• subscribe

    • Alexander Payne

    In his big film ‘Downsizing,’ Alexander Payne makes America small again

    From ‘About Schmidt’ to ‘Sideways,’ Alexander Payne is beloved for his intimate dramas—but his most ambitious one yet may well fail in this political climate

    2013 at the movies: the year of the jerk

    From The Wolf of Wall Street to Nebraska, moviegoers this year were surrounded by the most vile people ever imagined

    ‘Nebraska’ isn’t about getting an Oscar

    Alexander Payne has had it with snooty critics who think his film is condescending

    Leaving the ‘dernsies’ at home

    Bruce Dern is leaving the ‘dernsies’ at home

    After a career spent improvising, the Oscar-nominated actor doesn’t change a thing in Nebraska

    Seniors Day in Cannes: Look, everyone! It’s Jerry Lewis

    Brian D. Johnson’s latest dispatch from the Croisette

    Taking George Clooney sideways in ‘The Descendants’

    Alexander Payne does for Hawaii what he did for wine in ‘Sideways,’ with Clooney playing against type as an cuckolded dad