Fernando Meirelles

List of films and release dates in summer 2012

2012-04-29 00:00:00

May 4 The Avengers A team of superheroes including Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Thor unite to save the world. With Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth. Written and directed by Joss Whedon. In Imax 3-D. Walt Disney...

All five DGA nominees should make the expanded best picture race at the Oscars

2010-01-07 16:33:09

Foresight pays off for 'Blindness' director

2008-05-15 00:00:00

WHEN Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles was told that the Festival de Cannes wanted his new film, "Blindness," to open this year's event Wednesday night, he was "surprised, to be honest." Not because of a lack of faith in what he'd done but because...

Julianne Moore knows how to make them suffer

2008-06-15 00:00:00

JULIANNE MOORE has made a specialty of suffering in silence, her pale skin pulling tight across her cheekbones to form a flawless mask, a shell of perfect beauty concealing a soul in deepest turmoil. Only in private moments, when no one but the audience...

Moore, Ruffalo and Glover finish filming `Blindness' in Uruguay

2007-09-20 00:00:00

Danny Glover, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo closed their eyes and opened their senses to this small South American capital, a backdrop in the upcoming movie "Blindness." The three actors wrapped up filming in Uruguay on Wednesday on the story of an...

Marianne Jean-Baptiste joins 'All You Need Is Kill': Doug Liman pic stars Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt

2012-11-29 14:30:06

Marianne Jean-Baptiste has joined Doug Liman's "All You Need Is Kill" alongside Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt. Warner Bros.' "Kill" centers on a soldier (Cruise) in a war against aliens who relives his last day over and over after being killed. Production...

Brazilian pics bubbling under: World Report: Brazil 2012

2012-09-25 01:05:09

O GRANDE CIRCO MISTICO From vet helmer Carlos Diegues ("Bye Bye Brasil"), a Cinema Novo master tells the 100-year saga of a circus family and their love stories. This musical/drama is based on Jorge de Lima's poem, which inspired the early-1980s local...

World rushes soccer stories: World Report: Brazil 2012

2012-09-25 01:05:09

Producers worldwide are capitalizing on the global frenzy set to hit Brazil, starting with the 2014 World Cup soccer tournament and continuing with the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment leads the...

'Tree,' 'Rio,' 'Valleys' bow at Rio: Latin America's biggest fest celebrates new talent, diversity

2012-09-14 21:55:08

MADRID -- Marcos Bernstein's "My Sweet Orange Tree," Luiz Bolognesi's "Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury" and Philippe Barcinski's "Between Valleys" world preem at the 2012 Rio de Janeiro Intl. Film Festival. All play Rio's Premiere Brasil, the world'...

Revamped fest boosts indies: Fest Traveler: Munich Film Festival 2012

2012-06-25 21:45:11

The Munich Film Festival is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with a new director and an eclectic lineup that spans the globe while featuring a strong showing of U.S. films. Among the high-profile international screeners are Walter Salles' "On...

En cartelera: Brasil muestra sus mejores cintas en Festival en el sur de Florida

2011-08-19 00:00:00

El Festival de Cine Brasile�o de Miami celebra su 15avo aniversario estrenando un paquete de pel�culas recientemente producidas en Brasil. Algunos t�tulos recomendados son los siguientes: VIPs *** Fernando Meirelles, laureado director de Ciudad de Dios,...

México busca la Cámara de Oro en Cannes con "Días de gracia"

2011-05-18 00:00:00

Various stories are woven together to demonstrate love and romance in the 21st century.

2012-01-10 14:38:12

Beautiful, stark and gut-wrenchingly real, director Fernando Meirelles' 2002 masterpiece set in the Rio de Janeiro slums comes to Blu-ray with refined visual quality as well as a documentary about Brazil's drug trade. Out now. $14.99, amazon.com

2011-12-13 14:15:00

Against the backdrop of international economic and political instability, the relationships and actions of an array of people from different backgrounds ripple across the globe. With Anthony Hopkins, Ben Foster, Jude Law and Rachel Weisz. Written by Peter Morgan. Directed by Fernando Meirelles.

2011-12-09 00:00:00