Middleburg Film Festival Will Spotlight ‘La Bola Negra’ & ‘Behemoth!’, Close With ‘Being Heumann’

What happened

Key facts

• Two weeks ahead of the 14th Middleburg Film Festival, additional programming has been announced.
• Reported by Deadline and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:42:37 UTC.

Why it matters

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• Opening figures and audience reception
• Follow-on deals or casting announcements

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

1. 00:42 UTC · Deadline

   Middleburg Film Festival Will Spotlight ‘La Bola Negra’ & ‘Behemoth!’, Close With ‘Being Heumann’

2. 23:15 UTC · Variety

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3. 00:00 UTC · Deadline

   ‘Behemoth!’ Review: Pedro Pascal Hits All The Right Notes In Tony Gilroy’s Lyrical Love Letter To The Music Of The Movies – New York Film Festival

4. 00:00 UTC · Hollywood Reporter

   ‘Behemoth!’ Review: Pedro Pascal Hints at Soulful Depths, but the Drama Keeps Stalling in Tony Gilroy’s Wan Character Study of a Virtuoso Cellist

5. 00:00 UTC · Variety

   ‘Behemoth!’ Review: Pedro Pascal Is a Classical Cellist Skating Through a Midlife Crisis in Tony Gilroy’s Elevated Bauble of a Music Drama

6. 02:53 UTC · Deadline

   Pedro Pascal Was Surprised Tony Gilroy Made ‘Behemoth!’ “So Intimate And Healing”: “I Thought You Were Gonna Be Mean”

7. 03:00 UTC · Variety

   New York’s Inaugural Muslim Film Festival Aims to Move Past Counter-Narratives, Unveils Lineup, Jury (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Behemoth!’ Review: Pedro Pascal Hits All The Right Notes In Tony Gilroy’s Lyrical Love Letter To The Music Of The Movies – New York Film Festival

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Pedro Pascal Was Surprised Tony Gilroy Made ‘Behemoth!’ “So Intimate And Healing”: “I Thought You Were Gonna Be Mean”

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‘Behemoth!’ Review: Pedro Pascal Is a Classical Cellist Skating Through a Midlife Crisis in Tony Gilroy’s Elevated Bauble of a Music Drama

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‘Behemoth!’ Review: Pedro Pascal Hints at Soulful Depths, but the Drama Keeps Stalling in Tony Gilroy’s Wan Character Study of a Virtuoso Cellist

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‘Digger’: How Its Big Twist Saves the Movie From Being a Complete Disaster (Opinion)

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