Sean Baker stepped into Deadline's Red Sea Studio in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday where he revealed that he had recently completed a new, Malaysia-set short film with Michelle Yeoh for fashion brand Self-Portrait.  The film, which is set to premiere next year and is written, edited and…

There was time when studios thought premiering a film in Cannes in May could turn out to be a major hindrance to that movie's Oscar chances nine months later. It was a logical assumption. Voters have short memories, and also, if the film doesn't make a splash on the Croisette, it could be all over…

In her first-time hosting stint at Saturday Night Live, Oscar winner Mikey Madison cheekily hit back at critics who didn’t believe she learned how to pole dance for her stripper dramedy Anora — with a jacked alter ego who took her spot. “I performed all my own stunts for the film, including all…

EXCLUSIVE: Rakuten TV and Polish streamer Pilot WP have joined forces to launch an online store with Hollywood movies including Anora, Wicked and Conclave as well as numerous local titles. The transactional-VOD (TVOD) service will be co-branded and available to Pilot WP users in…

EXCLUSIVE: Breakout Anora star Mark Eydelshteyn has inked with WME for representation in all areas, we can tell you.  The Russian actor made his English-language debut in Sean Baker's Anora in which he played a Russian oligarch’s son who falls for a high-class stripper gal Ani (Mikey Madison) in…

Yes, this is the lowest grossing weekend of 2025 to date, but not for opera, as the specialty market found its maestro, Ludwig van Beethoven. The Met: Live in HD transmission of Beethoven's Fidelio grossed over $860k at about 800 cinemas on Saturday night, one screening. Conducted by…

Bill Maher returned to the topic of the Best Picture Oscar winner Anora on Friday’s Real Time with Bill Maher. Last week, Maher posited that Sean Baker’s indie hit winning the big prize on Oscar night was helped by the Karla Sofía Gascón controversies that tainted her leading Oscar nominee Emilia…

Sean Baker's Anora from Neon — which swept the Academy Awards for Best Director, Picture, Original Screenplay, Lead Actress and Editing – added 800+ screens to celebrate after the ceremony last Sunday and brought in in an estimated $1.86 million for the three-day weekend. The cume after 21 weeks in…

UPDATED, 1:34 PM: After beginning offshore release last frame in Korea, director Bong Joon-ho's home market, Warner Bros expanded Mickey 17 to a further 66 international box office hubs this session. The new overseas plays, along with the sophomore Korea frame, came in at $24.5M which is in line with…

Bill Maher is saying “cancel culture” is still thriving during a conversation Friday with David Sedaris on Real Time with Bill Maher. The HBO host and comedian says the idea of “cancel culture” has evolved into something else and the Karla Sofía Gascón scandal played a part in Emilia Pérez…

Sean Baker's latest film Anora claimed a good chunk of the awards at the 97th annual Oscars. Baker himself won for editing and directing, and star Mikey Madison who plays the titular character, won best actress for her performance in the film. The independent feature film premiered at the 2024…

Ever the graceful leading lady, Demi Moore took to social media today to wrap up the closing of awards season — and wish a sweet note of congratulations to Best Actress Oscar winner Mikey Madison, whose turn in Sean Baker’s Anora led to an unexpected win last night. “As this awards season comes…