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Two specialty films now in wide release hit the top ten this weekend with American Fiction at no. 8 and Poor Things, at no. 9 and claiming the mantle of the highest-grossing limited opening release of 2023. The Zone of Interest has had a terrific expansion for a foreign language film about a heavy subject…

A handful of indies bow or expand this weekend as Oscar hopefuls from Poor Things to The Holdovers and American Fiction crowd theaters after nominations earlier this week. Anatomy Of A Fall is getting a big bump. Oppenheimer is back on Imax. New specialty releases include Daisy Ridley-starring Someti…

After landing his second Oscar nomination on Tuesday morning for his starring turn in Alexander Payne’s dramedy The Holdovers, Paul Giamatti spoke with Deadline about the reasons horror is currently at top of mind for him, the filmmakers active in that genre today that he’d most like to work with, his…

Following the announcement of his Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination Tuesday morning, The Holdovers screenwriter David Hemingson revealed to Deadline that some dialogue and scenes were taken verbatim from his own life. Hemingson had originally written a pilot based on his own boarding school…

Alexander Payne's The Holdovers is set in the last weeks of 1970 and, if attention is paid, you'll see Da'Vine Joy Randolph pay homage to Isabel Sanford, particularly how the tv legend wore her hair when she played Louise "Weezy" Jefferson in the classic TV comedy The Jeffersons. "I do this all the…

"We did two films together and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Maybe there's time for one more?" said Martin Scorsese, turning to Daniel Day-Lewis after the actor lovingly introduced him at the National Board of Review awards gala. The crowd at Cipriani 42nd Street was entranced by…

After winning best actor in a musical or comedy at Sunday Night’s Golden Globes, Paul Giamatti wanted to make sure that the profession that he portrays in his film The Holdovers was not forgotten “It’s a movie about a teacher, I play a teacher and I come from a whole family of teachers and teachers…

The Golden Globes shook up the supporting actress race by awarding Da'Vine Joy Randolph the prize for her scene-stealing work in The Holdovers. Randolph has quickly become the actress to watch after her vulnerable and hilarious performance as Helen in the 1970s-set drama. As Mary Lamb, the school…

Paul Giamatti is back in the thick of awards season and Oscar buzz this year for his wonderfully rich, funny and human turn in Alexander Payne’s dramedy, The Holdovers. Already he has won the National Board of Review and Boston Film Critics Best Actor prize…

In a cinematic landscape filled with talent, certain performances stand out. From the quiet intensity of Greta Lee in Past Lives to the commanding presence of Taraji P. Henson in The Color Purple, this collection of actors make up some of my favorite performances of the year of films I saw. Each actor…

Alexander Payne’s 3x Golden Globe nominated, 8x Critics Choice nominated dramedy The Holdovers will stream on Peacock on Friday, Dec. 29. By the time the movie hits the streaming service it will have been in theaters exclusively for 64 days. The pic has grossed to date $17.4M at the domestic box…

UPDATED with latest: The Palm Springs Film Festival said today that Paul Giamatti will receive its 2024 Icon Award for The Holdovers. He will be feted January 4 at the festival’s Film Awards gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center. "In The Holdovers…