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‘Anora’ Got Her Fairy Tale Ending at the Oscars
Anora is, at its core, about the American Dream. It’s about the fantasy aspect of it, as well as the cold and stark realities of it. Hell, it’s even about the impossibility of it, given the modern world and circumstances that many a citizen live in. That Sean Baker does it in such a fun […] More
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Sean Baker Makes History as First To Win Four Oscars for the Same Film
Some Oscar history happened Sunday night at the Academy Awards. Sean Baker took home four Oscars, winning for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing, all for Anora. The fact that it was for the same movie is what makes this so special. Why? Well, it’s never been done before. Baker […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: ‘Anora’ is One Big Guild Win Away From Ending This Race
Happy Valentine’s Day, folks! Hopefully you’re all celebrating love today. If any film right now is feeling the love, it’s Sean Baker‘s Anora. This weekend prior saw it pull arguably three upsets at the culmination of the critics prize section of awards season in the Critics Choice Awards, as well as two of the most […] More
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This Past Weekend Firmly Establishes ‘Anora’ as the Frontrunner for Best Picture
For months now, two things have been consistent. One has been that pundits, including myself, have spoken about how wide open the Oscar race for Best Picture has been. The other is that, ever since the movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and won the Palme d’Or, I’ve been predicting Anora to win Best […] More
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DGA Prize Goes to Sean Baker for ‘Anora’
The Directors Guild has just announced, and folks, we have a race in Best Director! Yes, the DGA top prize goes to Sean Baker for Anora, instantly boosting his Oscar chances. Hot on the heels of the film winning Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards, Anora is on the upswing. You can see all […] More
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Take a Look at Sean Baker’s 30 Year Journey to Making ‘Anora’
Today, NEON released a video showcasing filmmaker Sean Baker‘s three decade journey to his Academy Award nominated Anora. The movie is up for six Oscars, including Best Picture, as well as Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Baker himself. You can see Baker in conversation with our own Joey Magidson here, as well as […] More
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Interview: ‘Anora’ Sound Designers on Creating “Score Moments” with Sound
Sean Baker‘s Anora (reviewed here by our editor Joey Magidson) is chock full of striking sounds, including such iconic needle drops as Blondie’s “Dreaming” and Take That’s “Greatest Day.” Like all of Baker’s films, Anora lacks a traditional score, and so sound designers John Warrin and Andy Hay faced a unique challenge in creating “score moments” with these […] More
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Ranking the Films of Sean Baker
For years now, Sean Baker has been one of the most underrated storytellers in the business. The way he de-stigmatizes and humanizes sex work, as well as characters/locations on the fringes of society, it’s truly one of a kind. It hasn’t translated into Academy Award attention just yet, but Anora now has him in the […] More
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Interview: Sean Baker Returns to Chat About Making ‘Anora’ in Brighton Beach and Coney Island
A movie from Sean Baker is always going to be a lot of things. It’s going to humanize sex work. It’s going to give you a unique setting that he’ll recontectualize. That’s the tip of the iceberg, too, all of which adds up to make him arguably the most interesting independent filmmaker in the business. […] More
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New Trailer for ‘Anora’ Features a Quote By Our Own Joey Magidson!
Back at the Telluride Film Festival, our own editor Joey Magidson absolutely fell in love with Sean Baker‘s latest film Anora. Giving it four stars (review here), he called the movie a “spectacular achievement” and wrote that it is “the best movie of the year.” Well, as it gets set to begin its theatrical run next week, a […] More
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Telluride Film Review: Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ is Another Spectacular Achievement Featuring a Towering Turn From Mikey Madison
Sean Baker has made a career out of de-stigmatizing sex work. He’s clearly fascinated by characters who exist, to one degree or another, on the margins of society, seen as “other” in some way. Not only does it set him apart as a storyteller, it leads to some incredibly unique works. Starlet, Tangerine, The Florida […] More
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Official Trailer Released for Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or Winner ‘Anora’
Today brings the first official trailer for Anora, billed as a love story from Sean Baker. The movie won the coveted Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival this year, setting it up as potentially the first big time Oscar vehicle for Baker. Anora stars Mikey Madison in the title role, with Baker writing and […] More
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