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“Praia do Futuro” offers an underwhelming experience that can be summed up with its opening sequence: It begins with two motocross riders, seemingly free and invulnerable, cruising along the breathtaking sand dunes in Fortaleza, Brazil, and it ends with one of them drowning in the dominant waters of the ocean.
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The landmines of adolescence — young love, self-discovery, irrational envy — are perplexingly difficult to navigate and all too easy to muck up in trite stereotyping and theatricality. Young Brazilian filmmaker Daniel Ribeiro is fully cognizant of the travails of teenhood, and though he sticks to the multitude of standard
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You’re familiar with the routine by now: Grab a chilled beer and a loose-fitting jersey, plop onto a comfy couch with friends and switch the channel to ABC Sports to enjoy the World Cup’s most recent game. You’ve spent countless hours watching matches and weighing your team’s chances, but have
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Apartheid survivors and human rights activists shared their stories of forgiveness and reconciliation during a Monday panel in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s election as South African president.
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The promotional tag for “Rio 2” is “It’s on in the Amazon.” The only thing that was “on” about this sad heap of an animated film was the soundtrack, featuring amazing vocal work from the likes of Janelle Monae, Bruno Mars and B.o.B. Otherwise, the sequel to “Rio” (2011) was
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Berkeley based non-profit organization International Rivers has been recently awarded the 2013 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Solutions.
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I arrive early to the airport on my way home from Dublin. It’s the absolute best place for people watching, so I tend to sit like a five-year-old by the window, watching planes take off and land, while eavesdropping on conversations in various languages. (Is it still considered eavesdropping if I do not understand
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I was at the 1999 Women’s World Cup Final. In sweltering heat and sun, I watched 14 women fight through 120 minutes of soccer only to decide the game with penalty kicks. Though it featured no goals, the match was the single most inspiring and exciting sporting event I have
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