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke over the course of two decades – and now three movies – is part of the fabric of our cinematic lives.
In Before Sunrise, the actors (whose improvisations and revisions added much to an original script by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan) played two sparky young travellers whose lives cross during a talk-filled night in Vienna. Nine years later, Delpy and Hawke were sharing screenwriting credits (and an Oscar nomination) for Before Sunset, wherein the couple meet for only the second time, their respective lives having moved on, but the brief encounter spark between them still clearly very much alive. That film ended on an ambiguous note – a teasing spine-tingler that left the audience...
For those of us of a certain age, the screen love story that has slowly played out between Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke over the course of two decades – and now three movies – is part of the fabric of our cinematic lives.
In Before Sunrise, the actors (whose improvisations and revisions added much to an original script by Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan) played two sparky young travellers whose lives cross during a talk-filled night in Vienna. Nine years later, Delpy and Hawke were sharing screenwriting credits (and an Oscar nomination) for Before Sunset, wherein the couple meet for only the second time, their respective lives having moved on, but the brief encounter spark between them still clearly very much alive. That film ended on an ambiguous note – a teasing spine-tingler that left the audience...
- 6/24/2013
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
★★★★☆ Before Midnight (2013) is the final part of an extraordinary trilogy, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. For those who have watched the previous two films, Before Sunrise (1995) and Before Sunset (2004), it will feel as though you have grown and aged with the two central characters, Jesse and Celine. It's a clever concept, brilliant exploited by Linklater and his team. Yet, for those lacking this background, Before Midnight also stands alone as a film about love, loyalty and commitment. In Before Sunrise, Parisian Celine and American Jesse are both 23 when they meet on a train travelling through Europe.
Jesse persuades his fellow passenger to disembark and spend the day with him in Vienna. They chat, laugh and fall in love. When it is time to part they promise to meet again in six months. In Before Sunset, nine years later, it transpires that they never met again.
Jesse persuades his fellow passenger to disembark and spend the day with him in Vienna. They chat, laugh and fall in love. When it is time to part they promise to meet again in six months. In Before Sunset, nine years later, it transpires that they never met again.
- 6/18/2013
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
While Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy seem made for each other in the trilogy of movies starting with Before Sunrise, it’s director Richard Linklater’s experience that brought their on-screen romance to fruition. In 1989, a young Linklater met a woman in a toy store in Philadelphia. They spent the day walking, and talking, and falling for each other in that enthusiastic, earnest way that’s only ever possible on a first meeting. And if it sounds familiar, it should. Linklater’s day with Amy Lehrhaupt, which he’s only recently discussed more openly in the press, inspired him to make Before Sunrise,...
- 6/1/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW.com - PopWatch
In 1995, Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan's screenplay for Before Sunrise came to life with Ethan Hawke playing Jesse, a young American in Europe who just happens across Celine (Julie Delpy) on a train bound for Vienna. A German couple arguing on the train gives the two enough reason to begin a conversation and now, 18 years later, it's time to take a look back at how the couple we first met in 1995, and would meet again in 2004's Before Sunset, got to where they are in life and on a family trip in Greece in 2013's Before Midnight. Below is an interactive Google Map that pinpoints all the locations from the film, accompanied by images from the film, information on some of the locations and a few clips here and there. This is the first in a trio of maps I will be featuring this week. Tomorrow we'll follow Celine...
- 5/20/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Before Midnight, the third installment of Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater's romantic drama series which is preceded by Before Sunset and Before Sunrise, recently wrapped filming in Greece. Before Sunrise is a 1995 film directed by Richard Linklater, written by Linklater and Kim Krizan and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy that follows young American Jesse and young French woman Céline. The two meet on a train and disembark in Vienna, where they spend the night walking around the city and getting to know each other. The 2004 sequel Before Sunset picks up the story nine years after the events of the first film. Along with director Rchard Linklter, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delphy co-wrote the script which plays out in real time as the reunited duo spend one afternoon together...
- 10/1/2012
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Confirmation has now come out that Before Midnight, the third installment of the romantic drama series preceded by Before Sunset and Before Sunrise , has concluded principle photography. Before Sunrise is a 1995 film directed by Richard Linklater, written by Linklater and Kim Krizan and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy that follows young American Jesse and young French woman Céline. The two meet on a train and disembark in Vienna, where they spend the night walking around the city and getting to know each other. The 2004 sequel Before Sunset picks up the story nine years after the events of the first film. Along with director Rchard Linklter, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delphy co-wrote the script which plays out in real time as the reunited duo spend one afternoon together in Paris. The...
