1 hr 38 min | English | Sun, Oct 20, 2024 1:30 PM
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Part road movie, part living biography, part documentary, Paul Anka: His Way is a remarkably candid film, offering an intimate look at one of the most prolific artists in music history and his seventy-year journey through stardom. The film goes behind-the-scenes with Paul Anka today as he continues to perform in sold-out concert venues around the world, cut against stunning archival footage of his historic career and including performances by the legendary artists who have recorded his music like Buddy Holly, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Tom Jones, Sammy Davis Jr., Linda Ronstadt, Michael Jackson, Drake and more. A master of reinvention, Anka engages with all genres of music, from quietly penning the theme to “The Tonight Show” to surprise posthumous hits with Michael Jackson, and even a swing reworking of “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”
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Emmy-winning Director John Maggio is renowned for his compelling, socially impactful storytelling across multiple genres. His directing credits include diverse projects like the political films Year One( HBO), offering an insider look at Biden’s presidency, and The Perfect Weapon (HBO), detailing America’s cyber warfare. He’s crafted intimate biographies, such as The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee (HBO) and A Choice of Weapons (HBO), about Gordon Parks. In Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis (HBO), he interrogated the architects of the historic Wall Street bailout. Maggio is currently at work on films about international espionage and AI romance.
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2 hrs 18 mins | English | Sun, Oct 20, 2024 4:30 PM
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From the dimly lit corners of a Brooklyn strip club comes Anora (played by rising star Mikey Madison). She’s a bold, charismatic heroine who doesn’t shy away from giving lap dances or working as an escort. When a young 21-year-old Russian admirer falls for her and proposes marriage, Anora seizes the opportunity to secure her future. But when his wealthy oligarch parents find out about their newlywed son, they send their local thugs, led by Karren Karagulian (a frequent Sean Baker collaborator), to put an end to this sex-and-drugs-fueled fake love story.
After taking the Cannes Film Festival by storm winning the Palme d’Or, Sean Baker’s wildly energetic comedy Anora is now hitting the Woodstock Film Festival, where he won the jury award back in 2008 for Prince of Broadway. Known for his raw, unrelenting, and seductive style, Baker shines a bright light on the dark world of sex workers in his latest film (following Red Rocket, The Florida Project and Tangerine). – Amir Bogen
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Sean Baker is an award-winning writer, director, producer and editor who has made eight independent feature films over the course of the past two decades. His most recent film Red Rocket (2021) premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival and was distributed by A24 in the U.S. and by Focus Features internationally. His previous film The Florida Project (2017) premiered in the Director’s Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival to widespread critical acclaim. Among the many accolades the film received — including an Oscar nomination for Willem Dafoe for Best Supporting Actor — Sean was named Best Director by the New York Film Critics Circle. Sean’s previous film Tangerine (2015) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won an Independent Spirit and two Gotham Awards. Starlet (2012) was the winner of the Robert Altman Independent Spirit Award and his previous two features, Take Out (2004) and Prince of Broadway (2008), were both nominated for the John Cassavetes Independent Spirit Award.
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1 hr 39 mins | English | Sun, Oct 20, 2024 8:00 PM
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl and Can You Ever Forgive Me? director Marielle Heller’s latest film stars six-time Academy Award-nominee and two-time Golden Globe-winner Amy Adams (American Hustle, Big Eyes) and Scoot McNairy (Speak No Evil, Killing Them Softly) in a new satire comedy based on the novel by Rachel Yoder. When Husband’s and Mother’s lives bottom out in a malaise of mundanity, despair and alienation, a glimmer of bright color may just re-awaken them to wonder. Nightbitch premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival where Adams will receive the Performer Award.
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Marielle Heller is a critically acclaimed director, writer, actor, and producer. Her work includes directing A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, which earned Tom Hanks an Oscar nomination, and the three time Academy Award nominated Can You Ever Forgive Me? Heller also directed and wrote the highly praised The Diary of a Teenage Girl and starred in The Queen’s Gambit.She is the founder of Defiant By Nature, a production company dedicated to telling stories while highlighting women and non-binary creators. The company’s first release was a filmed version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play What the Constitution Means to Me.