Fernando Meirelles News

June 25, 2010
Fernando Meirelles Does a 360
Director Fernando Meirelles ("City of God") will helm "360," a Peter Morgan-scripted drama inspired by Arthur Schnitzler's 1900 play "Reigen." More...

June 28, 2009
Five Favourite Films with Gael Garcia Bernal
Gael Garcia Bernal may be Mexico's best known acting export of recent years, having made a powerful debut in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Amores perros in 2000. A year later he co-starred with Diego Luna in Alfonso Cuaron's Y tu mama tambien. After a busy career which has seen him work with the likes of Pedro Almodovar, Michel Gondry and Fernando Meirelles, he reteams with Luna, and a different Cuaron -- Carlos -- for Rudo and Cursi. Of his five favourite films, Bernal had an easier time picking them than his co-star -- and curiously they've both chosen a Disney classic as their first choice. More...

October 2, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Chihuahua to Overtake Multiplexes
Hollywood kicks off the fourth quarter with a stampede of new releases that will test the elasticity of the marketplace. Ambulances are already on standby to rush the high number of casualties off to local video stores. Seven films open or expand into 800 or more theaters each while an eighth picture debuts in more than 500 locations still hoping to reach moviegoers from coast to coast. More...

September 2, 2008
Exclusive Stills: Julianne Moore in Blindness
We've got an exclusive batch of stills from Blindness, about an entire city in which everyone is afflicted with inexplicable loss of sight -- everyone, that is, except for Julianne Moore. Check out more from this month's mystery-thriller, from the director of City of God and The Constant Gardener. More...

May 15, 2008
Cannes 2008: Well, Well, Well...If It Isn't the 2008 Cannes Lineup!
Spring is in the air, and Hollywood's biggest stars are headed for France. You know what that means, gang: It's Cannes time! What do you say we take a look at this year's festival schedule? More...

May 14, 2008
Cannes 2008: Review - Blindness
We deliver our take on tonight's opening-night film from director Fernando Meirelles that stars Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Danny Glover and Gael Garcia Bernal. More...

February 28, 2008
Exclusive Photos: City of God Sequel City of Men
Two young men struggle to stay afloat amid the drugs, violence, and poverty of Brazil's slums in the big-screen spin-off of Fernando Meirelles' critically acclaimed 2002 film, City of God. More...

June 8, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Prospective "Wolverine" Director, "Shreks" Four And Five Set, New Site And Poster For "Halloween," And More!
In this week's Ketchup, the director's job for "Wolverine" is a two-person race, Dreamworks has plans to reap more cash in the coming years with the next two "Shrek" films, and Rob Zombie's "Halloween" has a poster and website up and running. More...

March 16, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Spider-Man" Sans Tobey Maguire(?), "Transformers," "Superman Returns" Sequel, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, producer Avi Arad talks "Spider-Man"'s future, with or without Tobey Maguire, Shia LaBeouf explains how "Transformers" avoided an R rating, and Brandon Routh discusses his possible adversaries in the "Superman Returns" sequel. More...

December 16, 2005
London Movie Critics Present Their '05 Nominations
Movie City News shares with us a press release from the London Film Critics Group in which their various nominations are announced. Keep in mind that the Brit crits use their own release dates as criteria, so don't be surprised to see a few 2004 releases in the mix. More...

December 13, 2005
Awards Season Gets Rolling with Crix Picks
If you're a fan of the late-year awards season, be sure to add Movie City News to your hit list, because they deliver some consistently excellent coverage. Mid-December is when most of the critics' groups start doling out their accolades, and so far we've gotten input from reviewers' groups in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington. More...

September 1, 2005
Critical Consensus: "Gardener" Reaps Praise
This week we have a movie about international intrigue ("The Constant Gardener"), a mercenary ("The Transporter 2"), the problems of time travel ("A Sound of Thunder"), and a cop who goes back to school "Underclassman").Which one will get the best marks from the critics? More...

August 29, 2005
Carell's "Virgin" Remains On Top (of the Box Office Chart)
Universal's "The 40 Year-Old Virgin" maintained its grasp on first place at the box office for a second consecutive weekend, beating out a trio of newcomers without exerting too much effort. "Virgin" pulled in $16.4 million in its second frame, which is a rather impressive 23% decline from its opening weekend. So far the 40-year-old has sold nearly $49 million worth of tickets. More...