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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 her 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.

The School of Rock, the Jack Black comedy directed by Richard Linklater and written by Enlightened creator Mike White, would probably make a terrific musical. I mean, it's a comedy, it's got precocious kids, and it's prime for a pop-rock score. Of course, when you get Andrew Lloyd Webber in the mix, things get a little tricky. The British musical theater titan has acquired the rights to bring the movie to the stage, and while he's no stranger to a good old rock opera (see: Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita), he also has the tendency to write pretty crappy pop musicals. There is a reason, after all, that Love Never Dies, the sequel to his record-smashing Phantom of the Opera, never made it to Broadway. Of course, Lloyd Webber hasn't determined if he'll actually write any new songs; “There may be songs for me in it," he told CBC radio, "but it’s obviously got songs in it as it stands.” Ah yes, because Broadway needs another jukebox musical.

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.

There's always one film that lives inside the hearts of the cinematically minded—the one that opened their eyes, shook their world, and made them keen to the emotional, social, psychological, and physical possibilities that a movie can hold. For me, that was seeing David Lynch's Mulholland Drive for the first time. I remember feeling as if someone had hit me over the head with a frying pan, awakening something in me that I never knew existed. It was the beginning of a new chapter in my life and remains a personal touchstone—a piece of cinema with which I have the most intimate relationship.

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.