**Update: Congratulations to the entire Boyhood team for the three Golden Globe wins! **
To celebrate Boyhood's five Golden Globe nominations, here are five very important things that you need to know about Richard Linklater's Boyhood. Congratulations to Rick Linklater (nominated for Best Director, Best Screenplay), Patricia Arquette (nominated for Best Supporting Actress), Ethan Hawke (nominated for Best Supporting Actor), and to the entire cast and crew for the Best Motion Picture, Drama nomination. We'll be watching on January 11!
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The Beatles' The Black Album is real. Late in the film, Ethan Hawke’s father character presents
Mason (Ellar Coltrane) with “a family heirloom that money couldn’t buy,” The
Beatles’ The Black Album. A three-volume mega mix-tape that collects the best of McCartney, Lennon, Harrison, and
Starr from their solo careers. Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater collaborated
on making the track list of The Black
Album a reality. Here’s a sample of the first few songs:
Disc 1:
1. Paul McCartney & Wings, “Band on the Run”
2. George Harrison, “My Sweet Lord”
3. John Lennon feat. The Flux Fiddlers & the Plastic Ono Band, “Jealous Guy”
4. Ringo Starr, “Photograph”
For the complete list check out Indiewire’s full write up on
The Black Album: The Post-Beatles Black Album From Richard Linklater's Boyhood. Follow us on Spotify for our 3-part playlist!
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There's more to the haircut scene than you might think. In preparation for a scene midway through the movie, Richard Linklater asked Ellar Coltrane to refrain from cutting his hair for a
year.
