Alexander Payne

A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.

FRANK CAPRA: MR AMERICA tells the story of how Frank Capra, a young and penniless immigrant, rose through the ranks of early Hollywood to become one of the Great American storytellers.

How does the vision of the brilliant Spanish filmmaker Luis García Berlanga (1921-2010) remain relevant in a time whose popular culture has little to do with his own? Since to understand the secrets of an artist it is essential to know the person behind, his family, his friends, his collaborators, as well as prestigious filmmakers and actors trace a collective portrait of a creator as singular as he is universal.

Stanley, an aging fast food worker, prepares to work his final graveyard shift after 38 years. When he's asked to train his replacement, Jevon, Stanley's weekend takes an unexpected turn.

After losing a custody battle, perpetual teenager Wayne Stobierski steals his son away for one last father-son weekend to the city of their dreams - Milwaukee, Wisconsin. What's supposed to be a light-hearted adventure soon transforms into a journey of profound redemption.

Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as contemporaries Coppola, Scorsese and Spielberg rose to blockbuster stardom in the 1980s, Ashby's uncompromising nature played out as a cautionary tale of art versus commerce.

人口が増え続け、住みづらくなってしまった地球で、ノルウェーの科学者が人間の体のサイズを5インチ（13cm）に縮小する方法を発見し、地球規模の社会問題として人類を悩ます人口過多問題が一気に解決する「全人類縮小200年計画」が持ち上がる。ポールとオードリーは、ネブラスカ州オマハで生活を送るどこにでもいる平凡な夫婦だったが、少しの蓄えでも裕福になれ、幸せな生活が約束される縮小された世界に希望を抱き、小さなの身体で生きていくことを決意する。

人口が増え続け、住みづらくなってしまった地球で、ノルウェーの科学者が人間の体のサイズを5インチ（13cm）に縮小する方法を発見し、地球規模の社会問題として人類を悩ます人口過多問題が一気に解決する「全人類縮小200年計画」が持ち上がる。ポールとオードリーは、ネブラスカ州オマハで生活を送るどこにでもいる平凡な夫婦だったが、少しの蓄えでも裕福になれ、幸せな生活が約束される縮小された世界に希望を抱き、小さなの身体で生きていくことを決意する。

人口が増え続け、住みづらくなってしまった地球で、ノルウェーの科学者が人間の体のサイズを5インチ（13cm）に縮小する方法を発見し、地球規模の社会問題として人類を悩ます人口過多問題が一気に解決する「全人類縮小200年計画」が持ち上がる。ポールとオードリーは、ネブラスカ州オマハで生活を送るどこにでもいる平凡な夫婦だったが、少しの蓄えでも裕福になれ、幸せな生活が約束される縮小された世界に希望を抱き、小さなの身体で生きていくことを決意する。

Introductory piece to Alexander Payne's student film "The Passion of Martin" included on the Criterion Collection release of Election (1999).

A hopeless romantic thinks he's found true love with an older woman, only to learn that she's married and that his fling is merely an instrument of revenge against her neglectful husband.

東京で暮らす29歳のOLクミコは、親しい友人も恋人もおらず孤独な毎日を過ごしていた。そんな彼女の唯一の楽しみは、コーエン兄弟の映画「ファーゴ」を見ること。冒頭の「本作は実話に基づく」というテロップを信じ込み、スティーブ・ブシェーミ演じる登場人物が大金を埋める場面を繰り返し見てはその場所を想像するのだった。ある日、会社のクレジットカードを預かったクミコは、そのカードを使って旅費を支払い、映画の舞台となった都市ファーゴへと向かう。

頑固な父と息子が旅を通して家族の絆を取り戻す様子を描くロードムービー。 100万ドルが当たったという通知を受け取ったウディ（ブルース・ダーン）。それはどう見てもインチキだったが、徒歩でもモンタナからネブラスカまで金を受け取ろうとするウディに息子のデイビッド（ウィル・フォーテ）が付き添うことに。こうして始まった父と息子の4州をまたぐ車での旅。途中、立ち寄った父の故郷で、デイビッドは父の意外な過去を知ることになる。

In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, left Stockholm and went to live there. When he died, the house was preserved. A group of very special cinephiles, came from all over the world, travel to Fårö in search of the genius and his legacy. (An abridged version of Bergmans video, 2012.)

In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of Fårö, located in the Baltic Sea, left Stockholm and went to live there. When he died, the house was preserved. A group of very special cinephiles, came from all over the world, travel to Fårö in search of the genius and his legacy. (Released in 2013, edited and abridged, as Trespassing Bergman.)

