Campaign poster Paul Metzler You BET-zler!! in Alexander Payne’s Election, starring Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick, designed by Nate Carlson
In the second instalment with Alexander Payne’s longtime 'secret weapon' graphic designer Nate Carlson, we discuss their latest multiple award-winning collaboration The Holdovers’ stained glass windows and memorial inscriptions in the school chapel, a running theme of pharmacies and prescription bottles, the mastery of punctuation humour from Election to Marcus Aurelius, the art of combining the pre-existing with the new, and the family polaroid.
Nate Carlson on Alexander Payne: “He always likes to put those little hidden gems in there and I am certainly open to accommodate.”
The Holdovers (screenplay by David Hemingson), stars Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti, Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA winner Da'Vine Joy Randolph and BAFTA Best Supporting Actor nominee Dominic Sessa and has a terrific supporting cast led by Carrie Preston with Brady Hepner,...
In the second instalment with Alexander Payne’s longtime 'secret weapon' graphic designer Nate Carlson, we discuss their latest multiple award-winning collaboration The Holdovers’ stained glass windows and memorial inscriptions in the school chapel, a running theme of pharmacies and prescription bottles, the mastery of punctuation humour from Election to Marcus Aurelius, the art of combining the pre-existing with the new, and the family polaroid.
Nate Carlson on Alexander Payne: “He always likes to put those little hidden gems in there and I am certainly open to accommodate.”
The Holdovers (screenplay by David Hemingson), stars Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti, Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA winner Da'Vine Joy Randolph and BAFTA Best Supporting Actor nominee Dominic Sessa and has a terrific supporting cast led by Carrie Preston with Brady Hepner,...
- 4/21/2024
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
With Unreal Engine 5 being the hottest thing out there, fans cannot wait to experience the realism and rich graphics of the engine. This has led many fans and modders to remake their favorite games on the latest game engine.
The Elder Scrolls 6
Among them are fans of the Elder Scrolls franchise. And with Elder Scrolls 6 on the way, and devs confirming that the game will be built on Creation Engine 2, fans are upset with the devs over skipping the Unreal Engine 5.
Starfield recreated on Unreal Engine 5
Bethesda’s Starfield, which launched in September 2023 was built on the second version of the developer’s in-house engine, Creation Engine 2.0. However, at that time Unreal Engine 5 was already out there. This led to many wonder what Todd Howard‘s massive space game would have looked like had been on Epic’s revolutionary Unreal Engine 5.
A fan reimagined the game and recreated the game...
The Elder Scrolls 6
Among them are fans of the Elder Scrolls franchise. And with Elder Scrolls 6 on the way, and devs confirming that the game will be built on Creation Engine 2, fans are upset with the devs over skipping the Unreal Engine 5.
Starfield recreated on Unreal Engine 5
Bethesda’s Starfield, which launched in September 2023 was built on the second version of the developer’s in-house engine, Creation Engine 2.0. However, at that time Unreal Engine 5 was already out there. This led to many wonder what Todd Howard‘s massive space game would have looked like had been on Epic’s revolutionary Unreal Engine 5.
A fan reimagined the game and recreated the game...
- 4/21/2024
- by Amarylisa Gonsalves
- FandomWire
Remedy had a great year last year. Alan Wake 2 was a long wait, and the game didn’t disappoint us. It won several awards in prestigious awards shows such as the BAFTA. The game also sold a million copies by February. With all the success around Alan Wake 2, many are eagerly waiting to know about the next games from Remedy.
Alan Wake 2
Rest assured, Remedy is working on multiple games currently. As we all know, the company is working on Control 2, and Condor. Both of these games have become the talk of the town, thanks to the success of Alan Wake 2.
Sam Lake’s comments on the Max Payne remake
Apart from Control 2, and Condor, there is another game that many are looking forward to. This is none other than the Max Payne remake. The remake is highly anticipated and will be developed by Remedy and funded by Rockstar Games.
Alan Wake 2
Rest assured, Remedy is working on multiple games currently. As we all know, the company is working on Control 2, and Condor. Both of these games have become the talk of the town, thanks to the success of Alan Wake 2.
Sam Lake’s comments on the Max Payne remake
Apart from Control 2, and Condor, there is another game that many are looking forward to. This is none other than the Max Payne remake. The remake is highly anticipated and will be developed by Remedy and funded by Rockstar Games.
- 4/13/2024
- by Binayak Sharma
- FandomWire
Apart from the main protagonist Max Payne, fans of the Max Payne games will remember Mona Sax. Sax as one of the most important characters in Max Payne 2. She was shown in the first Max Payne game during the cut scenes. She is a professional assassin in the game, and not much is known about her background story.
A still from Max Payne
Sax also appeared in the second game where she is the second playable character. Max Payne 2 revolved around the love story of Payne and Sax. However, in the game, Payne and Sax’s love story meets a tragic end.
Mona Sax’s secret ending in Max Payne 2
As Mona Sax became one of the protagonists in Max Payne 2, the game focused more on her love story with Payne. However, their love story had a tragic end in the game, when Sax got shot in the back by Lem.
A still from Max Payne
Sax also appeared in the second game where she is the second playable character. Max Payne 2 revolved around the love story of Payne and Sax. However, in the game, Payne and Sax’s love story meets a tragic end.
Mona Sax’s secret ending in Max Payne 2
As Mona Sax became one of the protagonists in Max Payne 2, the game focused more on her love story with Payne. However, their love story had a tragic end in the game, when Sax got shot in the back by Lem.
- 4/7/2024
- by Binayak Sharma
- FandomWire
The Matrix movie became an instant box office as soon as it came to the big screens. The popular movie franchise has also inspired many video games in one way or another. The Matrix had people living in virtual reality, and this was similar to many video games. Additionally, the combat scenes of the movie also were similar to other action games out there.
The Matrix (1999)
During the time of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, several games came out that used the bullet time effect in their action scenes. These games were well-liked by fans, and therefore the movie still inspires a lot of games even today.
A fan makes a Max Payne meets The Matrix-styled game
Bullet time in The Matrix
A Reddit user posted that they have created a new game taking inspiration from a hit game, and a movie. The Reddit user has also uploaded a short clip from the game,...
The Matrix (1999)
During the time of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, several games came out that used the bullet time effect in their action scenes. These games were well-liked by fans, and therefore the movie still inspires a lot of games even today.
A fan makes a Max Payne meets The Matrix-styled game
Bullet time in The Matrix
A Reddit user posted that they have created a new game taking inspiration from a hit game, and a movie. The Reddit user has also uploaded a short clip from the game,...
- 4/6/2024
- by Binayak Sharma
- FandomWire
The Silent Hill 2 Remake is on the horizon as fans wait for an official release date. While many are still hoping for a Fall 2024 release window, the possibility of 2025 is still in the air.
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (Esrb) recently published the upcoming remake’s rating and it’s what you would expect from the series. Blood, violence, guns, and creatures like Pyramid Head are in the rating summary for Silent Hill 2 Remake. However, one sentence towards the latter half of the summary is tripping up the community.
The game contains some suggestive/sexual material: characters pole-dancing in strip-club settings.
Was this a mistake? Or are Bloober Team and Konami adding pole-dancing into Silent Hill 2 Remake?
Silent Hill 2 Remake Esrb Rating Suggests Sexual Themes Silent Hill 2 Remake still has blood, violence, and gore.
It’s common for games to get rated by the Esrb before they officially release.
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (Esrb) recently published the upcoming remake’s rating and it’s what you would expect from the series. Blood, violence, guns, and creatures like Pyramid Head are in the rating summary for Silent Hill 2 Remake. However, one sentence towards the latter half of the summary is tripping up the community.
The game contains some suggestive/sexual material: characters pole-dancing in strip-club settings.
