Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022

Writer/director/producer/editor Sean Baker recalled that his latest film was born out of necessity. When the pandemic lockdown first hit, a planned feature for Baker fell by the wayside. So he “pivoted to something more feasible to make with a skeleton crew.” 

From that pivot Red...

Friday, Jan. 14, 2022

In a pandemic-induced era of uncertainty, there’s much to be said for persevering as reflected in this week’s installment of SHOOT's The Road To Oscar Series.

In its coverage of writer-director Sean Baker's Red Rocket, SHOOT referenced an AFI Fest actors’...

Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021

When cinematographer Drew Daniels got a call out of the blue from his agent that writer-director Sean Baker wanted to talk to him--right when the COVID pandemic took hold and pretty much no one was working--his reaction was immediate. “I’m going to say yes to whatever he wants me to shoot,”...

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021

For Caitriona Balfe, being afforded the opportunity to join the cast of Belfast was “a gift from the post-lockdown gods.” She described director Kenneth Branagh’s script, based on his childhood, as a beautiful story which gave her the good fortune to act opposite the likes of Jamie...

Thursday, Jun. 3, 2021

The Cannes Film Festival on Thursday unveiled a lineup of films from big-name auteurs — including Wes Anderson, Asghar Farhadi, Mia Hansen-Løve and Sean Penn — for its 74th edition, an in-person, summertime event that aims to make a stirring return in July after being canceled last year because...

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