Boyhood
First screened in July 2014
Director: Richard Linklater. Cast: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Lorelei Linklater, Libby Villari, Elijah Smith, Marco Perella, Jamie Howard, Andrew Villarreal, Barbara Chisholm, Angela Rawna, Charlie Sexton, Sinjin Venegas, Nick Krause, Derek Chase Hickey, Roland Ruiz, Jenni Tooley, Richard Andrew Jones, Karen Jones, Tom McTigue, Richard Robichaux, Zoe Graham, Andrea Chen, Bill Wise, Maximillian McNamara, Taylor Weaver, Jessi Mechler. Screenplay: Richard Linklater.

 Twitter Capsule: Takes a while to get perspective. Poignant by the end. Hawke easy MVP. Visual, thematic banality are dangers throughout.

VOR: ⑤  Grandiose title creates false expectations; better taken as a specific miniature dilated to large scale. Still, a very ambitious undertaking, fitfully capable of rare observations and bracing lucidity.


Photo © 2014 IFC Films/Detour Filmproduction

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B

Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
Best Picture
Best Director: Richard Linklater
★Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette
Best Supporting Actor: Ethan Hawke
Best Original Screenplay: Richard Linklater
Best Film Editing: Sandra Adair

Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
★Best Picture (Drama)
★Best Director: Richard Linklater
★Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Arquette
Best Supporting Actor: Ethan Hawke
Best Screenplay: Richard Linklater

Other Awards:
Berlin Film Festival: Best Director
Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Arquette)
Independent Spirit Awards: Best Director; Best Supporting Actress (Arquette)
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Supporting Actress (Arquette)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Actress (Arquette); Best Film Editing
National Society of Film Critics: Best Director; Best Supporting Actress (Arquette)
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Screenplay (tie); Best Ensemble Cast; Best Film Editing
Chicago Film Critics Association: Best Picture; Best Director; Best Supporting Actress (Arquette)
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