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John Leguizamo is not mincing words in addressing Dean Cain’s recent decision to join Ice.

The Bob Trevino Likes It star, who has been a vocal critic of Ice’s increasingly militant behavior toward immigrants, took to his Instagram Friday to share his thoughts.

“What kind of loser volunteers to be an Ice officer?” Leguizamo said in a brief video. “What a moron. Dean Cain, your pronouns are has/been.”

Today, Leguizamo doubled down, posting an image of a doctored DVD case featuring Cain’s likeness and name with the title “Aged Ice” on his Instagram Story. The caption of the original post read: “More like ‘Dean needs a cane’ amiright?”

Cain, who is best known for his portrayal of Superman in ABC’s four-season Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, announced he would be sworn in as an Ice officer after endorsing the organization in a...

On Tuesday evening, Deadline launched its Deadline Dinners event series with Eleanor the Great screenwriter Tory Kamen as our first host. Proper Presents: Deadline Dinners is a new writer-focused event series designed to foster candid conversation, celebrate breakthrough storytelling and build community around the written word.

Kamen’s chosen theme for the evening was first-time female screenwriters, and she brought together a group of guests that included Ilana Wolpert (Anyone But You), Nora Garrett (After the Hunt), Rose Gilroy (Fly Me to the Moon), Amy Wang (Slanted), Jess Righthand (Grey’s Anatomy), Kale Futterman (Ginny & Georgia), Rebecca Rosenberg (The Librarians: The Next Chapter), Tracie Laymon (Bob Trevino Likes It) and Anna Greenfield (Late Bloomers).

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Kamen said of bringing the group together: “I really wanted a community of people that I could relate to, as somebody who’s trying to write features and really loves theatrical. What tonight’s about is celebrating future writers.

The Mediterrane Film Festival’s Golden Bee Awards will shine a spotlight on some Hollywood stars this weekend.

Leading the pack will be Euphoria breakout Barbie Ferreira who is set to receive an inaugural rising star award during the festival’s closing night gala ceremony on Sunday night in Malta.

The Malta Film Commission has also revealed that the gala ceremony will feature appearances by Anna Camp, Chris Perfetti, Karen Pittman, Jared Harris, Edmund Donovan, Joaquim De Almeida, Jon Watts, Kerry Ingram, Jake Schreier, Charlese Antoinette, Rick Carter, Bailey Bass, Gráinne Humphreys, Adrian Wootton (British film commissioner), Johann Grech (Malta film commissioner), Beverly Cutajar (chairperson of the Malta film commission) and Yolanthe Cabau.

The event will also see festival awards handed out across such categories as best feature film, best performance, best screenwriting, people’s choice, jury’s choice, mare nostrum, lifetime achievement, career achievement and Malta film legend.

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“Euphoria” star Barbie Ferreira will be honored with the Rising Star Award at the Golden Bee Awards capping the third Mediterrane Film Festival in Malta. Presenters for the awards gala on Sunday will include Anna Camp, Chris Perfetti, Karen Pittman, Jared Harris, Edmund Donovan and Joaquim De Almeida.

The ceremony will highlight Malta’s film centennial, celebrating a century of cinema and cultural impact in the island nation.

The Rising Star Award is selected by Mff’s Festival Director, Festival Curator and Malta’s Film Commissioner, with the goal of recognizing an emerging star who has made a break-out contribution to the international filmmaking landscape.

Ray Calleja, Mediterrane Film Festival Director, said, “Barbie Ferreira represents the kind of bold, fearless talent the Mediterrane Film Festival is proud to spotlight. Her work already reflects a distinct voice and powerful screen presence that resonates with a new generation of storytellers. She clearly...

In his new film, Killing Mary Sue, writer and director James Sunshine is tackling the Mary Sue trope with a darkly comedic action thriller about a burnout fighting back against her stepdad. But her stepdad bites off more than he can chew when said burnout reveals a surprising secret.

Read the full synopsis below:

The action-packed black comedy follows a corrupt senator who arranges for the murder of his biggest liability—his erratic, burnout step-daughter—only for her to unwittingly discover her natural talent as an untouchable killer.

We have an exclusive look at the first ten minutes of the film, which gives you a taste of the titular Mary Sue, her love of a good party, and her slimy stepdad.

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Sierra McCormick (The Last Stop In Yuma County), Dermot Mulroney (Anyone But You), Sean Patrick Flanery (The Boondock Saints), Jake Busey (Stranger Things), French Stewart (Bob Trevino Likes It...

Barbie Ferreira has certainly spread her Hollywood wings ever since Euphoria dropped on HBO. Fans might still remember her as Kat Hernandez from the hit series, even if Ferreira exited the show following Season 2. In recent years, Ferreira has dabbled in a number of horror projects, from Nope (2022) to House of Spoils (2024). And the list goes on, with Ferreira leading the charge in an upcoming remake of a '70s movie that was once marketed as being "banned in 46 countries." The new iteration stars popstar Charli xcx alongside Ferreira, who recently spoke to MovieWeb while promoting the digital release of her latest indie film Bob Trevino Likes It. Ferreira also shared some juicy intel surrounding Faces of Death.

"It was the first time I ever was No. 1 on the call sheet. It was my first main character role... I was so nervous. I was like, 'Can I pull this off?...

