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2025 has gotten off to a great start with three new Harlan Coben adaptations released on Netflix. They are Missing You, Just One Look and Caught. But while all three bring their fair share of suspense and mystery, none of them I would consider the best out of the adaptations currently streaming. Missing You could be in the running, but I'd place Fool Me Once ahead of it. In fact, not even Fool Me Once takes the crown as the best Harlan Coben Netflix show. The series that I have in mind is underrated. It's a show that deserves way more recognition than it’s gotten. It's none other than The Innocent, or El inocente in Spanish.

This mystery thriller rarely gets mentioned when people talk about the best Harlan Coben adaptations, which is a real shame because it’s truly a hidden gem. Maybe the fact that it’s in...

El thriller psicológico aterriza en la plataforma de streaming en junio. © SkyShowtime

SkyShowtime ha anunciado la fecha de estreno de Matices, un thriller psicológico creado por Sergio Canovas (Noche de chicas).

Matices narra la historia de seis pacientes que se reúnen en una apartada bodega para completar el tratamiento de un reconocido, excepcional y carismático psiquiatra, convertido en una eminencia en su campo gracias a su famoso método, que ha logrado un altísimo porcentaje de cura entre los pacientes más complejos y difíciles de reconducir. Tras una insólita cata ceremonial, un fatídico suceso da un giro inesperado a los acontecimientos. Un intuitivo teniente de la Guardia Civil se hace cargo del caso y descubre la verdad de los traumas de los pacientes.

La serie de ocho episodios está protagonizada por un reparto coral compuesto por Maxi Iglesias (Punto Nemo), Enrique Arce (La casa de papel), Hovik Keuchkerian (Reina roja), Juana Acosta...

Netflix’s Colombian thriller Medusa has grabbed viewers’ attention with its interesting story and complicated characters. The show follows Bárbara Hidalgo, a businesswoman caught in lies and power struggles within her family’s company. In this article, we explore whether Netflix has renewed Medusa for Season 2 and break down the key events from Season 1.

What Happened in Season 1 of ‘Medusa’?

Season 1 introduces Bárbara Hidalgo, portrayed by Juana Acosta, who ascends to the position of CEO in her family’s vast enterprise, Medusa Corporation. Her leadership is abruptly challenged when an explosion on her yacht nearly claims her life. Initially presumed dead, Bárbara survives and, with the assistance of Detective Danger Carmelo (Manolo Cardona), embarks on a mission to uncover the orchestrators behind the assassination attempt. The narrative intricately weaves themes of betrayal, familial rivalry, and the relentless pursuit of power, as Bárbara confronts adversaries both within and outside her family.

While we’re now used to the dreaded Netflix ax falling on popular shows after one season, the streamer has provided some good news for a change, as their recent surprise hit crime thriller series has now been renewed for Season 2. Landing on the streaming platform just over two weeks ago, the Colombian crime series Medusa will return for a second series, with the cast revealing the news on social media.

The sudden renewal comes just after Medusa debuted on Netflix earlier this month on March 5, with the new X/Twitter post stating, “Oh no, Barbara almost doesn’t remember the gossip ‘Medusa’ will have season 2. Only on Netflix.” An original story set in Barranquilla, Colombia, Medusa offers audiences all the thrills, drama, betrayal, and intrigue they could possibly want. And, considering that Season 1 ends on a cliffhanger, fans of the show will no doubt be relieved to hear that Medusa Season 2 is officially happening.

Netflix’s Colombian crime drama, Medusa, focuses on the dastardly shenanigans of Barranquilla city’s most influential, powerful aristocrats, the Hidalgo family—and if the reference to the mythological figure in the title wasn’t indicative enough, the family in question is indeed comparable to the Greek pantheon of gods when it comes to hiding heinous, despicable secrets. With the exception of Maya and possibly Esperanza Hidalgo, every single character in the series is presented as a twisted, wicked individual with a broken moral compass who can go to any length to survive in the power struggle or get what they want. The characterization, despite being somewhat stereotyped, allows scope for discussion regarding emotional tribulations, redemption, and second chances.

