the Descendants

The 2015 Munich Film Festival will be honoring the great Alexander Payne with a retrospective showcasing every single movie of the director's career. Payne was previously honored at the film festival in 1997 with the High Hopes Award for his feature...

In an exclusive interview with Greek Reporter, Oscar-winning director Alexander Payne talks about his latest black and white film Nebraska, the state of American cinema and his connection to the land of his ancestors, Greece. The Greek-American director also spoke...

As awards season approaches, and hot off the heels of his Oscar win for "The Descendants" last year, a new book highlights the career of talented Greek-American filmmaker Alexander Payne. Leo Adam Biga's book, Alexander Payne: His Journey in Film –...

Director Alexander Payne, of Greek origin, was named to jury in the 65th Cannes Film Festival. Payne was nominated for three Oscars this past year. In 2011, he won the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for his movie 'The Descendants,"...

Beverly Hills, CA – Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced today (Tuesday, January 24) by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2010 Oscar® nominee Jennifer Lawrence. Sherak and Lawrence, who was nominated for...

Everything is ready for the 69th Golden Globe Awards, which will take place on January 15 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. As it does every year, the 2012 Golden Globes nominations’ list includes filmmakers and...

The 52nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival began with films and ceremonies in the Olympion Theater, on Friday the 4th until Saturday the 12th of November. The opening film of the festival is "The Descendants" the fifth film directed by Greek-American...