Nominees in the categories of discovery of the year, public choice award and the new game music award have been revealed.
Film Fest Gent and The World Soundtrack Academy has unveiled the second and final wave of nominations for the 2023 World Soundtrack Awards, which will take place on October 21 at the Film Fest Gent in Belgium, with Golda, Avatar: The Way Of Water and The Menu among the additional titles represented.
Nominations for discovery of the year, public choice award, Wsa game music award, best original score for a Belgian production and the Sabam Award for best original composition by...
Film Fest Gent and The World Soundtrack Academy has unveiled the second and final wave of nominations for the 2023 World Soundtrack Awards, which will take place on October 21 at the Film Fest Gent in Belgium, with Golda, Avatar: The Way Of Water and The Menu among the additional titles represented.
Nominations for discovery of the year, public choice award, Wsa game music award, best original score for a Belgian production and the Sabam Award for best original composition by...
- 9/5/2023
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
John Williams, Nicholas Britell and Taylor Swift are all nominated
John Williams, Nicholas Britell and Taylor Swift are among the first wave of nominees for the World Soundtrack Awards (Wsa) 2023.
The winners will be announced at the 23rd edition of the World Soundtrack Awards on October 21 at the Film Fest Ghent in Belgium, during which the annual celebration of film music is held.
Williams is nominated in the film composer of the year category for his work on The Fabelmans and Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny. The veteran composer is up against Volker Bertelmann who won the Oscar...
John Williams, Nicholas Britell and Taylor Swift are among the first wave of nominees for the World Soundtrack Awards (Wsa) 2023.
The winners will be announced at the 23rd edition of the World Soundtrack Awards on October 21 at the Film Fest Ghent in Belgium, during which the annual celebration of film music is held.
Williams is nominated in the film composer of the year category for his work on The Fabelmans and Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny. The veteran composer is up against Volker Bertelmann who won the Oscar...
- 8/4/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
In this video we look at the Incredible VFX for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio by the masters at Mpc. Led by VFX Supervisor Aaron Weintraub and VFX Producer Emma Gorbey, the primary objective of the visual effects work was to support the filmmaker’s vision and match the practical, stop-motion aesthetic of the film, expertly crafted by the teams at ShadowMachine and The Henson Company.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio stars Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Cate Blanchett, Christoph Waltz and was directed by Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson. We spoke to the cast and crew at the film’s UK Premiere at last year’s London Film Festival.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is on Netflix now.
Plot:
In 1930s Italy, where fascist dictator Benito Mussolini rules with an iron fist, carpenter Geppetto’s life is dominated by his grief over the loss of Carlo, his 10-year-old son.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio stars Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Cate Blanchett, Christoph Waltz and was directed by Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson. We spoke to the cast and crew at the film’s UK Premiere at last year’s London Film Festival.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is on Netflix now.
Plot:
In 1930s Italy, where fascist dictator Benito Mussolini rules with an iron fist, carpenter Geppetto’s life is dominated by his grief over the loss of Carlo, his 10-year-old son.
- 3/21/2023
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, beating out Turning Red, The Sea Beast, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.
This marks writer-director Guillermo del Toro’s third Oscar win and his first win in the Animated Feature category, as well as the first nomination and win for director Mark Gustafson and producers Alex Bulkley and Gary Ungar. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio also marks Netflix’s first win in the Best Animated Feature Oscar category.
“Animation is cinema,” said del Toro. “Animation is not a genre and animation is ready to be taken to the next step. We are all ready for it. Please help us keep animation in the conversation.”
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio delivers a visually stunning stop-motion adaptation of the Pinocchio fable, reimagining the story in 1930s Italy during the Fascist reign of Benito Mussolini.
This marks writer-director Guillermo del Toro’s third Oscar win and his first win in the Animated Feature category, as well as the first nomination and win for director Mark Gustafson and producers Alex Bulkley and Gary Ungar. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio also marks Netflix’s first win in the Best Animated Feature Oscar category.
“Animation is cinema,” said del Toro. “Animation is not a genre and animation is ready to be taken to the next step. We are all ready for it. Please help us keep animation in the conversation.”
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio delivers a visually stunning stop-motion adaptation of the Pinocchio fable, reimagining the story in 1930s Italy during the Fascist reign of Benito Mussolini.
- 3/13/2023
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is a real studio now.
The once and seemingly future king of streaming has taken home its first Oscar for Best Animated Feature for “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” a stop-motion animated film that reimagines Carlo Collodi’s classic tale about a wooden puppet who comes to life.
Directed by del Toro, now a three-time Oscar winner, and Mark Gustafson, the film features the voices of Gregory Mann and David Bradley as Pinocchio and his father, the carpenter Geppetto, respectively, while Cate Blanchett, nominated for Best Actress again this year for her work in “TÁR,” voices the mistreated monkey Spazzatura. A visually stunning interpretation of the source material that leans into darker themes about life and death, the film fiercely proves that, despite some viewers’ preconceived notions and a frequent focus on kid-friendly stories, the animation genre is not just for children.
Following positive reviews from critics for its visuals and emotional storytelling,...
The once and seemingly future king of streaming has taken home its first Oscar for Best Animated Feature for “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” a stop-motion animated film that reimagines Carlo Collodi’s classic tale about a wooden puppet who comes to life.
Directed by del Toro, now a three-time Oscar winner, and Mark Gustafson, the film features the voices of Gregory Mann and David Bradley as Pinocchio and his father, the carpenter Geppetto, respectively, while Cate Blanchett, nominated for Best Actress again this year for her work in “TÁR,” voices the mistreated monkey Spazzatura. A visually stunning interpretation of the source material that leans into darker themes about life and death, the film fiercely proves that, despite some viewers’ preconceived notions and a frequent focus on kid-friendly stories, the animation genre is not just for children.
Following positive reviews from critics for its visuals and emotional storytelling,...
- 3/13/2023
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
While Netflix is still waiting for its first Best Picture win, the king of streaming is on the cusp of taking home a different Oscar: the one for Best Animated Feature.
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” directed by the Oscar winner and Mark Gustafson, is a reimagining of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale about a wooden puppet who comes to life. Featuring the voices of Gregory Mann and David Bradley as Pinocchio and his father, the carpenter Geppetto, respectively, the film also includes a memorable turn from two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, nominated again this year for her work in “TÁR,” as the mistreated monkey Spazzatura.
The film received rave reviews when it premiered and is considered a visually stunning interpretation of the source material that leans into darker themes about life and death. It is a perfect example of how animation lends itself to more than just so-called movies for children.
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” directed by the Oscar winner and Mark Gustafson, is a reimagining of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale about a wooden puppet who comes to life. Featuring the voices of Gregory Mann and David Bradley as Pinocchio and his father, the carpenter Geppetto, respectively, the film also includes a memorable turn from two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, nominated again this year for her work in “TÁR,” as the mistreated monkey Spazzatura.
The film received rave reviews when it premiered and is considered a visually stunning interpretation of the source material that leans into darker themes about life and death. It is a perfect example of how animation lends itself to more than just so-called movies for children.