マットは、妻と２人の娘と共にハワイで暮らしていた。ところがある日、妻がボートの事故に遭い、そのまま昏睡状態となってしまう。それをきっかけに、妻が彼と離婚するつもりだったことや、そのことを長女だけでなく友人たちも知っていたことが判明しショックを受ける。

マットは、妻と２人の娘と共にハワイで暮らしていた。ところがある日、妻がボートの事故に遭い、そのまま昏睡状態となってしまう。それをきっかけに、妻が彼と離婚するつもりだったことや、そのことを長女だけでなく友人たちも知っていたことが判明しショックを受ける。

マットは、妻と２人の娘と共にハワイで暮らしていた。ところがある日、妻がボートの事故に遭い、そのまま昏睡状態となってしまう。それをきっかけに、妻が彼と離婚するつもりだったことや、そのことを長女だけでなく友人たちも知っていたことが判明しショックを受ける。

A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers.

A struggling writer and his engaged buddy hit the road for California wine country. Remake of the 2004 film 'Sideways'.

A struggling writer and his engaged buddy hit the road for California wine country. Remake of the 2004 film 'Sideways'.

Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core—which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his lover so that he can get domestic partner benefits for his kids, his buddy agrees. However, things get dicey when a bureaucrat comes calling, and the boys are forced to present a picture of domestic bliss.

Charlie gets released from an insane asylum and moves in with Miranda, the young daughter he left behind. Charlie believes that there is treasure hidden beneath the local Costco, so he puts together a plan to unearth the loot. By convincing Miranda to quit her job at McDonald's and instead work at the wholesale store, he is able to obtain a key. Although Miranda is skeptical, she helps her father with his irrational quest.

父から虐待されて育ったジョンとウェンディ。それぞれ自立して暮らしていたが、認知症となった父を引き取ることに……。人生に悩む中年兄妹が再び家族と向き合うさまを、フィリップ・シーモア・ホフマン主演で描く。

Sam and Gray are such a well-matched pair that it is difficult to believe they are brother and sister rather than husband and wife. They both share a love of 1940s movies and dancing, and when they meet Charlie, they have something else in common: They both fall in love with her. Sam must deal with unexpected feelings of jealousy, while Gray struggles to come to terms with her sexual orientation.

＜モンマルトル編＞駐車できる場所を探し求めてモンマルトルの坂道を走り回った末、ようやく見つけたスペースにマイカーを滑り込ませた男性主人公は、すぐ近くで女性が行き倒れとなっているのと遭遇する。＜セーヌ河岸編＞2人の悪友とともにセーヌ河岸に陣取って、道行く女性たちの品定めをしていたフランソワ。偶然目の前で転んだアラブ系の若い女性を助け起こした彼は、彼女の美しさにたちまち魅せられる。その他、計18話。

＜モンマルトル編＞駐車できる場所を探し求めてモンマルトルの坂道を走り回った末、ようやく見つけたスペースにマイカーを滑り込ませた男性主人公は、すぐ近くで女性が行き倒れとなっているのと遭遇する。＜セーヌ河岸編＞2人の悪友とともにセーヌ河岸に陣取って、道行く女性たちの品定めをしていたフランソワ。偶然目の前で転んだアラブ系の若い女性を助け起こした彼は、彼女の美しさにたちまち魅せられる。その他、計18話。

＜モンマルトル編＞駐車できる場所を探し求めてモンマルトルの坂道を走り回った末、ようやく見つけたスペースにマイカーを滑り込ませた男性主人公は、すぐ近くで女性が行き倒れとなっているのと遭遇する。＜セーヌ河岸編＞2人の悪友とともにセーヌ河岸に陣取って、道行く女性たちの品定めをしていたフランソワ。偶然目の前で転んだアラブ系の若い女性を助け起こした彼は、彼女の美しさにたちまち魅せられる。その他、計18話。

CINEMA16 celebrates the short film by showcasing some of the best classic and award-winning shorts on DVD. With over three hours of films CINEMA16: AMERICAN SHORT FILMS is essential viewing for anyone with an interest in the moving image. Films include Gus Van Sant's 1982 adaptation of a William S. Burroughs short story, The Discipline Of DE, Tim Burton's early stop motion animated classic Vincent, George Lucas' USC short Freiheit, Alexander Payne's previously unreleased UCLA graduation short Carmen, Paperboys by Mike Mills, D.A. Pennebaker's Duke Ellington scored Daybreak Express, Todd Solondz's NYU short Feelings, along with Oscar Winner The Lunch Date by Adam Davidson, Stefan Nadelman's multi- award winning documentary Terminal Bar, Joe Nussbaum's cult classic George Lucas In Love and 2006 Sundance Winner The Wraith Of Cobble Hill by Adam Parrish King. Films are subtitled in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Japanese, and include commentaries from many of the directors involved.

An American, middle-aged woman stays alone in Paris for a few days.

小説家志望の中年教師マイルスは、離婚のショックからいまだに立ち直れないでいるダメ男。そんな彼が、大学時代からの悪友ジャックと気ままな旅に出ることに。そして、それはいつしかマイルスの自分探しの旅となる。

小説家志望の中年教師マイルスは、離婚のショックからいまだに立ち直れないでいるダメ男。そんな彼が、大学時代からの悪友ジャックと気ままな旅に出ることに。そして、それはいつしかマイルスの自分探しの旅となる。

It’s 1974 and Sam Bicke has lost everything. His wife leaves him with his three kids, his boss fires him, his brother turns away from him, and the bank won’t give him any money to start anew. He tries to find someone to blame for his misfortunes and comes up with the President of the United States who he plans to murder.

