The Holdovers, 2023. Directed by Alexander Payne. Starring Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost, Andrew Garman, Naheem Garcia, Stephen Thorne, Gillian Vigman, Tate Donovan, Bill Mootos, Dustin Tucker, Darby Lee-Stack, Colleen Clinton, and Juanita Pearl. SYNOPSIS: A cranky history teacher at a prep school […]
The Holdovers: A New Christmas Classic
Chris Connor on The Holdovers, a new modern Christmas classic… Christmas films certainly aren’t anything new with a few transcending their holiday trappings to become genuinely well-regarded films and awards contenders, like The Apartment, Shop Around The Corner or It’s A Wonderful Life in particular. The latest in this long line of seasonal traditions is […]
Exclusive Interview – Composer Mark Orton on The Holdovers
The Holdovers has been one of the most well-received films on the festival circuit generating sizable awards buzz. We sat down with composer Mark Orton to talk about the genesis for its score, mixing festive elements and a 1970 setting. He also discussed re-uniting with director Alexander Payne having collaborated with him on 2013’s Nebraska… […]
Election director gives update on sequel Tracy Flick Can’t Win
It has been almost 25 years since Reese Witherspoon starred in one of her most iconic roles as Tracy Flick in Alexander Payne’s Election, an adaptation of Tom Perotta’s novel of the same name which followed the ambitious over-achiever Tracy running for student president while Matthew Broderick stars as a high school teacher dead set on […]
Paul Giamatti stars in trailer for Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers
Miramax has released a trailer for The Holdovers, the 1970-set comedy drama from director Alexander Payne. The film stars Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham, a curmudgeonly teacher who forms an unlikely bond with a troublesome pupil (Dominic Sessa) and the head cook (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) of a prestigious American school after he is forced to […]
Reese Witherspoon and Alexander Payne to run again for Election sequel Tracy Flick Can’t Win
Paramount Pictures has announced that Alexander Payne is to direct Tracy Flick Can’t Win, a sequel to 1999’s Election, and that his running mate will once again be Reese Witherspoon as the titular go-getting student. Deadline reports that Tracy Flick Can’t Win will be made for Paramount+, and that it is based on Tom Perotta’s […]
Alexander Payne reuniting with Paul Giamatti for The Holdovers
Alexander Payne is to reunite with his Sideways drinking buddy Paul Giamatti for his latest slice of melancholic comedy The Holdovers. Deadline reports that the director of Nebraska and The Descendants will reteam with Giamatti for the first time since their Oscar-winning breakout in 2004. The synopsis for The Holdovers finds Giamatti playing a universally […]
Olivia Colman to lead Alexander Payne’s Landscapers
Oscar-winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite, The Crown) has signed on to lead the cast of HBO and Sky’s Landscapers, a murder mystery limited series from director Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants). Written by Colman’s husband Ed Sinclair, the series is inspired by real events and will tell the story of Susan (Colman) and Christopher Edwards, […]
Alexander Payne in talks to direct The Burial for Amazon
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants) is in talks with Amazon Studios to direct The Burial, a drama based upon the real life exploits of Mississippi personal injury lawyer Willie Gary. A rags to riches, David vs. Goliath story, The Burial will follow Gary as he takes on the case of Jeremiah O’Keefe, the […]
Movie Review – Downsizing (2017)
Downsizing, 2017. Directed by Alexander Payne. Starring Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Jason Sudeikis, and Udo Kier. SYNOPSIS: A cash strapped couple discover a way to escape their financial problems – move to a brand new community. All they have to do is undergo an irreversible operation that will shrink them down […]
