Tag Archive for Guillermo del Toro

MDFF 2022 – Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters

Directed by Jim Demonakos & Kevin Konrad Hanna Starring Neil Gaiman , Rebecca Sugar, Guillermo del Toro, Patton Oswalt Score 6/6 A feature length documentary about Mike Mignola and the creation of his comic book universe centered around Hellboy. Going into this I had no real clue who Mike Mignola was and yes, I have…

Principal Photography Begins on The Witches

Principal photography has begun on “The Witches,” a fantastical adventure from Oscar-winning director Robert Zemeckis (“Forrest Gump”). Starring Oscar winners Anne Hathaway (“Les Misérable,” “Ocean’s 8”) and Octavia Spencer (“The Help,” “The Shape of Water”), Oscar nominee Stanley Tucci (“The Hunger Games” films, “The Lovely Bones”), and award-winning comedy legend Chris Rock. Newcomer Jahzir Kadeem…

Guillermo del Toro to Direct Pinocchio for Netflix

Academy Award winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is making his animated feature film directorial debut at Netflix with his lifelong passion project, Pinocchio, which he will also write and produce as a stop motion musical. Pinocchio will be del Toro’s first feature film since The Shape of Water, which garnered four Academy Awards last year,…

Crimson Peak

Director Guillermo Del Toro Starring Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston Rate MA Score 4/6 In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house…

Pacific Rim

Director Guillermo del Toro Staring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi Rated M Score 3/6 As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse. On the…