Barbara Hidalgo Played By Juana Acosta

Colombian-Spanish actor Juana Acosta has a three-decade-spanning acting career, having starred in movies like One Careful Owner, Imprisoned, and Anna, to name a few. In the series,...

Now streaming to international viewers, get to know the ins and outs of where the new Netflix series Medusa was filmed.

Medusa, which premiered on March 5, is a Colombian thriller starring Juana Acosta, Sebastian Martinez, and Manolo Cardona. 

The series follows businesswoman Barbara Hidalgo, who is presumed dead after becoming CEO of her family's company, only to return and seek justice. Teaming up with a detective, she sets out to uncover the culprits, set on the backdrop of different Colombian locations.

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When a newly minted CEO miraculously survives after her yacht explodes off the coast of Colombia, she teams up with a dogged detective to find out who tried to kill her. As their investigation deepens, her family’s dark secrets are unearthed. The Colombian drama thriller Medusa, co-created by Said Chamie and Claudia Sánchez (The Queen of Flow), stars Juana Acosta, Manolo Cardona, Laura Archbold, Sebastián Martínez, and Adriana Arango.

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Millionaire Bárbara Hidalgo was just crowned CEO of her family’s powerful business conglomerate, Medusa, which has a near monopoly on Colombia’s northern coast. While out sailing solo on her luxury yacht before her new gig commences, she nearly loses her life: The yacht explodes, and Bárbara’s thrown into the water. Everyone assumes she’s dead — except for Detective Danger Carmelo, who’s convinced the Hidalgos...

Netflix’s Medusa is a gripping thriller that blends mythology, mystery, and modern-day suspense. The show follows a group of individuals entangled in a web of secrets, power struggles, and supernatural occurrences. Set in Barranquilla, Colombia, Medusa brings classic myths to life with a modern twist, featuring a stellar ensemble cast. In this article, we’ll explore the complete cast and the characters they bring to life in the Netflix original series.

Netflix’s Medusa – Complete Cast & Characters Guide: Juana Acosta as Bárbara Hidalgo Manolo Cardona as Detective Danger Carmelo Sebastián Martínez as Esteban Arco Adriana Arango as Jacqueline “Jackie” Hidalgo Luis Fernando Hoyos as Uncle Camilo Juanita Molina as Viviana Mabel Moreno as Úrsula Mariana Mozo as Maya Sebastián Osorio as Jacobo Hidalgo Carlos Torres as Cristian Hidalgo Diego Trujillo as Damián Laura Archbold as Tatiana Ramsés Ramos as Coronel Giraldo Johan Rivera as Porras Ángela Rodríguez as Eluney...

Netflix's Medusa has a star-studded Colombian cast headlined by Juana Acosta, Sebastián Martínez, and Manolo Cardona. 

The new thriller series tells the story of a businesswoman named Bárbara Hidalgo who is presumed dead after taking over the role of CEO of her family's business, Medusa.

After she returns, Bárbara teams up with a detective to unmask the suspects behind those who orchestrated her death.

Read full article on The Direct.

Spain’s rich TV show lineup at the Berlin Film Festival also features a screening of Atresmedia’s “Red Flags,” charting the often pained sexual and emotional awakening of four Gen Z teens.

Selected titles at Berlin:

Berlinale Market Selects

“Honor,” (Atresmedia TV, Portocabo)

The Spanish remake of Israeli TV series “Kvodo,” with the often superb Dario Grandinetti (“Talk to Her”) in the Bryan Cranston role of famed Showtime re-do “Your Honor,” as a principled judge attempting to save his son after, in an accidental hit-and-run, he kills the son of a lethal drug kingpin. Portocabo produces with Atresmedia TV in an intense and thought-provoking series,” says Atresmedia’s José Antonio Salso.

“Internal Affairs,” (“Asuntos Internos,” Rtve-Mediacrest)

Following a first women police inspector in Spain, a 1979-set series distinguished by strong thriller propulsion, premium production values and a novel female take on cop thrillers. It also offers a moving vision...

