The Vice Guide to Film

The Vice Guide to Film: Richard Linklater

The Vice Guide to Film

Richard Linklater

Season 1 | Episode 16 | SBS VICELAND | December 19, 2017

Media arts

Classification: Mature

Matthew McConaughey, Jack Black and Kevin Smith tour the eccentric and eloquent films of the Texas-born director whose sympathetic studies of slackers, rockers, hipsters and lovers helped define modern American indie cinema.

Overview

Matthew McConaughey, Jack Black and Kevin Smith tour the eccentric and eloquent films of the Texas-born director whose sympathetic studies of slackers, rockers, hipsters and lovers helped define modern American indie cinema.

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