Was this a mistake? Or are Bloober Team and Konami adding pole-dancing into Silent Hill 2 Remake?
Silent Hill 2 Remake Esrb Rating Suggests Sexual Themes Silent Hill 2 Remake still has blood, violence, and gore.
It’s common for games to get rated by the Esrb before they officially release.
- 4/2/2024
- by Travis Vuong
- FandomWire
Max Payne’s remakes may be in development, but who said that doesn’t give other developers to cook up their own bullet time experiences? On that note, there’s a new exciting project in the works that looks like a serious combination of Max Payne, My Friend Pedro, and John Wick making the most of the cinematic gameplay experience you could hope for.
The game is called The Hong Kong Massacre and is being crafted by two individuals, working in a studio called Vreski that is based in Malmö, Sweden. Even though the game’s press kit shows a trailer of a game that looks very different, the narrative seems to have stayed unchanged over the course of its development.
Max Payne’s remakes will take a while, until then, have a taste of The Hong Kong Massacre This one is really looking like a first-person version of Max Payne!
The game is called The Hong Kong Massacre and is being crafted by two individuals, working in a studio called Vreski that is based in Malmö, Sweden. Even though the game’s press kit shows a trailer of a game that looks very different, the narrative seems to have stayed unchanged over the course of its development.
Max Payne’s remakes will take a while, until then, have a taste of The Hong Kong Massacre This one is really looking like a first-person version of Max Payne!
- 3/15/2024
- by Tanay Sharma
- FandomWire
Pyper Braun as Alice in ‘Imaginary’ (Photo Credit: Parrish Lewis / Lionsgate)
At first glance, it would seem as if Blumhouse’s new horror movie Imaginary is just another killer doll movie along the lines of Child’s Play or Annabelle. And after a watch, that’s pretty much what it is. But with a few twists.
Imaginary is about a children’s book author/illustrator named Jessica (DeWanda Wise from Jurassic World Dominion) who moves into her childhood home with her husband, Max (The Walking Dead’s Tom Payne), and his two girls, the teenaged Taylor (Monarch’s Taegen Burns) and the younger Alice (Desperation Road’s Pyper Braun). Lonely in her new place, Alice immediately makes an imaginary friend named Chauncey who takes the form of a cute little teddy bear. But there’s more to Chauncey than meets the eye – and he has history with Jessica.
Directed by Jeff Wadlow...
At first glance, it would seem as if Blumhouse’s new horror movie Imaginary is just another killer doll movie along the lines of Child’s Play or Annabelle. And after a watch, that’s pretty much what it is. But with a few twists.
Imaginary is about a children’s book author/illustrator named Jessica (DeWanda Wise from Jurassic World Dominion) who moves into her childhood home with her husband, Max (The Walking Dead’s Tom Payne), and his two girls, the teenaged Taylor (Monarch’s Taegen Burns) and the younger Alice (Desperation Road’s Pyper Braun). Lonely in her new place, Alice immediately makes an imaginary friend named Chauncey who takes the form of a cute little teddy bear. But there’s more to Chauncey than meets the eye – and he has history with Jessica.
Directed by Jeff Wadlow...
- 3/8/2024
- by James Jay Edwards
- Showbiz Junkies
Like everyone else during the pandemic, Paul Giamatti found solace on Zoom. The veteran actor caught an online talk presented by Stephen Asma, an author and philosophy professor at Columbia College Chicago. Giamatti liked what Asma had to say about imagination and consciousness, so he did what any well-connected fan would do and reached out.
“We were Zooming when Zoom was a new thing. It was nice to chat with this guy, and we found each other having these longer and longer chats,” says Giamatti during a rare break from his best actor Oscar campaign for his role in Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers. “Stephen jokingly said, ‘We ought to do something with this.’ ” The joke then turned serious. To craft their pitch, they sent one of their chats to visual artist Alex Sokol, who added animation and striking images to represent things they bantered about, like aliens, UFOs and bigfoot.
“We were Zooming when Zoom was a new thing. It was nice to chat with this guy, and we found each other having these longer and longer chats,” says Giamatti during a rare break from his best actor Oscar campaign for his role in Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers. “Stephen jokingly said, ‘We ought to do something with this.’ ” The joke then turned serious. To craft their pitch, they sent one of their chats to visual artist Alex Sokol, who added animation and striking images to represent things they bantered about, like aliens, UFOs and bigfoot.
- 3/8/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The films in the running for the 2024 Best Film Editing Oscar are “Anatomy of a Fall,” “The Holdovers,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Oppenheimer,” and “Poor Things.” Our current odds indicate that “Oppenheimer” (31/10) is the frontrunner, followed in order by “Anatomy of a Fall” (4/1), “Killers of the Flower Moon” (9/2), “Poor Things” (9/2), and “The Holdovers” (9/2).
Having previously bagged trophies for “Raging Bull” (1981), “The Aviator” (2005), and “The Departed” (2007), Thelma Schoonmaker could now become this category’s first quadruple champion by winning for “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The 84-year-old is also the first cutter to reach a total of nine nominations, with all but her first for “Woodstock” (1971) having come for films directed by Martin Scorsese. Their other collaborations that brought her academy attention are “Goodfellas” (1991), “Gangs of New York” (2003), “Hugo” (2012), and “The Irishman” (2020).
This year’s second of two female nominees is Jennifer Lame (“Oppenheimer”), who would be the 14th unique woman to win this award,...
Having previously bagged trophies for “Raging Bull” (1981), “The Aviator” (2005), and “The Departed” (2007), Thelma Schoonmaker could now become this category’s first quadruple champion by winning for “Killers of the Flower Moon.” The 84-year-old is also the first cutter to reach a total of nine nominations, with all but her first for “Woodstock” (1971) having come for films directed by Martin Scorsese. Their other collaborations that brought her academy attention are “Goodfellas” (1991), “Gangs of New York” (2003), “Hugo” (2012), and “The Irishman” (2020).
This year’s second of two female nominees is Jennifer Lame (“Oppenheimer”), who would be the 14th unique woman to win this award,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Alexander Payne movies always do well in two areas come the Oscar nominations: writing and acting. Five of Payne’s movies have been nominated for writing while five of his flicks have also snagged acting bids. However, while “Sideways” and “The Descendants” both took home Oscars for their writing (both for Best Adapted Screenplay), no Payne movie has ever won for acting. Here’s the record.
“About Schmidt” procured a Best Actor nomination in 2003 for Jack Nicholson. He was in a two-horse race for the Best Actor gong with “Gangs of New York” star Daniel Day-Lewis but it was Adrien Brody (“The Pianist”) who ended up winning by splitting the votes. Kathy Bates was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for “About Schmidt” but she lost to Catherine Zeta-Jones (“Chicago”).
Paul Giamatti was cruelly snubbed for a Best Actor bid for “Sideways” in 2005 but two of his costars were nominated.
“About Schmidt” procured a Best Actor nomination in 2003 for Jack Nicholson. He was in a two-horse race for the Best Actor gong with “Gangs of New York” star Daniel Day-Lewis but it was Adrien Brody (“The Pianist”) who ended up winning by splitting the votes. Kathy Bates was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress for “About Schmidt” but she lost to Catherine Zeta-Jones (“Chicago”).
Paul Giamatti was cruelly snubbed for a Best Actor bid for “Sideways” in 2005 but two of his costars were nominated.
- 3/6/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
"Night Court" was part of the legendary NBC Thursday night lineup back in the mid-1980s. It ran in a block with "The Cosby Show," "Cheers," and "Family Ties," a proud part of a sitcom renaissance that lasted through to the end of the decade. Of that lineup, "Night Court" was the black sheep, offering up broader characters, wackier scenarios, and a surrealist tone that kept it just a few steps removed from reality. The series was set in a Manhattan Criminal Court, but only during its night shift, when all the weird cases came in. Harry Anderson played Judge Harry Stone, although the late hours had made him playfully unbalanced. Also often on the night shift was prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), a lascivious narcissist and amusingly crude a-hole.