Everyone’s tuning in to Missing You on Netflix, and with only five episodes, it’s quick to binge-watch in no time! If you found yourself hooked on this mystery thriller and are craving more of Harlan Coben’s thrilling storytelling, you're in luck.

This New York Times bestselling author has many other shows similar to Missing You streaming on Netflix. This is due to his overall deal with the streamer, which involves him adapting his books into TV shows and movies for the streaming platform. Missing You is his most recent Netflix series adaptation, but many of his other books have already been turned into shows for the streaming service.

However, that doesn't mean they're all entertaining. We would hate for you to waste your time going through the rest of Coben's collection on Netflix without knowing which ones are truly worth the binge. That's why we're about to...

Madrid – The Hague-based Latin Quarter Entertainment, a sales, co-production and distribution outfit, has acquired U.K. and German theatrical rights to “The Bail” (“La fianza”) from debut Colombian-Spanish director Gonzalo Perdomo. The deal was closed during this year’s Iberseries & Platino Industria market in Madrid.

An official synopsis for the black comedy thriller reads: “After celebrating her daughter’s sixth birthday, Ana receives an unwelcome visit from Walter, a strange man looking for her husband Ricardo, with whom he has unfinished business. What begins as a comfortable visit for Ana ends up becoming a disturbing situation in which she discovers Ricardo’s constant lies and infidelities, as well as the real reason why Walter is in her house: to hold her and her daughter as collateral for Ricardo to close a deal with the dangerous drug organization for which Walter works.”

“‘The Bail’ was born from two very simple premises,...

Un elenco estelar con Luis Tosar, Hovik Keuchkerian y Elsa Pataky encabeza la producción. © Skyshowtime

Comienza el rodaje de la serie original de SkyShowtime, Matices, un thriller psicológico creado por Sergio Canovas (Noche de chicas).

Matices narra la historia de seis pacientes que se reúnen en una apartada bodega para completar el tratamiento de un reconocido, excepcional y carismático psiquiatra, convertido en una eminencia en su campo gracias a su famoso método, que ha logrado un altísimo porcentaje de cura entre los pacientes más complejos y difíciles de reconducir. Tras una insólita cata ceremonial, un fatídico suceso da un giro inesperado a los acontecimientos. Un intuitivo teniente de la Guardia Civil se hace cargo del caso y descubre la verdad de los traumas de los pacientes.

La serie está protagonizada por Maxi Iglesias (Física o química), Enrique Arce (La casa de papel), Hovik Keuchkerian (Reina roja), Juana Acosta (Perfectos desconocidos...

SkyShowtime confirmed Friday that production in underway on “Shades” (“Matices”), its new original series in Spain, made in collaboration with Secouya Studios and Stellarmedia and featuring a Spanish star cast renown internationally from involvement in big Spanish series and movies.

Shooting in Zamora, Madrid and the Canary Islands, the new series stars Maxi Iglesias (“Valeria”), Enrique Arce (“Money Heist”), Hovik Keuchkerian (“Reina Roja”) and Juana Acosta (“La templanza”)

Also starring are Fariba Sheikhan (“The Unit”), Miriam Giovanelli (“Nacho”), Eusebio Poncela (“Merlí. Sapere aude”), Raúl Prieto (“The Snow Girl”), Luis Tosar (“Cell 211”) and Elsa Pataky (“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga”).

SkyShowtime carries other Spanish titles in Spain described as SkyShowtime Originals, such as ViX/The Mediapro Studio production “Las Pelotaris 1926.” The upcoming SkyShowtime Original series “Shades” marks, however, its second locally commissioned original in Spain, after “Mamen Mayo,” announced early June, and a comedy/family drama produced by Nostromo Pictures in association with SkyShowtime.

Buenos Aires-based sales outfit FilmSharks has closed major territories on dark comedy “Lobo Feroz,” from director Gustavo Hernández (“La Casa Muda”), and on “The Forgotten Killings,” the latest from Ines Paris (“Miguel and William”).

