Category: Movies
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‘The Secret Agent’ Wins Critics Choice Awards in the US as Best Foreign Film
The Secret Agent, directed by Kléber Mendonça Filho, won the Best International Film award at the Critics Choice Awards this Sunday (4). The film features Wagner Moura in the cast. The film competed with “It Was Just an Accident”, “The Left-Handed Girl”, “No Other Choice”, “Sirat” and “Belén”. The announcement was made before the ceremony…
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The Secret Agent and Other Brazilian Films Advance Toward the Oscars
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Three Brazilian films have advanced another stage in the selection process to be nominated for the 2026 Oscars: O Agente Secreto, by Kleber Mendonça Filho, is among the contenders for Best International Feature; Apocalipse nos Trópicos, by Petra Costa, was included among the 15 selected for Best Documentary Feature; and Amarela, by André Hayato Saito,…
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‘The Secret Agent’ and Wagner Moura Nominated for Golden Globe
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The Brazilian film “The Secret Agent” (O Agente Secreto) was nominated in two categories at the 2026 Golden Globes: Best Dramatic Film and Best Non-English Language Film. The production, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, also earned its protagonist, Wagner Moura, a nomination for Best Actor, consolidating the film’s strong performance since its release. Set in…
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‘The Secret Agent’ and Wagner Moura Nominated for Golden Globe
The Brazilian feature film The Secret Agent has been nominated in two categories for the 2026 Golden Globes: Best Drama Film and Best Non-English Language Film. The production directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho also earned lead actor Wagner Moura a nomination in the Best Actor category, consolidating the film’s strong performance since its debut. Set…
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U.S. Magazine Places Wagner Moura at the Top of Oscar Bets
Wagner Moura has taken another step toward international recognition. According to a report published by Metrópoles, the Brazilian actor leads the traditional Best Actor Oscar predictions list compiled by the U.S. magazine The Hollywood Reporter—one of the most influential publications covering Hollywood’s awards season. O ranking é assinado por Scott Feinberg, editor especializado em prêmios…
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Mauricio de Sousa turns 90 and is honored with a biopic
Celebrating another birthday on this October 27, the father of Brazil’s most famous gang—Monica’s Gang—is the main character in a series of tributes. With a film about his life and a book that gathers tributes from 90 comic artists, the boy who never stopped drawing reaches 90 years old. After telling so many stories to…
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How Charlie Chaplin Used His Astonishing Resemblance to Hitler to Combat Fascism
Hollywood studios didn’t want Charlie Chaplin to make The Great Dictator. When he started writing the script in 1938, the US hadn’t yet entered World War II. In fact, they still maintained friendly diplomatic relations with Nazi Germany, plus many lucrative business deals. So Chaplin financed The Great Dictator with his own money. He took…
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Hollywood’s Eccentric Leading Lady, Diane Keaton, Dies at 79
Diane Keaton, who remained one of Hollywood’s most eccentric and beloved actresses decades after her Oscar-winning performance in the film Annie Hall, died at 79. Her film producer confirmed her death to NPR on Saturday. When I met Keaton for an interview in 2014, she was sporting her signature look: bowler hat, sunglasses, and baggy…
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Hollywood’s Eccentric Leading Star, Diane Keaton, Dies at 79
Diane Keaton, who remained one of Hollywood’s most eccentric and beloved actresses decades after her Oscar-winning performance in Annie Hall, died at 79. Her film producer confirmed her death to NPR on Saturday. When I met her for an interview in 2014, she sported her signature look: a bowler hat, tinted-lens glasses, and oversized clothes.…
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Actress and Comedian Berta Loran Dies at 99 in Rio
Actress Berta Loran died on Sunday night (28), at 99 years old, in a private hospital located in Copacabana, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. Born in Warsaw, Poland, she arrived in Brazil as a child and established herself as one of the great names in national humor, with more than seven decades…