Alexander Payne (English Wikipedia)

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"Entertainment: Sideways director keeps it real". BBC News. UK. January 25, 2005. Retrieved September 17, 2010. ...his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, where his family ran a Greek restaurant — they changed the family name from Papadopoulos.

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"The Coffee Table Coffee Table Book". Black Dog Publishing. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.

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Squires, John (May 29, 2020). "Alexander Payne No Longer Directing Horror-Comedy 'The Menu'; Mark Mylod Taking Over". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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Cunningham, John M. "Alexander Payne: American writer, director, and producer". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

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Swartz, Tracy (June 21, 2018). "Alexander Payne may be eyeing Chicago to film adaptation of New Yorker story". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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Chitwood, Adam (August 6, 2012). "Alexander Payne's NEBRASKA Moving Forward with Will Forte and Bruce Dern". Collider. Archived from the original on August 10, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
Radish, Christina (November 17, 2011). "Alexander Payne Talks THE DESCENDANTS and His Next Two Projects NEBRASKA and WILSON". Collider. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Chitwood, Adam (October 8, 2013). "Alexander Payne in Talks to Direct THE JUDGE'S WILL for Fox Searchlight". Collider. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Jagernauth, Kevin (April 3, 2015). "Alexander Payne May Like the Odds on SEPTILLION TO ONE". Collider. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
Han, Angie (April 3, 2015). "Alexander Payne Considers Betting On 'Septillion To One'". /Film. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
Cabin, Chris (September 15, 2016). "Mark Romanek Set to Direct Romantic Comedy 'Septillion to One'". Collider. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
Cabin, Chris (February 10, 2016). "Alexander Payne Set to Hit the Road Again With 'My Saga'". Collider. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Goldberg, Matt (October 18, 2019). "Alexander Payne's Netflix Movie Cancelled a Week Before Filming Was Supposed to Begin". Collider. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Goldberg, Matt (March 14, 2018). "Alexander Payne in Talks to Direct Legal Drama 'The Burial' for Amazon Studios". Collider. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Sneider, Jeff (April 4, 2019). "Exclusive: Emma Stone, Ralph Fiennes Eyed to Star in Alexander Payne's 'The Menu'". Collider. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Gemmill, Allie (December 2, 2019). "'Downsizing' Director Alexander Payne to Direct New Take on 'Babette's Feast'". Collider. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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Lesnick, Silas (January 8, 2015). "Three More Join Damon and Witherspoon for Downsizing". Comingsoon.net. Retrieved January 11, 2015.

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West, Michael (November 6, 2014). "Matt Damon to Star in Alexander Payne's Epic Masterpiece, 'Downsizing'". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved June 13, 2022.

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"Director Alexander Payne returns to movies with a rumpled George Clooney in tow". The Dallas Morning News. November 15, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2022.

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Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 5, 2014). "Matt Damon To Star In Alexander Payne's 'Downsizing'". Deadline Hollywood.
Pedersen, Erik (March 10, 2016). "Christoph Waltz & Hong Chau Join 'Downsizing'; '3rd Street Blackout' Gets NYC Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
Mike Fleming Jr. (June 14, 2021). "Alexander Payne Taps His 'Sideways' Star Paul Giamatti For 'The Holdovers': Hot Cannes Package". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
Mike Fleming Jr. (June 28, 2021). "Miramax Lands World Rights On Alexander Payne-Directed 'The Holdovers' With Paul Giamatti: Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 28, 2026). "Alexander Payne Sets Cast For Danish Comedy-Drama 'Somewhere Out There', Director's Third Teaming With Searchlight". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 29, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 5, 2011). "A 14-Year 'Gambit' Finally Provides a Big Payoff for Producer Mike Lobell". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 18, 2010). "'Wilson' Lands At Fox Searchlight With Alexander Payne". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 8, 2013). "Alexander Payne Teams With Searchlight, Conde Nast On 'The Judge's Will'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Fleming, Mike Jr. (May 29, 2018). "James Ivory Adapting Ruth Prawer Jhabvala New Yorker Article 'The Judge's Will' For Alexander Payne At Fox Searchlight". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Fleming, Mike Jr. (September 15, 2016). "Mark Romanek To Helm 'Septillion To One'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 17, 2019). "Rights Issues Cancel Alexander Payne-Directed Mads Mikkelsen Netflix Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Fleming, Mike Jr. (March 14, 2018). "Alexander Payne In Talks For 'The Burial' At Amazon Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 9, 2019). "Hot Project Du Jour: Emma Stone, Ralph Fiennes, Alexander Payne On 'The Menu'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 2, 2019). "Alexander Payne Takes On Reimagining Of 'Babette's Feast'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Blyth, Antonia (February 23, 2024). "'The Holdovers' David Hemingson Reveals Details Of New Alexander Payne Western Project & Hopes Paul Giamatti Will Join: 'We've Written Him A Part'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
Payne, Alexander (September 4, 2020). "Alexander Payne Denies Rose McGowan Underage Allegation: Guest Column". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 6, 2020.

