Michael Stuhlbarg appears in three of the biggest award contenders of the year. The actor discusses one of his roles, a scientist in ‘The Shape of Water.
He’s played iconic creatures in ‘Pan’s Labyrinth,’ ‘Hellboy, and ‘Buffy,’ but Doug Jones’ ‘The Shape of Water’ monster is one you might just fall in love with.
Industrial Revolution drama ‘The Current War’ was postponed to 2018 following the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Star Michael Shannon chimes in on the delay and Weinstein allegations.
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.
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.