Produced by Uruguay’s Mother Superior, FilmSharks and Spains’ Bowfinger Intl. Pictures, “Lobo Feroz” is a remake of Israeli film “Big Bad Wolves” from Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado.

Bingo Films picked up “Lobo Feroz” rights for the U.K. following prior sales to Av Jet for Taiwan, Palace Films for Australia, AMC for Eastern Europe and Nashe Kino for Russia. Netflix picked up Spanish rights via Filmax, ViX will take Latin America and the U.S.

Negotiations for Korea, Japan, France and Germany are underway. FilmSharks handles remake sales for “Big Bad Wolves.”

“We’re very happy with the international performance of ‘Lobo Feroz.’ IP and film have proven outstanding and deals always bring more deals.

The acclaimed Israeli revenge thriller Big Bad Wolves has been freshly reimagined for the new Spanish movie Lobo Feroz, and Variety just debuted the remake’s trailer this morning.

Lobo Feroz (Ferocious Wolves) will release in Spanish theaters on January 27, 2023.

Gustavo Hernandez (The Silent House) directed the upcoming remake.

Variety details, “The mordant revenge thriller follows a detective as he tracks a suspected child killer, a former religious studies teacher who was arrested for the crime, but later released due to a clerical error. The detective eventually teams up with the mother of the most recent victim to mete out justice the law seems unable to provide.”

Javier Gutiérrez (“Campeones”), Adriana Ugarte (“Julieta”), Rubén Ochandiano (“Undercover)” and Juana Acosta (“El Inocente”) star in Lobo Feroz.

Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado directed the original Big Bad Wolves in 2013.

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“Lobo Feroz” (“Ferocious Wolves”), the Spanish-language remake of Israeli revenge thriller “Big Bad Wolves” by Uruguay’s Gustavo Hernandez, is launching its trailer exclusively with Variety, ahead of its Jan. 27 Spanish theatrical release via Filmax.

The mordant revenge thriller follows a detective as he tracks a suspected child killer, a former religious studies teacher who was arrested for the crime, but later released due to a clerical error. The detective eventually teams up with the mother of the most recent victim to mete out justice the law seems unable to provide.

Trailer opens with the detective slamming the suspect’s head against a pool table as he draws parallels with the “Little Red Riding Hood” fairy tale about the little girl who goes into the woods alone and comes across the big bad wolf.

Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado’s original “Big Bad Wolves” was hailed by Quentin Tarantino as...

In his latest work, which was being singled out for praise on the first day of Malaga’s Spanish Screenings, Imanol Uribe recounts the fateful story of Lucia Cerna, the only witness to the 1989 massacre in El Salvador of six Jesuit priests and two other people by a U.S.-trained death squad at a university residence in San Salvador.

“What Lucia Saw” (“Llegaron de Noche”) focuses on the story of Lucia and her husband Jorge, who, with the help of church officials and Spanish and French diplomats, are spirited out of the country to Miami, where they hope to find safe haven. Once in the U.S., however, they fall into the clutches of the FBI and a Salvadoran colonel, who interrogate the couple in an effort to discredit Lucia’s testimony.

Uribe, a leading light of the early ’80s Basque cinema whose works also include the acclaimed 1994 terrorist drama “Numbered Days,...

Eighth annual celebration of Ibero-American audiovisual industry returned to in-person event in Madrid.

Colombia dominated the Platino Awards – the Ibero-American equivalent of the Oscars – as Memories Of My Father, a drama about a public health activist murdered in the 1980s, took five awards on Sunday night (October 3) while Michel Franco’s New Order emerged empty-handed from the Madrid ceremony.

Memories Of My Father won best film and art direction and earned three awards for Spaniards as Fernando Trueba triumphed in the directing category, his brother David Trueba won for best screenplay and Javier Camara took the best actor prize for...

A new and ambitious Ibero-American industry event, Iberseries Platino Industria, runs Sept. 27 thru Oct 1 with a slew of activities broken into eight thematic sections: Financing and Business Models; Conversations with Platforms and their Studios; Industry Talks; Creativity; Market Intelligence; Keynotes and Masterclasses; Audiovisual Arts as an Educational Tool; and Synergies between Tourism and Audiovisual Financing.

