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Acclaimed Greek-American director and screenwriter Alexander Payne presented his new film, The Holdovers, at a packed Olympion theater during the 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival on Sunday, November 5th. This is Payne's first period film, set in the 1970s, and...

Alexander Payne, the acclaimed filmmaker, became a Greek citizen during a swearing-in ceremony that took place on Monday, February 7, 2022, at the Consulate General of Greece in Boston. In an announcement, the Consulate General of Greece in Los Angeles...

Greek-American director Alexander Payne recently cast Paul Giamatti in his new movie "The Holdovers." Payne and Giamatti had previously collaborated on the director's 2004 movie "Sideways." The Plot of "The Holdovers" "The Holdovers" takes place in a prestigious private boarding school...

Alexander Payne's next movie "The Menu" seems to be attracting some serious star power, in the form of Academy Award-winning and nominated actors Emma Stone and Ralph Fiennes. "The Menu" is being billed as a dark, satirical horror comedy, which...

Alexander Payne has signed up to direct a new horror comedy with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay producing. Though the filmmaker has handled dark comedies before, it will be his first time approaching the horror genre. The film is titled...

Alexander Payne, the famously proud native of Omaha, Nebraska, decided to return to his hometown for the red carpet premiere of "Downsizing" at the Dundee Theater. The premiere took place on Friday, December 15, at the newly renovated theater venue....

Showtime has finally started development on a new drama titled "Kilroy County", which is backed by Alexander Payne and his producing partners, Jim Taylor and Jim Burke, the team behind the recent "Downsizing" film. Taylor, along with former "Weeds" writer...

Director Alexander Payne has publicly come out with his opinion about the Harvey Weinstein scandal that has rocked Hollywood to condemn the producer accused by dozens of women of sexual harassment and even rape as a "bully and thug". Many...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKEPCcPVrx0 After Alexander Payne's "Downsizing" premiered at the Venice Film Festival to very positive reviews, Paramount decided to release the first teaser trailer for Payne's futuristic comedy. You can watch the full trailer, starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig, above, and...

The first image of the special effects featured in Alexander Payne's "Downsizing", in which humans have the option to shrink to five inches tall in order to help the environment and cut down on spending, has been released! "Downsizing" is...

Alexander Payne's "Downsizing" will be screened on the opening night of the prestigious Venice Film Festival as one of the films in competition. Though it still has some time before its theatrical release, with an expected release date of December...

The 11th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival took place at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, June 7-11. One of the most important international Greek cinema events, the festival picked the Tribeca Film Festival-winning feature "Son of Sofia" for...

The 2017 Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) will be honoring legendary Greek-American director Alexander Payne, who has helmed critically acclaimed films including "The Descendants", "Nebraska", and "Sideways", not to mention the upcoming "Downsizing" with Matt Damon and Kristen...

Alexander Payne finally aired a first glimpse of his long-anticipated film "Downsizing" for movie fans at the theater-owners convention CinemaCon, and audience reactions were overwhelmingly enthusiastic. The somewhat quirky and futuristic premise of the movie, as Payne describes it, is this: "It’s...

During an official ceremony on August 18, the Oscar-winning director Alexander Payne became an honorary citizen of Aigio in the Peloponnese region. The 54-year-old recently married Maria Kontos, a 27-year-old Greek woman that he met last spring as Payne was...