For Alexander Payne, ‘The Holdovers’ is not just a period film; it’s a 1970s time warp “I’ve been trying to make ‘70s movies my whole career.

Alexander Payne is a celebrated filmmaker with a distinct storytelling style that has redefined Hollywood as we know it ...

Back in 2004, during a press tour for Sideways — Alexander Payne’s wine-soaked buddy movie starring Paul Giamatti as a depressive divorcé — the filmmaker and the actor were in Omaha in ...

Fernanda Torres, Mohammad Rasoulof, Zhao Tao, Stéphane Brizé, Maura Delpero and Cristian Mungiu will be joining Alexander ...

Alexander Payne told UNL graduates on Saturday that his parents pushed him to become a lawyer. He became an Oscar-winning filmmaker instead. MATT DIXON/THE WORLD-HERALD ...

Cannes 2013: Alexander Payne's 'Nebraska' is very minor Payne (but still a pleasure). Plus, my Palme d'Or prediction 'The Artist' wins big at the Directors Guild Awards Toronto: 'The Descendants ...

Director Alexander Payne poses for a portrait to promote the film "The Holdovers" on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP) Gift this article ...

Alexander Payne’s career of quietly incisive, off-kilter human comedies has rarely met a tonal match quite so perfect as actor Paul Giamatti. The Oscar-nominated actor so memorably captured the ...