- 9/5/2012
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Hawke recently teased that the third installment of the romantic drama series, tentatively titled Before Midnight, was being developed and some cyber investigating has found that it may already be in production. Before Sunrise is a 1995 film directed by Richard Linklater, written by Linklater and Kim Krizan and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy that follows young American Jesse and young French woman Céline. The two meet on a train and disembark in Vienna, where they spend the night walking around the city and getting to know each other. The 2004 sequel Before Sunset picks up the story nine years after the events of the first film. Along with director Rchard Linklter, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delphy co-wrote the script which plays out in real time as the reunited duo spend one afternoon...
- 8/29/2012
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
She's been fired by every acting agency in town, refused an invite to Vanity Fair's Oscars bash, even pimps wouldn't fund her films … so how is Julie Delpy still making movies?
Julie Delpy wrote 2 Days In New York because it struck her, looking around, that most Hollywood romcoms were hilariously awful in their depictions of women her age. That is, women in their late 30s and early 40s. The Anistons and Barrymores who, on screen at least, are still "having the problems of a 25-year-old. Like, should I date him, should I not date him? Should I have sex with him but tell him I don't like him? Ok. I mean, I have friends who are still single, but even they don't ask themselves those kind of questions. They've evolved into something else."
Delpy is 42. She has a three-year-old son with her boyfriend, Marc Streitenfeld, a composer. They live in La,...
Julie Delpy wrote 2 Days In New York because it struck her, looking around, that most Hollywood romcoms were hilariously awful in their depictions of women her age. That is, women in their late 30s and early 40s. The Anistons and Barrymores who, on screen at least, are still "having the problems of a 25-year-old. Like, should I date him, should I not date him? Should I have sex with him but tell him I don't like him? Ok. I mean, I have friends who are still single, but even they don't ask themselves those kind of questions. They've evolved into something else."
Delpy is 42. She has a three-year-old son with her boyfriend, Marc Streitenfeld, a composer. They live in La,...
- 5/14/2012
- by Emma Brockes
- The Guardian - Film News
Although Ethan Hawke previously said a third installment of the minimalist romantic drama films Before Sunrise and Before Sunset was already be in the works, his counterpart in the film series says development is still slowgoing. Before Sunrise is a 1995 film directed by Richard Linklater, written by Linklater and Kim Krizan and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. The film follows Jesse, a young American, and Céline, a young French woman, who meet on a train and disembark in Vienna, where they spend the night walking around the city and getting to know each other. The 2004 sequel Before Sunset picks up the story nine years after the events of the first film. Along with director Rchard Linklter, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delphy co-wrote the script which plays out in real time as the...
- 1/27/2012
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Well, this is the best news I’ve read all month. All year? Maybe all year. In a recent interview with Allocine (via The Playlist), writer/director/actor Ethan Hawke revealed that he, Julie Delpy and Richard Linklater have been talking and are hoping to start writing a third film in the Before Sunrise/Before Sunset saga that has a poignant, much-loved following in the indie film community. Sunset earned the trio (along with Kim Krizan) an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay back in 2005.
“Well, I don’t know what we’re going to do but I know the three of us have been talking a lot in the last six months,” Hawke said, in regards to the third film.
“All three of us have been having similar feelings that we’re ready to revisit those characters. There’s nine years between the first two movies and, if we made the film next summer,...
“Well, I don’t know what we’re going to do but I know the three of us have been talking a lot in the last six months,” Hawke said, in regards to the third film.
“All three of us have been having similar feelings that we’re ready to revisit those characters. There’s nine years between the first two movies and, if we made the film next summer,...
- 11/21/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
A third installment of the minimalist romantic drama films Before Sunrise and Before Sunset appears to already be in the works according to Gattaca actor Ethan Hawke. Before Sunrise is a 1995 film directed by Richard Linklater, written by Linklater and Kim Krizan and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. The film follows Jesse, a young American, and Céline, a young French woman, who meet on a train and disembark in Vienna, where they spend the night walking around the city and getting to know each other. The 2004 sequel Before Sunset picks up the story nine years after the events of the first film. Along with director Rchard Linklter, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delphy co-wrote the script which plays out in real time as the reunited duo spend one afternoon together in Paris. Earlier this year...
- 11/21/2011
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Boom! Studios is working on a comic series based on the New York music venue Cbgb. The four-issue miniseries will debut this summer, featuring contributions from the band Scissor Sisters, Kieron Gillen, Chuck Bb, Kim Krizan and others. "Boom! is all about delivering fantastic work that's not found anywhere else," said editor Ian Brill. "The comic industry needs an outlet for the type of stories found in Cbgb, and we're happy to be the ones working hard to bring these stories to smart, discriminating readers." Cbgb's (more)...
