Tag: Richard Linklater

It’s a holdout from the old Portland, and still one of the best screens in the city. It’s Cinema 21.

And that’s where BOYHOOD is playing.

And selling out.

So that’s where you better get yourself.

ASAP.

It’s always interesting to see what posts are the most popular, and how people find your web site. You can also get a sense of the depth of interest in a subject by the different variations of search terms people are using. If lots and lots of slightly different combinations of terms that all get at the same issue are used, that tells you many, many people are searching for something.

Ever since I published this rather ordinary plug for Richard Linklater’s BOYHOOD a month ago, it has been the most frequently viewed post on this blog nearly every day, sometimes getting nearly 100 views. Search terms that resulted in a visit reveal every combination you can think of that get at this question: “Where can I see BOYHOOD in Portland?”

Richard Linklater, for years one of the most interesting American filmmakers around, appears to have hit the jackpot with his latest offering. Will the mega success (assuming it happens) of this small independent film change Linklater in any way? Let’s hope not. But how great that instead of the usual violence, filth, and corporate content that is the row most filmmakers hoe, Linklater is able to do something different (and much more influential) and enjoy big time success. Even though he doesn’t sound that interested in box office numbers.

Check out this excellent Arts Watch interview with the Texan wonder.

And then get ye to the magisterial Cinema 21 in Northwest, where BOYHOOD is playing all day every day. Could there be a better place to see this new Linklater film – anywhere on earth?

No.