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,”...

Sunday, Jul. 4, 2021

The Palais des Festivals, the central hub of  the Cannes Film Festival, a massive bulwark of filmmaker-named halls and pristine movie screens, is about as close as you can get to a cinema temple. To enter, you must ascend red-carpeted steps.

But in the past 16 months, Cannes' Palais hasn'...

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...

Monday, Dec. 17, 2018

Production house Superprime has signed filmmaker Sean Baker to its roster for U.S. commercial representation.

Baker is a director, cinematographer, producer, screenwriter and editor best known for his independent films Tangerine and The Florida ProjectTangerine...

Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017

Willem Dafoe came into "The Florida Project" ready to be transformed, and working in a cheap motel helped him get there.

The 62-year-old actor has been collecting accolades — including a Golden Globe Award nod and Screen Actors Guild Award nomination — for his performance in the Sean...

Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017

Lady Bird and The Florida Project each won two honors at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards. The marquee Best Picture mantle went to Lady Bird which also scored Best Actress for Saoirse Ronan.

Meanwhile The Florida Project earned Best...

Monday, Oct. 30, 2017

While the Cliff Notes’ version of writer/producer/director/editor Sean Baker’s filmography often first points to his revolutionary use of the iPhone camera to lens the critically acclaimed feature Tangerine, it’s about time to get past that breakthrough which in the big picture is a...

Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017

Sean Baker's "The Florida Project" takes place in a blindingly purple low-budget motel named the Magic Castle, just down Route 192 from Disney's Magic Kingdom. For the children of single parents who live there, the Kissimmee, Florida, motel is a playground — even if they're living in poverty....

Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017

Not too far from the gates of the Walt Disney World Resort, where families are promised "enchanted escapes" and "fun" and "magic" and where day tickets start at a cool $99 a person, is a discount motel off a busy street called The Magic Castle.

It's painted in garish shades of lavender...

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