Is 'The Holdovers' Really 'a '70s Movie'? Or the New 'Green Book'?
Alexander Payne's film works so hard to create a retro '70s vibe that it's got everything but the spontaneity that defined that era of filmmaking.
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Alexander Payne's film works so hard to create a retro '70s vibe that it's got everything but the spontaneity that defined that era of filmmaking.
Paul Giamatti invests his withering remarks with a French pastry’s worth of layers.
There are rituals to an Alexander Payne movie. In post-production, he and his longtime editor, Kevin Tent, will gather collaborators for Tie Day Tuesday
A deep affection for cinema tends to run alongside the moviemaking for Alexander Payne. “The Holdovers” is his attempt to make not just a ’70-set film but an actual ’70s film, styled after some of the movies he grew up with. In an interview, Payne says some of the films that defined him as a young moviegoer and deeply influenced “The Holdovers” include “The Graduate,” “The Landlord,” “Harold and Maude,” “The Last Detail,” “Klute,” “Paper Moon” and “All the President’s Men.” “The Holdovers," starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and D...
Ever since The Holdovers began making its festival run, there's been a bit of a rush to proclaim it director Alexander Payne's return to form....