- 3/6/2023
- by Kaitlin Thomas
- Gold Derby
After joining Guillermo del Toro on the project over 10 years ago, producers Alex Bulkley and Corey Campodonico finally got to see the fruits of their labor when Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio premiered last year. Del Toro’s Netflix adaptation of the Carlo Collodi story takes place in 1930s Italy, during the Fascist reign of Benito Mussolini. In this story, woodcarver Geppetto (David Bradley) loses his son Carlo in an aerial bombing and carves Pinocchio (Gregory Mann) from the tree at his son’s grave. Bulkley and Campodonico’s animation studio, ShadowMachine, was responsible for the stop-motion animation of the film, and the pair were incredibly excited to go on this long journey with del Toro.
Deadline: What excited you about Guillermo del Toro’s version of the Pinocchio story?
Corey Campodonico: What is so cool about a property that’s been touched throughout the years and is such an iconic property,...
Deadline: What excited you about Guillermo del Toro’s version of the Pinocchio story?
Corey Campodonico: What is so cool about a property that’s been touched throughout the years and is such an iconic property,...
- 2/28/2023
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
Though there are different styles on display this year in the contest for animated feature Oscar, what unites them is the passionate, intuitive craft and care put into voicing these films by their dedicated talent. These affable actors have given voice to such colorful creations as a miniscule mollusk, a positive puppy, a desperate dad, a sassy stowaway, a wild wolf and a teen-turned-red panda. They range in experience behind the mic from newbies to veterans, but they all approach their performances no differently than their live-action work.
“I break it down the same way, especially with Perrito and his backstory,” says Harvey Guillén, who voices the unsinkable stray Chihuahua in “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.” “To him, it’s such a funny story, but to everyone else it’s a tragic story. In one of the first sessions, we found the voice. I wanted to find a contrast to Wagner’s character,...
“I break it down the same way, especially with Perrito and his backstory,” says Harvey Guillén, who voices the unsinkable stray Chihuahua in “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish.” “To him, it’s such a funny story, but to everyone else it’s a tragic story. In one of the first sessions, we found the voice. I wanted to find a contrast to Wagner’s character,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
Marcel the Shell With Shoes On
Nana Connie and Marcel (Isabella Rossellini and Jenny Slate)
The birth of the profound and heartwarming 1-inch shell voiced by Jenny Slate was an unusual situation that began years before the movie was made, with a series of animated shorts that Slate wrote with her then-husband, director Dean Fleischer Camp, beginning in 2010.
“It actually was a character that started with her joking around in this tiny voice about how small she felt, and then I developed the design and the animation of Marcel based on that voice,” recalls Camp. “It’s been a very long journey where we are both mutually building upon this original riff and adding parts to his character and to his world. I don’t exactly know how to separate my contributions from hers, because it has been such a mind meld, but I think that Jenny brings a real...
Nana Connie and Marcel (Isabella Rossellini and Jenny Slate)
The birth of the profound and heartwarming 1-inch shell voiced by Jenny Slate was an unusual situation that began years before the movie was made, with a series of animated shorts that Slate wrote with her then-husband, director Dean Fleischer Camp, beginning in 2010.
“It actually was a character that started with her joking around in this tiny voice about how small she felt, and then I developed the design and the animation of Marcel based on that voice,” recalls Camp. “It’s been a very long journey where we are both mutually building upon this original riff and adding parts to his character and to his world. I don’t exactly know how to separate my contributions from hers, because it has been such a mind meld, but I think that Jenny brings a real...
- 2/22/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“I saw the Disney film when I was very, very young, and it made a huge impression,” Guillermo del Toro said during a panel for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio at Deadline’s Contenders: The Nominees event, where he was joined by director Mark Gustafson. “What sat wrong with me was the idea that you needed to be obedient to be a real boy, and that you needed to be transformed into something you were not to be loved.”
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Del Toro’s Netflix adaptation of...
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Del Toro’s Netflix adaptation of...
- 2/18/2023
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s impossible to talk about Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio without considering the music. Del Toro’s Netflix adaptation of the Carlo Collodi story takes place in 1930s Italy, during the Fascist reign of Benito Mussolini. In this story, woodcarver Geppetto (David Bradley) loses his son Carlo in an aerial bombing and carves Pinocchio (Gregory Mann) from the tree at his son’s grave. Composer Alexandre Desplat, who worked with del Toro on The Shape of Water, was tasked with capturing the “joyous melancholy” of the wooden boy in music. To enhance the connection between the character of Pinocchio and the music, Desplat made the choice to only use wooden instruments in the score. Below, Desplat breaks down three key pieces of the score – “Carlo’s Theme,” “Going to Town” and “Saving Geppetto” – with the corresponding scenes included for reference.
“Carlo’s Theme” was the first piece of the score that Desplat wrote.
“Carlo’s Theme” was the first piece of the score that Desplat wrote.
- 2/10/2023
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
The stars turned out this evening at The May Fair Hotel in London for the 43rd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Ceremony. Hosted by Anna Leong Brophy luminaries of the industry gathered on the red carpet to kick off awards season here in the UK.
This year’s winners in all categories were announced at London’s May Fair Hotel — with the Circle returning to an in-person gathering after two years of virtual awards ceremonies due to pandemic precautions. Last year’s ceremony saw Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog take four awards, including Film, Director and Actor of the Year. Full details of the winners will appear here shortly after the announcements.
Colin Hart was on the carpet for HeyUGuys, here are the interviews.
43rd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Interviews
Film Of The Year
Tár
Foreign-language Film Of The Year (tie)
Decision to Leave
The Quiet Girl...
This year’s winners in all categories were announced at London’s May Fair Hotel — with the Circle returning to an in-person gathering after two years of virtual awards ceremonies due to pandemic precautions. Last year’s ceremony saw Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog take four awards, including Film, Director and Actor of the Year. Full details of the winners will appear here shortly after the announcements.
Colin Hart was on the carpet for HeyUGuys, here are the interviews.
43rd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Interviews
Film Of The Year
Tár
Foreign-language Film Of The Year (tie)
Decision to Leave
The Quiet Girl...
- 2/5/2023
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Todd Field’s Tár claimed the top prize at the 43rd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards on Sunday night, where it was named film of the year. Meanwhile, Cate Blanchett won actress of the year — the third time she has done so — and Field landed director of the year.
Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin was another big winner in London, winning five prizes, including the Attenborough award for British/Irish film of the year, screenwriter of the year, actor of the year for Colin Farrell, and both supporting actor and supporting actress for Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon. Another Irish title, The Quiet Girl, won foreign-language film of the year in a tie win alongside Park Chan-wook’s noir thriller Decision to Leave. Laura Poitras’ pointed Nan Goldin film All the Beauty and the Bloodshed was named documentary of the year.
The ceremony was capped with the presentation...
Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin was another big winner in London, winning five prizes, including the Attenborough award for British/Irish film of the year, screenwriter of the year, actor of the year for Colin Farrell, and both supporting actor and supporting actress for Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon. Another Irish title, The Quiet Girl, won foreign-language film of the year in a tie win alongside Park Chan-wook’s noir thriller Decision to Leave. Laura Poitras’ pointed Nan Goldin film All the Beauty and the Bloodshed was named documentary of the year.
The ceremony was capped with the presentation...
- 2/5/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 43rd annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards was a well-attended affair that crowned the provocative culture war drama “Tár” as the Film of the Year on Sunday.
“Tár” won three major awards, with Todd Field named Director of the Year and Cate Blanchett Actress of the Year. Blanchett is no stranger to this award, having won it previously in 1998 for “Elizabeth” and in 2013 for “Blue Jasmine”.