At Gaffney Chicago Medical Center, tensions are running high as the nursing staff reach a breaking point with the hospital administration. Fed up with what they see as a pattern of neglect and broken promises, the nurses are ready to show just how vital they are to the hospital’s operation. In Chicago Med Season 10, Episode 19, a tense meeting between the nurses and hospital chief Sharon Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) ended in frustration, escalating into a rare fallout between Goodwin and her longtime friend, charge nurse Maggie Lockwood (Marlyne Barrett). The saga intensifies in the upcoming episode, where Maggie quietly takes the lead in organizing a nurse sick-out, becoming what the episode titles, “The Invisible Hand.” The resultant effect will see Gaffney in disarray, as shown in an earlier teaser and the newly released images of Episode 20.

As previewed in the earlier teaser, nurses at Gaffney begin calling out sick en masse,...

"Just because I'm not your father doesn't mean we can't be friends." Vertigo Releasing has revealed one more official trailer for the film titled Bob Trevino Likes It, made by indie filmmaker Tracie Laymon. It already opened last month and we posted a trailer earlier this year - but it deserves more attention. This first premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival last year, and it also played at Seattle, Melbourne, Newport Beach, Nashville, Mill Valley, and Denver Film Festivals, and many others. Bob Trevino Likes It is inspired by the true friendship that writer-director Tracie Laymon found with a stranger when looking for her father online. Often being the caretaker to people like her father who should be caring for her, Lily Trevino longs for a familial connection, having been abandoned by her mother as a child, then suddenly by her father in her 20s. When she accidentally befriends a...

Critics and audiences are not in agreement with the new animated religious filmThe King of Kings. Amid the two sides getting split, the film has earned a rare CinemaScore grade that's more in line with the film's near-perfect audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Officially, The King of Kings has been scored at A+ on CinemaScore, a movie surveyor that offers letter grades for new releases based on audience reactions. Getting an A+ score is rare with less than 130 movies in total ever reaching that high of a grade. So far, it's only the second release of 2025 to be scored at A+, following the success of the dramedy Bob Trevino Likes It, which was released last month. Only six movies earned the grade for last year.

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has proven to be polarizing. It is currently scored at 63% by critics, making it just a few points shy of...

Barbie Ferreira is keen to star in a period drama.The 28-year-old actress has a variety of films in the pipeline across a range of different genres but has explained that she would love to go back in time and work on a period piece.Speaking to Collider, Barbie said: "The last couple years, I've been working on a whole slew of different films that I think are all coming out this year. I did a rom-com. I did a horror. I did this drama-comedy, like heartfelt."What I really want to do next is, I've noticed a lot of things I do are contemporary, and I just want something that's just a little bit 'Ye Olde', a little period piece, you know, why not? I'm open to anything that has really good character and really good story."The 'Euphoria' star admits that she has been lucky to...

Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com audio film review for the new film release “Bob Trevino Likes It,” a poignant drama about two lonely people, portrayed by John Leguizamo and Barbie Ferrieira, connecting in an unlikely friendship. In select theaters on March 28th, see local listings.

John Leguizamo is Bob Trevino, a nebbishy housing inspector who lives in a sad marriage, motivated by a tragedy that hasn’t been reconciled. He is pinged on social media by Lily Trevino (Barbie Ferreira), no relation, who connected to him because she thought he may have been her father Robert Trevino (French Stewart), with whom she has a difficult and lonely relationship. Through this happenstance Bob & Lily become friends, and in their time together find a sense of themselves through each other.

”Bob Trevino Likes it” is in select theaters (see local listings) beginning March 28th. Featuring John Leguizamo, Barbie Ferreira, French Stewart,...

The gears are in motion for a fifth John Wick movie, despite the character's seeming demise at the end of the fourth film. However, whether Keanu Reeves returns or not, there's one character you probably won't see in a future John Wick film. In an interview with Collider's Aidan Kelley for his new critically acclaimed movie Bob Trevino Likes It, legendary star John Leguizamo stated that his character, auto mechanic Aurelio, likely won't be back for another round.

Says Leguizamo, of the possibility of a return to the blockbuster action franchise:

Yeah…Well… I mean, I was cut out of 2, so I was not the happiest camper. I had a whole backstory and everything, but I don't want to get into all that.

On the suggestion that he could return Wick's car after being absent from the franchise since the second film, Leguizamo was very clear:

I wouldn't hold my breath on that one.

Once in a while, you see an actor who isn’t held back by the decorum that rules even most good actors. Her emotions don’t stay in check — they spill over the sides. When that happens, you may find yourself connected to that actor in a way that tugs your own buried feelings into the light. To me, the gold standard for this kind of acting is Chloe Webb’s performance in “Sid and Nancy” (1986). Webb played Nancy Spungen as a selfish groupie and unabashed junkie harridan, with a wail (“Si-i-i-d!”) that could frighten the damned. Yet part of the character’s mental illness is that she had no boundaries; she was all raw feeling torn asunder. Her pain and rage, her desire to be coddled and loved all announced itself with a furious punk purity. Webb broke your eardrums and your heart at the same time. She gave...

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival. “Bob Trevino Likes It” opens in theaters from Roadside Attractions on Friday, March 21.

