Richard Linklater returned to form as a critical darling with "A Scanner Darkly" (released in the same year), 2009's "Me and Orson Welles" garnering an 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and 2012's "Bernie" receiving a 91% rating. In 2014 he released a film in the making for 12 years titled "Boyhood", which received overwhelming critical acclaim. His daughter Lorelei Linklater co-stars in the film as the sister of the central character. For a while Linklater was attached to direct a remake of "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" for Warner Brothers. In 2014, however, he dropped the project in favor of working on a
Snowflake (2014 film) Snowflake (2014 film) Snowflake is a 2014 Italian short film written and directed by Italian director Francesco Roder and filmed in New York City. The short film stars American actresses Ele Keats and Tracy Middendorf. After an advanced screening held during the "National Week of Culture" in Italy, it officially premiered at the Academy Awards qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival in August 2014 and later won two American Movie Awards in 2015. Aurore (Tracy Middendorf) is dying and Claire (Ele Keats) is at her side, waiting for the inevitable end to come. But Aurore has a final gift for her: a