'The Holdovers,' a reunion with 'Sideways' star Paul Giamatti, is earning Payne his best reviews in years. It also marks the end of a period of uncertainty.
“A Film By,” the most omnipresent of onscreen designations, is beloved of first-time directors and frazzled veterans alike. One picture you won’t find it on, however, is “The Holdovers.” What you see instead is “An Alexander Payne Movie.” The reason for the change is both simple and complex: “The older I get,” Payne says with conviction, “I just want to make movies.” It’s not like the 62-year-old filmmaker lacks “A Film By” credentials.
“Her part is somewhat comic but mostly dramatic and when you have that, I like to have actors with comic chops. It keeps their performance from being too dreary.” If these two parts were relatively straightforward to cast, the situation with downbeat teen Angus Tully was anything but.
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