Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical Rio de Janeiro
Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical
Rio de Janeiro
( Portuguese:" Astro, Uma Fábula Urbana em um Rio de Janeiro Mágico") is a 2012 Brazilian adventure- drama film directed by Paula Trabulsi.
The film is part of a project that involves visual art, street culture, cuisine and urban interventions.
Outline of Rio de Janeiro
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rio de Janeiro:
Rio de Janeiro – capital and most populous city of Rio de Janeiro state, and the second most populous city in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro was founded in 1565 by the Portuguese as part of the Portuguese Empire.
It was the capital and political center of Brazil, where events like the Proclamation of the Republic took place.
Brasília overtook
Rio de Janeiro as the new capital of Brazil in 1960.
Rio de Janeiro is known for its cultural riches, such as Carnival, samba and bossa nova, beaches such as Copacabana and Ipanema, and also for the Christ the Redeemer statue overlooking the city.
Major education institutions include the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, the Rio de Janeiro State University, and Colégio Pedro II.
Plan 9 from Outer Space
Plan 9 from Outer Space is a 1959 American independent science- fiction horror film written, produced, directed and edited by Ed Wood, starring Gregory Walcott, Mona McKinnon, Tor Johnson, and" Vampira"( Maila Nurmi), and narrated by Criswell.
It also posthumously bills Bela Lugosi as a guest star( silent footage of the actor had actually been shot by Wood for another, unfinished film just prior to Lugosi's death in August 1956).
Other guest stars are Hollywood veterans Lyle Talbot( who claimed that he never refused any acting job) and former cowboy star Tom Keene.
" Plan 9 from Outer Space" was released theatrically in 1959 by Distributors Corporation of America( then credited as Valiant Pictures).
The film's storyline concerns extraterrestrials who seek to stop humanity from creating a doomsday weapon that could destroy the universe.
The aliens implement" Plan 9", a scheme to resurrect the Earth's dead, referred to as" ghouls".
By causing chaos, the aliens hope the crisis will force humanity to listen to them; otherwise the aliens will destroy mankind with armies of the undead.
The film was originally developed under the title Grave Robbers from Outer Space, but its financial backers objected to this title, which they saw as being sacrilegious, and it was retitled" Plan 9 from Outer Space" prior to production.
" Plan 9 from Outer Space" played on television in relative obscurity until 1980, when authors Harry Medved and Michael Medved dubbed it the" worst film ever made" in their book" The Golden Turkey Awards".
Wood and his film were posthumously given two Golden Turkey Awards for Worst Director Ever and Worst Film.
It has since been retrospectively described as" The epitome of so- bad- it's- good cinema" and has gained a cult following.
Night Caller from Outer Space
Night Caller from Outer Space, also known as simply The Night Caller or Blood Beast from Outer Space, is a British 1965 science fiction film directed by John Gilling.
It is based on Frank Crisp's novel "The Night Callers".
A colourised version of the film was released in 2011.
Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian better known as the" Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro" or as the Cathedral of St. Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro.
The cathedral is the See of the Metropolitan Archbishops of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The church is dedicated to Saint Sebastian, the patron saint of Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro (disambiguation)
Rio de Janeiro may refer to:
Fire Maidens from Outer Space
Fire Maidens from Outer Space( 1956), released in the United States as Fire Maidens of Outer Space, is an 80- minute black- and- white science fiction feature film.
It was a British production, written, produced and directed by American filmmaker Cy Roth as a collaboration between Cy Roth Productions and Criterion Films, and distributed in the UK by Eros Films and in the USA by Topaz Film Co..
The film stars Anthony Dexter as the lead astronaut, Susan Shaw as a" fire maiden" who befriends him, Paul Carpenter as the expedition captain, and Jacqueline Curtis as the" fire maiden" leader.
There were 13 additional" fire maidens".
The music score features cues excerpted from the opera" Prince Igor" by Alexander Borodin.
Many film critics have dubbed the film the" worst movie ever made".
Night Caller from Outer Space
Night Caller from Outer Space, also known as simply The Night Caller or Blood Beast from Outer Space, is a British 1965 science fiction film directed by John Gilling.
It is based on Frank Crisp's novel "The Night Callers".
A colourised version of the film was released in 2011.
Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube
Rio de Janeiro Vôlei Clube is a women's volleyball team, based in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro( state), Brazil.
Comparison of crewed space vehicles
A number of different spacecraft have been used to carry people to and from outer space.

Question: Which film was released first, Astro: An Urban Fable In A Magical Rio De Janeiro or Fire Maidens From Outer Space?
Answer: Fire Maidens From Outer Space