In a very competitive year for international films, the Brazilian drama “The Secret Agent” has made a statement by winning in the Best Foreign Language Film categories at the Critics […]
Wagner Moura’s Golden Globes Win Celebrated by Brazilian President After Previous Regime Censored His Work
Wagner Moura received a phone call from Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva congratulating him on his Golden Globes win — a complete 180 from former President Jair Bolsonaro, […]
‘Awards Chatter’ Pod: Wagner Moura on Brazil’s ‘The Secret Agent,’ Importance of Memory, ‘Narcos’ 10 Years Later and Trump’s Invasion of Venezuela
Wagner Moura, our guest on this episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast, is arguably the most successful and respected Brazilian actor in the world. He has been described […]
Wagner Moura Reckons With Fascism’s Past and Present in ‘The Secret Agent’
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. It’s an oft-stated notion, 11 simple words that sum up endless cycles of devastation, ignorance and violence throughout history. […]
Wagner Moura on ‘The Secret Agent’ and Confronting Authoritarianism, From Bolsonaro to Trump: Zurich
For Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent is a homecoming in more ways than one. Kleber Mendonça Filho’s politically charged drama is Moura’s first role in his native Portuguese in a […]
Telluride Awards Analysis: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Sentimental Value’ Join ‘Sinners’ Atop List of Oscar Frontrunners
The 52nd Telluride Film Festival is now in the books. Margot Robbie, Ryan Coogler, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Rian Johnson, Janet Yang, Kathy Kennedy and Frank Marshall were among those […]