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Baxter, Joseph (April 4, 2019). "Emma Stone and Ralph Fiennes Eyed to Star in Horror Comedy The Menu". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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Davies, Megan (October 17, 2019). "Hannibal star Mads Mikkelsen's Netflix movie is dropped suddenly for unexpected reason". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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"Oscar-winning Alexander Payne becomes Greek citizen | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved February 8, 2022.

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White, James (October 9, 2013). "Alexander Payne Finds The Judge's Will". Empire. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
White, James (April 4, 2019). "Emma Stone And Ralph Fiennes Eyed For Alexander Payne's Latest". Empire. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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Karger, Dave (February 11, 2003). "Check out the top five Oscar surprises". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 16, 2015.

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"The Jury of the 65th Festival de Cannes". festival-cannes.com. Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved April 25, 2012.

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"2013 Official Selection". Cannes. April 18, 2013. Retrieved April 18, 2013.

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McNary, Dave (February 9, 2016). "Alexander Payne to Direct Norwegian Travel Tale 'My Saga'". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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Severe, Mike'l (March 5, 2024). "'I'd rather be making a film': Before walking Oscars red carpet, Alexander Payne sits down with FFP". Flatwater Free Press. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

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Papapostolou, Anastasios (May 18, 2013). "Alexander Payne Talks Nebraska; Cinema; Greece" (Video interview). Greek Reporter. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2013.

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Papapostolou, Anastasios (May 19, 2013). "Exclusive: Alexander Payne Talks Nebraska, Greece & American Cinema". Hollywood Greek Reporter. Retrieved November 13, 2013.

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Feinberg, Scott (December 27, 2011). "Writer/Director Alexander Payne: 'I Don't Know How Talented I Would Say I Am' (Audio)" (Audio podcast interview article). The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
Feinberg, Scott (December 27, 2011). "Scott Feinberg Interviews Alexander Payne" (Audio podcast interview). The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
"Matt Damon downsizing with Alexander Payne". The Guardian. November 6, 2014.
"'The Holdovers' Review: Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti Reunite for an Imperfect but Rewarding Campus Dramedy". The Hollywood Reporter. September 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
Feinberg, Scott (April 26, 2024). "Alexander Payne Making Doc Directorial Debut With Project About "Finest Film Professor in the World" (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
Galuppo, Mia (February 9, 2016). "Alexander Payne to Direct Norwegian Road Trip Film 'My Saga'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Galuppo, Mia (March 14, 2018). "Alexander Payne in Talks to Direct Amazon Legal Drama 'The Burial'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
THR Staff (December 20, 2019). "Olivia Colman to Star in Crime Drama 'Landscapers' for HBO, Sky". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
Belloni, Matthew (November 16, 2011). "THR's Directors Roundtable: How to Fire People, Who to Steal From, and Amy Pascal's Secret Advice". The Hollywood Reporter. p. 3. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
Strauss, Jackie (February 2, 2018). "Rose McGowan Tells Ronan Farrow of Another 'Very Famous' Hollywood Predator". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 21, 2020.

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Jacobs, Matthew (May 7, 2014). "Pick Flick: An Oral History Of 'Election,' 15 Years Later". The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 26, 2015. Barack Obama has told me twice that it's his favorite political film.

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Jagernauth, Kevin (November 18, 2010). "Alexander Payne Attached To Direct Adaptation Of Daniel Clowes Comic 'Wilson'". IndieWire. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Jagernauth, Kevin (November 9, 2011). "Alexander Payne Says 'Nebraska' Likely To Be Retitled, 'Wilson' Keeps Moving". IndieWire. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Dang, Simon (May 29, 2012). "Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor To Preview New Script 'The Lost Cause' At Nantucket Film Festival". IndieWire. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
Hanna, Beth (October 9, 2013). "In the Works: Alexander Payne Finds Next Project in 'The Judge's Will'". IndieWire. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Jagernauth, Kevin (October 8, 2013). "Alexander Payne Signs 'The Judge's Will' With Fox Searchlight". IndieWire. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Jagernauth, Kevin (April 2, 2015). "Alexander Payne May Bet On 'Septillion to One' Odds". IndieWire. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
Jagernauth, Kevin (February 9, 2016). "Alexander Payne To Direct Road Trip Flick 'My Saga'". IndieWire. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Thompson, Anne (February 9, 2016). "Bona Fide Acquires Movie Rights to Knausgaard New York Times Series 'My Saga' for Alexander Payne (EXCLUSIVE)". IndieWire. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Lattanzio, Ryan (December 2, 2019). "Alexander Payne Rebounds From Cancelled Netflix Project With 'Babette's Feast' Remake". IndieWire. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Thompson, Anne (October 25, 2023). "How a French Movie from 1935 Inspired Alexander Payne's Latest, 'The Holdovers'". IndieWire. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

