I have said it many times – summer is for movies! Blockbusters, indies, and comedies (or whatever films you enjoy) just make a summer night better.
I have said it many times – summer is for movies! Blockbusters, indies, and comedies (or whatever films you enjoy) just make a summer night better. Summer is also halfway to the film industry's most illustrious awards show, the Oscars. That got me thinking, which films are frontrunners for Oscars glory?
Well, if the 97th Academy Awards were any indication, a romantic comedy-drama with a fresh storyline is likely the way to go (apologies to all the superhero buffs out there). I'm specifically thinking of Anora, which received six nominations at the 2024 Oscars and won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. It was quite the performance.
But what is Anora about (if you have not yet seen the film), and what does it have to do with employment law? Well, Anora is the story of a young exotic dancer, Anora "Ani" Mikheeva (played by Mikey Madison), living in Brooklyn. One night at work, Ani meets a club patron, Ivan "Vanya" Zakharov (played by Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of a Russian oligarch. Vanya is immediately smitten with Ani, and the two begin seeing each other more and more frequently.
Eventually, they take an impromptu trip with friends to Las Vegas, where Vanya suddenly proposes to Ani. The two elope at a Las Vegas chapel, and that's where the craziness...
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