Interview With "Blue Moon" Star Ethan Hawke

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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"Blue Moon" is an American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Robert Kaplow. The film follows songwriter Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) as he reflects on himself and his work on the opening night of "Oklahoma!," the iconic musical by his former colleague Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott). It also stars Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Jonah Lees. The film had its world premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance for Scott and received positive reviews for Kaplow's writing, Linklater's focused direction, and Hawke's multi-layered performance, with many calling it one of the best of his career. Hawke was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his experience working on the film, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in theaters on October 17th from Sony Pictures Classics. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.8	Academy Award nominee Ethan Hawke.
0:39.5	I need a drink.
0:43.2	Big smile!
0:46.8	We write together for a quarter of century,
0:49.0	and the first show he writes with someone else
0:51.7	is gonna be the biggest hit he ever had.
0:53.9	Am I bitter?
0:55.0	Larry?
0:56.0	Yes.
0:57.0	For over 20 years, Hart and his partner Richard Rogers' creative string of hits.
1:02.0	I want 10 copies of that. Write me a check.
1:04.0	The son says, my funny Valentine. The lady is a tramp and blue moon.
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