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NEON shouted out Kobe Bryant as it won its fifth-straight Palme d’Or at Cannes with Sean Baker’s Anora

NEON is on a hot streak at the Cannes Film Festival.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 25, 2024

Anora, tale of a stripper who marries a Russian oligarch, wins Palme d’Or at Cannes

Karla Sofía Gascón becomes the first trans woman to share best acting award in the film Emilia Pérez

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024

Sean Baker: Chronicler Of Sex Work, Palme D'Or Winner

Sean Baker, who won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize on Saturday, has spent a career chronicling the lives of sex workers and porn stars.

International Business Times · May 25, 2024

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Sean Baker’s sex-worker romance ‘Anora’ wins Palme d’Or in Cannes

Sean Baker’s “Anora”, a whirlwind Brooklyn odyssey about an erotic dancer who marries the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch, won the Palme d’Or on Saturday as female-focused stories dominated the awards at the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

France 24 · May 25, 2024

Cannes 2024 week two roundup – scuffles, screwballs and spellbinders

While there’s no out-and-out masterpiece this year, and at times more fun to be had watching the audience fighting, Sean Baker’s acid class comedy, Jacques Audiard’s drug-lord musical and India’s first Palme d’Or contender in decades are knockouts

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2024

Erotic dancer comedy-drama wins top prize at Cannes

"Anora", an explicit and often hilarious story about a New York erotic dancer, won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, which also saw a first-ever win for a trans actress.

Radio France Internationale · May 25, 2024

Escaped Iranian director wraps up wide-open race for Cannes Palme d’Or

The race for the Palme d’Or wound up with a bang on Friday with the screening of escaped Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”, adding a geopolitically charged red-carpet appearance to a 77th Cannes Film Festival that has delivered several strong contenders for the top prize…

France 24 · May 24, 2024

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From 'Anora' to 'The Substance,' tales of beauty and its price galvanize Cannes

After the competition lineup at the Cannes Film Festival got a lackluster start last week, the festival was enlivened by a string of films both fleshy and carnal

The Independent UK · May 22, 2024

Anora review – stellar turn from Mikey Madison in sex work non-love story

Sean Baker’s tragicomedy features Madison as an escort betrayed by a bratty oligarch’s son who she marries in a film that offers a more realistic take than Pretty Woman

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024

Anora review: "Another hugely enjoyable ride from Sean Baker"

Total Film · May 21, 2024

Coppola, Cronenberg to compete at 77th Cannes Film Festival

Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" will premiere on the French Riviera this year, alongside new releases from Cannes Film Festival favourites Jacques Audiard, Yorgos Lanthimos, Sean Baker and Karim Aïnouz. Those movies will all be scrutinised by jury president Greta Gerwig. FRANCE 24's Olivia Salazar-Winspear takes us through the line-up and…

France 24 · Apr 11, 2024

Tangerine: The Indie darling shot on iPhone that showed the world Apple’s mobile is more than just a smartphone, it’s a great camera

Tangerine is an indie movie from almost a decade ago, yet it is one of the best organic examples of the ‘Shot on iPhone’ marketing.

iMore · Feb 23, 2024

Who is staying from the Houston Texans’ 2022 coaching staff?

The Houston Texans are forming a new coaching staff under DeMeco Ryans. Who is sticking around from the previous regime?

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 12, 2023

TV tonight: Steven Knight’s rollicking new SAS drama ticks all the boxes

His latest BBC series is as rousing as Peaky Blinders. Plus, Kingdom of Dreams delves deep into the competitive fashion industry. Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022

Rocks to Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me – the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Bukky Bakray stars in Sarah Gavron’s hugely engaging drama about a young girl struggling to take care of her brother after being abandoned by their mother, while the ex-child star talks about her struggles with lupus and depression

The Guardian - US · Sep 29, 2022

From Nighthawks to Tangerine: Guardian writers on their favourite LGBTQ+ movies

For the release of Billy Eichner’s groundbreaking studio gay rom-com Bros, Guardian writers discuss their best LGBTQ+ movies

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022

And the winner isn’t … where the Academy Awards nominations got it wrong

Arthurian fantasies, Brazilian thrillers and scatological comedies – our critics celebrate the films that were unjustly snubbed for this year’s Oscars

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2022

Red Rocket review – Sean Baker’s queasy comedy of a predatory, past-it porn actor

A charismatic, washed-up adult film actor grooms a teenage girl as his protege in the director’s ambiguous follow-up to Tangerine and The Florida Project

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2022

‘I was running naked with a fake penis’: how Simon Rex found redemption playing a washed-up porn star

From comedy rap with Charlie Sheen to a sitcom with Meghan Markle, Rex has had a rollercoaster life. Now, Sean Baker’s film Red Rocket has bestowed one quality that eluded him – respect for his acting

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2022

Red Rocket review: Grifters and porn stars collide in a hectic, Trump-era cautionary tale

One-time rapper, MTV presenter and ‘Scary Movie’ star Simon Rex runs full speed into Sean Baker’s film like he has something to prove

France 24 · Feb 2, 2022

Film show: Sean Baker explores the moral gray ground through a washed-up porn star

Film critic Lisa Nesselson speaks to Eve Jackson about the week's film news, including "Red Rocket", the story of a washed-up porn star from indie powerhouse director Sean Baker. He's known for his movies about the often impoverished members of the American underclass. Baker's film "Tangerine", shot on an iPhone,…

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