Larroquette was exceptional in the role. "Night Court" ran from 1984 to 1992, and Larroquette won Primetime Emmys four of those years,...
Larroquette was exceptional in the role. "Night Court" ran from 1984 to 1992, and Larroquette won Primetime Emmys four of those years,...
- 3/2/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
You might not have known it, but The Holdovers is actually the feature screenwriter debut of David Hemingson after a lengthy career in television. But now it seems like the bug has bitten — and that bug is named Alexander Payne. Hemingson recently revealed that he and The Holdovers director Payne are teaming up, this time for a western.
Speaking at a recent post-The Holdovers Q&a (via Deadline), Hemingson revealed some details about the project, saying, “Alexander and I are writing a Western together, so we’re going to co-write something, and it’s set in Nebraska in 1886, and it’s like no Western you have ever seen before, because it’s an Alexander Payne Western. So, all those interpersonal dynamics, all the stuff that he does, so brilliantly. He’s such a brilliant humanist. He’s going to suffuse this thing.”
Hemingson also teased other aspects that would...
Speaking at a recent post-The Holdovers Q&a (via Deadline), Hemingson revealed some details about the project, saying, “Alexander and I are writing a Western together, so we’re going to co-write something, and it’s set in Nebraska in 1886, and it’s like no Western you have ever seen before, because it’s an Alexander Payne Western. So, all those interpersonal dynamics, all the stuff that he does, so brilliantly. He’s such a brilliant humanist. He’s going to suffuse this thing.”
Hemingson also teased other aspects that would...
- 2/24/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
After her supporting role in HBO’s critically panned series The Idol, which was canceled after one season, Da’Vine Joy Randolph is now an Oscar nominee for her supporting role in The Holdovers. In an interview for Vanity Fair‘s Hollywood Issue, she was asked about the response to The Idol in light of the praise she’s received for the Alexander Payne film, specifically, “Does it sting?”
Randolph responded, “No, because I know what I did, and I’m very proud of what I did in the role that I created. How people respond and people’s feelings don’t have nothing to do with me. And I don’t have anything to do with contributing to that narrative either. So I just let it go. I enjoy my contribution.”
The Idol came from Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, who also starred. The series centered...
Randolph responded, “No, because I know what I did, and I’m very proud of what I did in the role that I created. How people respond and people’s feelings don’t have nothing to do with me. And I don’t have anything to do with contributing to that narrative either. So I just let it go. I enjoy my contribution.”
The Idol came from Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, who also starred. The series centered...
- 2/21/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Every year, I get a kick out of interviewing the Oscar-nominated screenwriters at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. This year’s panel included two rookie film writer-directors (Cord Jefferson of “American Fiction” and Celine Song of “Past Lives”), two first-time feature screenwriters (Samy Burch of “May December” and David Hemingson of “The Holdovers”), two who studied law (Hemingson and Josh Singer of “Maestro”) and two co-writers with live-in partners (Burch and Arthur Harari of “Anatomy of a Fall”). And oddly, three have westerns in the works as their next projects.
Here’s a few highlights of what I gleaned from these brilliant writers.
1. David Hemingson leaned on his relatives for “The Holdovers.”
The television writer first wrote a pilot about an East Coast boarding school that his agent told him he could use as a writing sample. But the script got to Alexander Payne who liked it and cold-called...
Here’s a few highlights of what I gleaned from these brilliant writers.
1. David Hemingson leaned on his relatives for “The Holdovers.”
The television writer first wrote a pilot about an East Coast boarding school that his agent told him he could use as a writing sample. But the script got to Alexander Payne who liked it and cold-called...
- 2/16/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
From Alexander Payne and starring Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers is getting a surprise 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release in the UK.
A pleasant surprise, this. Currently in the midst of an awards run that at the very least should bring a Best Actor Oscar to the cabinet of the marvellous Paul Giamatti is The Holdovers, the latest film from Alexander Payne.
As has been heavily reported pretty much everywhere, this is the film that reunites the pair following the exquisite Sideways, and there are superb performances too from Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa as well.
The surprise isn’t all of that: we kind of figured you knew most of that bit. No, the surprise is that The Holdovers has been selected for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release in the UK.
It’d already been revealed that the DVD and Blu-ray are coming to UK stores on 22nd...
A pleasant surprise, this. Currently in the midst of an awards run that at the very least should bring a Best Actor Oscar to the cabinet of the marvellous Paul Giamatti is The Holdovers, the latest film from Alexander Payne.
As has been heavily reported pretty much everywhere, this is the film that reunites the pair following the exquisite Sideways, and there are superb performances too from Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa as well.
The surprise isn’t all of that: we kind of figured you knew most of that bit. No, the surprise is that The Holdovers has been selected for 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release in the UK.
It’d already been revealed that the DVD and Blu-ray are coming to UK stores on 22nd...
- 1/29/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
The Beekeeper and Mean Girls were locked in a race for number one at the North American box office, although the more interesting results saw most of last week’s Oscar nominees surge after theatrical expansions or re-releases.
Amazon MGM Studios’ Jason Statham thriller The Beekeeper earned an estimated $7.4m and Paramount’s Mean Girls musical delivered $7.3m in their third weekends in a slow session overall. The studios will report final numbers on Monday when the box office winner will be determined.
Warner Bros’ Wonka ranked third on $5.9m for an excellent $195.2m in its seventh weekend, followed by...
Amazon MGM Studios’ Jason Statham thriller The Beekeeper earned an estimated $7.4m and Paramount’s Mean Girls musical delivered $7.3m in their third weekends in a slow session overall. The studios will report final numbers on Monday when the box office winner will be determined.
Warner Bros’ Wonka ranked third on $5.9m for an excellent $195.2m in its seventh weekend, followed by...
- 1/28/2024
- ScreenDaily
The Beekeeper and Mean Girls were locked in a race for number one at the North American box office, although the more interesting results saw most of last week’s Oscar nominees surge after theatrical expansions or re-releases.
Amazon MGM Studios’ Jason Statham thriller The Beekeeper earned an estimated $7.4m and Paramount’s Mean Girls musical delivered $7.3m in their third weekends in a slow session overall. The studios will report final numbers on Monday when the box office winner will be determined.
Warner Bros’ Wonka ranked third on $5.9m for an excellent $195.2m in its seventh weekend, followed by...
Amazon MGM Studios’ Jason Statham thriller The Beekeeper earned an estimated $7.4m and Paramount’s Mean Girls musical delivered $7.3m in their third weekends in a slow session overall. The studios will report final numbers on Monday when the box office winner will be determined.
Warner Bros’ Wonka ranked third on $5.9m for an excellent $195.2m in its seventh weekend, followed by...
- 1/28/2024
- ScreenDaily
Paul Giamatti turned the tables on Leonardo DiCaprio when Oscar nominations were announced, with Giamatti nominated for Best Actor for “The Holdovers” while DiCaprio was snubbed for “Killers of the Flower Moon.” But 19 years ago it was the other way around.
SEETop 20 Oscar snubs of performers: Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Willem Dafoe …
In 2004 the Oscar lineup for Best Actor consisted of Don Cheadle (“Hotel Rwanda”), Johnny Depp (“Finding Neverland”), DiCaprio (“The Aviator”), Clint Eastwood (“Million Dollar Baby”), and the eventual winner Jamie Foxx (“Ray”). Someone who was notably absent that year was Giamatti for “Sideways.”
