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 […]
How Guillermo del Toro created the underwater magic of The Shape of Water
Anyone lucky enough to have seen Guillermo del Toro’s fishy romance The Shape of Water, will have marvelled at another slice of beautiful macabre from the director of Pan’s Labyrinth. Well, prepare to be further amazed by the fact it was made for only $20 million, and looks more spectacular and real than the majority […]
The Golden Globes are absolutely useless in predicting Oscars success
Tom Beasley argues that the Golden Globes do not deserve their position as a major awards ceremony and Oscars precursor… The film world briefly lit up with awards excitement earlier today with the announcement of the nominations for the 2018 Golden Globes. It was Guillermo del Toro’s warm and wildly enjoyable fantasy romance The Shape […]
American Film Institute announces AFI Top Ten for 2017
The American Film Institute has announced its list of the top ten U.S. movies of 2017: The Big Sick Call Me By Your Name Dunkirk The Florida Project Get Out Lady Bird The Post The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Wonder Woman The above films will all be hoping to pick up […]
The Shape of Water gets a new international trailer
Coinciding with its limited US release, a new international trailer has arrived online for director Guillermo del Toro’s ‘other-worldly fairytale’ The Shape of Water which stars Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Read our reviews for The Shape of Water here and here From master storyteller, Guillermo […]
The Shape of Water enters the race as Call Me By Your Name wins LA Film Critics Association top prize
Guillermo del Toro’s fishy fantasy The Shape of Water entered the awards season race with a strong showing at the LA Film Critics Association awards, though it was romance Call Me By Your Name that won the Best Picture prize. The critics’ group met on Sunday to decide the recipients of its annual prizes and […]
53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Shape of Water (2017)
Publish December 3rd The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Searcy, David Hewlett, and Octavia Spencer. SYNOPSIS: An otherworldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, […]
Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water was almost filmed in black and white
The Shape of Water, the new film by Guillermo del Toro, was almost filmed in black and white before the budget was changed. The Shape of Water is turning out to be one of the year’s big awards favourites, particularly for best picture and best director. The dark fantasy romance was originally going to be […]
Watch the final trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water
With just a month to go until its release, the final trailer has arrived online for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘other-worldly fairytale’ The Shape of Water which stars Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer; watch it below… SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Shape of Water here From master storyteller, Guillermo del Toro, […]