- 3/19/2010
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
Boom! Studios announced today that 28 Days Later #2 has sold out immediately after release. Fans should keep in mind, while Diamond Comic Distributors is completely sold out, first printings of 28 Days Later #2 may still be found at a direct market retailer near you. Diamond Comic Distributors is making the second printing of 28 Days Later #2 available for retailers to order immediately and the second printing will be featured in the Septemper 30th issue of Previews Plus. 28 Days Later #2 second print (AUG098046) features a cover by Brett Weldele (The Surrogates) and will hit store shelves by mid-October. 28 Days Later #2 is written by Michael Alan Nelson with interior art by Declan Shalvey and colors by Nick Filardi, with the first print shipping with two covers in a 50/50 split by Tim Bradstreet and Sean Phillips. A third cover by DNA Films was offered as a 1 in 10 incentive. DNA Films and Fox Searchlight Pictures, producers of...
- 9/22/2009
- by Desiree Washington
- PopDecay
Kim Krizan, best known for writing the generation defining romance films Before Sunrise and Before Sunset, is one of the writers of the comic Zombie Tales: The Series and has expanded her Zombie universe into a triptych which is finally collected in one easy reading volume with Zombie Tales 2061 from Boom! Studios.
Zombie Tales 2061 features interior art by hot newcomer Jon Reed, with cover art by Patrick McEvoy. Out now!
Zombie Tales 2061 features interior art by hot newcomer Jon Reed, with cover art by Patrick McEvoy. Out now!
- 8/7/2009
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
Los Angeles readers... The writer of Before Sunrise and Before Sunset , Kim Krizan, is venturing to Meltdown Comics to sign copies of "Zombie Tales 2061" - the undead series she penned for Boom! Comics. Krizan jumped into the horror genre with both feet, delivering a unique new vision of the zombie apocalypse for "Zombie Tales: The Series #1." Critics and fans spotlighted Krizan's freshman horror venture and clamored for a sequel. Krizan immediately expanded her Zombie universe into a triptych, which is finally collected in one easy reading volume with "Zombie Tales 2061." "Zombie Tales 2061" features interior art by hot newcomer Jon Reed, with cover art by Patrick McEvoy. Krizan will be signing at Meltdown (7522 W Sunset Blvd., Los...
- 8/5/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
BOYS ON THE SIDE
Warner Bros.
Generating an irresistible blend of laughter and tears, ''Boys on the Side'' is a virtually can't-miss prospect. In pitch-speak, the Herbert Ross picture is ''Thelma & Louise'' meets ''Terms of Endearment, '' and avid word-of-mouth should bring Warner Bros. some considerable green on the side.
Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker and a pleasantly surprising Drew Barrymore are in peak form as three very different women who are brought together by a desire to leave their pasts behind.
Screenwriter Don Roos (''Single White Female'') has tailored a richly textured script that is strongly character-driven, sensitive and plain-out funny.
Ross, meanwhile, has turned out his best effort in years, directing every scene with a deftly delicate touch. His 25th feature ranks right up there with ''The Turning Point'' and ''The Goodbye Girl, '' and his expert cast, knowing a good thing when they see it, couldn't be better (HR 1/23).
Michael Rechtshaffen
MIAMI RHAPSODY
Buena Vista
Likely to capture the boxoffice bouquet as this season's ''Four Weddings and a Funeral, '' ''Miami Rhapsody'' is a sparkling contemporary romantic comedy about a newly engaged woman who is having second thoughts about marriage. Bolstered by its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, this charmingly brainy Buena Vista comedy will likely have a long engagement at the boxoffice.
An entertaining roundelay, as the various couples do their respective bed-hopping, ''Miami Rhapsody'' is also an insightful and serious look at the precarious nature of modern-day fidelity and long-term commitment. It's frothy and feeling; while the characters behave in sometimes silly and immature ways, their antics and predicaments are humanly believable and identifiable. Screenwriter-director David Frankel has peppered the film with deliciously witty dialogue and, at the same time, softened it with tender warmth.
Sarah Jessica Parker brings a zesty Woody Allen-ish quality to her performance: She's a speed-whipped, comedic swirl of insecurities and assurances, and, best of all, appealingly sympathetic (HR 1/23).