“‘Tár’ is about female experience, but it’s also beyond female experience. It’s really, really complicated and you’ve made room for that complication,” Blanchett said during her acceptance speech. “Personally, it was the most freewheeling, free form, free flowing, exhilarating, challenging and creatively dangerous film set that I’ve ever been on. And it was full of ambiguity and the stuff that we as a species, find so hard to unpack and discuss and and pin down, not only the stuff...
“Tár” won three major awards, with Todd Field named Director of the Year and Cate Blanchett Actress of the Year. Blanchett is no stranger to this award, having won it previously in 1998 for “Elizabeth” and in 2013 for “Blue Jasmine”.
“‘Tár’ is about female experience, but it’s also beyond female experience. It’s really, really complicated and you’ve made room for that complication,” Blanchett said during her acceptance speech. “Personally, it was the most freewheeling, free form, free flowing, exhilarating, challenging and creatively dangerous film set that I’ve ever been on. And it was full of ambiguity and the stuff that we as a species, find so hard to unpack and discuss and and pin down, not only the stuff...
- 2/5/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
For acclaimed re-recording mixer Jon Taylor, getting the chance to work on “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” was an entirely new experience.
“I’ve never done a film like this before,” Taylor, a four-time Oscar nominee for “Unbroken,” “Birdman,” “The Revenant” and “First Man,” tells Gold Derby about the stop-motion animated feature in an exclusive video interview as part of our Meet the Experts: Sound panel. The medium, Taylor says, provided the sound team with many advantages, but also some challenges. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
“It’s all so precise in the sound that there’s nowhere to hide. You just don’t add extra things to cover production flaws or help loop lines,” he adds. “All of the dialogue and all the music is recorded generally in many different places over the past three years or so. And stringing that together to make it sound like one is definitely a challenge.
“I’ve never done a film like this before,” Taylor, a four-time Oscar nominee for “Unbroken,” “Birdman,” “The Revenant” and “First Man,” tells Gold Derby about the stop-motion animated feature in an exclusive video interview as part of our Meet the Experts: Sound panel. The medium, Taylor says, provided the sound team with many advantages, but also some challenges. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
“It’s all so precise in the sound that there’s nowhere to hide. You just don’t add extra things to cover production flaws or help loop lines,” he adds. “All of the dialogue and all the music is recorded generally in many different places over the past three years or so. And stringing that together to make it sound like one is definitely a challenge.
- 1/13/2023
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
It's a new year and I'm sure we're all tired of Top 10 lists, but here's one more before we say adieu to 2022! My list makes no sense as a whole — there are major blockbusters and indies, films truly epic in scope and some that are more intimate fare. I took the Marie Kondo approach to this list — every film here brought me joy. Sometimes that joy was terrible joy, and sometimes it was light, fluffy, and cozy joy. I need both in my life, depending on how I'm feeling, and these films all helped keep me afloat through the past year.
Before I get to the final list, I want to give shout-outs to some who didn't make the Top 10, such as "Rrr", the cheeseburger from "The Menu," Robert Pattinson's emo Caped Crusader in "The Batman," and the bromance between Nic Cage and Pedro Pascal in "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
Before I get to the final list, I want to give shout-outs to some who didn't make the Top 10, such as "Rrr", the cheeseburger from "The Menu," Robert Pattinson's emo Caped Crusader in "The Batman," and the bromance between Nic Cage and Pedro Pascal in "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
- 1/4/2023
- by Vanessa Armstrong
- Slash Film
Disney swept the animation category with three nominations last Oscar season, culminating in a win for Encanto. This year, Netflix is coming on strong with more than a few contenders, including Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. DreamWorks Animation is back with a few contenders of its own, while Apple, A24 and Gkids are seeking their first Oscar win for Best Animated Feature. With only five nominations available, who will go on to compete for the prize?
Walt Disney Studios has a few contenders this year, but their frontrunner is Pixar’s Turning Red. Director Domee Shi revisited her own awkward teen years to create a story of a young girl struggling to please her family as she enters adolescence. Turning Red follows Meilin Lee (Rosalie Chiang), a 13-year-old Chinese Canadian girl from Toronto who works at her family’s temple to make her mother, Ming (Sandra Oh), proud. Due to a family blessing/curse,...
Walt Disney Studios has a few contenders this year, but their frontrunner is Pixar’s Turning Red. Director Domee Shi revisited her own awkward teen years to create a story of a young girl struggling to please her family as she enters adolescence. Turning Red follows Meilin Lee (Rosalie Chiang), a 13-year-old Chinese Canadian girl from Toronto who works at her family’s temple to make her mother, Ming (Sandra Oh), proud. Due to a family blessing/curse,...
- 12/27/2022
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
Shortlists have been revealed for the music categories for the 95th Academy Awards, and 15 semifinalists each for the Best Original Score and Best Original Song categories will compete for nominations that will be announced on Jan. 24, 2023.
As expected, the song category shortlist is chock-full of pop superstars such as Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Selena Gomez among the 15; however, last year’s Best Original Song victors Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell did not make the cut for their contribution of “Nobody Like U” to Pixar’s “Turning Red.”
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And while she was the recipient of an honorary Oscar just this year after 13 nominations in the Best Original Song category, superstar pop songwriter Diane Warren could sneak in for No. 14 with “Applause,” her shortlisted song from the under-the-radar movie “Tell It Like a Woman.
As expected, the song category shortlist is chock-full of pop superstars such as Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, Rihanna and Selena Gomez among the 15; however, last year’s Best Original Song victors Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell did not make the cut for their contribution of “Nobody Like U” to Pixar’s “Turning Red.”
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And while she was the recipient of an honorary Oscar just this year after 13 nominations in the Best Original Song category, superstar pop songwriter Diane Warren could sneak in for No. 14 with “Applause,” her shortlisted song from the under-the-radar movie “Tell It Like a Woman.
- 12/21/2022
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is the second Pinocchio movie of the year. But, while Robert Zemeckis and Disney remade its animated adaptation in live action, del Toro returned to the original Carlo Collodi book for a stop-motion take. It took him 14 years to bring it to life, but Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is now streaming on Netflix after it debuted December 9 and made it to the Top 10 in 79 countries.
Del Toro first announced the film in 2008. By 2011 he’d hired Mark Gustafson and artist Gris Grimley, who illustrated a 2002 edition of the Collodi book, to direct a stop-motion adaptation. Del Toro was producing, but he eventually replaced Grimley as co-director. It still took until 2018 for the project to land at Netflix and animation to begin.
The faithful adaptation is necessarily darker than the Disney version. It introduces Geppetto (voice of David Bradley) and his 10-year-old son Carlo (Gregory Mann...
Del Toro first announced the film in 2008. By 2011 he’d hired Mark Gustafson and artist Gris Grimley, who illustrated a 2002 edition of the Collodi book, to direct a stop-motion adaptation. Del Toro was producing, but he eventually replaced Grimley as co-director. It still took until 2018 for the project to land at Netflix and animation to begin.
The faithful adaptation is necessarily darker than the Disney version. It introduces Geppetto (voice of David Bradley) and his 10-year-old son Carlo (Gregory Mann...
- 12/20/2022
- by Fred Topel
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio."
