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Behemoth! review: Pedro Pascals cellist drama is (mostly) music to our ears

With "Behemoth!," Pedro Pascal and Tony Gilroy team up for a musical drama that could use a tad more fine-tuning. Review.

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Pedro Pascal in ‘Behemoth!’: The Oscar-Worthy Role That He (and Latinos) Have Been Waiting For

Pedro Pascal makes his Oscar case with a cello. “Behemoth!,” Tony Gilroy’s first feature as a director since “The Bourne Legacy” in 2012, world-premiered on Friday night at Alice Tully Hall as the centerpiece selection of the New York Film Festival.

Variety•Clayton Davis4 Oct

• favorable toward Pedro Pascal · 98%

Tony Gilroy Says Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Will ‘Destroy’ a ‘Healthy and Beautiful Business’ in ‘The Name of Venture Capital’: ‘It’s Tragic’

Tony Gilroy blasted the “tragic” nature of the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger at the world premiere of his new film, “Behemoth!” Produced on a $36 million budget, “Behemoth!” is representative of the mid-budget, adult-oriented drama that once…

Variety•Antonio Ferme3 Oct

• neutral toward Tony Gilroy · 90%

‘Behemoth!’: Why Tony Gilroy Needed Nine Composers to Score His Latest Film, and a Guide to Who Did What in the Film (EXCLUSIVE)

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains minor spoilers for “Behemoth!” in theaters Dec. 4 Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!” bowed at the New York Film Festival Friday, and Lincoln Center’s Tully Hall seemed a fitting place to showcase a film about a musician.

Variety•Jazztangcay3 Oct

• neutral toward Tony Gilroy · 98%

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

With the world premiere of Behemoth!, Pedro Pascal is praising Tony Gilroy for the intimate drama. During a Q&A after the film’s premiere screening at the New York Film Festival, the Golden Globe-nominated actor admitted he thought Gilroy was “gonna…

Deadline•Glenn Garner3 Oct

• neutral toward Pedro Pascal · 98%

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

"Behemoth!" is a classical-musician movie. It’s a midlife-crisis movie. It’s a romantic mystery. It’s Tony Gilroy fiddling around with pure movie form.

Variety•Owen Gleiberman3 Oct

• critical toward Tony Gilroy · 86%

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

Olivia Wilde, Eva Victor, Will Arnett and Alexa Swinton also star in the story of a former child prodigy struggling to free himself from the burden of his famous family.

The Hollywood Reporter•David Rooney3 Oct

• critical toward Tony Gilroy · 90%
• favorable toward Pedro Pascal · 80%

‘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

It has been 14 years since Tony Gilroy last directed a feature film, 2012’s The Bourne Legacy. Before that was Duplicity and in 2007 his sensational Oscar-nominated Michael Clayton.

Deadline•Pete Hammond3 Oct

• favorable toward Tony Gilroy · 98%
• favorable toward Pedro Pascal · 98%

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

Two weeks ahead of the 14th Middleburg Film Festival, additional programming has been announced. On Thursday, the Virginia festival announced Siân Heder’s Being Heumann will serve as the Closing Film for the festival, which runs from Oct.

Deadline•Glenn Garner2 Oct

‘Behemoth!,’ Starring Pedro Pascal, to Close Newport Beach Film Festival

The 27th annual Newport Beach Film Festival will close with “Behemoth!” on Oct. 22, with writer and director Tony Gilroy set to attend.

Variety•Tanya Fedak1 Oct

• neutral toward Pedro Pascal · 96%

Searchlight Submits Original Song From ‘Behemoth!’ for Oscars, ‘Your God Is Sleeping’ Written by Lukas Frank (EXCLUSIVE)

Searchlight Pictures will officially submit “Your God Is Sleeping” from “Behemoth!,” a new drama film by Tony Gilroy, for consideration in the original song category at the Oscars, Variety has learned exclusively.

Variety•Jazztangcay1 Oct

Middleburg Film Festival Sets ‘Being Heumann’ as Closing Night Film, Martin McDonagh, Seth Rogen and Rosalind Eleazar Lead Honorees

“Being Heumann,” Oscar winner Siân Heder’s Apple Original Film, will close the 14th Middleburg Film Festival, which runs Oct. 15-18.

Variety•Clayton Davis1 Oct

• neutral toward Seth Rogen · 99%

‘La Bola Negra,’ ‘Fjord,’ ‘Wild Horse Nine’ and More Set for 35th Philadelphia Film Festival

“La Bola Negra,” “Fjord” and “Wild Horse Nine” were among the films announced in the first wave of programming for the Philadelphia Film Festival, which runs Oct. 15-25.

Variety•Mya Copeland30 Sept

New York Film Festival Kicks Off With James Gray, Tony Gilroy and Filmmakers Toast In New Lounge

Gray, the director of opening night film 'Paper Tiger,' chats about bringing his autobiographical film to the festival and the technicalities of showing in 35 mm.

The Hollywood Reporter•Caitlin Huston25 Sept

• neutral toward James Gray · 98%

Tokyo Film Festival Unveils Gala and Anime Selections, Featuring Cate Blanchett, Tony Gilroy, ‘Wild Horse Nine’ and ‘Grotesqqque’

The festival’s high-profile sidebar will also showcase new films from Cristian Mungiu, Wayne Wang, Jane Schoenbrun and Yukiko Sode, while its animation program spotlights new work from CloverWorks, Madhouse and DreamWorks.

The Hollywood Reporter•Patrick Brzeski18 Sept

Fan Bingbing, Pedro Pascal, John Malkovich, Javier Bardem Films Lead Tokyo Festival’s Gala Selection

The Tokyo International Film Festival has named its 15-title Gala selection, headlined by Fan Bingbing in Wayne Wang’s “Diary of a Mad Old Man,” Pedro Pascal in Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!,” John Malkovich in Martin McDonagh’s “Wild Horse Nine” and…

Variety•Naman Ramachandran17 Sept

The Montclair Film Festival Tony Gilroy, Jack O’Connell, Ava DuVernay & More – Update

EXCLUSIVE: The Montclair Film Festival will be honoring filmmaker Tony Gilroy, star Jack O’Connell, filmmaker Ava DuVernay among many others at this years 14th edition in Montclair, NJ. The festival runs from Oct. 16-25.

Deadline•Anthonypauldalessandro17 Sept

Inside NYFF’s Splashy Lineup: Landing ‘Artificial,’ Weighing a Secret Screening and Opening on the “Miraculous” ‘Paper Tiger’ (Exclusive)

It’s a major year for the New York Film Festival, with world premieres from Luca Guadagnino, Tony Gilroy, Ava DuVernay and more. Here’s what to expect from the buzzy program.

The Hollywood Reporter•David Canfield17 Sept