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We’re all waking up to Taylor-mania sweeping the UK, as [Taylor Swift](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0P2xpZD10MWVmaDUxZmxsaTMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) did the first stop of her record-breaking Eras tour in Edinburgh last night. Annabel Nugent and Roisin O’Connor were there to soak it in (and shake it off), so look out for their reports this morning. I know going off to see Taylor Swift sounds like a fun assignment… but is it really? In this week’s State of the Arts column, Louis Chilton has [his doubts about the joys of a three-hour gig](t-tour-eras-gig-live-dates-uk-b2558651.html?lid=nvss95edxfi1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_campaign=IndyArts Newsletter 08-06-24&utm_term=IND_Culture_Newsletter_CDP), something which [Billie Eilish recently described as “literally psychotic”](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL25ld3MvYmlsbGllLWVpbGlzaC1oYXJkLXNvZnQtdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LWVyYXMtdG91ci1iMjU1MzE3Ni5odG1sP2xpZD16ZTFhZ2hnM3V4a3cmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). It is a tricky one, because while I am a fan of Tay Tay and her songs, I’m also a fan of sitting down. For something completely different, Helen Coffey [went to see the new show from Punchdrunk](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL25ld3MvYmlsbGllLWVpbGlzaC1oYXJkLXNvZnQtdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0LWVyYXMtdG91ci1iMjU1MzE3Ni5odG1sP2xpZD1mNWdtcndvZnhyN2UmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) this week, an immersive audio adventure narrated by Helena Bonham Carter, during which it was a requirement that Helen remove her shoes. I really enjoyed her dispatch from the event (living vicariously through others is, I’ve realised, the only way I want to experience immersive theatre) – but still need answers on why she had to be barefoot. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0SxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvdGF5bG9yLXN3aWZ0P2xpZD01eDcweDk1aW5oamUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Taylor Swift's 'Eras' tour has reached the UK (AFP via Getty Images) Some truly stunning literary criticism this week from Katie Rosseinsky, who read Richard Madeley’s novel Father’s Day and asked: [is this his most Partridge moment yet?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP4QFAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9ib29rcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9yaWNoYXJkLW1hZGVsZXktbm92ZWwtZmF0aGVycy1kYXktYWNjaWRlbnRhbC1wYXJ0cmlkZ2UtYjI1NTQ2NDEuaHRtbD9saWQ9Zm14ZjJ5ODN3YWgwJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOC0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZh5AFkZt2BBVFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) It’s hard to choose a favourite sentence, but this one is up there: “There are extended sequences devoted to a protagonist’s house hunt.” Katie also wrote about the fact that [female comedians don’t want to do panel shows](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3R2LXBhbmVsLXNob3dzLWNvbWVkeS1nZW5kZXItYmFsYW5jZS1iMjU1NTg0NS5odG1sP2xpZD13bGJwc2gzd3owZXYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), which remain depressingly blokey a decade since many broadcasters promised to stop with the all-male panels. Also this week: I loved (and was surprisingly moved by) Ellie Harrison’s deep dive into [why we can all remember the words to “Complicated” by Avril Lavigne](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2F2cmlsLWxhdmlnbmUtbXVzaWMtbWVtb3J5LWRlbWVudGlhLWIyNTU2NTI0Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXpnY3BxM3FtNTgwbCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmYeQBZGbdgQVRUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) over 20 years on. Love Island returned and, according to our reviewer Rachel McGrath,[it is what it is – and that’s fine](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvbG92ZS1pc2xhbmQtMjAyNC1yZXZpZXctam9leS1lc3NleC1iMjU1NjA3OC5odG1sP2xpZD1rNjN6MTlibm85Y2cmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). And [Louis reviewed Van Morrison’s show](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL3Jldmlld3MvdmFuLW1vcnJpc29uLXRvdXItcmV2aWV3LXJveWFsLWFsYmVydC1oYWxsLWxvbmRvbi1iMjU1NjI1MC5odG1sP2xpZD1hOGtvcjBobjdma3omdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) at the Royal Albert Hall, finding that when it’s good, it’s great – when it’s bad, it’s still Van Morrison. Have a great weekend, Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0SiaHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD03aXY1eml6NjJyaGwmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) What to do this weekend TV | [Queenie](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2P2xpZD1mMmxtYTdmZXp2eTcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) When Candice Carty-Williams’ debut novel Queenie was released back in 2019, it felt like a real publishing phenomenon. You’d spot its colourful covers – readers could choose from a spectrum of rainbow hues – in the hands of bleary-eyed commuters; that summer, it was about as ubiquitous as Zara’s notorious white spotted maxi dress. It was hailed as the Black British answer to Bridget Jones’s Diary. Five years later, heroine Queenie Jenkins has, like Bridget, been [brought to life on screen, in a Channel 4 adaptation](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvcXVlZW5pZS1jaGFubmVsLTQtY2FuZGljZS1jYXJ0eS13aWxsaWFtcy1iMjU1NjQ1My5odG1sP2xpZD1hdDNkczhuOGR2N3kmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) that’s bitingly funny and sharply observed. Katie Rosseinsky | Senior culture and lifestyle writer   Theatre | [A View from the