Some of Spain, Portugal and Latin America’s biggest names in entertainment are set to participate in the Madrid-based event, including director Alejandro Amenábar (“The Others”), Latido Films’ Antonio Saura, Oscar-winning director Fernando Trueba (“Belle Epoque”), Colombian actor-producer Manolo Cardona, Cuban actor-director Jorge Perugorría, Icaa general director Beatriz Navas and actors Marina de Tavira (“Roma”) and Paulina Gaitán (“Narcos”), among many others.

The five-day event precedes the eighth edition of the Ibero-American Platino Awards (Premios Platinos) to be held on Oct. 3 in Madrid an in-person ceremony once more after being relegated online last year.

The...

Feature comedies “El Cover,” the directorial debut of actor Secun de la Rosa, and Ana Murugarren’s “García y García,” will respectively open and close Spain’s 24th Malaga Film Festival, the country’s biggest event dedicated exclusively to films and TV in Spain and Latin America.

Running June 3-13, the festival focus will fall on its usefulness for the region’s film and TV industries, prioritizing cinema exhibition over social events.

The main competition, a faithful reflection of the most recent cinema produced both in Spain and Latin America, combines highly experienced filmmakers with up-and-coming talents. In total, it will highlight 23 features, 15 Spanish and eight Latin American.

Sold by Latido Films, Benidorm-set musical comedy “El Cover” is produced by Kiko Martínez at Madrid’s Nadie Es Perfecto (“Perfectos desconocidos”) in collaboration with Amazon Prime Video and Gts Entertainment.

Toplining Spanish comedians Pepe Viyuela and José Mota (“Padre no hay...

In 2006, the French feature film adaptation of Harlan Coben’s “Tell No One” set a precedent that the author’s work could not only be adapted to the screen, winning a slew of awards including four Cesars, but that it could do so outside of the stories’ native U.S.

In 2018, with a host of popular series and film versions of his stories having been produced across the U.K. and Europe, Netflix’s own adaptation of “Safe” prompted the company to lock down the creator to a five-year deal in which 14 of his novels are to be developed into original Netflix series or films. The first was another U.K. adaptation, this time of his novel “The Stranger” with Poland’s “The Woods” coming shortly after. Most recently, Coben teamed with Spanish thriller maestro Oriol Paulo on “The Innocent” (“El inocente”), which will premiere globally on April 30. Up next...

Salvador Calvo’s “Adú” leads the way at Spain’s annual Goya Awards nominations with 14 nods, including for best film and best director.

“Las niñas” and “Akelarre” followed with nine nominations each, while “Rosa’s Wedding” has eight.

In the running for the best film Goya are “Adú,” a Netflix acquisition; “Ane” by David Perez Sanudo; “La boda de Rosa” by Iciar Bollain; “Las niñas” by Pilar Palomero; and “Sentimental” by Cesc Gay.

Competing for the best direction Goya will be Salvador Calvo for “Adú”; Juanma Bajo Ulloa for “Baby”; Iciar Bollain for “La boda de Rosa”; and Isabel Coixet for “Nieva en Benidorm.”

In the running for best European film are Jan Komasa’s “Corpus Christi”; Florian Zeller’s “The Father”; Viggo Mortensen’s “Falling”; and Roman Polanski’s “An Officer and a Spy.”

Mortensen was the big draw at the 2020 San Sebastian Film Festival where “Falling” played, and where he received the Donostia Award.

Lending some bigger movie heft to the Malaga market, Latido Films is bringing onto the international sales scene two thrillers – though very different propositions – from Academy Award winning producer Tornasol Media (“The Secret in Their Eyes”).

“Thrillers have high export potential, but they’re a highly competitive market and since Spanish movies can’t compete with U.S. films’ star power, they have to offer something else,” said Latido Films head Antonio Saura.

Both in production, what Imanol Uribe’s “La Mirada de Lucía” and Oscar Aibar’s “El sustituto” offer is high quality entertainment grounded in different but powerful social realities.

