Alexander paynes the descendants not just for the kids. Director, producer and screenwriter alexander payne was born in omaha, nebraska. He is preparing to sell the area, and make millions for. Filmmaker alexander payne on the descendants edward douglas2011 4. As we know, director alexander payne and george clooney came to hawaii in 2010 to shoot the descendants. Feb 23, 2012 dont let the soothing uke and sundappled sadness fool youthe descendants is no less interested in the cosmic than that exegetes delight the tree of life. Alexander payne talks about the descendants washington post. Mar 11, 2011 well it looks like there might be some hope for hollywood to have gotten some of hawaii cultural information correct. Alexander payne on the descendants alexander payne hit the jackpot with sideways, but its taken seven years to follow it up with the descendants, which has won the. Alexander paynes new film, the descendants the new. Alexander paynes new film, the descendants the new york. Alexander payne on the descendants and why its a minor work eric kohn2011 123. Alexander paynes seriocomic the descendants, an adaptation of the novel by kaui hart hemmings, stars george clooney as matt king, a middleage hawaiian who runs a trust responsible for millions of dollars worth of untouched real estate that has been passed down to him and various cousins. Director alexander payne has rarely been known for his visual flair, but the muddled family drama the descendants thrives primarily because of paynes staging, and not so much because of the performances or script.
The 2011 american film the descendants, directed by alexander payne, with the adapted screenplay by payne, nat faxon, and jim rash, is based on this novel. A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor. Alexander payne on the descendants, the contraception battle. Alexander payne s seriocomic the descendants, an adaptation of the novel by kaui hart hemmings, stars george clooney as matt king, a middleage hawaiian who runs a trust responsible for millions of dollars worth of untouched real estate that has been passed down to him and various cousins. Alexander payne s the descendants iain blair2011 129. Alexander payne is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Always good with locations, payne adapts a book set in hawaii while largely avoiding the little slice of paradise side of the islands though he cant stay away from it. The extraordinary, ordinary life of alexander payne life is a collection of extraordinarily ordinary moments, says the academy awardwinning director, if only people would wake up and pay. Payne is most comfortable with discomfort his comedy often relies on embarrassment, and the descendants is no exception.
Payne is a twotime winner of the academy award for best adapted screenplay, and a threetime nominee of the academy award for best director. His most notable movies included election 1999, sideways. The descendants, which opens friday, is based on yet another book, by hawaiibased author kaui hart hemmings. The descendants is a 2011 american comedydrama film directed by alexander. George clooney and shailene woodley in alexander paynes the descendants. I thoroughly enjoyed the format of this book, as biga pieced together articles, analysis, and colleague testimonies to take you through payne s career, and creative process.
Dec 09, 2011 it was a film i was immensely excited to see, and one that i think i just managed to squeak into on the second last day of the festival. George clooney, shailene woodley, beau bridges, judy greer, alexander payne. Jan 23, 2012 when alexander payne s turn came to speak in the glow of the descendants winning best motion picture drama at the jan. Alexander payne the descendants, sideways has lined up his next movie. His most notable movies included election 1999, sideways 2004, the descendants 2011, and nebraska 20. Alexander payne speakers bureau and booking agent info. Nov 01, 2011 alexander payne, who hasnt directed a movie since 2004s sideways, wasnt originally going to go behind the cameras on the descendants. Jan 20, 2012 alexander payne alexander paynes the descendants not just for the kids, thankfully the descendants is the oscarwinners first film in seven years.
I tried to not overhype myself, but with george clooney teaming up with alexander payne, a filmmaker whose last film was made almost a decade ago, i could barely contain myself. The screenplay by payne, nat faxon and jim rash is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by kaui hart hemmings. Alexander payne talks the descendants, nebraska and wilson. Clooneys spectacular and award winning performance is only outdone by alexander paynes ability to portray a beautiful slice of heaven in hawaii while at the same time breaking the viewers heart with devastating character developments and scenes that will undoubtedly have an emotionally conscious viewer on the verge of tears. His movies have garnered numerous accolades and awards, including two. Alexander payne on the descendants alexander payne hit the jackpot with sideways, but its taken seven years to follow it. Always good with locations, payne adapts a book set in hawaii while largely avoiding the little slice of paradise side of the islands though he cant stay away from. From alexander payne, the creator of the oscarwinning sideways, set in hawaii, the descendants is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic. Clooney and the director, alexander payne working from a script mr. Feb 24, 2012 the extraordinary, ordinary life of alexander payne life is a collection of extraordinarily ordinary moments, says the academy awardwinning director, if only people would wake up and pay. The 2011 american film the descendants, directed by alexander payne, with the adapted.
