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"As long as I'm alive, all of you shall live." Netflix has revealed the trailer for the Brazilian horror comedy called A Vampire in the Family, from Brazilian filmmaker Ale McHaddo. The original Portuguese title translates directly to My Brother-in-Law is a Vampire, which is also exactly what the film is about. When a fainthearted ex-soccer player learns his brother-in-law is a vampire with world domination plans, he must gather his courage and save the day. Fernandinho is a family man, former football player and podcaster who is surprised by the visit of his inconvenient brother-in-law, Gregorio, a lazy bloodsucker who it turns out is literally a vampire. Leandro Hassum stars as Fernandinho, with Romulo Arantes Neto as Greg, plus Monique Alfradique, Edson Celulari, Mel Maia, Maria Flor Franco, Eliezer Motta, Renata Bras and Antônio Fragoso. This looks extremely goofy & extra cheesy, but might still be entertaining to watch. // Continue...

Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos / Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, Brazil's biggest box-office hit until last year's The Elite Squad 2, will be remade. At the Gramado Film Festival, currently being held in the small southern Brazilian town, actor-director Reginaldo Faria announced that his son, Marcelo Faria, will star in a new film adaptation of Jorge Amado's bestseller. The project will also mark television director Pedro Vasconcelos' feature-film debut. Bruno Barreto's acclaimed 1976 sex comedy starred Sonia Braga, José Wilker, and Mauro Mendonça. A (quite tame) American remake directed by Robert Mulligan, and starring Sally Field, Jeff Bridges, and James Caan, was released as Kiss Me Goodbye in 1982. It was a critical and box-office disappointment. Additionally, there was a 1998 Brazilian TV miniseries toplined by Giulia Gam, Edson Celulari, and Marco Nanini. Set in Salvador in the early 1940s, Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands tells the story...