Brazil
How ‘Senna’ Helped Kaya Scodelario Connect With Her Brazilian Heritage: “This Fed My Soul More Than Anything I’ve Ever Done”
The 'Skins' star talks to The Hollywood Reporter about filming Netflix's newest sports series and becoming an F1 expert: "If anyone says something's a boy sport, I immediately want to go, 'No, I can like that as much as you can.'"
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‘I’m Still Here’ Review: Walter Salles Returns Home With the Powerful Story of a Broken Family’s Resistance
Premiering at Venice, the film stars Fernanda Torres as a mother of five children who reinvents herself as a lawyer and activist after suffering a devastating loss at the height of Brazil’s military dictatorship.
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Mymama, Beta Team Up on Brazilian Outfit Janeiro Studios
Veteran producers Koby Gal-Raday and Ilda Santiago will run the new company, which aims to create high-end series and independent features between Europe and Latin America.
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Max Is Focusing on “Ambitious” Storytelling in Latin America: “We’re Fighting for Relevance”
Max executive Mariano Cesar dived into the streamer's mission at Conecta Fiction & Entertainment's international networking event in Toledo, Spain, on Thursday.
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Amazon Exec Says True Crime Is a “Home Run” in Latin America, Comedies Prove Difficult to Navigate
At Conecta Fiction & Entertainment in Toledo, Spain, Javiera Balmaceda, head of local originals for Latin America at Amazon, discussed what Hispanic audiences are craving.
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‘Motel Destino’ Review: Karim Aïnouz’s Tropical Noir Conjures a Potent Atmosphere of Heat, Desire and Danger Even if the Payoff Loses Steam
An uneasy triangle forms when a young man in trouble with his criminal cohorts shacks up at a seedy roadside sex hotel in a Brazilian beach town.
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Terry Gilliam: Robert De Niro Helped Rescue ‘Brazil’ From Oblivion
On the 'It Happened in Hollywood' podcast, the director recalls a 'GMA' appearance where he held up a photo of then-Universal head Sid Sheinberg and demanded he release the film.
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Most Latin American Actors Face Violence and Harassment, Says Study
Almost 90 percent of surveyed film, TV and stage performers have experienced workplace discrimination, says a new report.
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‘Pacified’ (‘Pacificado’): Film Review | Tribeca 2020
Director Paxton Winters considers the psychological toll of drug culture and violence in a Rio favela in the vivid community portrait 'Pacified,' whose producers include Darren Aronofsky and Lisa Muskat.
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‘Invisible Life’ (‘A Vida invisivel de Euridice Gusmao’): Film Review | Cannes 2019
Two inseparable sisters in 1950s Rio de Janeiro are forced to live apart in 'Invisible Life,' Karim Ainouz's sensual melodrama about spirited women in a machista culture.
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‘Arctic’: Film Review | Cannes 2018
Mads Mikkelsen battles the elements in 'Arctic,' debuting director Joe Penna's rugged survival tale about a man stranded in an unyielding polar landscape.
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‘Hard Paint’ (‘Tinta bruta’): Film Review | Berlin 2018
In 'Hard Paint,' a socially withdrawn young Brazilian finds virtual-world escape as a seductive gay chatroom performer, until a copycat steals his trademark of neon body paint, creating conflict while opening new possibilities.
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