Alexander payne on the descendants, the contraception. The descendants director alexander payne puts a babettes. The descendants is an extraordinarily beautiful film, in basically every aspect. Apr 07, 2020 alexander payne, american director, screenwriter, and producer, who was noted for creating films that mixed sardonic humor with humanistic characterdriven drama. The invisible history of hawaii in alexander paynes not even past. The project got its start in 2007 when two london agents handed a galley copy of the novel, written by native hawaiian kaui hart hemmings, to. The descendants by alexander payne alexander payne, george. Alexander payne interview the descendants, nebraska and wilson. The other day my friend was saying to me that she recently saw the descendants and thought it was a pretty dumb name for a film which has nothing to do with the protagonists descendants. This is an exceptional film from alexander payne, one that causes a rather impressive mix of different emotions, often within short moments of each other. Alexander payne generally travels from and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Instead, his company was going to produce the film, with stephen frears and jason reitman interested in directing the adaptation of kaui hart hemmings book. With matt damon, christoph waltz, hong chau, kristen wiig. This book chronicles the career of alexander payne, writerdirector of some highly acclaimed films such as sideways and the descendants.
Payne adapted, with nat faxon and jim rash, from kaui hart hemmingss novel, proceed to shake up our expectations. At the time the novel came into his office, he was busy writing another project called. Alexander payne talks the descendants, nebraska and. A list of works by nebraska filmmaker alexander payne alexander payne constantine alexander payne was born february 10, 1961, in omaha, nebraska, to peggy constantine a professor of romance languages and george payne, who owned and operated a greek restaurant. I have not seen it yet, but i thought maybe the title was more overtly related to the book, a relation which then became lost in its translation to film. The director alexander payne asked who i saw playing the role of matt king in the descendants.
Alexander payne alexander paynes the descendants not just for the kids, thankfully the descendants is the oscarwinners first film in seven years. The film stars george clooney, shailene woodley, amara miller, beau bridges, judy greer, matthew lillard, and robert forster, and was released by fox. The director alexander payne asked who i saw playing the role of matt. Bigas collection of essays document the evolution and growth of this significant american filmmaker and he includes relevant historical context of the old hollywood and the new. George clooney, alexander payne and the descendants, exposing. The descendants stars george clooney, robert forster, shailene woodley. Oct 24, 2011 this kaui hart hemmings book, the descendants, i could never have thought up any of that stuff, but im sure glad i that i found it. The descendants, with george clooney and directed by alexander payne about schmidt, sideways might be the first time hawaii history gets a fair showing with a subplot about a hawaiian real estate family trust and an ahupuaa. George clooney, alexander payne and the descendants.
Dont let the soothing uke and sundappled sadness fool youthe descendants is no less interested in the cosmic than that exegetes delight the tree of. The descendants, directed by alexander payne, opens with a. The more i worked on that story, the more i wound up discarding the book and then going back and revising a. Descendants is the book ive been most faithful to and most inclusive of the writer because its her world. Nov, 2011 its been seven years since alexander paynes last film, sideways. Descendants book author recalls working with clooney. The descendants, jack nicholson about schmidt, reese witherspoon election, paul giamatti sideways, laura dern citizen ruth, and bruce dern nebraska, have starred in his films. Feb 24, 2012 descendants book author recalls working with clooney. He did something few directors do by involving hemmings, a hawaii native and resident, in the adaptation. His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary. Alexander payne goes behind the scenes of george clooney pic. When alexander paynes turn came to speak in the glow of the descendants winning best motion picture drama at the jan. The descendants by alexander payne alexander payne.