No one expected "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" to be a lighthearted romp, given that it's set in fascist Italy and the director is known for dark fairy tales. Still, there are some moments in the Netflix film that might make audiences wonder if it's really a kids' movie at all. It has all of the hallmarks of a children's film, including musical segments ready-made for singalongs and comical sidekicks like Sebastian J. Cricket (Ewan McGregor) and Spazzatura (Cate Blanchett), but it's also occasionally a little dark. Like, Pinocchio dies multiple times and hangs out with the personification of Death levels of dark. It's all in service of a beautiful, touching story about life being precious precisely because it ends, but it all might be a bit too much for the youngest or most sensitive viewers.
Del Toro set out to create...
No one expected "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" to be a lighthearted romp, given that it's set in fascist Italy and the director is known for dark fairy tales. Still, there are some moments in the Netflix film that might make audiences wonder if it's really a kids' movie at all. It has all of the hallmarks of a children's film, including musical segments ready-made for singalongs and comical sidekicks like Sebastian J. Cricket (Ewan McGregor) and Spazzatura (Cate Blanchett), but it's also occasionally a little dark. Like, Pinocchio dies multiple times and hangs out with the personification of Death levels of dark. It's all in service of a beautiful, touching story about life being precious precisely because it ends, but it all might be a bit too much for the youngest or most sensitive viewers.
Del Toro set out to create...
- 12/16/2022
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
What is it about Pinocchio? It’d merely be a funny coincidence if Guillermo del Toro’s dark new take on this classic tale were only the second adaptation in recent memory, after Robert Zemeckis’s Disney version from earlier this year, which starred Tom Hanks as Geppetto. But both were beaten to the punch by Pauly Shore’s that went viral back in March. And that version was relatively fast on the heels of a live-action version from a few years ago directed by Matteo Garrone, an Italian director most famous for his slim,...
- 12/16/2022
- by K. Austin Collins
- Rollingstone.com
Stars: Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton | Written by Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale | Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini’s Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father’s expectations.
The fact that we got two Pinocchio movies this year is quite strange to think about. The first was Robert Zemeckis‘ live-action adaptation which was absurdly awful in every sense of the word. Not only was it a hugely uninspired mess, but it failed to recapture the magic that the original story contains. That’s why I was crossing my fingers that legendary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro wasn’t going to let me down with his brand new stop-motion animated musical fantasy Pinocchio, and now that I’ve seen it, I can breathe a sigh of relief and assure you that it’s amazing.
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini’s Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father’s expectations.
The fact that we got two Pinocchio movies this year is quite strange to think about. The first was Robert Zemeckis‘ live-action adaptation which was absurdly awful in every sense of the word. Not only was it a hugely uninspired mess, but it failed to recapture the magic that the original story contains. That’s why I was crossing my fingers that legendary filmmaker Guillermo del Toro wasn’t going to let me down with his brand new stop-motion animated musical fantasy Pinocchio, and now that I’ve seen it, I can breathe a sigh of relief and assure you that it’s amazing.
- 12/12/2022
- by Caillou Pettis
- Nerdly
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Guillermo del Toro’s three decades of creative work was honored and celebrated at the Museum of Modern Art’s 15th annual Film Benefit on Thursday in New York.
During an evening that featured in-person and video messages from Alejandro Iñárritu, Jessica Chastain, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Ewan McGregor, MoMA’s Chief Curator of Film Rajendra Roy and more friends and collaborators alongside a set from Grammy-winning artist H.E.R., the Oscar-winning director delivered a powerful and sentimental opus on his creative vision and love of storytelling.
Highlighting that this was a full-circle moment after bringing Cronos to MoMA 30 years ago, the Pan’s Labyrinth director spoke to the personal impact of movies on him, the beauty of art as mystery and his own style. “One of the purposes of art is to interpret what we know,” he said. “But also, there is a form...
Guillermo del Toro’s three decades of creative work was honored and celebrated at the Museum of Modern Art’s 15th annual Film Benefit on Thursday in New York.
During an evening that featured in-person and video messages from Alejandro Iñárritu, Jessica Chastain, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Ewan McGregor, MoMA’s Chief Curator of Film Rajendra Roy and more friends and collaborators alongside a set from Grammy-winning artist H.E.R., the Oscar-winning director delivered a powerful and sentimental opus on his creative vision and love of storytelling.
Highlighting that this was a full-circle moment after bringing Cronos to MoMA 30 years ago, the Pan’s Labyrinth director spoke to the personal impact of movies on him, the beauty of art as mystery and his own style. “One of the purposes of art is to interpret what we know,” he said. “But also, there is a form...
- 12/10/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This post contains spoilers for "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio."
"Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" cobbles together the best elements of del Toro's work into a moving, bittersweet stop-motion animated film about the preciousness of life. Fans of the horror maestro's work will find his familiar themes — outsiders, existentialism, anti-war, anti-fascism — take center stage in this magical tale about a wooden puppet (Gregory Mann) destined to heal the broken heart of a grieving man named Geppetto (David Bradley). But unlike previous adaptations, Pinocchio's origin story has more of a Frankenstein's monster feel to him. As Pinocchio learns what it means to be human, the audience becomes tasked with unraveling how humane we are or could be -- a compelling premise for all ages.
Co-directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson and co-written by del Toro and Patrick McHale ("Over the Garden Wall"), "Pinocchio" wastes no time setting up its dark opening.
"Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" cobbles together the best elements of del Toro's work into a moving, bittersweet stop-motion animated film about the preciousness of life. Fans of the horror maestro's work will find his familiar themes — outsiders, existentialism, anti-war, anti-fascism — take center stage in this magical tale about a wooden puppet (Gregory Mann) destined to heal the broken heart of a grieving man named Geppetto (David Bradley). But unlike previous adaptations, Pinocchio's origin story has more of a Frankenstein's monster feel to him. As Pinocchio learns what it means to be human, the audience becomes tasked with unraveling how humane we are or could be -- a compelling premise for all ages.
Co-directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson and co-written by del Toro and Patrick McHale ("Over the Garden Wall"), "Pinocchio" wastes no time setting up its dark opening.
- 12/10/2022
- by Cass Clarke
- Slash Film
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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for M3GAN, Pinocchio, 1923, The Best Man: The Final Chapters and The Recruit.
People’s Choice Awards
Kenan Thompson hosted the awards show live from Santa Monica on Tuesday, where Ryan Reynolds accepted the People’s Icon Award, Shania Twain received the Music Icon Award, Lizzo accepted the People’s Champion Award and Ellen Pompeo and the cast of Grey’s Anatomy reunited onstage to accept the drama show of 2022 award.
Ryan Reynolds Lizzo and James Corden James Pickens Jr., Kelly McCreary, Ellen Pompeo, Caterina Scorsone, Chandra Wilson, Jake Borelli and Camilla Luddington
Pinocchio NY premiere
On Tuesday, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio celebrated its New York premiere at the Museum of Modern Art with stars Finn Wolfhard and Gregory Mann.
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for M3GAN, Pinocchio, 1923, The Best Man: The Final Chapters and The Recruit.
People’s Choice Awards
Kenan Thompson hosted the awards show live from Santa Monica on Tuesday, where Ryan Reynolds accepted the People’s Icon Award, Shania Twain received the Music Icon Award, Lizzo accepted the People’s Champion Award and Ellen Pompeo and the cast of Grey’s Anatomy reunited onstage to accept the drama show of 2022 award.
