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If you're still busy bemoaning the fact that you're not at Cannes this week, at least you can find solace in the fact that tomorrow kicks of the beginnings of Memorial Day Weekend. Perhaps the occasion means nothing for you but time to relax, or perhaps it means endless BBQs and first trips of the season to the beach—but regardless of your holiday preferences, what it does mean is a three-day vacation with ample time to head down to the cinema and catch up on some classic you've let slip through the cracks, alongside of the most best films of the year thus far. So if the allure of escaping into The Hangover III or Fast & Furious 6 is not something you're looking to succumb to, this weekend does mark the premiere of Before Midnight—which wouldn't be so important had we all not been waiting nine years for it. But whether you're into catching up on Celine and Jesse's legendary romance, dancing through the pain with Frances Ha, or looking for a little murderous adventure, there's something for everyone this weekend at the movies. Enjoy.

At one point in Before Sunrise, Jesse begins to admit that in the months leading up to his wedding, he couldn't stop thinking of Celine. He would see everywhere, all the time always in New York—especially once folding up an umbrella and entering a deli on 13th and Broadway. But she was off living in Europe somewhere, so he knew he was crazy. And of course, Celine then tells him that she was actually living in New York at that time—on 11th and Broadway.

In just a few weeks, Celine and Jesse will walk and talk their way back into theaters, simultaneously igniting and breaking our hearts yet again. As the third of his transcontinental love trilogy, Richard Linklater's Before Midnight is by far one of the most anticipated films of the season—and I can attest that it is well worth the wait. Although the philosophical and bantering conversations may have changed and the stakes have been raised, the romance remains as we watch our favorite couple now in a more mature time in their lives.

Much to my delight, I have already had the chance to see Before Midnight. However, if I hadn't, these past few weeks would have been torture—with an influx of stills, trailers, posters, and interviews, the teasing would be too much. But as I am sure you're as anxious and excited to see the film as I was, you understand the importance of entering the theater sans spoilers. And of course, I mean spoilers in the most abstract sense, considering this isn't a movie about narrative twists and turns and reveals but about the intimacy of the characters and just where their relationship has taken them in the nine years we've been waiting to see if Jesse ever got on that plane. But don't worry—this new clip from the film won't tarnish your viewing of the third installment of Richard Linklater's transcontinental love story. 

This afternoon, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, and Ethan Hawke will make many a romantic cinephile's heart melt when they head to the Tribeca Film Festival to talk their decade-spanning collaboration and the latest installment of their transcontinental love trilogy, Before Midnight. Thus far, we're already seen a trailer and numerous stills for the film, which will be released on May 26th through Sony Pictures Classics, but today we're graced with a theatrical poster for the film. It's a simple and beautiful waters edge view of Celine and Jesse, our favorite couple, picking up nine years after "baby you're gonna miss that plane." Take a look below, rewatch the trailer, count down the days, and get your tissues ready for next month's release.

We're pretty excited for Richard Linklater's Before Midnight here at BlackBook, although, sorry, but two of us have already seen it. And we loved it! I can't wait for it to come out, because I want to see it about a thousand more times. In the meantime, however, the next-best thing is to read anything that co-star and co-writer Julie Delpy has to say, such as the glorious things in a Q&A with GQ, in which she is pretty magnificently blunt about the way the film depicts a realistic couple, particularly their sexual behavior. "Sometimes I see films where people have sex with a bra on. I mean, what country do they come from? I don't think I've ever had sex with a bra on in my life, except maybe once," Delpy states. "This movie isn't fantasy. This is a film for people who can handle a pair of tits." Deal with the tits, America. DEAL WITH THEM.

Well, as most of people have already seen the trailer for the highly-anticipated third installment of Richard Linklater's transcontinental epic walking and talking love story, you've already seen more than I wanted to know going into the film. Still, it's hard to talk about Before Midnight without giving away too many wonderful details, but I will say this: it's a delight. And if you're already counting down the days until its May 24th release, there's a new set of stills to amp up your anticipation.

Sundance darling Richard Linklater is having a busy year already with his upcoming Before Midnight hitting theaters in May. Linklater has always been the kind of director who keeps a busy schedule, so it's no surprise that he's already linked to helm another film, this time featuring film legends Robert Redford and Nick Nolte in an adaptation of Bill Bryson's travel memoir, A Walk in the Woods, Following two old friends who make a plan to walk the Appalachian Trail, the film will blend a bit of Linklater's tried and true walking-and-talking style, this time setting the scene in the American wilderness rather than luxe European cities. It'll be kind of like Into the WIld, but much funnier and with a much happier ending.

Although I may have had the good fortune of already seeing the third installement of Richard Linklater's transient love trilogy, Before Midnight, don't worry, I won't spoil anything for you. And now, neither will the first official trailer for the film.

The 86th and 87th annual Academy Awards dates were announced this morning, and next year, the ceremony looks to fall slightly later. This year's mid-February ceremony was a welcome relief to incessant campaigns and chatter about certain films, but in 2014, the show will be help on March 2nd, with a February 22nd air date for the following year. And although we've got about ten more months of films to be released and annoucned, there are already quite a few we're excited for that will most likely and/or hopefully continue to gain recoginition. But we all know awards really mean nothing in the way of artistic merit—case in point—so here's mainly just a list of movies we like or intend on enjoying in 2013.