From the Bookshelf of DePaul University Libraries…

[close] Richard Linklater is one of my favorite filmmakers of all time. His work is often simple and low-budget, yet profound and beautiful at the same time. Linklater brilliantly captures the energy, angst, and spirit of undefined rebellion that is “youth” in films like Dazed and Confused, Slacker, and subUrbia; films that simultaneously celebrate and critique “Generation X.” Similarly, in the Before Sunrise trilogy and Waking Life, Linklater highlights the philosophically inquisitive and romantic characteristics of 20-somethings who “came of age” in the 90s - offering the films as a subtle refutation of the criticism that this generation is lazy and apathetic. Perhaps nostalgia and my personal biases contribute to my love of Richard Linklater’s films, but I truly believe he is a genius and one of the best modern filmmakers. Apparently I am not alone in this belief; in the new book The Cinema of Richard Linklater: Walk, Don't Run, Rob Stone offers a comprehensive study of Linklater’s work and demonstrates that while they may be disguised in his signature “slacker aesthetic,” Linklater's films are actually quite complex and provocative. If you are a fan of Richard Linklater’s movies, be sure to check out The Cinema of Richard Linklater,, available at the Loop campus library, 791.430233 S8797c2013.

--Geoff P.

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