Supported by Omaha Steaks

“[Following] the smashing success of Sideways, playing a head case who had issues with merlot and just about everything else, Mr. Giamatti has become the kind of actor whom directors rely on, if not to open a movie, then to bring it home.” — David Carr, The New York Times

Paul Giamatti, our special guest for Feature VIII, has earned a reputation as an unparalleled portrayer of tormented everymen who can make each performance sympathetic, warm, real. Fantastic in lead roles — as wounded, wine-addled writer Miles Raymond in Sideways or misanthropic comic book writer Harvey Pekar in American Splendor — or in attention-grabbing supporting performances — 12 Years a Slave, Cinderella Man, Private Parts, the list goes on and on — Giamatti has cemented himself as one of the most distinctive and dependably excellent actors of his generation. This series, handpicked my Mr. Giamatti, features many of his best-known performances, as well as a few picks that inspired him along the way (The Thing, Barry Lyndon, Kind Hearts and Coronets).