Happy 60th birthday on July 30, 2020, to the pride of Austin, Texas — Golden Globe winning filmmaker Richard Linklater . The director’s filmography is nothing if not varied, having made searing dramas to stoner comedies, from play adaptations to rock n roll movies, and even a rotoscope animated film or two. Most significantly he took experimental chances on several films, which are among the most remarkable works in the past two decades.One of those experiments, the trilogy of “Before” films with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy brought Linklater his first two Academy Award nominations for Best Screenplay, and he was nominated for three more Oscars for 2014’s “ Boyhood ” — for Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Also for “ Boyhood ,” Linklater won his first two Golden Globe Awards (for Best Film Drama and Best Director) and was nominated for a third for his screenplay.Linklater has always got some project in some form of production,