Directed by Allan Fiterman, and written by Marcelo Florião, Aloysio de Abreu, and Laura Malin, the Brazilian comedy Now Boarding will be screened at 6 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 6, at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Special Free Tickets are available. See below. According to the film’s press release, Now Boarding stars stage, screen, and TV veteran Marília Pêra as "an eccentric airport supervisor who secretly dreams she is Rita Hayworth." City of God’s Jonathan Haagensen plays "an outcast dreamer who tries to escape as a stowaway on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to New York." Not surprisingly, things don’t go quite as planned. Also, the Now Boarding soundtrack includes "New York, New York," "Volare" and "Brazil." [...]...
- 2/1/2010
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Watch a brand new clip of director Fernando Meirelles discusses the recently DVD release “City of Men,” the long-awaited follow-up to his Academy Award-nominated film “City Of God.” The film stars Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha and Jonathan Haagensen. Plot: Growing up in a culture dictated by violence and run by street gangs, teenagers Acerola and Laranjinha have become as close as brothers. With their 18th birthdays fast approaching, Laranjinha sets out to find the father he never met, while Acerola struggles to raise his own young son. But, when they suddenly find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war, the lifelong friends are forced to confront a shocking secret from their shared past.
- 7/11/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
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