Payne and his “Sideways” star/muse take us to a boarding school over the winter holiday of 1970, a student whose parents don’t seem to have time for him, a teacher (Giamatti) no one likes and a cook (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) are stuck together and forced to get along and get real with each other.

The trailer to this Nov. 10 release mimics the style of ’70s movie trailers, graphics included. Cute.