![]() ![]() The film stars Simon Rex as Mikey Saber, a formerly successful but now near penniless adult entertainer who returns to his small Texas hometown there he labors less for people's affection and acceptance than "to persuade them to do what he wants," with the film bearing "witness his scams." The film premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in competition for the Palme d'Or and was released in limited theaters on December 10, 2021, by A24. "Red Rocket" - OPENS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25 AT THE STATEĪ 2021 American comedy-drama film directed by Sean Baker, from a screenplay by Baker and Chris Bergoch. The story of Alana Kane (Alana Haim) and Gary Valentine (Cooper Hoffman) growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973. ![]() It was also named one of the best films of 2021 by the American Film Institute and received four nominations at the 79th Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, along with eight nominations at the 27th Critics' Choice Awards, including Best Picture. The film received acclaim from critics and received three awards from the National Board of Review, including Best Film. The film stars Alana Haim, Cooper Hoffman, Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, Maya Rudolph, and Benny Safdie. This film is a 2021 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson ("Phantom Thread," "There Will Be Blood," "Boogie Nights"). ![]() "Licorice Pizza" - OPENS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24 AT THE MICHIGAN She'll be performing with a band (including JT Bates on drums and Michael Lewis on bass) and will play brand new music alongside older favorites including selections from "Hadestown." Bonny Light Horseman, Anais’s band with Josh Kaufman and Eric Johnson, will open! Tickets available now at TicketMaster. TICKETS NOW ON SALE THROUGH TICKETMASTER! Anaïs Mitchell is on tour is and coming to Ann Arbor’s Michigan Theater on February 7, 2022. REMINDER: LIVE ON STAGE: ANAIS MITCHELL & BONEY LIGHT HORSEMAN AT THE MICHIGAN THEATER Michigan Theater Foundation executive director Russ Collins calls in to talk about the latest offerings in cinema with WEMU's Michael Jewett, who continues filling in for David Fair. Red Rocket, while feeling messy at points (perhaps intentionally), is a chaotically-spun yarn about people living on the fringes of acceptable society, one that’s regularly unpleasant, but always compelling.Christmas is in the air, and the movies are on the big screen. Mikey’s exploitation of an underage girl is extremely uncomfortable, but as we descend into his psychology, Baker makes his salient point: having a career in porn has broken Mikey’s brain, irrevocably damaging the way he sees people and ruining his ability to build relationships where he doesn’t benefit in some way. The performance alone isn’t what makes Red Rocket engaging the snappy editing has perfect comic rhythm and timing, making transitions punchlines as it effortlessly bounces to the next scene.Īs Mikey explores an alarming relationship with a 17-year-old, Strawberry (Suzanna Son), Baker tests the audience’s stomach for his protagonist’s vile behaviour. His constant lying and sickly charisma make you anxious to let him ever leave your sight. Mikey is manipulative, pathetic, and completely indefensible. Baker and Simon’s collaboration gives us the strongest lead performance in the director’s filmography. ![]()
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