Blue Moon Review: Ethan Hawke Downs the Bitter Dregs in Poignant Drama
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Under the facade of the party, the color, the rhythm, the effervescence and the hedonism of old Broadway—and by extension, the beginnings of golden Hollywood—the greatest cruelty, vulnerabilities, insecurities and grudges were also hidden.It was only necessary to put the focus behind the scenes or, as Richard Linklater has done in Blue Moon, at the party after one of those spectacular theatrical premieres.Continue readingBlue MoonAddress: Richar…
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Blue Moon reviewed: Richard Linklater’s bittersweet Broadway biopic
At this point the musical biopic is an unstoppable juggernaut of a genre. Picture a heedless commercial Cybertruck speeding on regardless of artistic success or audience appetite. In 2025 we had Bob and the Boss. In 2026 we’re promised some strange new version of the Michael Jackson and Bee Gees stories. And beyond that there’s the gathering storm of Sam Mendes’ Beatles cinematic event. An unstoppable juggernaut At this point the musical biopic …
Less than a month ago he was on Spanish billboards as the protagonist of the commercial Black Phone 2 , and now he returns with a completely different proposal, Blue Moon , a new collaboration with his favorite director, Richard Linklater, in which Ethan Hawke sprays the heart of the audience as Lorenz Hart, the lyricist of great Broadway hits like My Funny Valentine or The Lady is a Trap . Set six months before his tragic death at 48 years afte…
Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater on Blue Moon
Fans of Richard Linklater rejoice, for we have not one, but two interviews with the legendary filmmaker, to mark the release of his latest feature Blue Moon. We first spoke to the prolific director back at the Berlinale, where we first saw the film, before chatting to him alongside his starring man – and regular collaborator – Ethan Hawke, who brings Lorenz Hart to life emphatically, in one of the actor’s best ever performances. Hawke tells us w…
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