Crisps, crumbles and cobblers are better than pie? Ralph Fiennes in “Conclave.” Sean Baker and Mikey Madison push the ‘Anora’ vibes to the brink Have you ever seen a photo of someone you’ve known for years that makes you change how you see them? I’m looking at an image of filmmaker Sean Baker taken shortly after his open-hearted, screwball adventure …
If you drive down Crenshaw Boulevard in Gardena, you might see the marquee for an old movie theater. Sitting here now at Gardena Cinema, Baker reflects on how movies — and the joy of movie theaters — helped inspire “Anora.” “I got rejected from McDonald’s and Burger King,” he says, laughing in a sweetly nerdy way, remembering applying for summer …