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 […]
Ranking the Major Best Picture Contenders for the 2024 Oscars
EJ Moreno looks at films heading for the 2024 Oscars… As we enter the New Year and the 2024 award season begins, the contenders for Best Picture are starting to take shape. While anything can happen from now to the Oscars in March, we have over ten films that most likely play a part in […]
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… […]
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 […]
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 […]