Prior to the nominations announcement DiCaprio was recognized at every major precursor for his performance as Howard Hughes, a real-life filmmaker, pilot and businessman, in Martin Scorsese‘s “The Aviator.” Among those plaudits, he won the Golden Globe for Best Film Drama Actor. The movie itself received 13 Oscar noms overall, including DiCaprio’s Best Actor bid.
SEETop 20 Oscar snubs of performers: Margot Robbie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Willem Dafoe …
In 2004 the Oscar lineup for Best Actor consisted of Don Cheadle (“Hotel Rwanda”), Johnny Depp (“Finding Neverland”), DiCaprio (“The Aviator”), Clint Eastwood (“Million Dollar Baby”), and the eventual winner Jamie Foxx (“Ray”). Someone who was notably absent that year was Giamatti for “Sideways.”
Prior to the nominations announcement DiCaprio was recognized at every major precursor for his performance as Howard Hughes, a real-life filmmaker, pilot and businessman, in Martin Scorsese‘s “The Aviator.” Among those plaudits, he won the Golden Globe for Best Film Drama Actor. The movie itself received 13 Oscar noms overall, including DiCaprio’s Best Actor bid.
- 1/24/2024
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
It was a big morning for Barbie when the 2024 Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday. The Warner Bros. film scored eight nominations, including one for the top prize of best picture. But Greta Gerwig was unexpectedly left out of the best director category, and star Margot Robbie failed to land a best actress nod for her role as the titular character in the summer box-office smash.
Gerwig is nominated with partner Noah Baumbach in the best adapted screenplay category for their Barbie script and Robbie, as one of Barbie‘s producers, is nominated for best picture and would take home an Oscar if the film wins the top prize.
Meanwhile, fellow Barbie star America Ferrera was somewhat of a surprise inclusion in the best supporting actress category, as she missed out on precursor nominations at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards, where she is nominated as part of the Barbie cast,...
Gerwig is nominated with partner Noah Baumbach in the best adapted screenplay category for their Barbie script and Robbie, as one of Barbie‘s producers, is nominated for best picture and would take home an Oscar if the film wins the top prize.
Meanwhile, fellow Barbie star America Ferrera was somewhat of a surprise inclusion in the best supporting actress category, as she missed out on precursor nominations at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards, where she is nominated as part of the Barbie cast,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
2024 BAFTA Awards Nominations Unveiled ( Photo Credit – IMDb; Facebook )
After the Emmys and Golden Globes, it’s time for the British Academy Film Awards or the BAFTA Awards 2024. The nominations have been unveiled, with Oppenheimer again enjoying multiple nods at the prestigious awards. Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo’s Poor Things has also earned numerous nominations.
The streaming giant Lionsgate Play will telecast the event live, and eminent actor David Tennant will host it. The ceremony will take place at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The first ceremony was held in 1949 and was telecasted on the BBC. There are over twenty film-related categories. Keep scrolling for more.
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has received 13 nominations at the BAFTA Film Awards 2024, followed by 11 nominations by Poor Things and nine nods by Killers of the Flower Moon. Margot Robbie led Barbie, which is lagging and has only five nods.
Trending Did Jason Momoa...
After the Emmys and Golden Globes, it’s time for the British Academy Film Awards or the BAFTA Awards 2024. The nominations have been unveiled, with Oppenheimer again enjoying multiple nods at the prestigious awards. Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo’s Poor Things has also earned numerous nominations.
The streaming giant Lionsgate Play will telecast the event live, and eminent actor David Tennant will host it. The ceremony will take place at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The first ceremony was held in 1949 and was telecasted on the BBC. There are over twenty film-related categories. Keep scrolling for more.
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has received 13 nominations at the BAFTA Film Awards 2024, followed by 11 nominations by Poor Things and nine nods by Killers of the Flower Moon. Margot Robbie led Barbie, which is lagging and has only five nods.
Trending Did Jason Momoa...
- 1/19/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
Alexander Payne's story of a cantankerous teacher holed up for Christmas with a wayward teen and the school cook is expertly told with gentle, grownup comedy
The year’s best Christmas movie arrives in the UK a bit late for Christmas: it is a genial, gentle, redemptive dramedy from Alexander Payne which hits the happy/sad sweet spot with Payne’s sure aim. It is taken from TV writer David Hemingson’s impeccably crafted screenplay, a masterclass in incremental, indirect character revelations and plot transitions. The Holdovers is set in 1970, consciously (or maybe self-consciously) crafted to look like a film which its characters could have gone to see at the time, with the funny, rueful dialogue and melancholy sense of place that you might find in something by Hal Ashby or Bob Rafelson, and a madeleine soundtrack from Cat Stevens, Labi Siffre and more.
But of course it also...
The year’s best Christmas movie arrives in the UK a bit late for Christmas: it is a genial, gentle, redemptive dramedy from Alexander Payne which hits the happy/sad sweet spot with Payne’s sure aim. It is taken from TV writer David Hemingson’s impeccably crafted screenplay, a masterclass in incremental, indirect character revelations and plot transitions. The Holdovers is set in 1970, consciously (or maybe self-consciously) crafted to look like a film which its characters could have gone to see at the time, with the funny, rueful dialogue and melancholy sense of place that you might find in something by Hal Ashby or Bob Rafelson, and a madeleine soundtrack from Cat Stevens, Labi Siffre and more.
But of course it also...
- 1/17/2024
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Following last week’s Golden Globes, the following days were filled with seemingly endless events, in which film and TV stars gathered at venues on both coasts to collect more honors. For the winners at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards, mustering up an impressive acceptance speech was mostly feat of stamina.
Several postponements in response to the dual WGA and SAG strikes stacked things up to create arguably the busiest week of all time for awards contenders. One could theoretically have attended the Governors Awards in Hollywood on Tuesday, January 9, flown to New York City to make it to the National Board of Review Awards on Thursday, January 11, and then rushed back to Los Angeles for the the AFI Awards in Beverly Hills on Friday, January 12.
Who would blame any Critics Choice attendees for feeling a little disoriented on Sunday night?
What may not have helped was new venue the Barker Hangar,...
Several postponements in response to the dual WGA and SAG strikes stacked things up to create arguably the busiest week of all time for awards contenders. One could theoretically have attended the Governors Awards in Hollywood on Tuesday, January 9, flown to New York City to make it to the National Board of Review Awards on Thursday, January 11, and then rushed back to Los Angeles for the the AFI Awards in Beverly Hills on Friday, January 12.
Who would blame any Critics Choice attendees for feeling a little disoriented on Sunday night?
What may not have helped was new venue the Barker Hangar,...
- 1/15/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Alexander Payne’s heart-tugging Christmas movie “The Holdovers” has been building upbeat word of mouth since it wowed crowds at Telluride, was runner-up at TIFF for the People’s Choice Award, and pulled audiences back to theaters ($18 million domestic).
Which is why it’s likely to score a scad of Oscar nominations. Payne has been nominated three times for Best Director and won twice for Adapted Screenplay (“Sideways” and “The Descendants”), but “The Holdovers” marks the feature-screenwriting debut of sitcom veteran David Hemingson, the sole credited writer on the film.
Payne’s lead actors usually land nominations, although Paul Giamatti was robbed for 2004’s “Sideways.” Now Academy voters have a chance to show their love for Giamatti, who is in rare form in “The Holdovers” as a hidebound prep school professor playing against rookie Dominic Sessa as a rebellious student, and wily veteran Da’Vine Joy Randolph as the school cook...
Which is why it’s likely to score a scad of Oscar nominations. Payne has been nominated three times for Best Director and won twice for Adapted Screenplay (“Sideways” and “The Descendants”), but “The Holdovers” marks the feature-screenwriting debut of sitcom veteran David Hemingson, the sole credited writer on the film.
