Guillermo del Toro

A lifelong lover of movies and monsters, Guillermo del Toro grew up in Mexico where he studied filmmaking and special effects. After several Spanish-language hits, he moved to Hollywood where he found even greater success. His specialties include beautiful horror films (‘The Devil’s Backbone,’ ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’) and dark superheroes (‘Blade II,’ ‘Hellboy’). He worked extensively on ‘The Hobbit’ films before Peter Jackson signed on as director, and as a producer his credits include ‘Mama,’ “Splice,’ and the animated feature ‘The Book of Love.’

  • Notable Credits:
  • Cronos (1993)
  • Hellboy (2004)
  • Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
  • Pacific Rim (2013)
  • Crimson Peak (2015)
‘The Shape of Water’ Review: A Masterpiece from Guillermo del Toro
‘The Shape of Water’ Review: A Masterpiece from Guillermo del Toro
There’s a little bit of everything in the latest from Guillermo del Toro. The Shape of Water is part fairy tale, part monster movie, part love story, and part horror thriller. The filmmaker even finds room to squeeze in some nasty bits of gore and a dazzling classic Hollywood musical number. It may sound like none of that could work in one movie, but del Toro melds the many genre elements of his sublime fantasy into a loving ode to cinema. It’s a heartbreaking love story about loneliness and the transcendent power of language, and it’s simply magical.
‘The Shape of Water’ Wins the Top Venice Film Festival Prize
‘The Shape of Water’ Wins the Top Venice Film Festival Prize
As all eyes turn to the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend, it’s worth remembering that another major film festival is still wrapping up. That would be the 74th Annual Venice Film Festival, the oldest major film festival and home to several of this year’s most enticing fall movies. Whether you prefer your movies to have dark humor, biting social commentary, or underwater monsters, odds are good there was something for everyone in Italy these past week or so.
‘The Shape of Water’ Clip: What’s in the Box?
‘The Shape of Water’ Clip: What’s in the Box?
Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is already making waves since its Venice Film Festival debut, with early reactions indicating that it’s yet another masterpiece from one of our best, most unusual directors. if you’re just dying to see more than a trailer for this movie, good news: Fox has released the first clip from the movie today, introducing us to our heroine, our villain, and one weird-looking fish-man.

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