Have you ever seen a photo of someone you’ve known for years that makes you change how you see them? I’m looking at an image of filmmaker Sean Baker taken shortly after his open-hearted, screwball ...

Writer/director Sean Baker does his own casting so he was reviewing many contenders for the role of Ivan, son of a Russian oligarch in Anora. Mark Eydelshteyn impressed Baker by sending him a ...

Mikey Madison, the breakout star of “Anora,” has won the 2025 Academy Award for best actress. Madison, 25, wins for her performance as Brooklyn sex worker Anora “Ani” Mikheeva in the film. “This is ...