US director Alexander Payne arrives for the premiere of 'The Holdovers' during the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Sept. 11, 2023.VALERIE MACON / AFP TORONTO, Canada—Director Alexander Payne has entered the Oscars hunt with his new film 'The Holdovers,' a poignant 1970s-set dramedy about a cantankerous prep school teacher and a troubled student that screened Monday at the Toronto film festival. The film reunites Payne with his 'Sideways' star Paul Giamatti, who plays the surly Paul Hunham, who grumbles through his lessons on ancient civilizations and has no qualms about failing students who think their wealth should be able to buy good grades.

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