Ryan Reynolds Lizzo and James Corden James Pickens Jr., Kelly McCreary, Ellen Pompeo, Caterina Scorsone, Chandra Wilson, Jake Borelli and Camilla Luddington
Pinocchio NY premiere
On Tuesday, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio celebrated its New York premiere at the Museum of Modern Art with stars Finn Wolfhard and Gregory Mann.
- 12/9/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on Wbgr-fm on December 8th, 2022, reviewing “Pinocchio,” an adaptation of the legendary story through the eyes of filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. In select theaters and streaming on Netflix beginning December 9th.
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Geppetto (voice of David Bradley) is distraught after the death of his son in a bombing raid, during the 1930s era of fascist Italy. In a drunken mournful rage one night he creates the slapdash wooden boy Pinocchio (Gregory Mann) who is brought to life by the Wood Sprite (Tilda Swinton). At the same time, the piece of wood that contains Pinocchio’s heart lies a traveling cricket named Sebastian (Ewan McGregor) who becomes his conscience. As the puppet with no strings, he is kidnapped by Count Volpe (Christoph Waltz) to perform in his traveling show. Geppetto, distraught again, must find him and bring him home.
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Geppetto (voice of David Bradley) is distraught after the death of his son in a bombing raid, during the 1930s era of fascist Italy. In a drunken mournful rage one night he creates the slapdash wooden boy Pinocchio (Gregory Mann) who is brought to life by the Wood Sprite (Tilda Swinton). At the same time, the piece of wood that contains Pinocchio’s heart lies a traveling cricket named Sebastian (Ewan McGregor) who becomes his conscience. As the puppet with no strings, he is kidnapped by Count Volpe (Christoph Waltz) to perform in his traveling show. Geppetto, distraught again, must find him and bring him home.
- 12/9/2022
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” is here. The puppet made of pine returns amongst a mix of familiar, fantastical and first-time characters in the Oscar-winning “The Shape of Water” and “Crimson Peak” filmmaker’s latest feature. A passion project of del Toro’s, the filmmaker co-directed the film with Mark Gustafson and co-wrote the screenplay with Patrick McHale.
Several other “Pinocchio” productions have been carved out in the more recent years. Robert Zemeckis’ Disney iteration starred Tom Hanks as Gepetto just this year. Del Toro’s rendition adds many new characters as well as twists for those already familiar with this story.
For those wondering how to watch “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” we’ve got all your questions answered below.
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The film premiered at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival Oct.
Several other “Pinocchio” productions have been carved out in the more recent years. Robert Zemeckis’ Disney iteration starred Tom Hanks as Gepetto just this year. Del Toro’s rendition adds many new characters as well as twists for those already familiar with this story.
For those wondering how to watch “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,” we’ve got all your questions answered below.
Also Read:
‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ Review: Bold, Dark and Funny Reimagining Dances to Its Own Tune When Did “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” Come Out?
The film premiered at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival Oct.
- 12/9/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Guillermo del Toro is opening up about bringing his vision to life.
Netflix shared the behind-the-scenes featurette for the director’s “Pinocchio” on Friday where he talked his process behind directing the film.
“When we started to tackle this ‘Pinocchio’, I knew I wanted to my own version,” revealed del Toro. “I didn’t want to address just an adaptation. This ‘Pinocchio’ is a retelling of a story you think you do know, but you don’t know.”
Read More: Guillermo del Toro Says Stop-Motion Animated ‘Pinocchio’ Is ‘The Perfect Way To Tell The Story’
Star Cate Blanchett echoed the sentiment, praising the award-winning director’s vision.
“Guillermo’s able to trojan horse really big discussions about humanity into a really entertaining family movie,” said the actress.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – (L-r) Count Volpe (voiced by Christoph Waltz) and Pinocchio (voiced by Gregory Mann). – Photo: Netflix © 2022 Guillermo del Toro...
Netflix shared the behind-the-scenes featurette for the director’s “Pinocchio” on Friday where he talked his process behind directing the film.
“When we started to tackle this ‘Pinocchio’, I knew I wanted to my own version,” revealed del Toro. “I didn’t want to address just an adaptation. This ‘Pinocchio’ is a retelling of a story you think you do know, but you don’t know.”
Read More: Guillermo del Toro Says Stop-Motion Animated ‘Pinocchio’ Is ‘The Perfect Way To Tell The Story’
Star Cate Blanchett echoed the sentiment, praising the award-winning director’s vision.
“Guillermo’s able to trojan horse really big discussions about humanity into a really entertaining family movie,” said the actress.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio – (L-r) Count Volpe (voiced by Christoph Waltz) and Pinocchio (voiced by Gregory Mann). – Photo: Netflix © 2022 Guillermo del Toro...
- 12/9/2022
- by Anita Tai
- ET Canada
"Everything has to be built, you fully create a world." One of the most stunning animated films of the year is now available to watch on Netflix! To celebrate the release, Netflix has unveiled another behind-the-scenes featurette for Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, his stop-motion animated musical version of this classic Italian fable. All the reviews so far are glowing, praising so much of the film and its unique magic found in the story and all the characters. GdT reinvents Carlo Collodi's classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto. This stop-motion musical follows the mischievous & disobedient adventures of Pinocchio in his pursuit of a place in the world. Directed by del Toro & Mark Gustafson, the voice cast features Ewan McGregor as Cricket, David Bradley as Geppetto, Gregory Mann as Pinocchio, plus Finn Wolfhard,...
- 12/9/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Plot: This is the story of a grieving father’s wooden creation brought to life after the tragic death of his son. It all leads to a familiar adventure, this time in the hands of Guillermo del Toro.
Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is a beautiful film. The stop-motion animated retelling of this classic tale is yet another example of the filmmaker’s care to bring his vision to life. The new feature, co-directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson, presents a rich animated story with an impressive cast. The talent includes Ewan McGregor, Ron Perlman, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, David Bradley, Burn Gorman, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, and Christoph Waltz. It also features young Gregory Mann as the title character. The new take is alive with songs and music by Alexandre Desplat. There is oh so much to enjoy here, so let’s start with the story.
Geppetto...
Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is a beautiful film. The stop-motion animated retelling of this classic tale is yet another example of the filmmaker’s care to bring his vision to life. The new feature, co-directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson, presents a rich animated story with an impressive cast. The talent includes Ewan McGregor, Ron Perlman, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, David Bradley, Burn Gorman, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, and Christoph Waltz. It also features young Gregory Mann as the title character. The new take is alive with songs and music by Alexandre Desplat. There is oh so much to enjoy here, so let’s start with the story.
Geppetto...
- 12/9/2022
- by JimmyO
- JoBlo.com
To celebrate the release of Guillermo del Toro’s staggering new reinvention of Pinocchio, which comes to Netflix today, we sat down with two of its stars to find out more.
Academy Award®-winning director Guillermo del Toro and award winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson reimagine the classic Carlo Collodi tale of the fabled wooden boy with a whimsical tour de force that finds Pinocchio on an enchanted adventure that transcends worlds and reveals the life-giving power of love.
Chatting to Gregory Mann (Pinocchio) and Christoph Waltz (Count Volpe), we discuss working with del Toro on his amazing new vision and his powers as a storyteller, voice acting and singing through the film, what audiences can expect and that exquisite ensemble that all bring their own magic to the film.
You can watch the interview below:
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio streams on Netflix from December 9th.
