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Mikey Madison Reveals Lessons Learned From Sean Baker While Filming Palme d’Or Winner ‘Anora’
The veteran actress opens up about the thrilling creative collaboration she had with auteur Sean Baker on his new Neon film, and why she was so nervous about sitting through the L.A. Beyond Fest screening.
- Movie News
- Oct 3, 2024 5:11 pm
- By
Chris Gardner
Sean Baker’s Cannes Winner ‘Anora’ to Open Stockholm Film Festival
Mikey Madison stars as a sex worker who gets mixed up with the Russian mafia in the screwball dramedy from the director of 'Tangerine' and 'The Florida Project.'
- Movie News
- Sep 30, 2024 11:27 pm
- By
Scott Roxborough
NYFF: How a Palme d’Or Winner Pulled Off an ’80s-Style Action-Comedy Set Piece Involving a Sex Worker
'Anora' director Sean Baker deconstructs the craziest scene you could see all year.
- Movie News
- Sep 30, 2024 9:16 am
- By
Steven Zeitchik
Sean Baker Talks ‘Anora’ Success in San Sebastian: “I’m Not Looking for It to Get Me a Marvel Film”
Baker won the coveted Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival in May for his movie about a young sex worker, played by Mikey Madison, who gets her chance at a Cinderella story in 'Anora'.
- Movie News
- Sep 21, 2024 5:01 am
- By
Lily Ford
Rising Star Mark Eydelshteyn Had to Convince His Teachers to Let Him Star in Sean Baker’s Cannes Winner ‘Anora’
As if landing a key role in the comedy wasn’t nerve-racking enough, the young Russian actor then had to persuade his professors to let him skip school.
- Movie Features
- Sep 6, 2024 8:00 am
- By
Mia Galuppo
Cannes Highlights ‘Anora,’ ‘Megalopolis,’ ‘Emilia Pérez’ Set for San Sebastian’s Perlak Sidebar
Chris Sanders' animated feature 'The Wild Robot' will screen out of competition.
- Movie News
- Aug 16, 2024 4:34 am
- By
Scott Roxborough
Zurich Film Festival Sets Gala Premieres for ‘Anora,’ ‘Blitz,’ ‘William Tell’
The 2024 gala lineup includes new features from Steve McQueen, Sean Barker, Edward Berger, and Gia Coppola.
- Movie News
- Aug 15, 2024 1:08 am
- By
Scott Roxborough
Sean Baker and Mikey Madison’s Palme d’Or Romance ‘Anora’ Debuts First Trailer
Madison stars as a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch.
- Movie News
- Jul 15, 2024 9:49 am
- By
Mia Galuppo
Neon Sets Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ for Fall Release
The indie studio has the North American rights to the Mikey Madison-starrer and Palme d’Or winner and plans a theatrical release starting on Oct. 18.
- Movie News
- Jun 4, 2024 9:42 am
- By
Etan Vlessing
Cannes: Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ Wins Palme d’Or as ‘Emilia Pérez’ Takes Two Awards
Francis Ford Coppola presented old friend and colleague George Lucas with an honorary Palme d'Or at the awards ceremony for the 77th Cannes Film Festival Saturday night.
- Movie News
- May 25, 2024 11:01 am
- By
Scott Roxborough
‘Anora’ Review: Mikey Madison is a Delightfully Scrappy Force in Sean Baker’s Cracked Cinderella Story
A young sex worker’s romantic entanglement with the son of a Russian oligarch gets very messy in this screwball comedy set in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn.
- Movie Reviews
- May 21, 2024 8:57 am
- By
David Rooney
Sean Baker to Executive Produce ‘Modern Whore’ Movie Adaptation (Exclusive)
Nicole Bazuin is set to direct a feature documentary-hybrid based on Andrea Werhun’s sex work memoir told and performed from the perspective of the former escort and stripper herself.
- Movie News
- Jan 16, 2024 6:00 am
- By
Etan Vlessing