Payne’s lead actors usually land nominations, although Paul Giamatti was robbed for 2004’s “Sideways.” Now Academy voters have a chance to show their love for Giamatti, who is in rare form in “The Holdovers” as a hidebound prep school professor playing against rookie Dominic Sessa as a rebellious student, and wily veteran Da’Vine Joy Randolph as the school cook...
- 1/2/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
One of our top 10 films of the year, Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers is already on its way to becoming a recurring Christmas classic. It’s also had an expedited journey to digital and home video despite doing quite well at the box office. Arriving on January 2, the Blu-ray––like the film––is a throwback in a sense as it actually features some substantial special features, including a collection of mostly wordless deleted scenes and a deep dive into the casting and Payne’s approach. Perhaps most interesting is an alternate ending, which ends the movie with a different character.
In the film’s final cut, we end with Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti), after he gets fired, saying a heartfelt goodbye to Angus (Dominic Sessa). Hunham takes a swig of the Remy Martin cognac he stole from the dean who fired him, spits it out his window, and drives off...
In the film’s final cut, we end with Paul Hunham (Paul Giamatti), after he gets fired, saying a heartfelt goodbye to Angus (Dominic Sessa). Hunham takes a swig of the Remy Martin cognac he stole from the dean who fired him, spits it out his window, and drives off...
- 12/26/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Alexander Payne’s bittersweet Christmas dramedy “The Holdovers” is hitting Peacock on Dec. 29.
The movie, from Focus Features, follows three lonely people stuck at a snowy boarding school over the holidays. It debuted in theaters in October and earned rave reviews, including from Variety‘s own chief film critic Peter Debruge, who wrote that Payne’s “portrait of a prickly history teacher is the rare exception to the complaint that ‘they don’t make ’em like they used to.'”
Set in 1970, “The Holdovers” stars Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham, a hard-ass, curmudgeonly history teacher at an elite boarding school who is tasked with looking after the teens who can’t come home for the holidays. When all of the other students are thrown a life raft, Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa) is left shipwrecked with just his teacher and the kitchen manager Mary (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), who is grieving the loss of her son.
The movie, from Focus Features, follows three lonely people stuck at a snowy boarding school over the holidays. It debuted in theaters in October and earned rave reviews, including from Variety‘s own chief film critic Peter Debruge, who wrote that Payne’s “portrait of a prickly history teacher is the rare exception to the complaint that ‘they don’t make ’em like they used to.'”
Set in 1970, “The Holdovers” stars Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham, a hard-ass, curmudgeonly history teacher at an elite boarding school who is tasked with looking after the teens who can’t come home for the holidays. When all of the other students are thrown a life raft, Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa) is left shipwrecked with just his teacher and the kitchen manager Mary (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), who is grieving the loss of her son.
- 12/22/2023
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
James McCaffrey, the actor who was the voice of Max Payne in the eponymous video game franchise, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 65 years old.
McCaffrey’s death was confirmed on Monday by TMZ, who reported that a representative of McCaffrey informed them that the actor had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, and passed on Sunday surrounded by his friends and family.
McCaffrey is perhaps best known for portraying detective-turned-vigilante Max Payne, but had a decades-long career that began in the late ‘80s with a direct-to-video film titled New York’s Finest. By the mid-1990s, he had appeared in several films and television shows, played the role of Captain Arthur O’Breun in the Fox series New York Undercover, and landed a starring part in a short-lived NBC series called Viper.
Going into the 2000s, McCaffrey made appearances on Sex in the City, Law & Order,...
McCaffrey’s death was confirmed on Monday by TMZ, who reported that a representative of McCaffrey informed them that the actor had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, and passed on Sunday surrounded by his friends and family.
McCaffrey is perhaps best known for portraying detective-turned-vigilante Max Payne, but had a decades-long career that began in the late ‘80s with a direct-to-video film titled New York’s Finest. By the mid-1990s, he had appeared in several films and television shows, played the role of Captain Arthur O’Breun in the Fox series New York Undercover, and landed a starring part in a short-lived NBC series called Viper.
Going into the 2000s, McCaffrey made appearances on Sex in the City, Law & Order,...
- 12/18/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Film News
James McCaffrey, who portrayed the firefighter and 9/11 victim Jimmy Keefe on Rescue Me and provided the voice of the title character in Max Payne video games, has died. He was 65.
McCaffrey died Sunday at his home in Larchmont, New York, after a battle with myeloma, his wife, actress Rochelle Boström, told The Hollywood Reporter.
McCaffrey also starred in the 1990s as expert driver Michael Payton/Joe Astor on the first and fourth seasons of the NBC drama Viper and as Capt. Arthur O’Byrne on the Fox crime series New York Undercover.
McCaffrey’s Jimmy was killed on 9/11, and his vision hounded friend and fellow New York firefighter Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) over all seven seasons (2004-11) of the acclaimed FX drama Rescue Me. He said it was his favorite role.
He voiced Max Payne — the avenging former NYPD officer turned DEA agent whose wife and daughter were murdered by...
McCaffrey died Sunday at his home in Larchmont, New York, after a battle with myeloma, his wife, actress Rochelle Boström, told The Hollywood Reporter.
McCaffrey also starred in the 1990s as expert driver Michael Payton/Joe Astor on the first and fourth seasons of the NBC drama Viper and as Capt. Arthur O’Byrne on the Fox crime series New York Undercover.
McCaffrey’s Jimmy was killed on 9/11, and his vision hounded friend and fellow New York firefighter Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) over all seven seasons (2004-11) of the acclaimed FX drama Rescue Me. He said it was his favorite role.
He voiced Max Payne — the avenging former NYPD officer turned DEA agent whose wife and daughter were murdered by...
- 12/18/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) is celebrating the cinematic contributions of Oscar winner Alexander Payne, including his latest film, “The Holdovers.”
The Queens-based MoMI is curating a special Payne retrospective, culminating in a screening of “The Holdovers” with Payne in attendance on January 10. The exhibit kicks off January 5 with Payne’s feature debut “Citizen Ruth,” which was released in 1996. The independent dark comedy stars Laura Dern as a pregnant woman being used on opposing ends of the abortion debate.
“Alexander Payne has always put this country’s cultural, political, and emotional realities under a microscope — while never forgetting to also make viewers laugh,” the official MoMI press statement reads. “This rare talent, coupled with an enormous skill directing actors, many of whom give career performances under his watchful eye, has carried him through all his films, psychologically acute and often poignant inquiries into the lives of taciturn American...
The Queens-based MoMI is curating a special Payne retrospective, culminating in a screening of “The Holdovers” with Payne in attendance on January 10. The exhibit kicks off January 5 with Payne’s feature debut “Citizen Ruth,” which was released in 1996. The independent dark comedy stars Laura Dern as a pregnant woman being used on opposing ends of the abortion debate.
“Alexander Payne has always put this country’s cultural, political, and emotional realities under a microscope — while never forgetting to also make viewers laugh,” the official MoMI press statement reads. “This rare talent, coupled with an enormous skill directing actors, many of whom give career performances under his watchful eye, has carried him through all his films, psychologically acute and often poignant inquiries into the lives of taciturn American...
- 11/29/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Emma Corrin among cast.
Focus Features will release Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu reimagining in the US on December 25, 2024.
Universal Pictures International handles distribution outside the US on the gothic horror starring Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney. and Willem Dafoe.
Eggers also serves as a producer alongside Chris Columbus and Eleanor Columbus (Maiden Voyage), Jeff Robinov, and John Graham.
The story of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her reunites Focus with Eggers following 2022 release The Northman. It also brings the...
Focus Features will release Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu reimagining in the US on December 25, 2024.
Universal Pictures International handles distribution outside the US on the gothic horror starring Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney. and Willem Dafoe.
