Alexander Payne‘s films have fared well at the Academy Awards.Six of his eight feature-length movies have gone on to earn Oscar nominations while two have won. More often than not, it’s the ...

One day before Alexander Payne’s heartwarming dramedy The Holdovers potentially wins the award for Best Original Screenplay at the 2024 Oscars, the film has been accused of plagiarism.

Before he became the cinematic voice of the curmudgeon experiencing a midlife crisis, Alexander Payne was one of the most scathing and insightful satirists working behind the page and the camera.

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 ...

Travis Bean writes about the best movies available to stream. Dominic Sessa and Paul Giamatti star in Alexander Payne's 2023 bittersweet holiday film 'The ... [+] Holdovers.' As the holiday season ...

In honor of the coming Omaha Symphony concert, “The Power of Film Music with Alexander Payne,” we asked Omaha performers and others a question: What is your favorite movie soundtrack or song?

THE OMAHA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TOOK SOME OF DIRECTOR ALEXANDER PAYNE’S FAVORITE ... MUSIC’S RELATIONSHIP WITH IMAGE THROUGH PAYNE’S FAVORITE MOVIES. PAYNE EXCLUSIVELY TELLS US THAT THIS ...

Alexander Payne’s jaunt to the past, with Paul Giamatti playing a curmudgeonly instructor at a 1970s all-boys boarding school, is crackling with pungent life. Seacia Pavao/Focus Features The ...