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The Holdovers director: Make your film as short as possible
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That’s the strong message from Oscar Alexander Payne’s winner to Hollywood, increasingly tired of today’s marathon films. The filmmaker responsible for Sideways and The Holdovers says he now prefers old films, where the focus was on telling a story in the most effective way possible, instead of heaping action sequences, explosions and pretentious half-hour ramblings. At the Locarno Film Festival, Payne explained: “Old films are much better made,…
The Holdovers director: Make your film as short as possible
Cut it down. And then cut it again. That's Oscar winner Alexander Payne's blunt message to Hollywood, as he grows increasingly tired of today's marathon-length movies. The filmmaker behind Sideways and The Holdovers says he now prefers older films, where the focus was on telling a story as effectively as possible—rather than piling on half-hour-long sequences of action, explosions, and pretentious rambling. Speaking at the Locarno Film Festival…
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