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Oct 24, 2023 · Alexander Payne had made a name for himself among a certain set of cinema aficionados with his first three films, but it was the tour de force dramedy Sideways that really brought him to the ...
Dec 2, 2013 · Alexander Payne directed and co-wrote the films Election, About Schmidt, Sideways and The Descendants.He's directed Jack Nicholson and George Clooney in starring roles and has won two Oscars for ...
Nov 15, 2013 · Q&A: Alexander Payne on his life at the movies. NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Payne is equal parts filmmaker and film buff. The Omaha-born filmmaker, for example, found time while premiering his latest, “Nebraska,” at the Cannes Film Festival to see 10 other films (including the four-hour “Cleopatra” restoration). And he chased that with ...
When Alexander Payne won his second Oscar, he dedicated it to his mom, Peggy. "After watching the show a few years ago, she made me promise that if I ever won another Oscar, I had to dedicate it to her just like Javier Bardem did with his mother," he said onstage at the 84th Academy Awards.
Dec 27, 2021 · Citizen Ruth is Alexander Payne's first feature film. The late-90s black comedy laid the foundation for Payne's career and introduced audiences to his distinct filmmaking style. Laura Dern stars as Ruth Stoops, a poor woman who gains help from others as they try and sway her decision to continue or terminate her pregnancy.
Alexander Payne is an American writer, director and producer known for the films About Schmidt (2002), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011), Nebraska (2013), and The Holdovers (2023). Over the course of his career, Payne has won two Academy Awards, two Golden Globes, a British Academy Film Award, five Independent Spirit Awards, three Writers ...
Nov 10, 2023 · The Holdovers: Directed by Alexander Payne. With Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston. A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England school remains on campus during Christmas break.