The year of “Barbie” is continuing right on into 2024. But we’re not talking about that Barbie: Now, it’s Barbie Ferreira’s time to be talked about.

The “Euphoria” breakout star, who parted ways with the HBO series ahead of Season 3, leads “Bob Trevino Likes It,” her first film since the show exit announcement. While Ferreira has had roles in “Unpregnant” and “Nope,” it’s “Bob” that puts Ferreira on the map as one to watch — and she even executive produces it along with her co-star John Leguizamo.

In the film, Ferreira stars as Lily Trevino, a 25-year-old at-home caretaker who struggles with self-abandonment. The source of most of her woes? Her narcissistic abuser father Bob (French Stewart). Lily can’t...

Just one year ago, French Stewart was riding high. The actor, best known for playing the squinty-eyed, lovably clueless alien Harry Solomon for six seasons on “3rd Rock From the Sun” was at the SXSW Film Festival, earning raves for his turn as an emotionally abusive father in the Tracie Laymon’s debut feature “Bob Trevino Likes It.” The film showed Stewart, usually cast as likable characters, in a whole new light. It closed out the festival by winning both the Jury Prize and the Audience Award.

Cut to a year later, after the film has won more than 25 awards on the fest circuit and Stewart is back to hitting red carpets for its upcoming premiere. But at the same time, the actor reveals there’s been a struggle – he hadn’t worked in a year and was concerned he might lose his SAG insurance for the first time in his decades-long career.

With Whoopi Goldberg missing from The View for a recent episode, some viewers likely wondered if she left the show.

Her co-star Joy Behar apologized for Whoopi’s absence, which will continue this week.

She appeared on Wednesday’s episode, which included guest Robert Deniro talking about his new movie, The Alto Knights.

However, Whoopi was a noticeable no-show on Thursday, and Joy opened the show.

“Whoopi is off today, I’m sorry,” she told the viewers.

Joy also informed everyone that “she’ll be back Monday” before the show moved forward.

Here’s why Whoopi Goldberg isn’t on The View

Ahead of Whoopi’s absence from Thursday and Friday’s episodes of The View, she updated her fans on social media.

Taking to her Instagram Story, she shared a photo of herself sitting in an airplane’s cockpit with two pilots and revealed her travel plans.

“Thanks to...

On Wednesday March 12 2025, ABC broadcasts Live with Kelly and Mark!

Season 3 Episode 137 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Live with Kelly and Mark” promises an exciting lineup. Scheduled to air on ABC, this episode features actor and comedian John Leguizamo, known for his work in various films and shows. He will be discussing his latest project, “Bob Trevino Likes It,” which has generated a lot of buzz among fans.

In addition to Leguizamo, the episode will also welcome Patina Miller, a talented actress and singer. Miller has made a name for herself in both theater and television, and her presence is sure to bring energy and charisma to the show. Viewers can expect engaging conversations as Kelly and Mark delve into the careers and experiences of their guests.

As always, the chemistry between Kelly and Mark will shine through, making for a lively and entertaining episode. With a mix of humor,...

Writer-director Tracie Laymon’s semi-autobiographical Bob Trevino Likes It is about the unlikely friendship that bloomed out of an unexpected friend request. Euphoria alum Barbara Ferreira stars as Lily Trevino, a young woman whose happy-go-lucky demeanor hides demons so brutal that her therapist (Ashlyn Moore) is reduced to tears during their very first session as she shares her life story. Lily has been kept under the thumb of her vindictive father, Robert (French Stewart), ever since her drug-addicted mother ran off. After a lifetime of being told how worthless she is, Lily finds it difficult to believe that she matters at all.

Bob Trevino Likes It’s brutally funny opening sequence lets us know just how deep Lily’s damage goes as she receives a lusty text from her boyfriend, addressed to a completely different woman. She types out a series of rightfully furious all-caps responses only to delete them...

Robert De Niro’s “Goodfellas” reunion is now an official Tribeca event.

De Niro, who cofounded the festival and organization with producer Jane Rosenthal, leads the upcoming mob true story “The Alto Knights” in dual roles: De Niro portrays real-life mafia dons Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, with “Goodfellas” screenwriter Nick Pileggi penning the script.

IndieWire can announce that Tribeca members will be the among the first audiences for the feature, which will have its U.S. premiere March 15 as part of the membership program. “The Alto Knights” debuts in theaters March 21.

“The Alto Knights” is more than just a “Goodfellas” reunion for De Niro: he also is back with director Barry Levinson, who he previously collaborated with on the HBO TV movie “The Wizard of Lies” (2017) and the 1997 political satire film “Wag the Dog.” Levinson also produced “The Sopranos” and “The Wire.”

“The Alto Knights” centers on the 1950s rivalry between Genovese and Costello,...

Will.i.am., The Bear co-showrunner Joanna Calo and Emmy-winning composer Laura Karpman are all set to participate in panel discussions as part of the Lighthouse Campus Festival, set for Feb. 11-12 in Venice, California.

The two-day event, from Whalar Group and Tribeca Festival, marks the official opening of The Lighthouse Venice campus designed to bring together Los Angeles’ creators and creatives and continues Tribeca’s move into the creators space after the launch of its creators vertical last year.

The festival will include screenings, talks and workshops with talent from film, TV, music, podcasting, food and more.

