But Shannon is an intense, fervent actor, and that makes his villain roles in films like Guillermo del Toro's new horror / romance /
fantasy The Shape of Water standout.
Writer - director Guillermo del Toro's new movie, the romantic
fantasy The Shape of Water, has earned raves from critics at the Venice and Telluride film festivals as an empathetic outsider's love story, which just happens to star a leading man with gills.
Guillermo del Toro's cold war
fantasy The Shape of Water emerged as the frontrunner for the Oscars after picking up a total of seven nominations for the 75th Golden Globes.
Guillermo del Toro's
fantasy The Shape of Water romanced the Hollywood Foreign Press today, earning a field - best seven Golden Globe nominations from the group, including Best Motion Picture — Drama, Best Director and Best Actress — Drama for Sally Hawkins.
Tiff follows the Venice and Telluride festivals, where critics have been enthused by Guillermo del Toro's
fantasy The Shape of Water, Alexander Payne's high - concept comedy Downsizing, Darren Aronofsky's domestic horror Mother!
He won for the Cold War - era
fantasy The Shape of Water.
Guillermo del Toro's Cold War - era
fantasy The Shape of Water won for its score and del Toro's directing.
It's joined by Guillermo del Toro's love
fantasy The Shape of Water, Jordan Peele's prescient horror film Get Out, Greta Gerwig's coming - of - age dramedyLady Bird and the French - language ACT UP drama BPM (Beats Per Minute).
Best Director recipient Guillermo del Toro, whose amphibious romance
fantasy The Shape of Water won Best Picture, marveled at how the film industry has the ability to break down borders and «erase lines in the sand.»
We kick off the show looking at some of this month's key films, including Steven Spielberg's literally - ripped - from - the - headlines true story The Post, Guillermo Del Toro's dark romantic
fantasy The Shape of Water, Don Hertzfeldt's animated science fiction sequel World of Tomorrow Episode 2: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts, and Ridley Scott's ambitious Getty family biopic All the Money in the World.
For our first show of 2018, we welcome writer and critic Dr Eloise Ross, who joins us as we check out some of the key films from this month, including Steven Spielberg's paean to press freedoms The Post (01:04), Guillermo Del Toro's dark romantic
fantasy The Shape of Water (05:46), Don Hertzfeldt's animated science fiction sequel World of Tomorrow Episode 2: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts (10:23), and Ridley Scott's Getty dynasty biopic All the Money in the World (13:16).
Not exact matches
The
Shape of Water is an ingenious
fantasy romance that utilizes cold war era elements to the advantage
of its premise while subtly challenging our preconceived notions
of established archetypes.
56 - year old Frenchman Alexandre Desplat is nominated for his work on two scores — director Guillermo Del Toro's critically acclaimed monster movie romance «The
Shape of Water,» and director Luc Besson's epic space
fantasy «Valerian and the City
of a Thousand Planets» — and is one
of the five nominees for Composer
of the Year.
Blade Runner 2049 / The
Shape of Water: Can the
fantasy creatures that movies have mostly taught us to fear or occasionally to — at best — feel some sympathy for, maybe share our deepest emotional needs?
Not only are «Get Out,» «The
Shape of Water» and «Blade Runner 2049» some
of the very best films
of 2017, but from the no - budget indie realm («Prevenge,» «A Ghost Story,» «Transfiguration,» «Raw») to expensive studio epic scale («War for the Planet
of the Apes,» «Kong: Skull Island») and newly blazed ground out
of the predominantly formulaic superhero («Logan,» «Wonder Woman,» «LEGO Batman») and Star Wars («The Last Jedi») factory farms,
fantasy filmmakers tried their hardest to be smart, visually adroit, sometimes startlingly innovative and — strangest
of all for this escapist format — humanely, emotionally credible.