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"Court of Honor: Constantine Alexander Payne". Metro Magazine. Omaha, Nebraska. 2010. p. 13. Retrieved November 13, 2013. Constantine Alexander Payne, a Greek American, was born on February 10, 1961 to George and Peggy Payne in Omaha, Nebraska. ... Alexander attended Brownell Talbot and Dundee for elementary school, Lewis and Clark Junior High and Creighton Prep High School. ...[H]e went on to attend Stanford, and ... graduated with an MFA in film from UCLA. ... [H[is father, owner of The Virginia Restaurant in downtown Omaha...{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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Fonda, Jane (July 24, 2012). "Alexander Payne, Laura Dern & an Amazing Weekend in Omaha". JaneFonda.com. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

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Giroux, Jesse (February 10, 2016). "Alexander Payne to Direct Adaptation of Karl Ove Knausgaard's My Saga". JoBlo.com. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Hamman, Cody (May 29, 2020). "Mark Mylod Steps in for Alexander Pyne as Director of 'The Menu'". JoBlo.com. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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Cooper, Todd (May 23, 2023). "Divorce of Omaha filmmaker Alexander Payne an international affair; records sealed in court". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

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"RUN FAST - A Short Film by Anna Musso by Anna Musso — Kickstarter". Kickstarter.com. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

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"Biennale Cinema 2025 | Alexander Payne President of the Venezia 82 international jury". La Biennale di Venezia. April 28, 2025. Retrieved April 28, 2025.

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Verrier, Richard (November 20, 2013). "Alexander Payne's 'Nebraska' shows state's deep roots in Hollywood". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

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Mikulan, Steven (April 21, 1999). "High Plains Joker: Alexander Payne's Wild, Wild Midwest". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2010. ...the youngest of three sons in a Greek-American family of businessmen and restaurateurs. (His grandfather had changed the family name from Papadopulis.) In 1975, a tornado blew down Alexander's junior high school ... [and he transferred] to Creighton Prep...

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Biga, Leo Adam (July 6, 2012). "Remembering the Virginia Cafe and the Restauranter Family Legacy of Filmmaker Alexander Payne" (Writer's blog). Leo Adam Biga. Retrieved November 14, 2013. Originally published in The Reader
Biga, Leo Adam (September 24, 2013). "Nebraska Coast Connection Salon Q&A with Alexander Payne: The Filmmaker Speaks Candidly About 'Nebraska,' Casting, Screenwriting and Craft: Alexander Payne in conversation with Nebraska Coast Connection founder Todd Nelson". Leo Adam Biga. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

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Michel Feld, Karina (June 4, 2021). "Oscar Winner Alexander Payne: 5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me When I First Became A Filmmaker". Medium. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

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"MetaCritic Top 25 Best Movie Directors of the 21st century: so Far (Alexander Payne)". Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

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"Alexander Payne Eyeing Wilson Adaptation". MovieWeb. November 19, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Gallagher, Brian (October 8, 2013). "Alexander Payne Teams Up with Fox Searchlight for The Judge's Will". MovieWeb. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Edelman, George (May 22, 2025). "Alexander Payne on Classic Movies, His Long-Awaited 'Election' Sequel, and Why 'Ben-Hur' Is "Still F**king Awesome" (Exclusive)". MovieWeb. Retrieved May 26, 2025.

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McNary, Dave (May 29, 2018). "James Ivory to Write Alexander Payne's Family Drama 'The Judge's Will'". Yahoo! News. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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Arnold, Ben (October 18, 2019). "'Sideways' director Alexander Payne's new Netflix movie axed just days before shoot". Yahoo! News. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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"Ο 'Έλληνας" των Όσκαρ". NewsIT. January 16, 2014.

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Talbot, Margaret (October 28, 2013). "Profiles: Home Movies: Alexander Payne, High Plains auteur". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. p. 50. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013. he majored in Latin-American literature and history, and studied abroad in Spain and in Colombia.

