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Movie Review: Strippers, oligarchs and a fairy tale gone sideways, ‘Anora’ is a wild ride

Oct. 15, 2024 15:08 PM EDT

Things are going a little too well in “Anora” until a call from Russia and a knock at the door changes the trajectory of the movie. This extended sequence, deeply stressful and riotously funny at the same time, is reason enough to see Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner. But somehow the journey...

'Anora' might be the movie of the year. Sean Baker hopes it changes some things

Oct. 15, 2024 14:58 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Baker’s interest in the lives of sex workers began with his 2012 drama “Starlet.” For that film, set around the adult film world of San Fernando Valley, Baker spent time listening to the stories of sex workers. Some co-starred in the movie. Many became friends. ...

At the New York Film Festival, an art form at play

Sep. 26, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — When you think of blockbusters, the first thing that comes to mind might not be a 215-minute postwar epic screening for the first time at Lincoln Center. But that was the scene last week when the New York Film Festival hosted a 70mm print of Brady Corbet’s “The...

New York Film Festival sets main slate with movies by Pedro Almodóvar, Sean Baker and Mati Diop

Aug. 06, 2024 11:17 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled the main slate for its 62nd edition, with selections including Sean Baker's Palme d'Or-winning “Anora,” Pedro Almodóvar's “The Room Next Door” and Mati Diop's “Dahomey.” Thirty-three features will make up...