Oscar Isaac showcased his musical talents on The Tonight Show last night, performing Tears for Fears’ “Shout” on the bagpipe and “Sweet Caroline” on electric bass. Host Jimmy Fallon enlisted the Frankenstein actor for the “Random Instrument Challenge,” which saw them playing songs for house band the Roots to guess. …
Read More »Jacob Elordi's Monster Gets His Moment in Freaky New 'Frankenstein' Trailer
Don’t expect to see bolts sticking out of Jacob Elordi‘s head. The new trailer for Guillermo del Toro‘s Frankenstein, which hits select theaters Oct. 17 before streaming on Netflix Nov. 7, finally shows off Elordi’s pale, crazy-quilt look as Frankenstein’s monster —which veers away from vintage depictions of the creature, …
Read More »'Frankenstein' Is the Movie Guillermo del Toro Was Born to Make
Prelude: Once upon a time, a boy watched a movie. In it, a monster with bolts in his head and a shuffling gate was created by a man. When the boy gazed upon “the creature,” however, as the film’s characters called this sewn-together colossus, he did not see a monster …
Read More »Watch Jacob Elordi Break Into Tears After 'Frankenstein' Premiere in Venice
Girls aren’t the only ones weeping over Jacob Elordi. The Australian actor found himself in tears following the premiere of his new film Frankenstein, which received a 14-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday. Both Elordi and his director, Guillermo del Toro, were so moved by the …
Read More »Guillermo del Toro Confirms He Almost Directed 'Star Wars' Film
The world was nearly gifted a Guillermo del Toro-directed a Star Wars film several years ago, revealed screenwriter David S. Goyer. During a recent appearance on the Happy Sad Confusedpodcast, host Josh Horowitz asked Goyer which major franchise he would love to work with. “I wrote an un-produced ‘Star Wars’ …
Read More »'The Boy and the Heron' Proves That Hayao Miyazaki Is the Greatest Animator Alive
There are those who were confused upon reading the announcement that the Toronto International Film Festival would kick off its 48th edition with The Boy and the Heron, from the Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. And then there are those who heard that this latest — and possibly the last — …
Read More »'Barry' Season 4 Finds Its Funny Thanks to an SNLer and a Legendary Director
This post contains spoilers for this week’s episode of Barry, “You’re Charming.” Among the more frequent objections I’ve heard about Barry since Season One is that the show has grown so dark that it no longer feels like a comedy most of the time. It’s an understandable concern. Heck, I …
Read More »'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio': An Anti-Fascist Fantasy for the Whole Family
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 …
Read More »Guillermo Del Toro Stocks Up on Nightmare Fuel in 'Cabinet of Curiosities' Anthology Series Trailer
Guillermo Del Toro has been stockpiling nightmare ammunition in anticipation of his forthcoming Netflix anthology series Cabinet of Curiosities, storing them away for later. In the first official trailer for the eight-part show premiering Oct. 25, the acclaimed director puts both hands on th]oor holding back deep, dark fears while …
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