Eggers also serves as a producer alongside Chris Columbus and Eleanor Columbus (Maiden Voyage), Jeff Robinov, and John Graham.
The story of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her reunites Focus with Eggers following 2022 release The Northman. It also brings the...
- 11/28/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers is my favorite film of the year. I saw it at TIFF this year and was blown away. The story of a crusty teacher at a New England prep school in 1970, who’s stuck watching a bunch of his students over the Christmas holidays, seems legitimately fated to become a holiday classic. The film’s heart revolves around the friendship that grows between Giamatti’s Paul Hunham and a rebellious student named Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa), whose mother has ditched him at school to go on vacation with her new, rich husband. Initially at each other’s throats, the two find a bit of common ground and, along with the school’s heartbroken cook, Mary (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), whose son was just killed in Vietnam, they form an impromptu family over the holidays.
The movie has been a solid word-of-mouth hit in theatres but now...
The movie has been a solid word-of-mouth hit in theatres but now...
- 11/27/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Tom Hardy, Austin Butler & Jodie Comer New Regency Pic ‘The Bikeriders’ Zooms Over To Focus Features
Exclusive: New Regency’s Jeff Nichols directed crime drama The Bikeriders, which was at 20th Century Studios, is getting acquired by Focus Features. Focus is taking global rights to the pic, reteaming them with New Regency who they partnered with on 2022’s The Northman. A 2024 theatrical release is planned. Universal will distribute the movie overseas.
The movie was previously dated on Dec. 1 via 20th Century Studios/Disney. However, New Regency made the choice to pull the movie back, I hear, due to the ongoing actors strike and the cast unable to promote. The Bikeriders is currently 85% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with critics.
The Bikeriders, from left: Austin Butler, Tom Hardy,
Focus Features Chairman Peter Kujawski tells Deadline, “We are delighted to add such a riveting project to next year’s strong slate of films. We look forward to once again working alongside New Regency and reuniting with the multi-talented Jeff...
The movie was previously dated on Dec. 1 via 20th Century Studios/Disney. However, New Regency made the choice to pull the movie back, I hear, due to the ongoing actors strike and the cast unable to promote. The Bikeriders is currently 85% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with critics.
The Bikeriders, from left: Austin Butler, Tom Hardy,
Focus Features Chairman Peter Kujawski tells Deadline, “We are delighted to add such a riveting project to next year’s strong slate of films. We look forward to once again working alongside New Regency and reuniting with the multi-talented Jeff...
- 11/22/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
In a super weekend for specialty, Saltburn had a lofty open on seven screens and The Holdovers a nice $2.7 million in a major week-three expansion that put it at no. 6 at the domestic box office. Actors are once again out promoting their films and indie/original fare continues to benefit from fewer studio releases in the aftermath of the SAG-AFTRA strike.
The specialty market has been on a rollercoaster with box office hard to predict — stellar reviews notwithstanding. So it’s nice to see The Holdovers — Alexander Payne’s comedy-drama starring Paul Giamatti as a cranky professor in a New England prep school circa 1970, drawing audiences, especially older demos that have been hard to coax back.
The pic from Focus Features launched Oct. 27 on six screens, moved to 64 in week two, 778 last weekend and 1,478 Friday in a traditional platform rollout that caught a great break with timing as the SAG-AFTRA strike settled Nov.
The specialty market has been on a rollercoaster with box office hard to predict — stellar reviews notwithstanding. So it’s nice to see The Holdovers — Alexander Payne’s comedy-drama starring Paul Giamatti as a cranky professor in a New England prep school circa 1970, drawing audiences, especially older demos that have been hard to coax back.
The pic from Focus Features launched Oct. 27 on six screens, moved to 64 in week two, 778 last weekend and 1,478 Friday in a traditional platform rollout that caught a great break with timing as the SAG-AFTRA strike settled Nov.
- 11/19/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Alexander Payne is well aware that they don’t make movies like The Holdovers anymore. This is evident before the movie even starts, opening with a ratings card right out of the 1970s and production titles from the same time. Filmed in 35mm, it has the warmth that only film can provide – despite its winter setting – and its soundtrack is replete with era-appropriate Christmas standards.
But beyond its aesthetic trappings, movies like The Holdovers are still rare, at least for those who hope to see them in theaters. A character-based comedy about the begrudging friendship between a prickly teacher and one of his students, it’s the type of warm-hearted inspirational movie that could become a modest hit in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s but today would be relegated to streaming and stretched out for 10 hours. But just because it would normally be shipped out to video on demand doesn...
But beyond its aesthetic trappings, movies like The Holdovers are still rare, at least for those who hope to see them in theaters. A character-based comedy about the begrudging friendship between a prickly teacher and one of his students, it’s the type of warm-hearted inspirational movie that could become a modest hit in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s but today would be relegated to streaming and stretched out for 10 hours. But just because it would normally be shipped out to video on demand doesn...
- 11/3/2023
- by Chris Williams
- CinemaNerdz
Ava DuVernay’s Origin and Matthew Heineman’s American Symphony were among the top winners at the Virginia Film Festival, the four-day Charlottesville event that ran from October 25-29.
Origin, based on Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, won the festival’s Audience Award for narrative feature. Heineman’s American Symphony, about musician Jon Batiste, was recognized for documentary feature.
Other Audience Award winners included Dreams of Home for narrative short and Black Godfather of Scuba for documentary short.
The winners of the Programmers’ Awards were American Fiction in the narrative category and No Ordinary Campaign in the documentary category. For the Moon was recognized in the narrative short category and 1-15-41 in the documentary short.
DuVernay also was recognized with the festival’s Visionary Award as she sat down for a post-screening Q&a with the Washington Post‘s Ann Hornaday.
Jon Batiste performs as...
Origin, based on Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, won the festival’s Audience Award for narrative feature. Heineman’s American Symphony, about musician Jon Batiste, was recognized for documentary feature.
Other Audience Award winners included Dreams of Home for narrative short and Black Godfather of Scuba for documentary short.
The winners of the Programmers’ Awards were American Fiction in the narrative category and No Ordinary Campaign in the documentary category. For the Moon was recognized in the narrative short category and 1-15-41 in the documentary short.
DuVernay also was recognized with the festival’s Visionary Award as she sat down for a post-screening Q&a with the Washington Post‘s Ann Hornaday.
Jon Batiste performs as...
- 11/2/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Paul Giamatti stars as Paul Hunham in director Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers, a Focus Features release.
Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2023 Focus Features LLC Alexander Payne won the first of his two Academy Awards for the 2004 movie Sideways, which starred Paul Giamatti. It’s taken nearly two decades, but Payne and Giamatti have reunited for a new film, The Holdovers. For those who have been watching Giamatti over the years — including his tour de force performance in the recently wrapped series Billions — it will come as no surprise to hear Payne say that Giamatti is the finest actor he’s ever worked with. (Click on the media bar below to hear Alexander Payne) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Aleander_Payne_Paul_-Giamatti_.mp3
The Holdovers is now playing in selected theaters.
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Credit: Courtesy of Focus Features / © 2023 Focus Features LLC Alexander Payne won the first of his two Academy Awards for the 2004 movie Sideways, which starred Paul Giamatti. It’s taken nearly two decades, but Payne and Giamatti have reunited for a new film, The Holdovers. For those who have been watching Giamatti over the years — including his tour de force performance in the recently wrapped series Billions — it will come as no surprise to hear Payne say that Giamatti is the finest actor he’s ever worked with. (Click on the media bar below to hear Alexander Payne) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Aleander_Payne_Paul_-Giamatti_.mp3
The Holdovers is now playing in selected theaters.
