Young Adult
By B. Michael Rubin Director: Jason Reitman Writer: Diablo Cody Starring: Charlize Theron Now playing in Curitiba (Jovens Adultos) South African beauty, Charlize Theron, now in her mid 30s, is an engaging and versatile performer. She is a rare example of a true beauty, a famous star who is also a fine actress. She has exhibited her talents More...
Drive
By B. Michael Rubin Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Starring: Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan Now showing in Curitiba Action movies these days usually involve war combat or spies More...
Curitiba Festival Features English Language Play
By J. Bruce Bell Here ye! Here ye! Welcome drama lovers and theater neophytes alike to another edition of the Curitiba Festival. You may have seen the big event guide being distributed in the malls, bookstores, More...
Curitiba to Rio and Back: Brazilian Popular Music
By Roberto Muggiati I made two trips to Curitiba, in late January and early February. Both had to do with music. At the Oficina de Música, on its amazing 30th edition, I interviewed – on separate days – More...
Michel Teló is on Top
Take a test. In a group of friends, say “Nossa, nossa…” There is a great chance that you will hear back “Assim você me mata. Ai, se eu te pego. Ai, ai, se eu te pego.” (You will More...
The Other Side of Holland Park
By Marc Breyer Christopher walked down Kensington High Street, turned right into Melbury Road and crossed over Holland Park; then he got to Holland Walk and finally arrived in Ladbroke Grove, along which he More...
That Was the Year that Was
Broken and loose footnotes on 2011 By Roberto Muggiati I stepped into the New Year with a broken foot, a mysterious fracture with no visible cause to account for it. On the first days of January 2011, I crept More...
Sérgio Mendes, Brazil’s Greatest
By David Curry Hello-Alo-Hi-Oi Sr. Rubin: I own a substantial amount of Brasilian music from the 60s, 70s and 80s, with a little contemporary BossaCucaNova thrown in. I’ve often asked myself, who is the More...
Super Astor
By Roberto Muggiati Astor Piazzolla’s music is migrating more and more towards a classical repertoire. The other night I went to the Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro to listen to the Gershwin Piano Quartet. More...
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
HBO and Martin Scorsese will present the much anticipated two-part biographical piece, George Harrison: Living in the Material World. The film focuses the imaginative and inspired eye of one of cinema’s More...