NY Times (Reggie Ugwu), January 7, 2024: Paul Giamatti Has Done the Reading. For his role in “The Holdovers,” set at a prep school not unlike the one he attended, the hyper-literate actor mined his own dormant memories.
…”‘His latest role, as Paul Hunham in “The Holdovers” — a solitary and cantankerous New England boarding-school teacher saddled with babysitting duty over Christmas break — adds a number of memorable monologues to the actor’s oeuvre. But Giamatti also imbues the character with a deep well of melancholy and thinly disguised tenderness, traits that tend to reveal themselves in wordless, physical gestures: a crumpling of the chin, a narrowing of one eye.
“There are close-ups where you can see not only his transition from one thought to the next, but all of the little micro-thoughts that happen in between,” said Alexander Payne, the director of “The Holdovers,” who reteamed with Giamatti nearly 20 years after “Sideways.” “You could hire him to play the Hunchback of Notre Dame and he’d do a great job with it.” …
It is so high up on my list of must-sees!
It should be!
I’ll watch anything with Giamatti in it so it’s definitely gonna happen.
Since you don’t go out to the movies, where did you watch it?
Amazon Prime. Friday night out. 🙂
Gotta check to see if us Canucks have access…
And me too on Giamatti. I too would watch anything that he is in.
He is so good!
You know what? I just checked for the helluvit… For rent, get this… $24.95. Are you effing kidding me? I’ll wait.
I SAID night out! It was a treat. We never go to movies!
It’s MORE than a ticket at the movie theatre!! Da hell?
Not down here it’s not. You living in Yukon?
Hah. A VIP movie – with cushy seats and access to food and booze is $25 (ridiculous price). Regular movie theatre is $13.
Pls we bought it and now 5 family members have watched it so it’s $5 each!!!!! How’s that for bargain!!!
You bought it. That’s lovely. I’m gonna watch it five times? No bargain here, buster.
I’m laughing because my husband and I spent part of the afternoon learning that Badfinger tune they play on the soundtrack with no clue about this movie. Now I’ll have to watch it! 🙂
Out of the box and a must to watch.🎈
Yes!
What a coincidence; my husband and I started practicing that badfinger theme song just this afternoon with no knowledge of this movie. I’ll have to watch it now! Thank
he is an amazing actor and this was one of my favorite movies of the year
Yes to both for me too Beth.
Agree with you. This looks so good, David. Definitely on the list.
Hope you enjoy it Carolyn. Happy New Year!
I’m such a sap…watching the trailer has me in tears…and yes I will definitely see this – and will bring tissues…
Awwwww
This looks amazing. Weekend plans made! 💪
hope you enjoy!
Ever since I watched the first commercial for this movie, I’ve wanted to see this movie! I don’t go to movies either so as soon as its comes to prime or through my library <<< streaming I'll be watching it!