'Smile 2' smiles with a 23 million dollar opening, 'Anora' amazes

Paramount and Temple Hill smile broadly. Their new film, Smile 2is winning the domestic box office race with about $23 million after earning $9.4 million on Friday, including more than $2 million in previews. This would place the film's debut just before the first Smilea sleeper hit that opened with $22.6 million in late September … Read more

Sean Baker and Mikey Madison thrill the London Film Festival with 'Anora'

Sean Baker has invited viewers to go and see the Palme d'Or winning film Anora on the big screen at the BFI London Film Festival on Friday. The director spoke alongside his star Mikey Madison just before the film's UK premiere at London's Royal Festival Hall, where Baker said people need to understand that “adult … Read more

Sean Baker and Mikey Madison talk about 'Anora': London Film Festival

Director Sean Baker and star Mikey Madison continued their run as darlings of this year's film festival circuit in London on Thursday night, sharing some thoughts and insights with audiences at a Neon-hosted screening of their Palme d'Award winner 'Gold at Cannes Anora. The film is part of the program of the 68th edition of … Read more

Mikey Madison Talks Lessons Learned From Sean Baker Filming 'Anora'

Tuesday was a big night for Mikey Madison. “Are you kidding? This is where I'm from. I was born and raised in Los Angeles and my whole family is here to see this movie for the first time. It's also a little nerve-wracking,” the actress revealed while standing outside from the iconic Vista Theater in … Read more

How 'Anora' Understood Sex Work

Alex Coco and Samantha Quan knew they had something special in Still from the very beginning. As long-time producers of Sean Baker, they are accustomed to collaborating with the director from the moment an idea begins to take shape. The concept of Stillwhich follows the brief and intense courtship in Brooklyn between a young Brighton … Read more

Sean Baker on San Sebastian's Palme d'Or-Winning 'Anora'

Sean Baker, director of the film that won the Palme d'Or at Cannes Stillspoke about the success of his latest film during an event at the San Sebastian Film Festival on Saturday, admitting that he won't be capitalizing on the excitement to try his hand at big-budget films like those from Marvel. Baker spoke to … Read more