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Apocalypse In The Tropics
''Apocalypse in the Tropics'' () is a 2024 documentary film directed by Petra Costa about the influence of evangelical Christianity on far-right politics in Brazil. The film premiered out of competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival, on 29 August 2024. It was given a limited release in the United States on 11 July 2025, prior to its global release on Netflix on 14 July 2025. Synopsis The documentary follows the growing influence of the evangelical movement in Brazilian politics, specially during Jair Bolsonaro's tenure as President of Brazil. Costa gains unprecedented access to Bolsonaro's close associate: far-right televangelist Silas Malafaia. Malafaia's undeniable growing influence on Bolsonarism, since the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil, is also a keen part of the 2022 presidential elections results (which Bolsonaro was narrowly defeated) and the attempted coup d'état in the following months. At the same time, Costa examines Bolsonaro's left-wing successor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Costa
Petra Costa (born 8 July 1984) is a Brazilian filmmaker and actress. In 2020, her documentary film ''The Edge of Democracy'' was nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards and won a Peabody Awards, Peabody Award. She has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2018. History Her first short film, ''Undertow Eyes'' (2009), portrays her grandparents' recollections and stories in a personal and Existentialism, existential tale about love and death. It was screened at MoMA in 2010 and won Best Short Film at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival 2009, the London International Documentary Festival, and at the 13th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, among others. Her first documentary feature, Elena (2012 film), ''Elena'' (2012), was the most watched documentary in Brazil in 2013. It tells the story of two sisters – and as one searches for the other, their iden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Influence Of Evangelicalism In Latin America
Politics () is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of status or resources. The branch of social science that studies politics and government is referred to as political science. Politics may be used positively in the context of a "political solution" which is compromising and non-violent, or descriptively as "the art or science of government", but the word often also carries a negative connotation.. The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches have fundamentally differing views on whether it should be used extensively or in a limited way, empirically or normatively, and on whether conflict or co-operation is more essential to it. A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other political subjects, making laws, and exercising internal and external f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor Theatre, stage performance, the direct inspiration for the name from Duong, Lee, and Wang came from an equivalent scene in the 1992 Canadian film ''Léolo''. Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros. in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango Media, Fandango ticketing company. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. The site is influential among moviegoers, a third of whom say they consult it before going to the cinema in the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Theatrical Release
__FORCETOC__ Limited theatrical release is a film distribution strategy of releasing a new film in a few cinemas across a country, typically art house theaters in major metropolitan markets. Since 1994, a limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada has been defined by Nielsen EDI as a film released in fewer than 600 theaters. Background The purpose is often used to gauge the appeal of specialty films, like documentaries, independent films and art films. A common practice by film studios is to give highly anticipated and critically acclaimed films a limited release on or before December 31 in Los Angeles County, California, to qualify for Academy Award nominations (as by its rules). Highly anticipated documentaries also receive limited releases at the same time in New York City, as the rules for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature mandate releases in both locations. The films are almost always released to a wider audience in January or February of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 New York Film Festival
The 62nd New York Film Festival took place September 27 to October 14, 2024, presented by Film at Lincoln Center. RaMell Ross' historical drama film ''Nickel Boys'' was selected as the "Opening Night Film" for this edition, Pedro Almodóvar's ''The Room Next Door'' was chosen as NYFF's "Centerpiece", while Steve McQueen (director), Steve McQueen's ''Blitz (2024 film), Blitz'' was chosen as the "Closing Night Film". Appearing in the NYFF's "Main Slate" for the first time were Payal Kapadia (filmmaker), Payal Kapadia, Roberto Minervini, Carson Lund, Neo Sora, Julia Loktev, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, Rungano Nyoni, Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias, Mohammad Rasoulof, Yeo Siew Hua, Robinson Devor, Pia Marais and Minh Quý Trương. Official Selections Main Slate The following films were selected to the "Main Slate" section of the Festival: Spotlight Film at Lincoln Center announced Queer (film), ''Queer'' as the first film of the "Spotlight" secti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infobae
