Guillermo del Toro Cabinet of Curiosities: My Notebooks, Collections, and Other Obsessions

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And then there was the continuous head-butting over Mimic, his first US movie, which would have been so much better if he had been left to his own devices.

This book will be a visual treasure trove for del Toro fans, as readers get a look at reproductions of his actual journal pages, filled with his handwriting, illustrations, notes in Spanish and English, as well as new annotations that add context and clarity. I was very surprised that at one point Guillermo and Tom Cruise were considering a film of the 1960’s UK TV series The Champions. Unlike the Wes Anderson book, which came out around the same time and is also very pretty to look at, this volume gives real insight into an artist's ideas, ambitions, methods, and sensibilities.This is a glimpse into a master’s mind, a small sliver of the place where PACIFIC RIM, PAN’S LABYRINTH, and CRONOS came from. And stay tuned for his stop-motion take of Pinocchio coming to Netflix in December, which will presumably be a lot less creepy—no promises.

Del Toro himself curated the list of tales featured in this show and handpicked each of the directors who brought these stories to life for the small screen. a b "Lot 36" and "The Murmuring" are based on unpublished [16] original stories written by Del Toro for this series. However, what really struck me was how he determines to live his life based on who he is and what is important to him . As the editor behind Lit Hub’s film and TV newsletter, What to Watch (*cough* subscribe here), I consider it my duty to bring you the source material behind literary adaptations—so here’s where you can read the gooey, gross, very good stories that feature in Cabinet.Bought this as a present for a friend into props and special effects makeup and she was thrilled with it. Each turn of the page shows the reader something new, something delightfully ghoulish, often jawdropping. I love Guillermo del Toro: love his movies, his writing, his view of the world and his style of living. Neil Gaiman, and James Cameron, respectively, who all know the man himself, and provide behind-the-scenes stories of their friendships, histories, or even just amusing asides about GDT’s idiosyncrasies.

With novelist Chuck Hogan, he co-authored the vampire horror novel “The Strain,” which was published in June 2009 by William Morrow.

Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director mostly known for his acclaimed films Pan's Labyrinth, The Devils Backbone, Crimson Peak and the Hellboy film franchise. And to top it off, I'm quite good on the eyes' and more ridiculous quotes from this year's The Apprentice candidates! So when I learned one of my idols, Guillermo del Toro, had put out a book that featured some of his private notebooks, I knew I had to check it out. It’s just that he is particularly attuned to his connection to his Art, and to deny it is to deny himself. Cabinet of Curiosities is a dream come true for del Toro fans, providing an intimate look at his collections, personal notebooks, and creative processes.