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- 10/30/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Reese Witherspoon in Election (Paramount Pictures), Paul Giamatti in Sideways (Searchlight Pictures), George Clooney in The Descendants (Searchlight Pictures), Matt Damon in Downsizing (Paramount Pictures)Graphic: The A.V. Club
It’s been six years since Alexander Payne released his last film, Downsizing, to mixed reviews. Now he’s back with The Holdovers,...
It’s been six years since Alexander Payne released his last film, Downsizing, to mixed reviews. Now he’s back with The Holdovers,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
Thankfully recovering after a brutal bout with Covid-19, Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev will return with Jupiter. Variety reports the “politically-minded movie” tells the story of “a Russian oligarch’s reckoning with the harsh reality of his family’s future,” with a shoot set in Spain and France this spring. “The nature of absolute power is a universal theme, and through this prism we can look at any cultural landscape or historical era,” the director said.
Following Summer 1993 and Alcarràs, Carla Simon is prepping a summer shoot for the final entry in her trilogy with the flamenco musical Romería. Speaking to Variety, the director said, “Since I discovered that my biological mother was passionate about flamenco, a great curiosity began to grow in me for this genre, because of its history and its exceptional capacity to connect directly with emotion.” She added “This time music and dance will become the challenge...
Following Summer 1993 and Alcarràs, Carla Simon is prepping a summer shoot for the final entry in her trilogy with the flamenco musical Romería. Speaking to Variety, the director said, “Since I discovered that my biological mother was passionate about flamenco, a great curiosity began to grow in me for this genre, because of its history and its exceptional capacity to connect directly with emotion.” She added “This time music and dance will become the challenge...
- 10/20/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Todd Haynes is one of the most underrated directors in Hollywood. The filmmaker, who is responsible for multiple classics ranging from his seminal short film “Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story” to the luscious “Carol,” has never been nominated for a Best Director Oscar. That is a disappointing stat considering what a masterful, versatile director Haynes is. But could that change this year, with his new release “May December?” This Netflix title is due for release on Nov. 17.
The film is an exquisite melodrama, starring Natalie Portman, Charles Melton, and regular collaborator Julianne Moore. Portman plays an actress who visits a couple (Melton and Moore) in order to research for a film based on the couple’s scandalous past. The scandal? Moore’s much older woman had an affair with Melton’s younger man when he was just 13. It’s a disturbing premise but there is actually so much use of comedy in the film.
The film is an exquisite melodrama, starring Natalie Portman, Charles Melton, and regular collaborator Julianne Moore. Portman plays an actress who visits a couple (Melton and Moore) in order to research for a film based on the couple’s scandalous past. The scandal? Moore’s much older woman had an affair with Melton’s younger man when he was just 13. It’s a disturbing premise but there is actually so much use of comedy in the film.
- 10/9/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
In the midst of a festival setting, catching up with all the best of world cinema and the contemporary avant-garde, you basically hope––sometimes even luckily have––your notion of the moving image genuinely challenged. So you might forget what it’s like to engage with a well-made “nice and normal” movie that frankly works. Basically exactly what you would expect, Alexander Payne’s newest film The Holdovers, directed from a script not written by him––the signs of a good-behavior assignment to make up the critical and commercial failure of his ambitious passion project Downsizing––lives up that notion.
A heavily nostalgic project scored to non-stop Cat Stevens and featuring retro production logos, it blatantly positions itself in the “they don’t make movies like this anymore” camp, recalling Hal Ashby and his ilk’s character-driven dramedies of the ’70s. In fact, its retro appeal went so far I...
A heavily nostalgic project scored to non-stop Cat Stevens and featuring retro production logos, it blatantly positions itself in the “they don’t make movies like this anymore” camp, recalling Hal Ashby and his ilk’s character-driven dramedies of the ’70s. In fact, its retro appeal went so far I...
- 9/11/2023
- by Ethan Vestby
- The Film Stage
Before cameras ever start rolling on a RadicalMedia movie, staffers are already busy strategizing about where it should eventually premiere. The company, which boasts “The Fog of War” and “Summer of Soul” among its many credits, routinely consults an exhaustive chart that lays out the deadlines to submit a movie to major festivals like Cannes, Sundance and Toronto.
“There’s no guarantee that you’ll get invited, but it’s important to have a plan,” says Jon Kamen, CEO of RadicalMedia. “Each festival has their own unique personality that makes it the perfect fit for certain kinds of work.”
In the case of RadicalMedia’s “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero,” a documentary that follows the pop star behind “Old Town Road” on his first global tour, that ideal launching spot was always the Toronto International Film Festival.
“Nas X has performed in the city, and he has a huge fanbase there,...
“There’s no guarantee that you’ll get invited, but it’s important to have a plan,” says Jon Kamen, CEO of RadicalMedia. “Each festival has their own unique personality that makes it the perfect fit for certain kinds of work.”
In the case of RadicalMedia’s “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero,” a documentary that follows the pop star behind “Old Town Road” on his first global tour, that ideal launching spot was always the Toronto International Film Festival.
“Nas X has performed in the city, and he has a huge fanbase there,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Two-time Oscar winner Alexander Payne returns to the big screen with his entertaining and crowd-pleasing film “The Holdovers” which debuted at the Telluride Film Festival on Thursday night, where he was in-person to introduce.
With a 1970s aesthetic, a sharp script by David Hemingson, and a trio of exquisite performers, the film feels like the slam-dunk Oscar contender the establishment members of the Academy can get behind.
“The Holdovers” reunites Payne with his “Sideways” star Paul Giamatti. It tells the story of a curmudgeonly instructor at an elite New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the students with nowhere to go. He forms an unlikely bond with a damaged, brainy troublemaker (played by newcomer Dominic Sessa) and the head cook (portrayed by Da’Vine Joy Randolph).
It’s hard to believe Giamatti, 56, who’s been remarkable in movies such as “American Splendor” (2003), “Barney’s Version” (2010) and of course,...
With a 1970s aesthetic, a sharp script by David Hemingson, and a trio of exquisite performers, the film feels like the slam-dunk Oscar contender the establishment members of the Academy can get behind.
“The Holdovers” reunites Payne with his “Sideways” star Paul Giamatti. It tells the story of a curmudgeonly instructor at an elite New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the students with nowhere to go. He forms an unlikely bond with a damaged, brainy troublemaker (played by newcomer Dominic Sessa) and the head cook (portrayed by Da’Vine Joy Randolph).
It’s hard to believe Giamatti, 56, who’s been remarkable in movies such as “American Splendor” (2003), “Barney’s Version” (2010) and of course,...
- 9/1/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Thank god for Alexander Payne. The filmmaker is, and always has been, a true humanist. A writer-director more interested in human beings, something that has always been the special effect of his movies. A two-time Oscar-winning writer, his latest film, The Holdovers, which had its world premiere on Thursday at the Telluride Film Festival, is one of his rare movies in which he doesn’t have a writing credit. David Hemingson did the screenplay, but the idea, an inspired one, came from Payne, a real film buff who was always intrigued by Marcel Pagnol’s 1935 French film Merlusse about a group of boarding school students stuck over the holidays with a much-despised teacher. The director thought it had the bones for a new story and developed it with Hemingson.
Set in 1970, it is Payne’s first period film after a celebrated career for movies like Sideways, The Descendants and many others.
Set in 1970, it is Payne’s first period film after a celebrated career for movies like Sideways, The Descendants and many others.
- 9/1/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
The 67th BFI London Film Festival has unveiled its full lineup, which includes galas and special presentations of films by contemporary masters.
As previously announced, Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” will open the festival and Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya’s “The Kitchen” will close it. James Hawes’ “One Life” is the American Express gala and Sam Fell’s “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” the Mayor of London gala.