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Academy Award®-winning director Guillermo del Toro and award winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson reimagine the classic Carlo Collodi tale of the fabled wooden boy with a whimsical tour de force that finds Pinocchio on an enchanted adventure that transcends worlds and reveals the life-giving power of love.
Chatting to Gregory Mann (Pinocchio) and Christoph Waltz (Count Volpe), we discuss working with del Toro on his amazing new vision and his powers as a storyteller, voice acting and singing through the film, what audiences can expect and that exquisite ensemble that all bring their own magic to the film.
You can watch the interview below:
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio streams on Netflix from December 9th.
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- 12/9/2022
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This is not Uncle Walt’s Pinocchio. The little wooden boy has been a symbol of the Walt Disney Company ever since the original animated classic came out in 1940, and not even an ill-advised live-action remake released by the Mouse House just a few months ago could really sully the original’s reputation. But anyone who watches this new, completely separate stop-motion version of the tale, co-directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, is in for a dark surprise—and hopefully, some delight.
Del Toro’s Pinocchio is about as different from Disney’s as one could imagine, and not just because this is stop-motion and the latter is traditional animation. For one thing, this is clearly del Toro’s vision, and while it may give perhaps only the littlest viewers a few unpleasant dreams, it is nevertheless infused with the maestro’s Gothic storytelling sensibility (even more so...
Del Toro’s Pinocchio is about as different from Disney’s as one could imagine, and not just because this is stop-motion and the latter is traditional animation. For one thing, this is clearly del Toro’s vision, and while it may give perhaps only the littlest viewers a few unpleasant dreams, it is nevertheless infused with the maestro’s Gothic storytelling sensibility (even more so...
- 12/9/2022
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Pinocchio is the movie directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, starring Gregory Mann and David Bradley. It premiered at the AFI Fest in November, and is now streaming on Netflix.
This year, Robert Zemeckis‘s Pinnochio was released, and got mixed reviews. Guillermo del Toro‘s version of the story is set in a completely different era – 1920’s Italy. This latest adaptation is largely done with stop motion animation.
Premise
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini’s Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father’s expectations.
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Here we have a movie that has been brought about with one great virtue: it is created with singularity. Truly a spectacular production, we are given another version of this classic to what might be the bright and colorful takes,...
This year, Robert Zemeckis‘s Pinnochio was released, and got mixed reviews. Guillermo del Toro‘s version of the story is set in a completely different era – 1920’s Italy. This latest adaptation is largely done with stop motion animation.
Premise
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini’s Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father’s expectations.
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Here we have a movie that has been brought about with one great virtue: it is created with singularity. Truly a spectacular production, we are given another version of this classic to what might be the bright and colorful takes,...
- 12/9/2022
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Why is cinema so fascinated with the little wooden boy who wants to live as flesh and bone? Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is already the second adaptation of the fairytale released this year, following the dead-eyed, live-action monstrosity that flopped onto Disney Plus three months ago. But for those who seek to do more than exploit nostalgia, this tale offers a special kind of wonderment.
Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel served as a moral warning to Italian peasants: if they didn’t work hard, they might just end up like poor Pinocchio, who was turned into a donkey as punishment for his impulsiveness. But, through his many iterations, the puppet child has transformed into the antithesis of Frankenstein’s Monster – proof that mankind’s ability to craft life out of the lifeless can be a source of joy and not an act of reckless pride.
Del Toro, the man behind Pan’s Labyrinth,...
Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel served as a moral warning to Italian peasants: if they didn’t work hard, they might just end up like poor Pinocchio, who was turned into a donkey as punishment for his impulsiveness. But, through his many iterations, the puppet child has transformed into the antithesis of Frankenstein’s Monster – proof that mankind’s ability to craft life out of the lifeless can be a source of joy and not an act of reckless pride.
Del Toro, the man behind Pan’s Labyrinth,...
- 12/9/2022
- by Clarisse Loughrey
- The Independent - Film
This review originally ran Oct. 15, 2022, after the film’s world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival.
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” may have premiered hot on the wooden heels of Robert Zemeckis’s live-action/CGI remake of the 1940 Disney cartoon, but no one is likely to get the two muddled up.
Partly that’s because Zemeckis’ film was a depressing waste of time, whereas del Toro’s is a soulful stop-motion masterpiece. But it’s partly because, as the title suggests, the latest version is so unmistakably a del Toro passion project.
However much he has borrowed from Disney, as well as from Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel, his film (co-directed by Mark Gustafson) is obviously carved from the same pine tree as “The Devil’s Backbone,” “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Shape Of Water”: a dark but sweet horror fantasy about death, grief, and a misunderstood monster being persecuted by authoritarian forces.
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” may have premiered hot on the wooden heels of Robert Zemeckis’s live-action/CGI remake of the 1940 Disney cartoon, but no one is likely to get the two muddled up.
Partly that’s because Zemeckis’ film was a depressing waste of time, whereas del Toro’s is a soulful stop-motion masterpiece. But it’s partly because, as the title suggests, the latest version is so unmistakably a del Toro passion project.
However much he has borrowed from Disney, as well as from Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel, his film (co-directed by Mark Gustafson) is obviously carved from the same pine tree as “The Devil’s Backbone,” “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “The Shape Of Water”: a dark but sweet horror fantasy about death, grief, and a misunderstood monster being persecuted by authoritarian forces.
- 12/8/2022
- by Nicholas Barber
- The Wrap
Although Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio may be the least “family-friendly” incarnation of the story released this year, it is, nevertheless, the best. The film is a sprawling epic that denounces fascism and extols the importance of family and, above all, the love a parent has for a child. It is, simply put, one of the best films of the year.
The familiar, and well-known, story follows the tale of a lonely, broken-hearted father – Geppetto (David Bradley) – who wishes that a wooden puppet he has carved in the image of his deceased son be granted life, and the subsequent adventures of that now animated wooden boy – Pinocchio (Gregory Mann) – as he searches for his own place, and meaning, in the world.
As with his other films, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is a marvelous sight to behold. Each scene seems to push the art form forward a bit farther than...
The familiar, and well-known, story follows the tale of a lonely, broken-hearted father – Geppetto (David Bradley) – who wishes that a wooden puppet he has carved in the image of his deceased son be granted life, and the subsequent adventures of that now animated wooden boy – Pinocchio (Gregory Mann) – as he searches for his own place, and meaning, in the world.
As with his other films, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is a marvelous sight to behold. Each scene seems to push the art form forward a bit farther than...
- 12/7/2022
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
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The joy in Guillermo del Toro’s face has been abundantly apparent this awards season each time he introduces his latest big-screen outing, a deeply personal animated version of Pinocchio told in the Mexican helmer’s typically sumptuous, meticulously crafted visual style.
When the Oscar-winning filmmaker was growing up, Carlo Collodi’s 1883 fable about a wooden puppet who longs to be a real boy was one of his favorites, and del Toro has now made the oft-told tale (Disney released its own ill-received live-action version, starring Tom Hanks, in September) distinctly his own: a darker, timely retelling for today’s audiences, set in fascist Italy during the 1930s.
Pinocchio is del Toro’s first foray into directing stop-motion animation, an art form that dates back to the early days of motion pictures and which was developed by filmmaking pioneers del Toro has long admired,...
The joy in Guillermo del Toro’s face has been abundantly apparent this awards season each time he introduces his latest big-screen outing, a deeply personal animated version of Pinocchio told in the Mexican helmer’s typically sumptuous, meticulously crafted visual style.
