Guillermo del Toro

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How Guillermo del Toro Uses Color to Create New Worlds

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Watch a video essay about ‘The Shape of Water’ director’s striking color palette.

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Imitation Game: The Difference Between Homage and Plagiarism

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Homage is not a lesser form of filmmaking — let alone a form of theft — but a natural part of loving and making cinema.

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The Seamless Transitions in ‘The Shape of Water’

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Editor Sidney Wolinsky shouldn’t be overlooked this awards season.

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Guillermo del Toro Remains The Busiest Man in Hollywood

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The Shape of Water director has just added to his extremely busy slate. 

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Totems and Fetishes: How Guillermo del Toro’s Objects Tell Stories

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Andre Ovredal Will Recreate Your Nightmares In ‘Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark’

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The banned children’s book will see new life as a feature film. 

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Watch ‘The Shape of Water,’ Then Watch These Movies

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Recommendations inspired by Guillermo del Toro’s romantic creature feature.

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45 Guillermo del Toro Projects That Weren’t Meant to Be

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To mark the release of ‘The Shape of Water,’ we’ve compiled a list of Guillermo del Toro projects we probably won’t ever get to see.

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‘The Devil’s Backbone’ Validated as the First Masterpiece from Guillermo del Toro

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Sixteen years after its release, The Devil’s Backbone finally gets its due with Matt Zoller Seitz and Simon Abrams’ coffee table tome.