Fresh from their Oscar-winning success with The Shape of Water, filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has signed a deal with Fox Searchlight to launch a new genre label focussing on sci-fi, fantasy and horror movies. “Fox Searchlight is also creating a new, soon to be named, label which will serve as a home for projects in […]
Movie Review – Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)
Pacific Rim Uprising, 2018. Directed by Steven S. DeKnight. Starring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Charlie Day, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Jing Tian, Zhang Jin, Adria Arjona, Karan Brar, Ivanna Sakhno, Shyrley Rodríguez, Levi Meaden, Rahart Adams, Zhu Zhu, Wesley Wong, Lily Ji, and Mackenyu. SYNOPSIS: Set 10 years after the first film, Pacific […]
Exclusive: Steven S. DeKnight on the advice he received from Guillermo del Toro for Pacific Rim Uprising
Having worked on the likes of Angel, Smallville, Spartacus and Daredevil, Steven S. DeKnight makes the jump to the big screen this week with the release of the blockbuster sequel Pacific Rim Uprising. Uprising sees DeKnight stepping into the shoes of Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro, who directed the first movie back in 2013, and speaking […]
Movie Review – The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Searcy, and David Hewlett. SYNOPSIS: At a top-secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity. The […]
Movie Review – The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Searcy, and David Hewlett. SYNOPSIS: Mute orphan Elisa lives her life on the edges in Baltimore in 1962, until her job working nights as a cleaner at a secret US government […]
Second Opinion – The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, Doug Jones and Michael Stuhlbarg. SYNOPSIS: Set in cold-war era Baltimore, The Shape of Water focuses on an isolated, mute woman named Elisa (Sally Hawkins), who works as a janitor at a confidential government facility. For the most part, Elisa’s […]
Movie Review – The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Searcy, and David Hewlett. SYNOPSIS: At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity. Not […]
Guillermo del Toro wins the DGA Award for The Shape of Water
Having enjoyed success at the Golden Globes and PGA Awards, Guillermo del Toro added the Directors Guild of America’s Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film award to his mantelpiece last night at the DGA Awards, putting the filmmaker firmly in the driving seat for Best Director at the Oscars with his fantasy romance The Shape […]
Watch a VFX showreel for Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water
A VFX showreel has arrived online for The Shape of Water, which gives viewers a look at how Guillermo del Toro’s ‘other-worldly fairytale’ was brought to life on the big screen; take a look below or watch it on our YouTube channel… SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Shape of Water here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djwgri0S7ZE From master storyteller, […]
Cinematic Confessions: Looper and Guillermo del Toro
Anghus Houvouras with his cinematic confessions on Looper and Guillermo del Toro… It’s a new year and time for a new column. This year I decided it was time to share some of the dirty little secrets that I don’t often discuss. To bare my soul each week, reaching into the deepest recesses of my […]
