The first half of ‘Anora’ is some of the most fun you’ll ever have. Our charming yet childish co-lead Russian is Ivan—who also goes by Vanya—oozes Gen-z status by taking hits of his THC vape pen and playing Xbox all day. It’s not until an average night in the life of Ivan in which he meets Ani—who’s birth name is Anora but refuses to acknowledge this as her’s—at Headquarters because she’s the only Russian speaking dancer in the club. This interaction turns a simple VIP lap dance into a relationship that would make ‘Pretty Woman’ seem childish.
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Interview with ‘Light From Light’ Director Paul Harrill
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A Look Back: Central Cinema’s First Year of Adventurous Programming
Central Cinema celebrates their first anniversary this August, and aside from a few film recommendations here and there, we at Arts Knoxville haven’t covered their programming all that much since interviewing the founders ahead of opening night. But how could we? There’s always so much of it.
Arts Knoxville would like to take the theater’s anniversary as an opportunity to highlight some of the most adventurous programming that Central Cinema has offered to local audiences over the past year.
