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“The Holdovers" marks the long-in-coming reunion of Paul Giamatti and director Alexander Payne, 20 years after “Sideways.” And just as in “Sideways,” their alchemy produces something wry and moving. This

When Paul Giamatti made "Sideways" with director Alexander Payne, he couldnt believe it he was playing the lead. Giamatti says he hasnt experienced anything quite like the natural, ensemble feel of "Sideways." Until, that is, he reteamed with Payne for "The Holdovers."

NEW YORK (AP) — When Paul Giamatti made “Sideways” with Alexander Payne, he stayed in a little house in the middle of a large vineyard. At the end of a day of shooting, he would drive home in darkness, with the California hills around him. Giamatti was then a respected character actor, but this was […]

NEW YORK (AP) — When Paul Giamatti made “Sideways” with Alexander Payne, he stayed in a little house in the middle of a large vineyard. At the end of a day of shooting, he would drive home in darkness, with the California hills around him.

‘The Holdovers’, playing in theaters and available digitally, marks the long-in-coming reunion of Giamatti and Alexander Payne

“The Holdovers" marks the long-in-coming reunion of Paul Giamatti and director Alexander Payne, 20 years after “Sideways.” And just as in “Sideways,” their alchemy produces something wry and moving. This

If Paul Giamatti is nominated for best actor, it would be an overdue acknowledgement of one this era’s finest actors, one who’s long imbued everyman...

When Paul Giamatti made "Sideways" with Alexander Payne, he stayed in a little house in the middle of a large vineyard. At the end of a day of shooting, he would drive home in darkness, with the hills of Napa Valley around him. Giamatti was then a respected character actor, but this was one of his first times as the lead. And he couldn't believe it. "I remember Alexander saying, ‘You two guys are going to do it,’" recalls Giamatti of himself and Thomas Hayden Church....

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