As a wrap-up event to the 2021 Luso World Cinema Blogathon, I will join Karie Bible on a special bonus episode of Hollywood Kitchen tonight!
Browsing Tag
Portugal
CASA DE LAVA / DOWN TO EARTH (1994) begins explosively. Red lava tumbles down a pitch black hillside, and then suddenly more bursts upward from the volcano.
Letícia Magalhães of Crítica Retrô and I are reuniting to run round two of the Luso World Cinema Blogathon!
The Luso World World Cinema Blogathon was a smashing success! Here’s a round up of the final day’s posts.
On November 12, 1896, Portugal joined the cinematic world when a native made film screened to the public for the first time.
Today you have two profiles and three movie reviews to dig into. The figures and their cinematic works come from Portugal, Brazil, and the United States.
For this installment of Fashion Friday, here’s an image of Carmen Miranda that’s pure 1930s glamour. The performer was born in Portugal, but immigrated to Brazil as a child, and she considered herself Brazilian at heart despite maintaining her Portuguese citizenship. The woman, who would become famous for her Bahian costume featuring headwear adorned with fruit,…
I’ve been enjoying NPR’s 50 Great Voices series, and the holiday break gave me a chance to catch up with some missed episodes, including their piece on Amália Rodrigues. Since I’m half Portuguese, I enjoy finding instances where Portuguese and American culture collide, mix, and transmute. Rodrigues embraced other cultures’ musical traditions in order to…
