The Holdovers
2023
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May 6, 2024 · Alexander Payne (born February 10, 1961, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.) is an American director, screenwriter, and producer noted for creating films that mix sardonic humor with humanistic character-driven drama in prosaic contemporary settings.
Oct 16, 2023 · Two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Alexander Payne shared his passion for film and his thoughts on contemporary American cinema with the audience at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon where he is...
Director, producer and screenwriter Alexander Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Peggy (Constantine) and George Payne, ran a Greek restaurant. His father is of Greek and German ancestry, and his mother is of Greek descent; the family name was originally Papadopoulos.
Birthday: Feb 10, 1961. Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Throughout his critically acclaimed career, writer-director Alexander Payne has shown a remarkably poignant vision with his films, in...
Jan 5, 2024 · The film’s director, Alexander Payne, has never suffered a Christmas as lonesome as the one in The Holdovers. But a few occasions have come close; his 60th birthday springs to mind.
Nov 7, 2023 · The 62-year-old, Omaha, Nebraska-based director caught a restoration of the 1935 French comedy “Merlusse.” The plot’s basic framework — a much-disliked teacher stays over Christmas break with a handful of kids with nowhere to go home to — struck him as a good basis for a movie.
Nov 1, 2023 · Little Gold Men. With The Holdovers, Alexander Payne Faces His Admirers. The Oscar winner is back with his best-received movie in years. He’s still working out the reasons why people are...