Bridge](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPXZlc3hwaTBqa2JsMyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmYeQBZGbdgQVRUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) At 54, Dominic West is an older Eddie than usual – but[it’s something West really uses in his performance](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90aGVhdHJlLWRhbmNlL3Jldmlld3MvYS12aWV3LWZyb20tdGhlLWJyaWRnZS1yZXZpZXctZG9taW5pYy13ZXN0LWIyNTU2OTgzLmh0bWw_bGlkPXFtaXJ6eHpnNzhoaSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmYeQBZGbdgQVRUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). He’s stiff and a bit stooped as he walks, and the scenes where he tries to show off his physical prowess – teaching Rodolpho how to box, or being challenged by Marco to lift a chair with a hand behind his back – come across as sad and pathetic. We know he doesn’t have it in him. Tim Bano | Theatre critic   Dance | [Ashton Celebrated](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2U_bGlkPXIybnhtN240ODV4ZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmYeQBZGbdgQVRUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0S1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2FydD9saWQ9MHFyMGNsejZ4YW02JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOC0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZh5AFkZt2BBVFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ There’s a lot of love in [The Royal Ballet’s celebration of Frederick Ashton](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvcmV2aWV3cy9yb3lhbC1iYWxsZXQtcy1hc2h0b24tY2VsZWJyYXRlZC1yZXZpZXctYjI1NTg1NjguaHRtbD9saWQ9aHZweGVoZGNsbnJoJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOC0wNi0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmZh5AFkZt2BBVFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), its founder choreographer. The short season brings new designs, guest appearances from the Sarasota Ballet, and the promise of more Ashton in a five-year, international programme. This evening showed off the choreographer’s wit and warmth, with a luscious performance of The Dream at its heart. Zoe Anderson | Dance critic   Film | [The Watched](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD1xZ2d5djNpYnVmeW4mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) If you’re a debut director with a famous parent in your line of work, be prepared – until you’ve made your mark, you’ll only be talked about in the comparative. Perhaps that sounds a little unfair. Perhaps, too, it’s a fair trade for all those open doors into the industry. It was true of Brandon Cronenberg, son of David, and Jennifer Lynch, daughter of that other David. It will now, inevitably be true of Ishana Night Shyamalan, daughter of M Night, who’s graduated from a rigorous training course under her father’s guidance, as a second unit director on his films Old and Knock at the Cabin, and as a director on several episodes of Apple TV+’s Servant, which he executive produced. Here, she directs [her first feature, The Watched](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3MvdGhlLXdhdGNoZWQtbW92aWUtcmV2aWV3LXdhdGNoZXJzLWIyNTU4MDcxLmh0bWw_bGlkPTZ1aGd3MGRhMHFkbyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMDYtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmYeQBZGbdgQVRUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) (or The Watchers, outside of the UK and Ireland). Clarisse Loughrey | Film critic [The Saturday Interview – Richard Linklater](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9yaWNoYXJkLWxpbmtsYXRlci1pbnRlcnZpZXctaGl0LW1hbi1kYXplZC1jb25mdXNlZC1iMjU1ODAwNi5odG1sP2xpZD1iaWxyYzN5bXg4bXomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9yaWNoYXJkLWxpbmtsYXRlci1pbnRlcnZpZXctaGl0LW1hbi1kYXplZC1jb25mdXNlZC1iMjU1ODAwNi5odG1sP2xpZD1zMnMxN2VuM2d6dzYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Richard Linklater: ‘There’s been this reduction of the male, you know’ (Getty) The School of Rock and Boyhood director [talks to Patrick Smith](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9yaWNoYXJkLWxpbmtsYXRlci1pbnRlcnZpZXctaGl0LW1hbi1kYXplZC1jb25mdXNlZC1iMjU1ODAwNi5odG1sP2xpZD16dm53Mnpva2F0c3omdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) about the fascination behind his Netflix film Hit Man, sexy films, the "reduction of the male" and why Dazed and Confused wouldn’t get made now. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoRobkP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9maWxtcy9mZWF0dXJlcy9yaWNoYXJkLWxpbmtsYXRlci1pbnRlcnZpZXctaGl0LW1hbi1kYXplZC1jb25mdXNlZC1iMjU1ODAwNi5odG1sP2xpZD05bG84ZzFnaWd5N3QmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTA2LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZmHkAWRm3YEFUVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj Linklater directs Adria Arjona and Glen Powell in ‘Hit Man’ (Brian Roedel/Courtesy Netflix) Read an extract from our Saturday Interview below… How hard would it be to get Boyhood – which Linklater shot over 12 years – greenlit today? “Someone could get it made,” he says. “You’ve just got to have the idea, you’ve got to work for nothing. I think if you can keep your budget low, there are a lot of directors of all stripes who could get something like that [made for] a $200,000-a-year investment.” Dazed and Confused, on the other hand... “No way,” says Linklater. Set in 1976, the film follows a group of teenagers running wild on the last day of term to the strains of Aerosmith, ZZ Top and Black Sabbath. “They’re just not making $6m indie-ish type movies any more,” he explains. “That’s not part of their slate. Back then they would have been like, ‘Oh, we’ve got a couple of big films, and there’s this script we like from this kid who did that other indie film – let’s give him a chance.’ You know, they don’t think like that any more. 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