In 'Blue Moon,' Richard Linklaker and Ethan Hawke's portrait of an artist

<em>Blue Moon</em>: Nobody’s Hart

In his autobiography Musical Stages, the Broadway songwriter Richard Rodgers described the odd impression from his first meeting with his future lyricist Lorenz Hart: a balding man under 5 feet tall wearing a tuxedo jacket and pajama bottoms, whose face “was feature for feature handsome but seemed to have been put together wrong.” Rodgers also described his 24-year working partnership with the man: Hart would disappear for weeks at a time, going…

Who does Ethan Hawke play in 'Blue Moon'? Inside the genius and struggles of composer Lorenz Hart

Hawke and director Richard Linklater have made a funny valentine to the troubled lyricist.ohn Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty; Sabrina Lantos/Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics Lorenz Hart and Ethan HawkeKey PointsIn Blue Moon, Ethan Hawke stars as lyricist Lorenz Hart.As half of writing duo Rodger and Hart, Lorenz Hart wrote some of the most beloved standards in the American songbook.But Hart was haunted by addiction and various dem…

In 'Blue Moon,' Richard Linklaker and Ethan Hawke's portrait of an artist

Richard Linklater likes to joke that if he and Ethan Hawke didn't know each other so well, Hawke probably would have punched him during the making of "Blue Moon."

Richard Linklater's 'BLUE MOON' (2025) - Movie Review

Blue Moon is one of those rare biopics that truly seizes its opportunities to reintroduce audiences to a forgotten era in the music industry. Rather than retreading the familiar beats of musical legends, director Richard Linklater crafts a deeply intimate portrait of Lorenz Hart—a gifted yet troubled lyricist whose work shaped American songwriting in the … The post Richard Linklater’s ‘BLUE MOON’ (2025) – Movie Review appeared first on PopHorror.

Film Review: Blue Moon - SLUG Magazine

Blue Moon is a film for people who love words and the way they roll off the tongue to form a music of their own. … read more The post Film Review: Blue Moon first appeared on SLUG Magazine.

Το «Blue Moon» του Richard Linklater: ένα μελαγχολικό τραγούδι για τον Λόρενζ Χαρτ

Κοιτώντας τις αναμενόμενες ταινίες της χρονιάς, έπεσα πάνω σε μια κριτική που μου τράβηξε το ενδιαφέρον. Με αφορμή την κριτική του David Gordon στο Theatremania παραθέτω μερικά από τα εύστοχα σχόλια του αναλυτή που θα μας εξάψουν την περιέργεια αλλά και θα μας ενημερώσουν σε βάθος για μια άγνωστη σε πολλούς προσωπικότητα που γέμισε με μελωδίες την καρδιά μας. Του Αλέξανδρου Ρωμανού Λιζάρδου «Στις 31 Μαρτίου 1943, ο Richard Rodgers και ο νέος του…