Side Deal band members, left to right, Stan Frazier, Scott Owen, Charlie Colin and Joel Owen pose for photos as they walk the red carpet during opening night for the 2018 Newport Beach Film Festival at Edwards Big Newport 6 & RPX movie theatre on Thursday, April 26. (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
Academy of Villains walk the red carpet during opening night for the 2018 Newport Beach Film Festival at Edwards Big Newport 6 & RPX movie theatre on Thursday, April 26. (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
Newport Beach councilman Will O’Neill and his wife walk the red carpet during opening night for the 2018 Newport Beach Film Festival at Edwards Big Newport 6 & RPX movie theatre on Thursday, April 26. (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
Unidentified guests walk the red carpet during opening night for the 2018 Newport Beach Film Festival at Edwards Big Newport 6 & RPX movie theatre on Thursday, April 26. (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
Unidentified guests attend the red carpet event during opening night for the 2018 Newport Beach Film Festival at Edwards Big Newport 6 & RPX movie theatre on Thursday, April 26. (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
Unidentified guests attend the red carpet event during opening night for the 2018 Newport Beach Film Festival at Edwards Big Newport 6 & RPX movie theatre on Thursday, April 26. (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)
Actress Jillian Clare, known for miniseries Ladies of the Lake, attends the red carpet event during opening night for the 2018 Newport Beach Film Festival at Edwards Big Newport 6 & RPX movie theatre on Thursday, April 26. Clare is currently starring in NBFF film, Pretty Broken. (Kevin Chang / Staff Photographer)