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Guillermo del Toro On Why He Needed a Longer Oscar Speech: “I Have a Lot of Cousins”

Carlos Aguilar — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 22:24:24 +0000

With his romantic fantasy, The Shape of Water, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro finally joined his buds Alejandro González Iñárritu and Alfonso Cuarón as an Oscar winner. The Guadalajara-born filmmaker won the Best Director and Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards, and used his acceptance speech to talk about being an immigrant and the

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These Are the 2018 Oscar Moments That Made Latinos Proud

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 16:51:29 +0000

Would you believe us if we told you these were most Latino Oscars? Yes, no Latino actors made the cut (that hasn’t happened since Demian Bichir’s nomination back in 2012). And yes, Guillermo del Toro‘s Best Picture winner The Shape of Water, which ended up winning four Oscars, featured a mostly American cast. But in between the wins

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’ Hit with Plagiarism Lawsuit

Kristen Lopez — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 21:56:47 +0000

It’s said imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but too much can land you in court. The Shape of Water, the current Best Picture front-runner helmed by acclaimed Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, is being sued for alleged plagiarism. The lawsuit was filed in US District court on behalf of playwright Paul Zindel, who

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Guillermo del Toro Is Racking Up Nominations For Every Award Possible for ‘The Shape of Water’

Kristen Lopez — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 18:16:10 +0000

As we inch ever closer to the Academy Awards the various film guilds are releasing their nominees and winners. The Directors Guild of America (DGA) awards released their nominees today which includes director Guillermo del Toro who’s nominated in the Feature Film category for his fantasy romance, The Shape of Water. Shockingly, this marks the

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REVIEW: Guillermo del Toro’s Latin American Monster in ‘The Shape of Water’ Is a Powerful Pro-Immigrant Statement

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 20:51:17 +0000

Guillermo del Toro’s latest, The Shape of Water, is a scathing indictment of American parochialism. True, it’s also more explicitly about how a mute woman who enjoys masturbating in the mornings ends up falling in love with a lithe scaly fish-like creature who loves hard-boiled eggs, but then again, del Toro’s adult fairy tales have

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These Are the (Few) Latinos Nominated for the 2018 Golden Globes

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:32:22 +0000

Let’s get the heartbreaking news out of the way: just like the Emmys earlier this year, the Golden Globes have snubbed our beloved Gina Rodriguez and the larger Jane the Virgin fam. (At least Gina will be happy that her animated flicks Ferdinand and The Star got some love). Elsewhere, at least, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association found ways of championing

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Shape of Water’ + Must-See Latino Movies Head to Los Angeles for AFI Fest

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 17:53:15 +0000

It’s officially awards season. From here on out, you won’t be able to find a gala or a film festival that doesn’t want to boast that its movie picks will be amply rewarded by critics and guilds alike. At the heart of it all is this year’s AFI Fest in Hollywood’s own backyard. Gathering a

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Guillermo del Toro Really Wants to Make a Movie in Mexico

Kristen Lopez — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 04:48:44 +0000

The Toronto International Film Festival welcomed back the return of its honorary resident this year, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, with the Canadian premiere of his new feature The Shape of Water as part of their Special Presentations series. Set in 1962, The Shape of Water hearkens back to 1950s creature features like The Creature

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Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’ Wins Venice’s Golden Lion, Makes Everyone at TIFF Cry

Manuel Betancourt — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 19:43:15 +0000

The Venice Film Festival wrapped up its 74th edition this weekend and film lovers around the world (but in Mexico in particular) cheered loudly when Guillermo del Toro’s fantasy flick The Shape of Water won the Golden Lion for Best Film. A Beauty and the Beast story featuring a mute woman and a fishy underwater creature set

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TRAILER: Guillermo del Toro is Back With ‘The Shape of Water’

Manuel Betancourt — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 19:58:18 +0000

“If I told you about her—the princess without voice—what would I say?” So opens the gorgeous new trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Cold War-set fantasy film, The Shape of Water. Fans of the Mexican director will be happy to know that after tackling comic book sequels (Hellboy II: The Golden Army), clanking blockbusters (Pacific Rim), and gothic tales

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