The directors go about addressing that reality in highly different ways, however.

Winner of San Sebastian’s Golden Shell with “Running Out of Time” and “Bwana,” a feat only achieved by five other directors, the first Francis Ford Coppola, Imanol Uribe’s “La mirada de Lucía,” written by...

Backed by the Spanish Ministry of Culture and the Spanish Institute of Cinematography and the Audiovisual Arts (Icaa), 10 promising Spanish projects participated in a marathon day of speed meetings through the day on Thursday at Cannes’ Marché du Film.

Below, summaries of the hopeful projects:

“A Thousand Lives,” (Marina Seresesky)

Meridional Producciones and Wandermoon Finance partner on Goya-nominated filmmaker Marina Seresesky’s latest psychological drama “A Thousand Lives.” Four years after her son disappeared, Sofia sees a news report about a four-year-old boy halfway around the world who claims to remember a past life. The distressed mother travels to Latin America to find the child, sure that this child is her own son reincarnated. There, she earns the boy’s trust and his family’s misgivings. Colombian-Spanish actress Juana Acosta is attached.

“The Daughter of the Volcano,” (Jenifer de la Rosa)

A co-production involving Spain’s Mayeutica Producciones, Icónica Producciones...

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Laurence Fishburne stars in the character driven narrative Imprisoned, as he plays a vengeful prison warden named Daniel Calvin. Dylan Burke (Juan Pablo Raba) is a reformed ex-convict who is now settled down with a loving woman named Maria (Juana Acosta). Daniel is determined to exact revenge over Dylan and ultimately the film becomes a [...]

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"I thought I paid for my past, but it doesn't seem it was enough." Cinema Libre has debuted the official trailer for an indie drama titled Imprisoned, set mostly at a prison about an inmate trying to put his past behind him and move on. Juan Pablo Raba stars as Dylan Burke, hoping to move on and focus on his relationship with his true love, Maria, played by Juana Acosta. He soon realizes that his past will continue to haunt him, when he learns the new local prison warden, as played by Laurence Fishburne, has not forgiven him for an old crime against his family. The two end up in a confrontation facing off against each other during a prison riot. The full cast includes Esai Morales, Edward James Olmos, John Heard, Jon Huertas, Fernanda Urrejola, Ana Isabelle, and Luis de La Rosa. We haven't heard of this film before today,...

Fresh off his latest appearance as The Bowery King in this summer's smash hit John Wick 3: Parabellum, Laurence Fishburne is back as an angry prison warden out for revenge in Imprisoned. Today, we have the first trailer and poster for this upcoming Cinema Libtra release which hits theaters this September.

In the thriller, Imprisoned, Dylan Burke (Juan Pablo Raba), attempts to move on from his former life as a criminal, with his true love, Maria (Juana Acosta).&#160He soon realizes that his past will continue to haunt him, when he learns the new local prison warden, Daniel Calvin (Laurence Fishburne), has not forgiven him for an old crime.&#160

Calvin does everything in his power to make sure that Burke pays for his past mistakes, even going as far as to frame him for a murder he didn't commit, landing him back in jail. When the prison erupts into a riot,...

Exclusive: Cinema Libre Studio has acquired North American distribution rights to Imprisoned, the indie drama starring Laurence Fishburne, Juana Acosta and Juan Pablo Raba along with Esai Morales and Edward James Olmos.

Directed by Paul Kampf, the pic was filmed entirely in Puerto Rico in 2017, and was among the last productions to shoot before Hurricane Maria hit and devastated the island. Cinema Libre will now return the film there for its world premiere September 10, followed by a 15-theater rollout on the island September 12. The film will be released in select cities in the U.S. beginning September 13.

“It was important for us to hold the Imprisoned premiere in Puerto Rico, as the film has a powerful Latin cast including Juan Pablo Raba, Juana Acosta, Jon Huertas, Esai Morales and Edward James Olmos,” Kampf said. “Imprisoned was the last project filmed on the island before hurricane Maria hit in 2017 and we...

