The Story Behind the Oscar-Nominated Film, 'The Holdovers'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Mar 8, 2024

[REBROADCAST FROM October 25, 2023] Award-winning screenwriter and director Alexander Payne ("Election," "Sideways," "The Descendants") returns with a new comedy set at an elite prep school over the Christmas holidays. It reunites Payne and actor Paul Giamatti, who worked together on "Sideways." We speak with Payne and screenwriter David Hemingson about "The Holdovers."

*This episode is guest-hosted by Kousha Navidar

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