At the Oscars last night, Baker persuasively articulated the joys of communal movie going, but consumers have a long track record of choosing convenience.
At last night’s Academy Awards, the standout star proved to be the indie film Anora, which raked in a whopping five awards on a budget of only $6 million. When director Sean Baker took the stage to accept his Oscar for best director, he used the moment to issue a call to action: a plea to the industry to reinvest in movie theaters.