Madrid — Vicente Canales’ Film Factory Entertainment has acquired world sales rights to “The Consequences” (“Las consecuencias”), writer-director Claudia Pinto Emperador’s follow-up to her 2013 feature debut, “The Longest Distance,” which marked out the Spanish-Venezuelan writer-director as a talent to track.

A Spain-Netherlands-Belgium co-production, “The Consequences” won a €330,000 conditionally repayable non-interest loan for co-production from the Council of Europe’s Eurimages Fund in its latest allocation, announced Oct. 22. That followed on a Eurimages Co-production Development Award at last year’s San Sebastian Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum.

Described by Variety as an “accomplished debut,” thanks to its “well-drawn characters, engaging performances and a convincingly rooted storyline,” “The Longest Distance” won the Glauber Rocha Award for best Latin American film at 2013’s Montreal World Film Festival.

“The Longest Distance” used stunning landscape – Venezuela’s Gran Sabana region – and genre – a road movie – to frame a story of bedrock family relations – a young boy...

The Liberator screens as part of the 23rd Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival on Sunday, November 23 at 6 Pm at Landmark’s Tivoli Theatre. For ticket information go here

For any film fans nostalgic for the kind of sweeping, historical epic that Cecil B. DeMille and William Wyler created for the big, Big screen, than look no further than this work from Venezuelan director Alberto Avelo. It’s the story of South American hero, Simon Bolivar (Edgar Ramirez). When we first meet the man, he’s on the run from assassins after re-uniting with his lover/ freedom-fighting partner Manuela (Juana Acosta). But what led him to this point? Flashback to his visit to the court of Spain several years before. The plantation owner from across the Atlantic bests the King and romances future wife Maria (Maria Valverde). But when the newlyweds return to his homeland, things have changed. The...

&#201dgar Ram&#237rez has been an actor on the rise for the past seven years, after he first came into prominence playing the deadly and mysterious Paz in The Bourne Ultimatum. Following roles in Vantage Point and Che (Part 1), the Venezuelan-born actor delivered a breakthrough performance in the mini-series Carlos, which lead to roles in Wrath of the Titans, Zero Dark Thirty, The Counselor and Deliver Us from Evil.

The actor takes on a character close to his heart in the fascinating indie drama The Liberator, where he plays the historic figure Simon Bolivar, who became a legend by literally liberating South American countries such as Peru, Panama, Northern Brazil, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia and the actor's home country of Venezuela. I had the chance to speak with the actor earlier this summer about The Liberator, which hits theaters on October 3. Here's what he had to say below.

I have to say,...

Richard Linklater’s 12-year project beats Ida, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Winter Sleep.

Richard Linklater’s Boyhood has been named the best film of the past year by the members of the International Federation of Film Critics, Fipresci.

The poll for the Fipresci Grand Prix 2014 - Best Film of the Year gathered votes from 553 members throughout the world.

In the first phase, participants nominated feature-length films that received their world premiere no earlier than July 1, 2013. This led to a final round between the four finalists: Boyhood by Richard Linklater, Ida by Pawel Pawlikowski, The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson, and Winter Sleep by Nuri Bilge Ceylan.

This is the first Linklater has won the prize, which has previously gone to Michael Haneke, Paul Thomas Anderson, Jafar Panahi, Pedro Almodóvar, Jean-Luc Godard and Nuri Bilge Ceylan, among others, since its establishment in 1999.

Boyhood will have a special screening at the San Sebastián Film Festival on Sept...

&#201dgar Ram&#237rez stars as Simon Bolivar in Alberto Arvelo Mendoza's new historical biopic Libertador (known in the states as The Liberator), opening in theaters this August. Watch as one of history's most influential political and military leaders comes to life in this sweeping epic. Simon Bolivar played a key role in Latin America's struggle against the Spanish Empire and shaped the destiny of several nations, with this new drama told from his own point-of-view.

Director Alberto Arvelo Mendoza tells the story of Venezuelan military and political leader Sim&#243n Bol&#237var, who played a crucial role in freeing Latin America from the grip of the Spanish Empire - in this historical biography presented entirely from Bol&#237var's point-of-view.