He grew up, the youngest of three boys in the family, in the dundeehappy hollow. Alexander payne, who hasnt directed a movie since 2004s sideways, wasnt originally going to go behind the cameras on the descendants. Alexander payne and kaui hart hemmings on the symbiosis. Jan 27, 2012 the director alexander payne asked who i saw playing the role of matt king in the descendants. With the descendants, filmmaker alexander payne once again evinces a directorial style that could be called the touch of payne deftly mixing humor, pathos, drama and sweetness without a. The descendants is a novel written by kaui hart hemmings. His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary american society. George clooney stars in the new film from alexander payne sideways, election as an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to reexamine his past and embrace his future when.
It is a bittersweet story about a father who is facing the death of his wife who lies in a coma after a car i was looking for a book set in hawaii, and that was available on audio and came across this one. Hemmingss comic sense is finely honed in this refreshingly wry debut novel. The descendants is written by a female author and has a smart, compassionate and convincing male narrator. Now he brings to the screen the descendants, starring george clooney. I dont think its a brand when they say, from the director of i think youre a brand when they say from alexander payne, from pedro almodovar. Alexander payne talks the descendants, clooney, next black and white film, new trailer anne thompson2011 115. Alexander payne, american director, screenwriter, and producer, who was noted for creating films that mixed sardonic humor with humanistic characterdriven drama. Screenplay alexander, faxon, nat and jim rash payne on. Constantine alexander payne is an american film director, screenwriter, and producer, known for the films election, about schmidt, sideways, the descendants, nebraska, and downsizing.
His father is of greek and german ancestry, and his mother is of greek descent. The extraordinary, ordinary life of alexander payne. Style me up the descendants reg sketchbookpainting book french kids art craft with stickers, stencils and color instructions smu2114. A clean copy of kaui hart hemmings debut novel, the descendants, adorns a plain beechwood coffee table thats bisecting lwlies and alexander payne. This kaui hart hemmings book, the descendants, i could never have thought up any of that stuff, but im sure glad i that i found it. The descendants director alexander payne puts a babette. In this video excerpt from the envelope screening series, the cast of the descendants talk about how payne works with actors, and how he makes them feel safe, even when working on emotionally dangerous scenes. Alexander payne on the descendants and why its a minor. Its been seven years since alexander paynes last film, sideways. The novel is set in hawaii, about a man of mixed lineage hawaiian.
The descendants is a 2011 american comedydrama film directed by alexander payne. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. Since 1996, alexander payne has made six feature films and a short segment of an omnibus movie. Alexander paynes first feature, citizen ruth, was a scathing satire of abortion politics that took on prolife and prochoice shibboleths with equal amounts of skepticism and wellaimed bile. Alexander payne s direction, as in sideways, proceeds at a pace that enlarges the emotional space allowing us to become more involved with the characters. Alexander paynes the descendants iain blair2011 129. Nov 11, 2011 with the descendants, filmmaker alexander payne once again evinces a directorial style that could be called the touch of payne deftly mixing humor, pathos, drama and sweetness without a. Dec 14, 2011 alexander payne the descendants alexander payne wasnt sure he was the man to make the descendants. Although his body of work is quantitatively small, it is qualitatively impressive.
The more i worked on that story, the more i wound up discarding the book and then going back and revising a previous script of mine, which was the first. His parents, peggy constantine and george payne, ran a greek restaurant. Jun 01, 2011 george clooney stars in the new film from alexander payne sideways, election as an indifferent husband and father of two girls, who is forced to reexamine his past and embrace his future when. George clooney gives one of his very best performances, and the rest of the cast is nothing short of great. Nebraska filmmaker alexander payne lincoln city libraries. A list of works by nebraska filmmaker alexander payne alexander payne constantine alexander payne was born february 10, 1961, in omaha, nebraska, to peggy constantine a professor of romance languages and george payne. Leo biga brings us a fascinating, comprehensive, insightful portrait of the work and artistry of alexander payne. Alexander paynes the descendants maurice timothy reidy january 30, 2012 the director alexander payne is known for black comedies featuring dazed and confused male protagonists. His movies have garnered numerous accolades and awards, including two academy awards for best adapted screenplay.
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