In addition to the panels with will.i.am., Calo and Karpman, the festival will feature a director’s screening of Bob Trevino Likes It followed by a discussion with Tracie Laymon. Additional speakers include CEO of iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group Conal Byrn, CEO of Liquid Death Mike Cessario, contemporary artist Hebru Brantley,...

Exclusive: Grammy-nominated rapper Logic has boarded dark heist comedy Above the Line as an executive producer.

Logic’s producing partner Michael Holland also joins the project as co-executive producer.

The dark comedy tapping into Hollywood angst is the second feature of writer, director, and producer Jeffrey Scott Collins, after debut Poor Greg Drowning.

Described as combining the world of Swingers with the sensibility of Pulp Fiction, the L.A.-based comedy follows six Hollywood hopefuls who are roped into a harebrained plan to steal the Best Picture awards of a despised producer who has screwed each of them over as they struggle to make it big.

The film stars Cedric The Entertainer (The Neighborhood and The Last O.G.), Sophia Ali (Uncharted and The Wilds), Gregg Henry (Guardians of the Galaxy and Raising Cain), Adhir Kalyan, Reno Wilson, John Way and Jamie Lee (Crashing).

Collins directed the film from a script he co-wrote with Jono Matt. Ian Michaels (of America’s Burning) produced the film under the banner of Green Step Productions, plus Kemma Filby & Walker Barnes (of Bob Trevino Likes It) under the banner of Seasick Studios. Collins also produced under his production banner, This Seems Reel Entertainment.

“I have been a massive fan of the project ever since Michael sent me the script,” said Logic. “Jsc and I have a mutual love for the dark noir comedies of the 90s that have influenced this project. I’ve loved infusing my creative input into this film, and the music in it, and I can’t wait for the world to see it on the big screen.”

Collins said the collaboration worked on a number of levels.

“His music is not only bold, edgy, and incredibly entertaining, which is what we are striving for with this film, but his albums have always had an impressive cinematic quality to them, which I’m drawn to,” he said.

“He is a huge cinephile, and nerd, and the world will soon see how talented he is as a filmmaker. His creative input on the script, the characters, as well as the music, has been invaluable and we couldn’t be more excited about his and Michael’s involvement in the film”.

Cedric The Entertainer, who has worked with Collins on first feature Poor Greg Drowning, as well as the movie Why Him?, will also serve as Executive Producer. Other Executive Producers include Joe Grano, Ned Kisner, and Lan Kisner.

"She's just a kid who doesn't have anyone." Roadside Attractions has debuted the official trailer for an indie film called Bob Trevino Likes It, made by indie filmmaker Tracie Laymon. This first premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival last year, and it also played at Seattle, Melbourne, Newport Beach, Nashville, Mill Valley, and Denver Film Festivals, and many others. Bob Trevino Likes It is inspired by the true friendship that writer-director Tracie Laymon found with a stranger when looking for her father online. Often playing the role of caretaker to people like her father who should be caring for her, Lily Trevino longs for a familial connection, having been abandoned by her mother as a child, then suddenly by her father in her 20s. When she accidentally befriends a stranger online who also shares the same name as her own self-centered father, encouragement and support from this new Bob Trevino could change her life.

Barbie Ferreira may not be returning to “Euphoria,” but the actress is making her feature presence known with indie dramedy “Bob Trevino Likes It.”

The film, which debuted at SXSW 2024, stars Ferreira as a struggling caretaker who tries to cope with her absent father. While Ferreira has had roles in “Unpregnant” and “Nope,” it is “Bob” that puts Ferreira on the map as one to watch — and she even executive produces it along with her co-star and onscreen surrogate dad John Leguizamo.

Tracie Laymon writes and directs the semi-autobiographical feature, which is inspired by the true friendship of her befriending a stranger in real life while looking for her father online.

The official synopsis reads: “Often playing the role of caretaker to people like her father, who should be caring for her, Lily Trevino (Ferreira) longs for familial connection. When her father, Robert (French Stewart), finally checks out of her life,...

Let the buzz begin as this year’s Glasgow Film Festival will open with Tornado and close with Martin Robertson’s Make it to Munich, in what is another world premiere.

Undoubtedly a highlight each year in the film calendar Gff kicks off on February 26th until March 9th and is bursting with variety. Some highlights include the UK premiere of Long Day’s Journey into Night starring Jessica Lange & Ed Harris, Argentinian crime-caper Kill the Jockey and On Falling from Scottish filmmaker Laura Carreira.

The festival will play host to a number of UK premieres including The Return, Bob Trevino Likes It as well as Luckiest Man in America starring Paul Walter Hauser to name but a few.

In Conversation With returns with a star-studded line-up of Jessica Lange and Glasgow’s own, James McAvoy, who will take a look back on their careers.

As with true Gff tradition is...

Euphoria star Barbie Ferreira wowed her fans a few weeks ago after showing off her new, slimmer body on social media in an attempt to reinvent herself. The actress is reportedly trying to revive her career after exiting the famed HBO teen drama series.

Credits: Barbie Ferreira in Euphoria / HBO

Ferreira is notable for her voluptuous figure, but after her sultry post on Instagram, many expressed speculation that she might have used Ozempic, a popular medication used to manage weight as well as treat diabetes.