When the Oscar-winning filmmaker was growing up, Carlo Collodi’s 1883 fable about a wooden puppet who longs to be a real boy was one of his favorites, and del Toro has now made the oft-told tale (Disney released its own ill-received live-action version, starring Tom Hanks, in September) distinctly his own: a darker, timely retelling for today’s audiences, set in fascist Italy during the 1930s.
Pinocchio is del Toro’s first foray into directing stop-motion animation, an art form that dates back to the early days of motion pictures and which was developed by filmmaking pioneers del Toro has long admired,...
- 12/2/2022
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The final month of 2022 is already upon us, and December brings plenty of horror offerings beyond holiday fare- though expect some bloody fun there, too. Whether you’re in the mood to play catch-up on 2022 releases or looking for the deep cuts, this month has it all.
Here are ten noteworthy horror titles available for streaming in November 2022 on some of the most popular streaming services, along with when/where you can watch them.
Tobe Hooper’s Night Terrors – Screambox (December 1)
Robert Englund stars as the Marquis de Sade and his descendent in this strange, underseen feature by Tobe Hooper. Our own Patrick Bromley wrote about the film earlier this year. He wrote, “Hooper was a last-minute replacement for this offbeat horror movie, which attempts to bridge flashbacks of the Marquis de Sade with the modern-day story of a young woman (Zoe Trilling) who gets involved with a weird sex...
Here are ten noteworthy horror titles available for streaming in November 2022 on some of the most popular streaming services, along with when/where you can watch them.
Tobe Hooper’s Night Terrors – Screambox (December 1)
Robert Englund stars as the Marquis de Sade and his descendent in this strange, underseen feature by Tobe Hooper. Our own Patrick Bromley wrote about the film earlier this year. He wrote, “Hooper was a last-minute replacement for this offbeat horror movie, which attempts to bridge flashbacks of the Marquis de Sade with the modern-day story of a young woman (Zoe Trilling) who gets involved with a weird sex...
- 12/2/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
With Guillermo del Toro‘s stop-motion “Pinocchio” becoming Netflix’s greatest hope for a Best Picture Oscar nomination (in addition to its frontrunning Best Animated Feature status) there could be a spill-over into the craft races as well. That would be a historic breakthrough for the tactile, handmade technique, which, up until now, has only garnered a Sci-Tech Oscar (for Laika’s innovative 3D character animation printing system) and nominations in visual effects (for Laika’s “Kubo and the Two Strings” and Disney’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas”) and original score (for Alexandre Desplat’s work on Wes Anderson’s “Isle of Dogs” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox”).
But the exposure from del Toro’s masterful version of Carlo Collodi’s fable — which the Oscar-winning director of “The Shape of Water” recasts as a tale of rebellion set against the backdrop of Mussolini’s Fascist Italy — could finally point the Academy...
But the exposure from del Toro’s masterful version of Carlo Collodi’s fable — which the Oscar-winning director of “The Shape of Water” recasts as a tale of rebellion set against the backdrop of Mussolini’s Fascist Italy — could finally point the Academy...
- 12/1/2022
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Pinocchio Review — Pinocchio (2022) Film Review, a movie directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, written by Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale and starring Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman, Ron Perlman, John Turturro, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Tom Kenny, Alfie Tempest, [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Pinocchio (2022): Guillermo del Toro Helps Bring to Life a New Take on a Classic Tale in an Ambitious Film...
Continue reading: Film Review: Pinocchio (2022): Guillermo del Toro Helps Bring to Life a New Take on a Classic Tale in an Ambitious Film...
- 12/1/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Mark Gustafson was all set to get working on the new adaptation of “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” with the titular director but then the pandemic hit in early 2020. “We all just left work but what we did was many of the artists were able to work at home, like in their basements because they had all the kit, a lot of them, so they were able to continue making props and armatures,” he tells Gold Derby during our Meet the Experts: Film Animation panel (watch the exclusive video interview above).
He gives a lot of credit to Netflix in keeping the production alive during a very trying period. “Netflix was an incredible partner in this thing and they said we’re going to keep funding you and we’re going to keep everybody on board. So we had this beautiful continuity across the pandemic and we were able to then just ramp up again.
He gives a lot of credit to Netflix in keeping the production alive during a very trying period. “Netflix was an incredible partner in this thing and they said we’re going to keep funding you and we’re going to keep everybody on board. So we had this beautiful continuity across the pandemic and we were able to then just ramp up again.
- 11/28/2022
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
The director of the Oscar-winning The Shape of Water has turned the timeless fable into a magical Mussolini-era parable
Death and fascism may not seem ideal subjects for a life-affirming fantasy animation for grownup children of all ages. Yet Mexican maestro Guillermo del Toro, whose 2017 masterpiece The Shape of Water won the Oscar for best picture, brings his monstrous cinematic skills to bear on Carlo Collodi’s timeless fable with miraculous results, turning it into a Mussolini-era parable about a “lethal form of control and paternity”. Using the tactility of stop-motion animation to lend splintery weight (both physical and emotional) to the story, Del Toro and co-director Mark Gustafson, whose credits include Fantastic Mr Fox (2009), conjure a tale of war and childhood that nods its wooden head towards Mary Shelley while thematically sitting alongside Del Toro’s Spanish-language masterpieces The Devil’s Backbone (2001) and Pan’s Labyrinth (2006).
Along with co-writer Patrick McHale...
Death and fascism may not seem ideal subjects for a life-affirming fantasy animation for grownup children of all ages. Yet Mexican maestro Guillermo del Toro, whose 2017 masterpiece The Shape of Water won the Oscar for best picture, brings his monstrous cinematic skills to bear on Carlo Collodi’s timeless fable with miraculous results, turning it into a Mussolini-era parable about a “lethal form of control and paternity”. Using the tactility of stop-motion animation to lend splintery weight (both physical and emotional) to the story, Del Toro and co-director Mark Gustafson, whose credits include Fantastic Mr Fox (2009), conjure a tale of war and childhood that nods its wooden head towards Mary Shelley while thematically sitting alongside Del Toro’s Spanish-language masterpieces The Devil’s Backbone (2001) and Pan’s Labyrinth (2006).
Along with co-writer Patrick McHale...
- 11/27/2022
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
Director Guillermo del Toro is known for the intense originality of his work, on vivid display in Oscar-winning films from Pan’s Labyrinth to The Shape of Water. For his latest, the Netflix animated film Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, he again set a high bar for himself.
“We believe that we should be bold, we should be crazy,” he said during an appearance at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles awards-season event. “We should try things that have never been done, push the art.”
Related: The Contenders Film: Los Angeles – Deadline’s Full Coverage
Del Toro co-directed the film with Mark Gustafson, the stop-motion animator making his feature directorial debut. It’s a reimagining of the classic tale of woodcarver Gepetto, who carves the boy Pinocchio out of a tree. Gustafson said he responded to the script written by del Toro and Patrick McHale, based on the 19th century original by Carlo Collodi.
“We believe that we should be bold, we should be crazy,” he said during an appearance at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles awards-season event. “We should try things that have never been done, push the art.”
