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Nov 3, 2023 · Nothing about “The Holdovers” sounds particularly special, and yet it’s one of director Alexander Payne best films – very funny, occasionally touching and a sterling example of the bonds ...
Jan 8, 2024 · Alexander Payne is the wonderful filmmaker behind gems like Election, Sideways, Nebraska, and, most recently, The Holdovers. His movies usually boast a blend of dark humor, insightful storytelling ...
Nov 15, 2013 · NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Payne is equal parts filmmaker and film buff. The Omaha-born filmmaker, for example, found time while premiering his latest, “Nebraska,” at the Cannes Film Festival to see 10 other films (including the four-hour “Cleopatra” restoration). And he chased that with a five-day movie-going binge in Paris.
Alexander Payne with Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph on set of 'The Holdovers.' The Holdovers is set at an unspecified New England boarding school, but in a very specific year: 1970. For Payne, who pitched the story to screenwriter David Hemingson , the choice to make a period piece was born both out of practicality ("All-boys boarding schools don't exist anymore.
Oct 27, 2023 · For Payne, his homage to ’70s comedy-dramas is simply the next film. Perspective by Ann Hornaday. Chief film critic. October 27, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. EDT. Director Alexander Payne, seen Oct. 21 at ...
The Holdovers. The Holdovers is a 2023 American Christmas comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne and written by David Hemingson. Set in late 1970 and early 1971, the film stars Paul Giamatti as a strict classics teacher at a New England boarding school who is forced to chaperone a handful of students with nowhere to go on the Christmas ...
Dec 2, 2013 · Alexander Payne directed and co-wrote the films Election, About Schmidt, Sideways and The Descendants. He's directed Jack Nicholson and George Clooney in starring roles and has won two Oscars for ...