«The
Shape Of Water» is a movie that is truly able to blend the genres of fantasy, romance and other storytelling elements that elevate this movie from, what could easily have been perceived as a cheesy B movie, into a stunning piece of cinema that touches heart
Of Water» is a movie that is truly able to blend the genres
of fantasy, romance and other storytelling elements that elevate this movie from, what could easily have been perceived as a cheesy B movie, into a stunning piece of cinema that touches heart
of fantasy, romance and other storytelling elements that elevate this movie from, what could easily have been perceived as a cheesy B movie, into a stunning piece
of cinema that touches heart
of cinema that touches hearts.
THE
SHAPE OF WATER — Guillermo del Toro has always been a master of fantas
OF WATER — Guillermo del Toro has always been a master
of fantas
of fantasy.
10) The
Shape of Water — Guillermo Del Toro's latest
fantasy film is as stunning and bizarre as his previous films, but more restrained.
Here's what's new and ready to stream now on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO Now, Showtime Anytime, FilmStruck, video - on - demand, and other streaming services... Guillermo del Toro's The
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Shape Of Water is a romantic
fantasy that stars Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer and Richard Jenkins.
While «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» now has the Golden Globe and SAG win to its name, it lost out to Guillermo del Toro's
fantasy romance «The
Shape of Water» at the Producers Guild Awards Saturday night, which is often the most accurate gage
of what will ultimately win best picture at the Academy Awards on March 4.
But perhaps the best moment for a female nominee went unnoticed when during last night's biggest award - Best Picture - Vanessa Taylor won alongside Best Director winner Guillermo del Toro for co-writing the
fantasy thriller The
Shape of Water.
Del Toro was not in attendance due to his having gone to Mexico to be with his sick father and «The
Shape of Water» star Richard Jenkins read a statement from del Toro: «I would like to ask
of you all to allow me then to dedicate a little moment and the honors
of this night to both my father and my mother, to whom my infinite gratitude belongs, and in turn as a father to offer to my kids also, may they be free to pursue their dreams and
fantasies and may they stand by my side when I fade away.»
Guillermo del Toro's
fantasy drama «The
Shape of Water» has won the Producers Guild
of America's Darryl F. Zanuck Award as top feature film for del Toro and J. Miles Dale.
Earlier this week, I visited the Los Angeles County Museum
of Art to see a screening
of The
Shape of Water, the newest
fantasy film from director Guillermo del Toro.
«The
Shape of Water,» Guillermo del Toro's striking, sensual
fantasy film, won the Producers Guild
of America's top honor Saturday night at the PGA Awards, cementing its place as one
of the front - runners
of this year's wide - open Oscar best picture race.
Director Guillermo del Toro «s (Pan's Labyrinth) cold war
fantasy film, The
Shape of Water.
So, Guillermo del Toro's Cold War - era
fantasy B - movie romance thriller The
Shape of Water, starring Sally Hawkins as a woman who falls in love with a scaled creature kept in a water tank in the research facility she works at, has been named Best Picture at this year's Os
Water, starring Sally Hawkins as a woman who falls in love with a scaled creature kept in a
water tank in the research facility she works at, has been named Best Picture at this year's Os
water tank in the research facility she works at, has been named Best Picture at this year's Oscars.
Sally Hawkins and Doug Jones star in Guillermo del Toro's Cold War - era
fantasy «The
Shape of Water,» about a mute janitor who falls for a mysterious Amazonian creature.
Fox Searchlight's «The
Shape of Water,» an acclaimed monster - movie
fantasy from director Guillermo del Toro, opened in two New York theaters with $ 167,000.
Del Toro's latest, the tremblingly romantic «The
Shape of Water», should be an orgasmic flood for his fans, who want their
fantasies served with a side
of adultness.
Vying for their first nods are Danish Dan Laustsen for Guillermo del Toro's lush»60s romantic
fantasy - thriller, «The
Shape of Water,» Dutch Hoyte Van Hoytema (BAFTA - nominated for «Interstellar» and «Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy») for his 65 mm photography on Christopher Nolan's World War II epic «Dunkirk,» and Rachel Morrison, who is the first woman to break into the ranks
of nominated directors
of photography for Dee Rees» southern epic «Mudbound.»
