Is Linklater Feeling “Dazed and Confused” Again?
In a packed-to-the-gills SXSW conference panel titled “A Conversation with: Richard Linklater,” the cult-favorite filmmaker revealed he’s going back to his roots with the latest feature he’s developing. “I’m currently writing a movie based on my freshmen year in college,” said Linklater. “I mean, if I was to do a general pitch it would be ‘ “Dazed and Confused” goes to college.’ But it’s not that, but it’s kind of that. It’s about spending your freshmen year in college.” Linklater, who just the night before was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame, also let loose that he is currently working on a documentary for sports cabler ESPN. “It’s really a portrait. I like documentaries as portraits of people,” explained the writer-director. “So this is a portrait of Augie Garrido the head coach of the [University of Texas at Austin] baseball team. And even if you don’t like baseball or know anything about it, I think it’ll be an accessible film. It’s really just about his life process and