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Kelly, Michael (February 25, 2012). "Payne, Ware on to big-time awards". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved November 13, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
"Archives: That time Alexander Payne returned to Omaha to make his first movie". Omaha World-Herald. November 12, 2013 [Originally published February 5, 1995]. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013. Payne, a 1979 Creighton Prep graduate...

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Neumeyer, Scott (February 24, 2014). "Nebraska Director Alexander Payne Talks Bruce Dern and the Iconic Look of Black and White". Parade. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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Lee, Ken (October 18, 2007). "Sandra Oh and Alexander Payne's Divorce Finalized". People. Retrieved November 13, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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"Oscar-winning Alexander Payne secretly gets married with a Greek woman". Proto Thema. October 29, 2015. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016.

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"Downsizing (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved December 24, 2017.

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Dalton, Ben (August 20, 2024). "Alexander Payne preps Danish-language film as first European production (exclusive)". Screen Daily. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
Dalton, Ben (May 15, 2025). "Renate Reinsve to star in Alexander Payne's 'Somewhere Out There'". Screen Daily. Retrieved May 17, 2025.

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Kay, Jeremy (January 28, 2026). "Alexander Payne's 'Somewhere Out There' preps shoot in Denmark". Screen Global Production. Archived from the original on February 3, 2026. Retrieved February 4, 2026.

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Schaefer, Sandy (November 19, 2010). "Dan Clowes Adapting 'Wilson' For The Big Screen". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Burke, Carolyn (March 14, 2018). "Alexander Payne in Talks to Direct Amazon's The Burial". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Jones, Mike (April 9, 2019). "Emma Stone & Ralph Fiennes Cast In Alexander Payne's The Menu". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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"Alexander Payne dobitnik Počasnog Srca Sarajeva 30. Sarajevo Film Festivala". sff.ba. 2024. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

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Han, Angie (November 30, 2012). "Alexander Payne's 'Nebraska' Eyeing Late 2013 Release; Will Forte and Bruce Dern Run Around Billings, MT in First Set Photos". /Film. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
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Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 9, 2019). "Hot Project Du Jour: Emma Stone, Ralph Fiennes, Alexander Payne On 'The Menu'". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Fleming, Mike Jr. (December 2, 2019). "Alexander Payne Takes On Reimagining Of 'Babette's Feast'". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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"Payne (Papadopoulos) - Hoffman" (PDF). St. John's 100 Year Anniversary. St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church. June 13–15, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2013.

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French, Philip (January 29, 2012). "The Descendants". The Observer. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
Shoard, Catherine (November 6, 2014). "Matt Damon downsizing with Alexander Payne". The Guardian. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
Romney, Jonathan (January 7, 2018). "Alexander Payne on Downsizing: 'The film isn't a major statement – it's a metaphor'". The Guardian. Retrieved January 8, 2018.

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Davis, Edward (November 9, 2023). "'Election' Sequel: Alexander Payne Says He Wants Matthew Broderick Back & To 'Loosely' Adapt The Book That Doesn't Include His Character". The Playlist. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

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Sneider, Jeff (April 1, 2015). "OddLot Wins Heated Auction for 'Septillion to One'; Alexander Payne Circling to Direct (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

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"Sandra Oh files to divorce husband Payne". UPI (United Press International, Inc.). April 18, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2013.

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Sasvari, Joanne (February 18, 2020). "Salut!: Babette's stuffed quail a French decadence worth recreating". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved July 24, 2020.

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Kroll, Justin (October 2, 2015). "Paramount Nabs Alexander Payne's 'Downsizing' Starring Matt Damon". Variety. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
Rebecca Rubin (June 14, 2021). "Paul Giamatti to Star in Alexander Payne's Comedic Drama 'The Holdovers'". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
"'The Holdovers' Review: Alexander Payne Reunites With Paul Giamatti in What Feels Like a Lost '70s Classic". Variety. September 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
Petrikin, Chris (July 27, 1999). "'Election's' Payne in talks for 'Esquivel'". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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McNary, Dave (May 29, 2018). "James Ivory to Write Alexander Payne's Family Drama 'The Judge's Will'". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
McNary, Dave (February 9, 2016). "Alexander Payne to Direct Norwegian Travel Tale 'My Saga'". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
McNary, Dave (March 14, 2018). "Alexander Payne in Talks for Legal Drama 'The Burial' at Amazon". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Kroll, Justin (February 8, 2019). "Alexander Payne and Gary Sanchez Productions Team on His Next Film 'The Menu' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
Thorne, Will (October 9, 2020). "Alexander Payne Exits Olivia Colman HBO, Sky Drama 'Landscapers'". Variety. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
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