Barbie Ferreira is Accused of Using Ozempic After Drastic Body Transformation

Barbie Ferreira rose to fame for her role as the body-conscious teenager Kat Hernandez in Euphoria. She notably quit the show after revealing her character’s story had run out of gas and there was no more to tell. After her departure, the actress has seemingly experienced a dry spell in her career.

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The 37th annual Virginia Film Festival has tallied up the votes to determine its 2024 Audience Award winners. After 138 films and events over a five day period, the Narrative Feature that won over the most attendees was Tracie Laymon’s “Bob Trevino Likes It,” while Dawn Porter’s “Luther: Never Too Much” won for Documentary Feature, and “Makayla’s Voice” and “Irma” won the Narrative Short and Documentary Short categories, respectively.

Additionally, the festival put on by the University of Virginia welcomed a series of individuals winners to its Charlottesville setting, including “Anora” star Mikey Madison accepting the Vaff’s Achievement in Acting Award after a sold-out screening at the Paramount Theater, “Saturday Night” star Lamorne Morris receiving the Virtuoso Award as part of the festival’s Saturday night programming, and “Pavements” filmmaker Alex Ross Perry accepting the Directorial Achievement Award for the film, and participating in a Q&a alongside Pavement drummer Steve West.

The Denver Film Festival has announced the winners of its annual Audience Awards and Festival Juried Awards, with films like “Bob Trevino Likes It” and “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” taking top prizes.

Following the conclusion of the 47th edition of the festival, which ran from November 1 to November 10, Denver Film Festival artistic director Matthew Campbell said via statement, “This year’s Denver Film Festival brought us fantastic films, phenomenal guests, and unforgettable experiences. The films recognized this year tell strong stories through powerful perspectives, providing viewers with the chance to see themselves on the screen while also seeing something completely new. We are honored to recognize so many voices, both new and familiar, and to bring those stories to audiences right here in Denver.”

It is worth noting that, outside of the audience favorite short film “Jellyfish and Lobster,” the audience award winners were not eligible for juried prizes.

The Valladolid International Film Festival in Spain recently concluded its awards ceremony, handing out prizes to films that used elements of different genres to explore meaningful social and political issues. The festival, which ran from October 18th to the 26th, recognizes innovative works that push creative boundaries in cinema.

French director Alain Guiraudie’s film “Misericordia” took home both the Golden Spike for best picture and Miguel Delibes screenplay award. According to the jury, the film balances genres and tones in a simple yet complex way. Beneath the surface of a small-town thriller and comedy lies a profound meditation on how desire and guilt impact human relationships.

Two Silver Spikes were also awarded, split between “Stranger Eyes” from Singapore and Spanish film “They Will Be Dust.” “Stranger Eyes” examines surveillance and isolation through its genre storytelling. “They Will Be Dust” presented the serious topic of euthanasia in a unique musical format.

Alain Guiraudie’s “Misericordia,” Carlos Marqués-Marcet “They Will be Dust” and Yeo Siew Hua’s “Stranger Eyes” all won big at Spain’s auteurist haven Valladolid Film Festival on Saturday, in a second edition under José Luis Cienfuegos whose prizes served as a vindication of the changes he has wrought at the festival as well as an indication of some ways European arthouse is going.

All three directors’ awards build on prior upbeat reception. Playing Cannes Premiere, “Misericordia,” which scooped Valladolid’s best picture Golden Spike and its screenplay trophy, was hailed by Variety as a “darkly comic backwoods fable of pansexual desire and small-town sociopathy” which marks a “welcome re-embrace of the streamlined murdery perversities of his terrific ‘Stranger by the Lake.'”

The Valladolid jury, made up of Greek director Sofia Exarchou, Spanish actress Aida Folch, critic and editor Devika Girish, German producer Ingmar Trost and Spanish director and writer Luis López Carrasco,...

The 2024 edition of the Valladolid International Film Week, also known as Seminci, wrapped on Saturday (October 26), giving its top award, the Golden Spike, to Misericordia by Alain Guiraudie.

Misericordia tells the story of a man who returns to his hometown for the funeral of his former boss, the village baker, and decides to stay for a few days with the man’s widow, getting involved in a series of unexpected events.

Guiraudie also won the best screenplay award.

The members of the Valladolid jury, Greek director Sofía Exarchou; Spanish actress Aida Folch; American critic Devika Girish; Spanish filmmaker Luis López Carrasco...

The first-ever Tribeca Festival Lisboa has been years in the making — and is far from the first stop on Tribeca’s international tour to foster rising filmmakers.

The inaugural Tribeca Festival Lisboa will take place from October 17 to 19 in Lisbon, Portugal, and brings the best of this year’s U.S.-based indies abroad. The eight U.S. films curated for the festival range from Nicholas Colia’s “Griffin in Summer,” Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning feature “Anora,” Sundance breakout “In the Summers,” and the heart-wrenching SXSW drama “Bob Trevino Likes It.” “Ezra,” “Jazzy,” “A Bronx Tale, The Original One Man Show,” and “Group Therapy” round out the lineup, with most filmmakers participating in post-screening panels. Festival co-founder Robert De Niro, Whoopi Goldberg, Patty Jenkins, and Griffin Dunne additionally will lead featured talks.