Infobae is an international Argentine online newspaper. It was launched in 2002 by businessman Daniel Hadad, with the original headquarters in Buenos Aires. The company expanded globally with local editions in New York City, Mexico City, Miami, Bogotá, São Paulo, Lima, and Madrid, all led by Marcos Stupenengo. The expansion increased Infobae's international audience, becoming one of the most read Spanish-language online newspapers worldwide. Censorship in Venezuela On 10 October 2014, Conatel, the Venezuelan National Commission of Telecommunications, blocked access to Infobae in Venezuela after Infobae published photos of the corpse of the recently murdered United Socialist Party of Venezuela The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (, PSUV, ) is a Socialism, socialist political party which has been the ruling party of Venezuela since 2007. It was formed from a merger of some of the political and social forces that support the Bolivar ... (PSUV) member Robert Serra. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival
The 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival took place from 20 to 28 September 2024 in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain. Background A restored 4K version of Montxo Armendariz's film ''Tasio'' (which premiered at the 1984 San Sebastián Film Festival) was announced to be part of the 'Klasikoak' slate. Audrey Diwan's ''Emmanuelle'' was later revealed to be the festival's opening film, as well as part of the official selection's competitive lineup. 2023 Donostia Award winner Javier Bardem is expected to receive the award in 2024, as the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike prevented him from attending the 71st festival. On 9 May 2024, the festival's organization unveiled the official poster for the 72nd edition; it features Donostia Award winner Cate Blanchett and it was designed by José Luis Lanzagorta based on a black and white photograph by Gustavo Papaleo. On 12 July 2024, the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain disclosed the 17 Spanish-produced titles which are t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
51st Telluride Film Festival
The 51st Telluride Film Festival took place between August 30 and September 2, 2024, in Telluride, Colorado. American filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan was chosen as the festival Guest Director. Luke Dorman, the Principal Graphic Designer at Meow Wolf, returned as the Guest Designer. The Telluride Film Festival Silver Medallion will be presented to French filmmaker Jacques Audiard, Irish actress Saoirse Ronan and American editor Thelma Schoonmaker. While the Special Medallion will be award to French film company Les Films du Losange. Official Sections The event's program was revealed one day before its start, as customary. Main Program Guest Directors' Selection Movies selected for screening at the festival by Kenneth Lonergan. Special Screenings Backlot Behind-the-scenes movies and portraits of artists, musicians and filmmakers. Filmmakers of Tomorrow Student Prints The best in student-produced work from around the globe. Curated and introduced by Gregory Nava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8 January Brasília Attacks
On 8 January 2023, following the defeat of then-president Jair Bolsonaro in the 2022 Brazilian general election and the Third inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, inauguration of his successor Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a mob of Bolsonaro's supporters attacked Brazil's federal government buildings in the capital, Brasília. The mob invaded and caused deliberate damage to the Supreme Federal Court, the National Congress Palace and the Planalto Presidential Palace in the Praça dos Três Poderes (English: ''Three Powers Square'' or ''Three Branches of Government''), seeking to violently overthrow the democratically elected president Lula, who had been inaugurated on 1 January. Many rioters said their purpose was to spur military leaders to launch a "1964 Brazilian coup d'état, military intervention" (related to a misinterpretation of the 142nd article of the Constitution of Brazil, Brazilian constitution and a euphemism for a coup d'état) and disrupt the democratic Peacefu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Brazilian General Election
General elections were held in Brazil on 2 October 2022 to elect the President of Brazil, president, Vice President of Brazil, vice president, the National Congress of Brazil, National Congress, the 2022 Brazilian gubernatorial elections, governors, vice governors, and Legislative Assemblies of Brazilian states, legislative assemblies of all Federative units of Brazil, federative units, and the district council of Fernando de Noronha. As no candidate for president (and also for governor in some states) received more than half of the valid votes in the first round, a runoff election for these offices was held on 30 October. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva received the majority of the votes in the second round and was elected President of Brazil for a third, non-consecutive term. Incumbent president Jair Bolsonaro was seeking a second term. He had been elected in 2018 Brazilian general election, 2018 as the candidate of the Social Liberal Party (Brazil), Social Liberal Party but left th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Brazil
The COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil has resulted in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths. The virus was confirmed to have spread to Brazil on 25 February 2020, when a man from São Paulo who had traveled to Italy tested positive for the virus. The disease had spread to every federative unit of Brazil by 21 March. On 19 June 2020, the country reported its one millionth case and nearly 49,000 reported deaths. One estimate of under-reporting was 22.62% of total reported COVID-19 mortality in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a variety of responses from federal, state and local governments, having an impact on politics, education, the environment, and the economy. On 27 March 2020 Brazil announced a temporary ban on foreign air travelers and most state governors have imposed quarantines to prevent the spread of the virus. President Jair Bolsonaro perpetuated conspiracy theories surrounding COVID-19 treatments and its origins, and was accused of downplaying effective mitiga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
