Cannes Check 2013: Alexander Payne's 'Nebraska'

Posted by · 7:20 am · May 13th, 2013

Continuing our cheat sheet for the Cannes Competition.

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The Long Shot: Down on 'Descendants'

Posted by · 6:17 pm · November 23rd, 2011

Showered with critical praise, Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants” is currently regarded as one of the frontrunners for Oscar glory — but is its obliviously compromised humanism what might really appeal to the Academy?

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