Duane Byrge
BEFORE SUNRISE
Columbia Pictures
Whether you Eurailed through Europe in the late 1960s after one of those $199 Icelandic flights or zipped through there last year with your Walkman attached, you'll recognize ''Before Sunrise'' as a scruffily appealing romance about two young strangers on a train who decide to hop off in Vienna because, well, they're young and there are roses to be smelled.
This Castle Rock Entertainment film should win some gleaming boxoffice for Columbia from both Boomers and X-ers.
Although there are certain smatterings of all-night dorm discussion, Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan's script is never wearying, bounding along with an intelligent and entertaining gait as these two bright characters get to know each other and themselves. That's the essential quality about ''Before Sunrise, '' the characters' likability and intelligence that buoys us through potentially static and talky scenes (HR 1/19).
Duane Byrge
Other reviews
Also reviewed last week were the films ''The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb'' (HR 1/18), ''Girl in the Cadillac'' (1/18), ''Omaha (the Movie)'' (1/19), ''The Ride to Wounded Knee'' (1/19), ''Open Season'' (1/19), ''Bad Company'' (1/20-22), ''Once Were Warriors'' (1/20-22), ''New Jersey Drive'' (1/23), ''A Pure Formality'' (1/23), ''Double Happiness'' (1/23), ''Cold Blooded'' (1/23) and ''Falltime'' (1/23).
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
Warner Bros.
Generating an irresistible blend of laughter and tears, ''Boys on the Side'' is a virtually can't-miss prospect. In pitch-speak, the Herbert Ross picture is ''Thelma & Louise'' meets ''Terms of Endearment, '' and avid word-of-mouth should bring Warner Bros. some considerable green on the side.
Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker and a pleasantly surprising Drew Barrymore are in peak form as three very different women who are brought together by a desire to leave their pasts behind.
Screenwriter Don Roos (''Single White Female'') has tailored a richly textured script that is strongly character-driven, sensitive and plain-out funny.
Ross, meanwhile, has turned out his best effort in years, directing every scene with a deftly delicate touch. His 25th feature ranks right up there with ''The Turning Point'' and ''The Goodbye Girl, '' and his expert cast, knowing a good thing when they see it, couldn't be better (HR 1/23).
Michael Rechtshaffen
MIAMI RHAPSODY
Buena Vista
Likely to capture the boxoffice bouquet as this season's ''Four Weddings and a Funeral, '' ''Miami Rhapsody'' is a sparkling contemporary romantic comedy about a newly engaged woman who is having second thoughts about marriage. Bolstered by its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, this charmingly brainy Buena Vista comedy will likely have a long engagement at the boxoffice.
An entertaining roundelay, as the various couples do their respective bed-hopping, ''Miami Rhapsody'' is also an insightful and serious look at the precarious nature of modern-day fidelity and long-term commitment. It's frothy and feeling; while the characters behave in sometimes silly and immature ways, their antics and predicaments are humanly believable and identifiable. Screenwriter-director David Frankel has peppered the film with deliciously witty dialogue and, at the same time, softened it with tender warmth.
Sarah Jessica Parker brings a zesty Woody Allen-ish quality to her performance: She's a speed-whipped, comedic swirl of insecurities and assurances, and, best of all, appealingly sympathetic (HR 1/23).
Duane Byrge
BEFORE SUNRISE
Columbia Pictures
Whether you Eurailed through Europe in the late 1960s after one of those $199 Icelandic flights or zipped through there last year with your Walkman attached, you'll recognize ''Before Sunrise'' as a scruffily appealing romance about two young strangers on a train who decide to hop off in Vienna because, well, they're young and there are roses to be smelled.
This Castle Rock Entertainment film should win some gleaming boxoffice for Columbia from both Boomers and X-ers.
Although there are certain smatterings of all-night dorm discussion, Richard Linklater and Kim Krizan's script is never wearying, bounding along with an intelligent and entertaining gait as these two bright characters get to know each other and themselves. That's the essential quality about ''Before Sunrise, '' the characters' likability and intelligence that buoys us through potentially static and talky scenes (HR 1/19).
Duane Byrge
Other reviews
Also reviewed last week were the films ''The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb'' (HR 1/18), ''Girl in the Cadillac'' (1/18), ''Omaha (the Movie)'' (1/19), ''The Ride to Wounded Knee'' (1/19), ''Open Season'' (1/19), ''Bad Company'' (1/20-22), ''Once Were Warriors'' (1/20-22), ''New Jersey Drive'' (1/23), ''A Pure Formality'' (1/23), ''Double Happiness'' (1/23), ''Cold Blooded'' (1/23) and ''Falltime'' (1/23).
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
- 1/24/1995
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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