In addition, the festival’s headline galas include Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” David Fincher’s “The Killer,” Andrew Haigh’s “All of us Strangers,” Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders,” Jeymes Samuel’s “The Book Of Clarence,” Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,”
Todd Haynes’ “May December,” Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s “Nyad” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.”
Special presentations include Miyazaki Hayao’s “The Boy And The Heron,” Kim Jee-woon’s “Cobweb,” Mahalia Belo...
As previously announced, Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn” will open the festival and Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya’s “The Kitchen” will close it. James Hawes’ “One Life” is the American Express gala and Sam Fell’s “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” the Mayor of London gala.
In addition, the festival’s headline galas include Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” David Fincher’s “The Killer,” Andrew Haigh’s “All of us Strangers,” Jeff Nichols’ “The Bikeriders,” Jeymes Samuel’s “The Book Of Clarence,” Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers,” Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,”
Todd Haynes’ “May December,” Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s “Nyad” and Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things.”
Special presentations include Miyazaki Hayao’s “The Boy And The Heron,” Kim Jee-woon’s “Cobweb,” Mahalia Belo...
- 8/31/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes aren’t stalling the 48th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, which announced the first 60 feature films in what’s expected to be a 200-plus-title schedule. Last year counted some 260 full-length films.
TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey promised “a bumper crop” of acquisition titles this year, and indeed there are 39 movies that have either domestic or international distribution rights up for grabs; roughly 18 of them have U.S. rights available.
And while there’s only a handful of awards contenders from theatrical and streaming studios, there is a plethora of starry independent movies, many available for sale. If SAG-AFTRA negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland can clear these titles for promotion (he told us at Comic-Con that the guild “is looking at the issue”), then there’s a shot that actors could show up at TIFF red carpet premieres — that is if the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA still...
TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey promised “a bumper crop” of acquisition titles this year, and indeed there are 39 movies that have either domestic or international distribution rights up for grabs; roughly 18 of them have U.S. rights available.
And while there’s only a handful of awards contenders from theatrical and streaming studios, there is a plethora of starry independent movies, many available for sale. If SAG-AFTRA negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland can clear these titles for promotion (he told us at Comic-Con that the guild “is looking at the issue”), then there’s a shot that actors could show up at TIFF red carpet premieres — that is if the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA still...
- 7/24/2023
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
"You don't tell a boy that's been left behind at Christmas that nobody wants him." Focus Features unveiled the first official trailer for indie comedy The Holdovers, from the award-winning filmmaker Alexander Payne. This is set to open in select theaters in October, and we also expect it to premiere at the film festivals this fall before it hits theaters. Nobody likes teacher Paul Hunham -- not his students, not his fellow faculty, not the headmaster, who all find his pomposity and rigidity exasperating. With no family and nowhere to go over the Christmas holiday in 1970, Paul remains at school to supervise students unable to journey home. After a few days, only one student holdover remains -- a trouble-making 15-year-old named Angus. Joining Paul & Angus is head cook Mary, an African American woman whose own son was recently lost in Vietnam. These very different people form an unlikely Christmas family...
- 7/17/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
American Auto fans are going to miss out on a world of Payne, creator Justin Spitzer posted today.
Spitzer posted today on Twitter that the third season “was going to show Katherine Hastings and Payne Motors finally finding success and taking the world by storm. I’m so sorry we didn’t get to make those episodes, but I’m immensely proud of the 23 episodes of the show we did put out there.”
NBC opted not to proceed with a third season of its workplace comedy series American Auto, created and executive produced by Superstore creator Spitzer. His other workplace comedy, St. Denis Medical, has been picked up to series by the network.
Harriet Dyer, Humphrey Ker, Michael B. Washington, Tye White and X Mayo also starred in the series. The series was produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Spitzer Holding Company and Kapital Entertainment.
Spitzer posted today on Twitter that the third season “was going to show Katherine Hastings and Payne Motors finally finding success and taking the world by storm. I’m so sorry we didn’t get to make those episodes, but I’m immensely proud of the 23 episodes of the show we did put out there.”
NBC opted not to proceed with a third season of its workplace comedy series American Auto, created and executive produced by Superstore creator Spitzer. His other workplace comedy, St. Denis Medical, has been picked up to series by the network.
Harriet Dyer, Humphrey Ker, Michael B. Washington, Tye White and X Mayo also starred in the series. The series was produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Spitzer Holding Company and Kapital Entertainment.
- 6/18/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Slate includes Asteroid City, The Holdovers, Drive-Away Dolls, My Big Fat Wedding 3.
Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski kicked off the company’s CinemaCon presentation on Wednesday with a rousing speech in which he declared, “The specialty sector are the honey bees of the movie business”.
Kujawski started off noting how Focus and other major specialty distributors did not just recover to 2019 levels, “We recovered better, faster… And while this may be a surprise, it makes sense because we know that specialty films attract the highest percentage of avid moviegoers of any genre. Period.”
He continued, “These are diverse audiences. They are fans of all genres.
Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski kicked off the company’s CinemaCon presentation on Wednesday with a rousing speech in which he declared, “The specialty sector are the honey bees of the movie business”.
Kujawski started off noting how Focus and other major specialty distributors did not just recover to 2019 levels, “We recovered better, faster… And while this may be a surprise, it makes sense because we know that specialty films attract the highest percentage of avid moviegoers of any genre. Period.”
He continued, “These are diverse audiences. They are fans of all genres.
- 4/27/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
CinemaCon continues to dominate the news cycle, and Focus Features is on the main stage this evening alongside Universal Pictures to share details, footage, and trailers for their upcoming slate.
During the presentation, Peter Kujawski, Chairman of Focus Features, pushed back the notion that specialty studios are struggling. He says the data shows they’ve bounced back as well or better than anyone else, as they appeal to a hardcore cinema-loving audience. Kujawski says their fans are the people that attend movies multiple times in theaters. He also notes that blockbuster directors like Christopher Nolan, David Gordon Green, Rian Johnson, and more started by directing “specialty films,” They need to keep making those movies to foster the next generation of outstanding filmmakers.
Focus defines itself as a “big tent spciealty,” meaning they don’t limit themselves, and even do franchises like Downton Abbey and Book Club.
The crowd saw a...
During the presentation, Peter Kujawski, Chairman of Focus Features, pushed back the notion that specialty studios are struggling. He says the data shows they’ve bounced back as well or better than anyone else, as they appeal to a hardcore cinema-loving audience. Kujawski says their fans are the people that attend movies multiple times in theaters. He also notes that blockbuster directors like Christopher Nolan, David Gordon Green, Rian Johnson, and more started by directing “specialty films,” They need to keep making those movies to foster the next generation of outstanding filmmakers.
Focus defines itself as a “big tent spciealty,” meaning they don’t limit themselves, and even do franchises like Downton Abbey and Book Club.
The crowd saw a...
- 4/27/2023
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Slate includes Asteroid City, The Holdovers, Drive-Away Dolls, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3.
Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski kicked off the company’s CinemaCon presentation on Wednesday with a rousing speech in which he declared, “The specialty sector are the honey bees of the movie business”.
Kujawski said Focus and other major specialty distributors recovered faster than the overall marketplace. “We recovered better, faster… And while this may be a surprise, it makes sense because we know that specialty films attract the highest percentage of avid moviegoers of any genre. Period.”
He continued, “These are diverse audiences. They are fans of all genres.
Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski kicked off the company’s CinemaCon presentation on Wednesday with a rousing speech in which he declared, “The specialty sector are the honey bees of the movie business”.
Kujawski said Focus and other major specialty distributors recovered faster than the overall marketplace. “We recovered better, faster… And while this may be a surprise, it makes sense because we know that specialty films attract the highest percentage of avid moviegoers of any genre. Period.”
He continued, “These are diverse audiences. They are fans of all genres.
- 4/26/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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