Guillermo del Toro - The Iconic Filmmaker and His Work

London, UK

List of contents

CONTENTS 

INTRODUCTION 

1. ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO
The early years & Cronos (1993)

2. TUNNEL VISION
Mimic (1997)  

3. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 
The Devil’s Backbone (2001)

4. BLOOD RUSH 
Blade  II (2002)

5. BIG RED 
Hellboy (2004) & Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

6. RITES OF PASSAGE 
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

7. HIGH CONCEPT 
Pacific Rim (2013)

8. FREAK HOUSE 
Crimson Peak (2015)

9. THE LOVE AQUATIC 
The Shape of Water (2017)
 
10. THE WEAVER OF DREAMS 
Nightmare Alley & Pinocchio (2021 - TBC)

SOURCES & CREDITS

About the author

Ian Nathan, who lives and works in London, is one of the UK’s best-known film writers. He is the author of nine previous books, including Alien Vault, the best-selling history of Ridley Scott’s masterpiece, Terminator Vault, Tarantino, Tim Burton, The Coen Brothers and Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth. He is the former editor and executive editor of Empire, the world’s biggest movie magazine, where he remains a contributing editor. He also regularly contributes to The Times, The Independent, The Mail on Sunday, Cahiers Du Cinema and the Discovering Film documentary series on Sky Arts. 

Summary

An engaging and in-depth examination of the work of Guillermo Del Toro, one of the most revered directors working in modern cinema.

Additional text

"...this is a terrific book with insightful, eloquent writing from Nathan that fed my artistic soul."

Product details

• Authors: IAN NATHAN, Ian Nathan, Nathan Ian
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.10.2021
• EAN: 9780711263284
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-6328-4
• Series: Iconic Filmmakers Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography: arts & entertainment, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Biography: arts and entertainment, Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, Film Theory & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director, Film history, theory or criticism