Related: The Contenders Film: Los Angeles – Deadline’s Full Coverage
Del Toro co-directed the film with Mark Gustafson, the stop-motion animator making his feature directorial debut. It’s a reimagining of the classic tale of woodcarver Gepetto, who carves the boy Pinocchio out of a tree. Gustafson said he responded to the script written by del Toro and Patrick McHale, based on the 19th century original by Carlo Collodi.
- 11/19/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Aside from the serious somber Oscar contenders, and a few action blockbusters, the end-of-the-year holidays see the release of many family-friendly animated fantasies. And this pre-Thanksgiving weekend delivers a new version of a familiar children’s classic. Of course, some of that familiarity may come from its having a “new take” just a few months ago. Now, this spin is a bit more “low-tech”, as the former was a mix of live-action and “motion capture” magic, this one is done with stop-motion animation (fittingly often called “puppet animation”). Plus it adheres much more closely to the somewhat “dark” nature of the book. Which is a good match with its co-director/producer. who has helmed many a sinister fantasy fable. And just to drive that point home, his name is in the title, Guillermo Del Toro’S Pinocchio, to make sure we know this “ain’t” your Uncle Walt’s lil...
- 11/18/2022
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
There’s a moment in the stunningly realized Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio where the familiar title character (winningly voiced by Gregory Mann), newly granted a semblance of animated life by a compassionate supernatural spirit, attempts to greet his new “father,” Geppetto (David Bradley), for the first time. "Born" with the ability to think, speak, and move, a clumsy, curious, impulse control-challenged Pinocchio emerges from the shadows crawling on all fours, a spider-like creature who sends Geppetto into paroxysms of fear. It’s a sign – though not the first nor certainly the last – that del Toro’s stop-motion adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s 1883 children’s classic will veer into the dark fantasy and Gothic horror central...
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- 11/16/2022
- Screen Anarchy
Universal Pictures is giving Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans a platform release starting with four locations in NYC and LA with a robust media campaign aimed at cinephiles, but also capitalizing on the broad appeal of a Spielberg production, testament to unusual pedigree of the semiautobiographical film.
It premiered in Toronto, with Spielberg’s first ever appearance at the fest. Reviews were great. Deadline’s here called it “a glorious tribute to art and family.” TIFF’s audience handed it the People’s Choice Award. Like other well-reviewed specialty fare, it is starting small to let word of mouth build before expanding to about 600 screens, a mix of arthouse and commercial theaters, on Nov. 23, the day before Thanksgiving. Initial response to the film indicates appeal across demographics — a good film to see with family over the holiday.
Schindler’s List (1993), Lincoln (2012) and The Post (2017) also had limited openings,...
It premiered in Toronto, with Spielberg’s first ever appearance at the fest. Reviews were great. Deadline’s here called it “a glorious tribute to art and family.” TIFF’s audience handed it the People’s Choice Award. Like other well-reviewed specialty fare, it is starting small to let word of mouth build before expanding to about 600 screens, a mix of arthouse and commercial theaters, on Nov. 23, the day before Thanksgiving. Initial response to the film indicates appeal across demographics — a good film to see with family over the holiday.
Schindler’s List (1993), Lincoln (2012) and The Post (2017) also had limited openings,...
- 11/11/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Pinocchio Trailer 3 — Netflix has released the third movie trailer for Pinocchio (2022). View here the first Pinocchio trailer. Crew Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson‘s Pinocchio stars Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Burn Gorman, Christoph Waltz, and Tilda Swinton. Gris [...]
Continue reading: Pinocchio (2022) Movie Trailer 3: Guillermo del Toro’s Stop-Motion Film Brings Carlo Collodi’s Tale to Life...
Continue reading: Pinocchio (2022) Movie Trailer 3: Guillermo del Toro’s Stop-Motion Film Brings Carlo Collodi’s Tale to Life...
- 11/11/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Alexandre Desplat opened Deadline’s Sound & Screen awards-season event representing the music from his latest project, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio. The Netflix animated film currently available to stream and is the duo’s second collaboration following Best Picture Oscar winner The Shape of Water.
Desplat spoke of his experience working with del Toro, a director who celebrates the power musical compositions have in film to affect emotion.
Related: Deadline’s Sound & Screen: Full Coverage
“Guillermo has a strong passion for cinema and for music and for music in his films,” Desplat said during a Q&a following his live performance of the Pinocchio score with a 60-piece orchestra. “There’s no fear and there are no limits. He’s open to any ideas. He loves that music can bring emotions, and this film has many twists and turns of emotion like danger and melancholia, and joy and fantasy through...
Desplat spoke of his experience working with del Toro, a director who celebrates the power musical compositions have in film to affect emotion.
Related: Deadline’s Sound & Screen: Full Coverage
“Guillermo has a strong passion for cinema and for music and for music in his films,” Desplat said during a Q&a following his live performance of the Pinocchio score with a 60-piece orchestra. “There’s no fear and there are no limits. He’s open to any ideas. He loves that music can bring emotions, and this film has many twists and turns of emotion like danger and melancholia, and joy and fantasy through...
- 11/11/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio isn’t the first adaptation of Italian author Carlo Collodi’s classic fantasy novel to release this year. Del Toro’s lifelong passion project is by far the more fascinating, inventive, richly layered, and magical of the two. The patron saint of monsters and misfits teams with award-winning, stop-motion legend Mark Gustafson (Fantastic Mr. Fox) to helm a deeply enchanting journey full of heart, breathtaking craftsmanship, and poignant themes set against a backdrop of Fascism.
A preamble shows how master woodcarver Geppetto (David Bradley) came to carve the wooden boy Pinocchio (Gregory Mann) from the pine tree grown by his beloved son Carlo’s grave. Geppetto’s refusal to relinquish his steadfast grip on grief moves the Wood Sprite (Tilda Swinton) to grant Pinocchio life in the hopes of bringing Geppetto happiness. But Pinocchio isn’t like the obedient Carlo, despite many pleas to conform...
A preamble shows how master woodcarver Geppetto (David Bradley) came to carve the wooden boy Pinocchio (Gregory Mann) from the pine tree grown by his beloved son Carlo’s grave. Geppetto’s refusal to relinquish his steadfast grip on grief moves the Wood Sprite (Tilda Swinton) to grant Pinocchio life in the hopes of bringing Geppetto happiness. But Pinocchio isn’t like the obedient Carlo, despite many pleas to conform...
- 11/10/2022
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Some people may be slow to go to cinemas as the pandemic eases, but here in Los Angeles, they’re certainly not sluggish to head to awards season events, and Netflix took over the old Amoeba Records space on Sunset Blvd Monday (aka The Lighthouse Artspace) for their very swanky, in-person concert Playlist event which touted a lineup of platinum composers and music supervisors working on their projects.
Not only did the event serve as a music sampling of Q4 Netflix series and movies, but it also doubled as an awards season preview for voters as well. Miramax broke ground on these types of awards events back in the late 1990s, read their English Patient In Word And Music which featured director/scribe Anthony Minghella reading parts of the script, author Michael Ondaatje reading from the book, and composer Gabriel Yared conducting the score before a chamber orchestra in a...
Not only did the event serve as a music sampling of Q4 Netflix series and movies, but it also doubled as an awards season preview for voters as well. Miramax broke ground on these types of awards events back in the late 1990s, read their English Patient In Word And Music which featured director/scribe Anthony Minghella reading parts of the script, author Michael Ondaatje reading from the book, and composer Gabriel Yared conducting the score before a chamber orchestra in a...
- 11/9/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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