Libertador comes to theaters August 22nd, 2014 and stars Édgar Ramírez, María Valverde, Iwan Rheon, Danny Huston, Gary Lewis, Juana Acosta, Steve Wilcox, Imanol Arias. The film is directed by Alberto Arvelo Mendoza.

The Toronto International Film Festival® has announced the addition of 3 Galas and 19 Special Presentations to the 2013 Festival programme, including a further 12 World Premieres. Representing countries from around the world, the Gala and Special Presentations programmes offer a lineup of diverse titles and genres.

Toronto audiences will be among the first to screen films by directors Fred Schepisi, Alberto Arvelo, Reha Erdem, Dexter Fletcher, Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, Megan Griffiths, Arnaud Larrieu and Jean-Marie Larrieu, Kevin Macdonald, Arie Posin, Charlie Stratton, Nils Tavernier and John Turturro.

The 38th Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5 to 15, 2013.

Galas Blood Ties

Guillaume Canet, France/USA North American Premiere

New York, 1974. 50-year-old Chris has just been released on good behavior after spending several years in prison. Waiting for him reluctantly outside the prison gates is his younger brother, Frank, a cop with a bright future. Chris and Frank have always been different, yet blood...

Wgm Films has released the first photo from Libertador, director Alberto Arvelo Mendoza's biopic that follows the life of Simon Bolivar. &#201dgar Ram&#237rez plays the influential diplomat, who was a driving force behind Latin America's fight for independence against Spain. Take a look at this photo featuring the actor in character, as he braves the winter elements.

Libertador comes to theaters in 2013 and stars Édgar Ramírez, María Valverde, Iwan Rheon, Danny Huston, Gary Lewis, Juana Acosta, Steve Wilcox, Imanol Arias. The film is directed by Alberto Arvelo Mendoza.

This is a Pure Movies review of Carlos, directed by Olivier Assayas, starring Édgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Alejandro Arroyo, Ahmad Kaabour, Talal El-Jordi, Juana Acosta, Nora von Waldstätten, Christoph Bach, Rodney El Haddad and Julia Hummer. Written by David Hudson. A joint French-German production, co-written and directed by Olivier Assayas, Carlos was originally made as a three-part, five hour TV mini-series. It’s now been edited down to 165 minutes for worldwide cinematic release. It tells the story of Carlos the Jackal; one of the world’s most notorious terrorists, whose heyday ran from the mid-70s up until the end of the cold war. Born Ilich Ramírez Sánchez in Venezeula in 1949, Carlos was a committed and cold revolutionary who likened himself to Che Guevera, but who’s own personal war against capitalism and imperialism took in a more random and international selection of victims.

IFC releases their Carlos drama helmed by Olivier Assayas into limited venues today. The film is in three parts, written by Dan Frank and tells the story of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez who, for two decades, was one of the most wanted terrorists on the planet. Between 1974, in London, where he tried to assassinate a British businessman; and 1994, when he was arrested in Khartoum, he lived several lives under various pseudonyms, weaving his way through the complexities of international politics of the period. Who was Carlos? How did his various multi-layered identities fit together? Who was he before engaging body and soul in a never-ending struggle? The drama is built around these questions. Read more for the synopsis on Part One, Part Two and Part Three. See below for the trailer and images. The film opens October 15th and stars Édgar Ramírez, Alexander Scheer, Alejandro Arroyo, Ahmad Kaabour, Talal El-Jordi, Juana Acosta and Nora von Waldstätten.

IFC Films have released a new trailer and poster for Olivier Assayas’ Carlos.

Carlos debuted at Cannes as a three-part, 5 hour and 30 minute film, but has since been cut for theatrical release to a total of two hours and 20 minutes.

It tells the story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the Opec headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.

Carlos features performances from Édgar Ramírez, Alejandro Arroyo, Juana Acosta, Ahmad Kaabour, Alexander Scheer, Talal El-Jordi, Christoph Bach and Julia Hummer.

Check out the brand new poster and trailer below, via RopeofSilicon:...