And Tribeca Festival Lisboa also spotlights Portuguese films and TV series, ranging from the highly-anticipated show...

In 1999, Orange County natives Gregg Schwenk and Todd Quartararo were working in the corporate sector but shared a love for cinema and producing events. They looked around their seaside locale and saw potential. “A beautiful coastal setting, surrounded by a vibrant business community and enthusiastic filmgoers, combined with our proximity to the film industry epicenter made Newport Beach the ideal place to launch an international film festival and build a world class event,” says Schwenk.

From those humble beginnings, Schwenk became the founder and CEO of the Newport Beach Film Festival, which has since become an internationally recognized event. This year, Newport celebrates its 25th anniversary during its Oct. 17-24 run. It’s also become a stop along the awards campaign trail for Oscar hopefuls and a way to celebrate some of the biggest names in the industry. This year’s honorees include Oscar-winners Nicolas Cage and Christoph Waltz and Academy Award nominees June Squibb,...

Carlos Marques-Marcet’s Toronto-winning musical drama They Will Be Dust, will open the 69th edition of the Valladolid International Film Week, also known as the Seminci, on October 18.

The end of life drama starring Alfredo Castro and Angela Molina won the Platform section at TIFF last month.

Valladolid, headed by José Luis Cienfuegos for a second year, is a key launchpad into the Spanish market for local and international films.

There are a total of 22 titles in the running for the festival’s top prize, the Golden Spike that comes with a €70,000 award for the Spanish distributor. The Silver Spike...

The 32nd Hamptons International Film Festival (Hiff) has officially unveiled its 2024 winners.

The festival, which took place from October 4 through October 14, marked the U.S. premiere of John Crowley’s “We Live in Time,” with screenings of “Nightbitch,” “A Real Pain,” “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point,” and R.J. Cutler’s Martha Stewart Netflix documentary “Martha” among the acclaimed features.

Now, IndieWire can exclusively announce the films that the Hiff jury and audience members selected for the top awards. “Armand,” also Norway’s 2025 Oscar submission, won the Hiff Award for Best Narrative Feature. “Armand” stars “A Different Man” and “Worst Person in the World” breakout Renate Reinsve as a mother of a seemingly disturbed six-year-old; the film debuted at Cannes before screening at Hiff. “Armand” is directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel, the grandson of Liv Ullmann and Ingmar Bergman. IFC Films has U.S. distribution rights for “Armand.”

“’Armand’ is...

The Tribeca Festival Lisboa has revealed the line-up for its inaugural edition, which takes place in Lisbon from October 17-19.

The Portuguese off-shoot of the New York-based Tribeca Festival has programmed a mix of US independent films, Portuguese features, series, podcasts and music showcases.

It also has live talks with talent including Robert De Niro, Whoopi Goldberg, Patty Jenkins, Griffin Dunne and Chazz Palminteri.

Tribeca Festival Lisboa will showcase eight US films, including festival prize winners such as Nicholas Colia’s Griffin in Summer, Sean Baker’s Anora, Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio’s In the Summers and Tracie Laymon’s Bob Trevino Likes It.

Dda, the corporate communications and content publicity firm, has made key hires to expand its east coast operation.

Katie Conklin of 42West has been named the head of a new Domestic Film & Series Publicity division as senior account director. Madison Tobin, also from 42West, joins as senior account executive and will act as counterpart to West Coast division heads Sara Tehrani and KatieJo Ash.

“Katie’s breadth of knowledge and experience coupled with her passion for cinematic storytelling, equips her to build and lead a team on the East Coast with Madison. It’s the perfect complement to our existing practices in Los Angeles and London and positions Dda as the premiere global agency choice for studios, streamers and independents,” said agency partner Dana Archer on behalf of the company’s board.

Over eight years in her previous gig, Conklin devised publicity campaigns for series including “The Boys,” “The Conners...

The Virginia Film Festival is kicking off its 37th year with a lineup featuring a couple of Cannes winners that are now taking the fall festival circuit by storm.

Located in Charlottesville, and set for October 30 through November 3, the festival has chosen Sean Baker’s “Anora” as its Opening Night Film. The dramedy, which stars Mikey Madison as a Brooklyn sex worker who enters into a whirlwind romance with the son of a Russian oligarch, won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and was a runner-up for the coveted People’s Choice Award at TIFF. In addition to special guests from the cast set to be in attendance, Tom Quinn, Founder and CEO of Neon, the film’s distributor, will be on hand to receive the inaugural Impresario Award on behalf of the company.

For the Centerpiece Film, the festival has programmed Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” which has had...

Peter Sarsgaard, the veteran character actor who has received some of the best notices of his career this year for his performance on the Apple TV+ drama series Presumed Innocent and in the Paramount film September 5, will receive the Newport Beach Film Festival’s Film Performance of the Year Award and record an episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast live in front of a festival audience, Nbff announced on Tuesday.

Sarsgaard’s award presentation and podcast recording will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 23, during the 25th edition of Nbff, which will run Oct. 17-24.

The fest also announced its film lineup, which includes 112 films from 19 countries, including 16 world premieres, 10 U.S. premieres, 16 North American premieres, 13 West Coast premieres and 10 Southern California Premieres

This year’s Nbff will open on Oct. 17 with the world premiere of Simon West’s Old Guy, with West and star Chrostoph Waltz in attendance,...

