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'Shopaholic' among DVD releases

Jam! Showbiz Movies - Found Jul. 2, 2009
Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, Alice Eve, Alice Braga and Jim Sturgess are part of the ensemble.
Top tem DVD rentals: 7/2/09 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"Confessions" and "Code" dominate video charts - Reuters
'Crossing Over' tops rentals, sales - Jam! Showbiz Movies
Confessions of a Shopaholic Takes the Top Spot on the DVD Sales ... - MovieWeb
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Posted on July 2, 2009, 2:14 am

Fisher makes the sale

Toronto Sun - Found Jun. 30, 2009
Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, Alice Eve, Alice Braga and Jim Sturgess are part of the ensemble.
Rogers Video: Confessions of a Shopaholic tops both rental, sales ... - Amherst Daily News
Rogers Video: "Confessions of a Shopaholic" tops both rental, sales ... - Metronews
Fisher makes the sale - Edmonton Sun
Blockbuster Video: "Crossing Over" tops both rentals and sales lists - Metronews
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Toronto Sun

Posted on June 30, 2009, 3:07 am

Crossing Over

Toronto Star Online - Found Jun. 23, 2009
Max gets swept away by sympathy for a Mexican single mom (Alice Braga) who is about to be deported, along with her young son. Why? Nada info.

Posted on June 23, 2009, 3:28 am

Animals are the stars in The Fox and the Child'

Fort Mills Times - Found Jun. 14, 2009
(He's this movie's Don Cheadle.) When a single Mexican mother (Alice Braga) is swept up in a sweatshop raid, Brogan looks after her young son.

Posted on June 14, 2009, 1:44 pm

New DVDs | 'Gran Torino,' 'Crossing Over' released this week

Seattle Times - Found Jun. 9, 2009
Kramer's 'Crash' wannabe stars Harrison Ford as a weary immigration agent who tries to help a Mexican woman (Alice Braga) and her child in Los...
Cool stuff on DVD today: 'Woodstock' breaks out the tie-dye again - USA Today
Clint Eastwood settles the score ? once again - Houston Chronicle
RT on DVD: Gran Torino, Crossing Over, Nobel Son Exclusive Look - Rotten Tomatoes
Danny Boyle star struck by Clint Eastwood - Planet Bollywood
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Posted on June 9, 2009, 10:59 am

DVD review: 'Crossing Over' uses standard formula

Baltimore Sun - Found Jun. 9, 2009
Harrison Ford as a sympathetic border agent, wracked by guilt over the dilemma of a young mother (Alice Braga) struggling to support her young...

Posted on June 9, 2009, 2:39 am

Review: 'Crossing Over' uses standard formula

Baltimore Sun - Found Jun. 9, 2009
Harrison Ford as a sympathetic border agent, wracked by guilt over the dilemma of a young mother (Alice Braga) struggling to support her young...

Posted on June 9, 2009, 5:25 am

Sundance Unveils Competition Lineups for 06 Fest; 84 World Premieres ...

Indiewire - Found May. 31, 2009
[World Premiere] CAST: Diego Luna, Alice Braga, Cecilia Suarez, Jose Maria Yazpik, Renata Zhaneta, Damian Alcazar, Jesus Ochoa, Maria Dealves...

Posted on May 31, 2009, 10:27 am

Sleight of sight

Mail & Guardian Online - Found May. 22, 2009
... by his wife to an eye doctor (Mark Ruffalo) who is also treating a high-class prostitute (Alice Braga) who unwittingly passes the terrible...

Posted on May 22, 2009, 12:44 pm

SXSW Film Festival Unveils Line Up; Prairie and Dreamz Bookend Event

Indiewire - Found May. 8, 2009
(WORLD PREMIERE) Lower City Dir: Sergio Machado; Cast: Alice Braga, Lazaro Ramos, Wagner Moura.

Posted on May 8, 2009, 9:14 am

Alice Braga Biography

Alice Braga
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Alice Braga

Braga at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
Born April 15, 1983 (1983-04-15) (age 26)
São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation Actress
Years active 1998-present

Alice Braga Moraes1 (born April 15, 1983) is a Brazilian actress. She has appeared in several films, most notably as Angélica in 2002's highly acclaimed Cidade de Deus. In 2007 her first U.S. blockbuster, I Am Legend, was released.

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Biography

Early life

Braga was born in São Paulo, Brazil. Her exposure to the world of acting came at an early age. As both her mother, Ana Braga, and aunt, Sônia Braga,2 are actresses, Alice often accompanied the two to film sets and it did not take long for her to develop an appreciation for all things theatrical. She started out her career by appearing in school plays and even a few commercials, but it wasn’t until she was a teenager that she began seriously pursuing roles in television and movies.

Career

In 1998, Braga made her debut in a Portuguese-language short called Trampolim, but quickly receded back into anonymity to finish her schooling. Braga's big break came in 2002 after she was cast as Angelica in the critically acclaimed smash City of God, for which she received a Best Supporting Actress nomination from the Cinema Brazil Grand Prize. She took more time off, and then attended university while making appearances in a pair of well-regarded South American films -- 2005’s Lower City and 2006’s Only God Knows -- and also took on a role on the popular Brazilian television program Carandiru, Outras Historias. Braga made her English-language debut in 2006 with a starring role opposite Brendan Fraser, Mos Def and Catalina Sandino Moreno in Journey to the End of Night, which premiered at the 5th Annual Tribeca Film Festival and eventually went straight to video in North America. In 2007, Braga was cast in the Will Smith blockbuster I Am Legend, and the drama Crossing Over (which stars Harrison Ford, Ray Liotta and Ashley Judd). Additionally, she appeared in the 2008 David Mamet film Redbelt, in which she appears alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor.3

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2002 Cidade de Deus Angélica Nominated: Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Supporting Actress
2005 Cidade Baixa Karina Verona Love Screens Film Festival - Best Actress
São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards - Best Actress
Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival - Best Actress
Prêmio Contigo Cinema - Best Actress
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Actress
2006 Sólo Dios Sabe Dolores
Journey to the End of the Night Monique
O Cheiro do Ralo Garçonete Dois Nominated: Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Supporting Actress
2007 A Via Láctea Júlia
I Am Legend Anna Montez
2008 Redbelt Sondra Terry
Blindness Woman with the dark glasses Nominated: Cinema Brazil Grand Prize - Best Supporting Actress
Nominated: Black Reel Awards - Best Supporting Actress
2009 Crossing Over Mireya Sanchez
Repossession Mambo Beth
2010 Eleven Minutes

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