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Alexander Payne and Harvey Weinstein Added to List of UCLA Fest Honorees 1 day ago

The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television (TFT) Film Festival has added filmmaker Alexander Payne and power producer Harvey Weinstein...

By Kasia Anderson

Ewan McGregor, Alexander Payne Named to Cannes Jury

April 25, 2012 By Steve Pond 4 weeks ago

Diane Kruger, Jean-Paul Gaultier and Andrea Arnold will join Ewan McGregor and Alexander Payne on main competition jury

Indie Spirits 2012: Scenes From the Purple Carpet

February 25, 2012 By Diane Garrett 12 weeks ago

Jessica Chastain, Alexander Payne and Demian Bichir were among those hitting the purple carpet at the Indie Spirit Awards in Santa Monica Saturday

Oscar Week 2012 Slideshow: The Scene Around Town

February 23, 2012 By Mikey Glazer 13 weeks ago

Who think's Jon Hamm's a "cheater", and Sir Charlie Chaplin's granddaughters host contemporary power players -- silent and talkie -- for post voting-deadline dinner

Alexander Payne Makes the Cut with Cinema Editors

February 6, 2012 By Steve Pond 15 weeks ago

"The Descendants" director Payne to receive Filmmaker of the Year Award at ACE Eddie Awards

George Clooney's Women: Shailene Woodley and Judy Greer Open Up About 'The Descendants'

January 11, 2012 By Steve Pond 19 weeks ago

Two of the film's female stars talk about typecasting, messiness and blissful ignorance

Indie Box Office: 'The Descendants' Ascends to Big $1.3M Opening

November 20, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 26 weeks ago

Alexander Payne's movie opens at only 29 locations, but is No. 10 at the box office

Oscar Voters Like 'The Descendants,' But Do They Love It?

November 20, 2011 By Steve Pond 26 weeks ago

Official voters' screening of the Best Picture frontrunner draws strong reaction -- but nobody calls it the year's best film

'Descendants': George Clooney as a Cuckold? Heck, Yes!

November 15, 2011 By Alonso Duralde 27 weeks ago

Review: Clooney does some of his best work to date in a terrific film about hell in paradise, from writer-director Alexander Payne

TIFF, Day 3: Freakin' Clooney Just Won't Leave

September 10, 2011 By Steve Pond 36 weeks ago

Clooney segues from "The Ides of March" to "The Descendants," and chaos follows

'Descendants' George Clooney, Alexander Payne Say There's Hope for Adult Dramas

September 10, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 36 weeks ago

The film weaves together family, history, loyalty and the unwelcome pressures of growing the hell up

From Clooney's 'Descendants' to Pixar's 'La Luna': 10 Buzziest Films at Telluride

September 4, 2011 By Chris Willman 37 weeks ago

Telluride may have peaked with its very first premiere, of "The Descendants," but Glenn Close's gender-bending performance has also drawn heat

George Clooney's 'Descendants' Sucks Up All the Air at Telluride Fest

September 3, 2011 By Chris Willman 37 weeks ago

Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" started the festival on a Rocky Mountain high, while Glenn Close in drag and Martin Scorsese's tribute to a Beatle drew more muted praise