The 25th Woodstock Film Festival will feature a lineup of world, North American and U.S. premieres, joining acclaimed fiction and nonfiction films from Sean Baker, Steve McQueen, Alexis Bloom, Raoul Peck, Marielle Heller, Jesse Eisenberg, Jacques Audiard and many more.

The festival, which runs from October 15-20 in the Hudson Valley towns of Woodstock, Rosendale, Kingston and Saugerties, will see writer-director Paul Schrader receive the Honorary Maverick Award. His latest, Oh, Canada, starring Richard Gere, Uma Thurman and Jacob Elordi, will screen at Woodstock. Filmmaker Ira Deutchman will be presented with the Honorary Trailblazer Award; Pamela Yates and Paco de Onís will receive the inaugural Art of Activism Award. [Scroll for the full lineup]

McQueen’s Blitz, starring Oscar-nominated actress Saoirse Ronan, serves as Woodstock’s centerpiece film. Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, starring the Oscar-nominated actor and Kieran Culkin, closes the silver jubilee edition of Woodstock. Sean Baker’s Anora heads to...

The Tribeca Festival is officially going international.

IndieWire can confirm that the inaugural Tribeca Festival Lisboa will take place from October 17 to 19 in Lisbon, Portugal. The Tribeca Festival Lisboa lineup has been unveiled, featuring the Portuguese premieres of “Anora,” “Ezra,” “Jazzy,” and “Group Therapy.”

Tribeca Festival Lisboa will showcase eight U.S. films, including top winners from Tribeca 2024 such as Nicholas Colia’s “Griffin in Summer,” Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning feature “Anora,” Sundance breakout “In the Summers,” and the heart-wrenching SXSW drama “Bob Trevino Likes It.”

The international premiere of “A Bronx Tale, The Original One Man Show” followed by a talkback with writer, director, and star Chazz Palminteri will also take place.

A special screening of the highly-anticipated Portuguese series “Azul,” César Mourão’s feature narrative “Podia Ter Esperado Por Agosto,” the world premiere of “Unicorn,” and screenings of short films such as “Era Uma Vez No Apocalipse,...

Tribeca Enterprises has unveiled the lineup for the inaugural edition of Tribeca Festival Lisboa with the first European iteration of the NYC fest set to unspool in the Portuguese capital October 17-19 with a mix of U.S. indies, Portuguese films, series, podcasts and talks with international and local luminaries.

U.S. features hitting Lisbon include winners from the 2024 festival circuit Anora (Cannes), Griffin in Summer (Tribeca Festival), In the Summers (Sundance)and Bob Trevino Likes It (SXSW) as well as Portuguese rising talent with César Mourão’s feature narrative Podia Ter Esperado Por Agosto, anticipated series Azul, and short films O Afinador de Silêncios, Era Uma Vez No Apocalipse and Os Sonhos Continuam.

“Lisbon was recently recognized as the most innovative city in Europe, surpassing more than 250 cities — a milestone few thought possible,” said Mayor Carlos Moedas, thanking Tribeca co-founders Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal for acknowledging “the...

‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ y ‘Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point’ competirán por la Espiga de Oro. © Seminci

La Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid (Seminci), que se celebra del 18 al 26 de octubre, ha anunciado nuevas incorporaciones a su programación.

Dos nuevos títulos se han añadido a la competición por la Espiga de Oro: Bob Trevino Likes It y Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point.

Bob Trevino Likes It, dirigida por Tracie Laymon, está protagonizada por John Leguizamo y Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria). La película sigue a una joven solitaria, separada de un padre narcisista y manipulador, que encuentra consuelo emocional conectando a través de Facebook con un hombre que comparte el nombre de su padre. Este filme recibió el Gran Premio del Jurado y el Premio del Público en el South by Southwest Film Festival.

También a competición en la Seminci está Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, segundo largometraje de Tyler Taormina,...

Myriad Pictures has closed another raft of territory deals on SXSW audience and grand jury award winner Bob Trevino Likes It, licensing rights in the UK, Australia, and Spain as sales talks continue in Toronto.

‘Bob Trevino Likes It’: SXSW Review

The comedy drama starring Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo has gone to Vertigo in the UK, Rialto in Australia and New Zealand, and A Contracorriente Films in Spain.

Bob Trevino Likes It centres on a young woman who searches for her estranged father online and bonds with a grieving, childless man with the same name.

Tracie Laymon wrote...

Roadside Attractions has acquired SXSW Audience Award and Grand Jury Award Winner “Bob Trevino Likes It” starring Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo, the distributor announced on Friday.

Written and directed by Tracie Laymon and inspired by her search for her estranged father online, the film will open only in theatres early 2025. Myriad Pictures will also be handling international sales.

“Bob Trevino Likes It” also stars French Stewart, Lauren “Lolo” Spencer and Rachel Bay Jones.

The film’s official synopsis is as follows: Often playing the role of caretaker to people like her father who should be caring for her, Lily Trevino (Ferreira) longs for a familial connection, having been abandoned by her mother as a child and then suddenly by her father in her twenties.

Bob Trevino (Leguizamo) works long hours alone at a construction company to support his wife Jeanie’s scrapbooking habit. The couple has endured a lot in the past decade,...