A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.

定年退職、妻の死、娘の結婚。すべてを失いかけたとき、人生最高の贈り物が届く……。名優ジャック・ニコルソンと新鋭アレクサンダー・ペインが、すべての人々におくる深い感動のストーリー。

定年退職、妻の死、娘の結婚。すべてを失いかけたとき、人生最高の贈り物が届く……。名優ジャック・ニコルソンと新鋭アレクサンダー・ペインが、すべての人々におくる深い感動のストーリー。

シリーズ第3弾。パラセーリング中に遭難した少年を助けるため捜索チームがある島に向かった。しかし、そこはあの恐竜たちが棲息する島のすぐ近くだった。かつて、恐竜の島で恐怖の体験をしたグラント博士。不本意ながらもチームに同行するハメになった彼の不安は案の定的中し、今までに見たこともない巨大で凶暴な恐竜と対峙することに……。

名門のカーバー高校では、生徒会長選挙に学園一の優等生が立候補した。彼女に学校を牛耳られることを恐れた顧問教師は、成績は良くないが人気のあるアメフト部員を立候補させるが……!? ブラックな笑いが渦巻く傑作学園コメディ。

名門のカーバー高校では、生徒会長選挙に学園一の優等生が立候補した。彼女に学校を牛耳られることを恐れた顧問教師は、成績は良くないが人気のあるアメフト部員を立候補させるが……!? ブラックな笑いが渦巻く傑作学園コメディ。

"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film is a comedy about one woman caught in the ultimate tug-of-war: a clash of wild, noisy, ridiculous people that rapidly dissolves into a media circus.

"Citizen Ruth" is the story of Ruth Stoops, a woman who nobody even noticed -- until she got pregnant. Now, everyone wants a piece of her. The film is a comedy about one woman caught in the ultimate tug-of-war: a clash of wild, noisy, ridiculous people that rapidly dissolves into a media circus.

Softcore anthology film containing stories: "Dogs Playing Poker"; "The Branding"; "The Portal"; "The Perfect Woman"; "Within Ten Minutes"; "Tango"; "The Houseguest"; "Cafe L'Amour"; and "The Wet Dream".

Martin is a 30-something photographer who has made it his life quest to find his soulmate. After seeing a girl admiring his work in a gallery, he runs into her again at a photo shoot for a wedding. The two hit it off, but Martin becomes puzzled when she leaves before he wakes up the next morning. From there, we get a peek inside Martin's psyche, as he cannot comprehend why she hasn't made a life-long commitment to Martin after one date.

Martin is a 30-something photographer who has made it his life quest to find his soulmate. After seeing a girl admiring his work in a gallery, he runs into her again at a photo shoot for a wedding. The two hit it off, but Martin becomes puzzled when she leaves before he wakes up the next morning. From there, we get a peek inside Martin's psyche, as he cannot comprehend why she hasn't made a life-long commitment to Martin after one date.

Martin is a 30-something photographer who has made it his life quest to find his soulmate. After seeing a girl admiring his work in a gallery, he runs into her again at a photo shoot for a wedding. The two hit it off, but Martin becomes puzzled when she leaves before he wakes up the next morning. From there, we get a peek inside Martin's psyche, as he cannot comprehend why she hasn't made a life-long commitment to Martin after one date.

Martin is a 30-something photographer who has made it his life quest to find his soulmate. After seeing a girl admiring his work in a gallery, he runs into her again at a photo shoot for a wedding. The two hit it off, but Martin becomes puzzled when she leaves before he wakes up the next morning. From there, we get a peek inside Martin's psyche, as he cannot comprehend why she hasn't made a life-long commitment to Martin after one date.

Softcore anthology film containing stories: "Brush Strokes"; "Shrink Rap"; "Doubletalk"; "The Leda"; "My Secret Moments"; "Life Is For The Taking"; "The Diaries"; "Love The One You're With"; and "My Better Half".

Softcore anthology film containing stories: "Brush Strokes"; "Shrink Rap"; "Doubletalk"; "The Leda"; "My Secret Moments"; "Life Is For The Taking"; "The Diaries"; "Love The One You're With"; and "My Better Half".

Carmen was Alexander Payne’s first short film, made while he was studying at UCLA Film School. It is a silent comedy, derived from the opera of the same name. In the film a mentally challenged gas station attendant is put in charge of the store, which leads to love and a tragic-comic end.

Carmen was Alexander Payne’s first short film, made while he was studying at UCLA Film School. It is a silent comedy, derived from the opera of the same name. In the film a mentally challenged gas station attendant is put in charge of the store, which leads to love and a tragic-comic end.

Tracy Flick, a type-A go-getter in high school, is now a hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey and is still struggling to fight her way to the top.

Tracy Flick, a type-A go-getter in high school, is now a hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey and is still struggling to fight her way to the top.