Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’ Announces Unusual Release Plan
Guillermo del Toro’s much-hyped (and already much-loved) fairy tale romance “The Shape of Water” is moving up one week, but only for a single market. The film will now open in limited release in New...
View ArticleGuillermo del Toro is Taking a Break From Directing: ‘I Need to Take Pause’
Guillermo del Toro is about to hit the big screen in a huge way with December’s “The Shape of Water.” The fairy tale drama won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival earlier this year and is...
View ArticleGuillermo del Toro Calls ‘The Shape of Water’ His Proudest Achievement: ‘It’s...
Guillermo del Toro’s filmography includes such acclaimed titles as “Cronos” and “Pan’s Labyrinth,” but the director tells Collider that he’s proudest of “The Shape of Water.” The filmmaker’s latest...
View Article‘The Shape of Water’ Trailer: Sally Hawkins Gives a Wordless Performance in...
Sally Hawkins delivers a wordless performance in “The Shape of Water,” but those who’ve seen Guillermo del Toro’s latest film have been anything but. The celebrated auteur won the Golden Lion at the...
View ArticleGuillermo del Toro: ‘Antiques Roadshow’ Almost Kept Me from Pitching ‘The...
Guillermo del Toro owes two famous friends and 14 tequila shots for his serendipitous introduction to Sally Hawkins, star of his Golden Lion–winning Oscar contender, “The Shape of Water.” On January...
View Article‘The Shape of Water’ Was Written and Designed to Jon Brion’s ‘Punch-Drunk...
The romances of Guillermo del Toro and Paul Thomas Anderson have finally collided, somewhat. Del Toro revealed on Twitter that he wrote and designed “The Shape of Water” with Jon Brion’s original score...
View Article‘The Shape of Water’ Star Doug Jones: Beneath Foam and Latex, a Best Actor...
In his seven weeks of shooting “The Shape of Water,” the film’s male lead, Doug Jones, could not grasp a doorknob, send a text message, breathe through his mouth, or go to the bathroom while in...
View Article‘The Shape of Water’: Guillermo del Toro Shot his Passion Project as an...
When Danish cinematographer Dan Laustsen first read the script for “The Shape of Water” while making “Crimson Peak” two years ago, he had no idea how he was going to shoot Guillermo del Toro’s passion...
View Article‘The Shape of Water’: Guillermo Del Toro Takes You Inside the Best-Designed...
After a decade of bringing his personal style and sensibility to larger studio movies like “Crimson Peak,” “Pacific Rim,” and the “Hellboy” series, Guillermo del Toro wanted to return to the smaller,...
View ArticleAnne Thompson’s Top 12 Films of 2017, Including Five Directed By Women
Track my film passions of the past year and the result is this list. These are the films that wowed and moved me, that turned me into a rabid champion, that gave me hope that brilliant cinematic...
View Article‘The Shape of Water’ Was Originally Going to Be in Black and White
“The Shape of Water” is as visually arresting as you’d expect of a Guillermo del Toro movie about a merman-like creature, but it differs from the director’s vision in one key aspect: It’s in color....
View ArticleRecord Opener ‘Disaster Artist’ and ‘The Shape of Water’ Lead Specialty Box...
The hits keep on coming. Both “The Disaster Artist” (A24) and “The Shape of Water” (Fox Searchlight) opened strong, despite the usual strong-fall off in post-Thanksgiving audiences. Last year the month...
View ArticleGuillermo Del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’ Is One of His Best Films Because...
Guillermo del Toro loves fairy tales. That’s been clear to moviegoers the world over since “Pan’s Labyrinth,” which took the Mexican auteur to new levels of international acclaim, and it’s brought into...
View Article‘Blade Runner 2049,’‘Logan,’ and More: the Genre-Benders That Are Major Oscar...
Every year, the studios take their best genre successes and try to push them beyond the technical ghetto. Oscar campaigners want to convince critics, guilds, and Oscar voters that their movie rises to...
View ArticleOscars 2018: 20 Movies Advance in Best Visual Effects Race, Including...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 20 films still in the running for this year’s Oscar for Best Visual Effects. The shortlist includes Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk,”...
View ArticleGuillermo del Toro Praises ‘Lady Bird,’‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, and Ranks His...
As devoted a cinephile as he is a visionary filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro will take every opportunity to lavish praise on his favorite films. In a recent Reddit AMA (“Ask me Anything”) to promote “The...
View ArticleCritics’ Choice Awards: ‘The Shape of Water’ and ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Lead...
The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) have picked the nominees for the 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. The winners will be...
View ArticleAlejandro G. Iñárritu Writes a Love Letter to ‘The Shape of Water’: ‘It’s A...
Guillermo del Toro may be Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu’s friend, but he’s also a fellow filmmaker the “Birdman” director admires with great respect. Iñárritu recently participated in Variety’s Directors...
View ArticleOscars 2018: ‘The Shape of Water’ and ‘Mudbound’ Boast Unconventional Scores...
For veteran French composer Alexandre Desplat, “The Shape of Water” provided a rare romantic love story to score. And for Brooklyn punk rocker Tamar-kali, “Mudbound” offered a first-time score about...
View ArticleSAG Awards Film Predictions 2018: Laying Oscar Odds for ‘Lady Bird,’‘The...
Many awards shows are important to the Oscars; they act as divining rods, pointing toward the films in toppling screener piles that most deserve voters’ attentions. However, tomorrow’s announcement of...
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