A crunchy no-frills vegetable helped build the Dudas' empire in Central Florida. Celery was among the first crops the Dudas ...

Thompson-Hernández hopped on a Zoom call with me a few days ahead of Kites’ Tribeca world premiere on June 6. Below, find the ...

The movie impresses with its gritty and realistic portrayal of the favelas, whose children face an uphill struggle to stay ...

“City of God” is a harrowing depiction of the rise of organized crime and gang violence in the Cidade de Deus favela, or slum, of Rio de Janeiro. Released in 2002, the Brazilian film earned four ...

"City of God", known for its vibrant and realistic visual style, featuring dynamic cinematography and fast-paced editing, is ...

Set twenty years following the first film, City of God centers on Wilson "Rocket" Rodrigues, who has fulfilled his ambition to be a photojournalistic reporter. Going back to the favela ...

“COG” was set in a Rio favela, inspired by real events and now ranks among world cinema’s greatest films. “City of God: The Fight Rages On,” airing on HBO at 8 p.m. Sunday (in Portuguese ...

Will City of God: The Fight Rages On ... “Rocket,” as he’s still called in the favela, is the embodiment of The Fight Rages On‘s core frustration. Was Rocket the protagonist of the ...

Now City of God, Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund’s 2002 crime epic set in the Rio De Janeiro slum – or favela – Cidade de Deus, gets the HBO treatment with a six-part TV series that ...

Against this violent backdrop, Marcelo Modesto, a City of God native, is using golf to try to transform the lives of the children who live there. Entering the favela, it’s impossible not to be ...