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    Alexander Payne

    American film director, producer and screenwriter

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  1. Apr 28, 2024 · Alexander Payne is an American director, screenwriter, and producer noted for creating films that mix sardonic humor with humanistic character-driven drama. His most notable movies include Election (1999), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), Nebraska (2013), and The Holdovers (2023).

  2. Alexander Payne. Jump to Edit. Overview. Born. February 10, 1961 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Birth name. Alexander Constantine Papadopoulos. Height. 5′ 10″ (1.78 m) Mini Bio. Director, producer and screenwriter Alexander Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Peggy (Constantine) and George Payne, ran a Greek restaurant.

  3. Apr 26, 2024 · Alexander Payne Making Doc Directorial Debut With Project About “Finest Film Professor in the World” (Exclusive) On the heels of 'The Holdovers,' the two-time Oscar winner is telling the story ...

  4. 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.

  5. 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...

  6. Jan 5, 2024 · Alexander Payne. This article is more than 3 months old. Interview. ‘If no one flies, they won’t give you the money’: Alexander Payne on Marvel, misfits and making movies. Xan Brooks. The...

  7. 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 that...

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