The Nashville Film Festival (NashFilm) has Wednesday announced its full film program, including special presentations, official selections, and more for its 55th edition, running September 19-25 throughout the city. The selection includes more than 150 films, including 47 feature-length titles and more than 33 U.S., North American, and world premieres. As previously announced, a special opening night double-feature will include “Devo” and “Revel Country,” with “This Is a Film About the Black Keys” closing the festival.

Following the special opening night double-feature screening on September 19, additional notable festival presentations include: Netflix’s “Will & Harper” stars Will Ferrell and his friend Harper Steele, who recently came out as a trans woman, on a road trip to process this new phase of their friendship; Apple Original Films’ “The Last of the Sea Women,” a documentary produced by A24 and executive produced by Malala Yousafzai, follows an extraordinary band of feisty grandmother warriors as...

The 50th Annual Seattle International Film Festival (Siff) wrapped up on Sunday and announced the winners of the 2024 Golden Space Needle Audience and Juried Competition Awards.

The festival began on May 9 and screened 261 films representing 84 countries with “62% of the feature films were created by first or second-time filmmakers; 43% were created by women or nonbinary filmmakers; 35% of filmmakers identify as a Bipoc director; and nearly 60% are currently without U.S. distribution and may not screen commercially in the United States,” according to Siff.

Siff holds two categories of competition: juried and audience based. Juried competitions include five feature subcategories including the Official Competition, New American Cinema Competition, New Directors Competition, Ibero-American Competition and Documentary Competition. Short film categories include live action, animation and documentary.

In addition, over 32,000 ballots were submitted for the Golden Space Needle Awards (Gsna). Films judged through the GSNAs are selected by audience members through post-screening ballots. The categories include best film,...

John Leguizamo is reflecting on the roles that got away.

In an interview with Business Insider, the actor was asked about movies he’s turned down that he now regrets. “Oh yeah, The Devil Wears Prada, the Stanley Tucci part [as Nigel],” Leguizamo revealed.

Other roles he regrets saying no to were parts in Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Happy Feet.

“I had my reasons,” said Leguizamo. “I mean, they’re stupid, but I had my reasons.”

When asked to elaborate further, he explained that he turned down the role of Brad Pitt’s character’s best friend, Eddie, in Mr. and Mrs. Smith because Pitt and Angelina Jolie were each getting $20 million while he would be paid on scale. “I felt dissed, and they probably weren’t dissing me, but I felt dissed,” he said.

Leguizamo continued, “Sometimes when you’re a person of color, you’re so used to being...

Emmy and Tony winner John Leguizamo has been tapped to star alongside Taron Egerton in Apple’s upcoming drama series Firebug, from Apple Studios and creator Dennis Lehane. Additionally, Emmy-nominated and BAFTA-winning director Kari Skogland will direct and serve as executive producer.

Written by Lehane and loosely inspired by true events, Firebug will follow a troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator (Egerton) as they pursue the trails of two serial arsonists.

Leguizamo with play Esposito, a former policeman with a lot of bad habits and a lot of good instincts.

Previously announced Jurnee Smollett also stars.

In addition to starring, Egerton will serve as executive producer alongside Richard Plepler through Eden Productions, Dan Friedkin and Bradley Thomas through Imperative Entertainment and Kary Antholis.

Firebug is the latest project hailing from Apple Studios and produced by Imperative Entertainment, joining Black Bird,...

SXSW organizers on Monday announced the Audience Award winners for the festival’s recently wrapped 31st edition.

The list includes Tracie Laymon’s dramedy Bob Trevino Likes It, which prevailed in Narrative Feature Competition, and the action thriller Monkey Man marking Dev Patel’s directorial debut, which dominated the Headliner section. Other notable winners included A24’s Sing Sing starring Colman Domingo, which won out in Festival Favorite, and Kyle Hausmann-Stokes’ dark veteran dramedy My Dead Friend Zoe, starring Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales and Ed Harris, which won in Narrative Spotlight.

“We are beyond grateful to all our filmmakers, audiences, and volunteers for creating one of the most exciting SXSW Film & TV Festivals ever,” said Claudette Godfrey, VP Film & TV. “We knew our audiences would flip for our program filled with explosive studio films, surprising indie dramas and comedies, riveting TV, powerful documentaries, gripping gems from around the world, and groundbreaking Xr,...

Austin, TX – The 2024Sxsw Conference and Festivals wrapped on March 16th, after nine days of magic and Austin wackiness, showcasing film, TV, interactive, conferences, interviews and music. The Film & TV Fest named “Bob Trevino Likes It” as the top Narrative Feature and “Marvin is Sorry” as top TV Pilot.

The Narrative Jury included Chicago critic Robert Daniels. The Jury’s statement about “Bob Trevino Likes It” was “Tracie Laymon’s semi-autobiographical story of a struggling young woman who finds anchor in an unlikely connection feels at once familiar and yet surprising. Laymon’s sure hand transforms what might have been saccharine into something raw thanks to vulnerable lead performances from Barbie Ferreira and an unusually uncool John Leguizamo. Refreshingly real and wrenchingly bittersweet, “Bob Trevino Likes It” stole our hearts and earned this prize.”

The following is the list of top honorees …

Grand Jury Prize - Narrative Feature

Bob Trevino Likes It

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