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in Editor, InterviewsInterview: Talking Filmmaking and ‘The Holdovers’ with Alexander Payne
Alexander Payne has two Academy Awards on his mantle. Twice, he has won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay (Sideways and The Descendants). So, this is a filmmaker who has made his career writing as much as directing. In fact, prior to The Holdovers, he’d only had won film in which he wasn’t also the […] More
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Telluride Film Review: ‘The Holdovers’ is a Return to Form for Alexander Payne
Up until Downsizing, Alexander Payne was a wildly consistent filmmaker. Everything he’d made was at least very good, if not outright great. Then, his first real misfire happened. There was an open question as to what we’d see from him next. Well, here at the Telluride Film Festival I can report that it’s a return […] More
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Reese Witherspoon is Reuniting with Alexander Payne for an ‘Election’ Sequel
Tracy Flick is back! The iconic Reese Witherspoon character from Election helped make her a star, as well as further establishing Alexander Payne as a big time filmmaker. Well, if you loved that film, some news from a few days ago is about to get you very excited. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Payne and […] More