Guillermo del Toro's cold war - era
fantasy «The
Shape of Water» won for its score and Mr. del Toro's directing.
Guillermo del Toro's
fantasy romance The
Shape of Water emerged as the big winner from the 23rd Critics» Choice Awards, scooping four awards including Best Picture and Best Director.
Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is an early favorite in the directing and screenplay races for his romantic
fantasy tale «The
Shape of Water.»
Ronan's competition may come from two Fox Searchlight stars: Emma Stone as a sexily athletic and formidable sports star living a double life, and Sally Hawkins as a mute lab worker in love with a merman in Guillermo del Toro's exquisite»60s Douglas Sirk romantic
fantasy - thriller «The
Shape of Water.»
Meanwhile, Pan's Labyrinth director Guillermo del Toro premieres The
Shape of Water, a cold - war era
fantasy starring Sally Hawkins that Barbera says is «somewhere between Beauty and the Beast and the Monster [sic] from the Black Lagoon.
It will be interesting to see if the Oscars will follow suit and honor The
Shape of Water, considering that the Academy
of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has only honored a
fantasy film with its top prize once before, with The Lord
of the Ring: The Return
of the King's Best Picture win in 2004.
The
Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro's strange and thrilling
fantasy epic about a woman who falls in love with a sea monster, will lead the charge at this year's Bafta film awards with 12 nominations.
Guillermo del Toro's best film in a decade, The
Shape of Water is wonderful
fantasy - horror - romance film that provides a new variation on one
of my favourite tropes: the misunderstood monster.
His work in 2017 included director Guillermo del Toro's critically acclaimed monster movie romance «The
Shape of Water,» director Luc Besson's epic space
fantasy «Valerian and the City
of a Thousand Planets,» director George Clooney's satirical racial drama `'» Suburbicon,» and the French - language comedy - drama «D» Après Une Histoire Vraie,» directed by Roman Polanski.
From the lurid antics
of the Big Little Lies women to the savage social satire
of Get Out; from the emo awakening
of Lady Bird to the sea creature - romancing
fantasy of The
Shape of Water, it's set to be an interesting ceremony.
The festival, the first under the artistic direction
of longtime programmer Mimi Plauche, concludes Oct. 26 with Guillermo del Toro's beauty / beast
fantasy «The
Shape of Water.»
On to the Oscars: Guillermo del Toro's The
Shape of Water won Best Picture and del Toro also picked up Best Director for the
fantasy flick
Jenkins, who stars in Guillermo del Toro's
fantasy - love story «The
Shape of Water,» was joined by fellow actors Jim Belushi (Woody Allen's «Wonder Wheel»), Laurence Fishburne (Richard Linklater's «Last Flag Flying»), Jason Mitchell (from Dee Rees» «Mudbound») and Sam Rockwell (Martin McDonagh's «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri») to talk with Times writers Amy Kaufman and Mark Olsen about a wide range
of things for the Envelope Supporting Actors Roundtable.
This year's big winner is Guillermo del Toro's
fantasy love story The
Shape of Water, starring Sally Hawkins as a lonely woman who falls in love with a fish creature at a secret lab (read my review).
I loved the way escapist
fantasy tangoed with brute consequence in «The
Shape of Water» and «The Florida Project,» two films that have nothing in common other than heroines desperate to keep faith with innocence in a fallen world.
A watery romance that's a cross between a fable, a fairy tale, and a
fantasy, The
Shape of Water is both a tribute to old Hollywood and an allegory about those on the margins
of society, set in 1960s Baltimore during the height
of the Cold War.
Guillermo del Toro's The
Shape of Water (2017, R), a monster movie turned romantic
fantasy about a mute janitor (Sally Hawkins) and an amphibious creature held captive in a government lab, won four Academy Awards, including best picture and best director.
«Auteur» is a term I don't casually throw around but it's the one word that immediately comes to mind after watching «The
Shape of Water,» director Guillermo del Toro's exquisite and dreamy
fantasy horror romance.