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#guillermo-del-toro

"It is a pinch-me moment,"

During a recent talk at the Marrakech Film Festival in Morocco (via ), the filmmaker behind such dark works as Pan's Labyrinth, Mimic, and most recently, Frankenstein, said he was looking forward to the end of his life. "Why should you want to live longer? del Toro stated. "I'm a big fan of death... I think death is really good. I'm certainly looking forward to it, because it's the day you go, 'Well, tomorrow I won't have any problems.'"

Whether he's crafting beloved dark fantasy movies like Pan's Labyrinth or directing sci-fi masterpieces like Pacific Rim, filmmaker Guillermo del Toro's work is immediately recognizable for its vivid visual direction. No other films look quite like del Toro's, and if you've ever wanted to take a peek inside his process, then you'll want to grab the reissue of Guillermo del Toro: Cabinet of Curiosities - My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions.

Guillermo del Toro fans can save 50% on all of his Criterion Collection movies, including the new Nightmare Alley Special Edition. Released October 28, the four-disc edition of the 2021 neo-noir film is on sale for only $30 (was $60) at Amazon. Criterion's Nightmare Alley remaster includes two different versions of film on 4K UHD Blu-ray and standard Blu-ray, including a black-and-white extended director's cut.

A near-guaranteed Oscar nominee for production design, Guillermo del Toro's marries body horror, science fiction and gothic romanticism with an early 19th century period detail that deepens and enriches its world-building to hyper-immersive levels. To help create this world, production designer Tamara Deverell and del Toro explored a handful of lesser-known London museums, gathering visual references and doing what we can only describe as historical vibe-farming. Watch the film and then head to these spots for a full immersion into the science and wonder behind this new Frankenstein .

Years ago, Hill - a sculptor and special effects artist - was exhibiting his works at a convention in Burbank. Del Toro saw some of Hill's monstrous creations on display and was so impressed that he decided to get in touch, tracking down Hill's contact info from an obscure model kit forum. "I don't know how he found me from some 20-year-old website," says Hill, who describes del Toro's investigation as "very Columbo-esque" work. "But he wrote to me, told me who he was, and asked to commission something."

Guillermo del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness may go down in history as the greatest unmade movie ever, up there with Alejandro Jodorowsky's Dune or Tim Burton's Superman Lives. First announced in 2010, the Shape of Water director had been trying to bring H.P. Lovecraft's terrifying novella to life for almost two decades. But each subsequent update has proven that the story, which follows a group of explorers in Antarctica who discover the existence

Spooky season is upon us, and that means the movie theater schedules are stacked with horror movies. This year, more than ever, bigger names are being drawn to the genre as it proves one of the most resilient ways of getting butts in seats. With Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein leading the pack, we've also got Ethan Hawke returning for Black Phone 2, Keira Knightley in The Woman in Cabin 10, and both Justin Long and Kate Bosworth appearing in Coyotes.

Guillermo del Toro will be presented with the Ebert Director Award at TIFF, recognizing filmmakers who have exemplified greatness, during the TIFF Tribute Awards gala.