What Time Is ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities’ on Netflix? Release Dates and Episode Guide

Throughout the series the tone shifts, but it always keeps one foot in Del Toro’s filmography; the dark humour of the Hellboy films is present in makeover nightmare The Outside, where Stacey (a brilliantly awkward Kate Micucci) plays an amateur taxidermist longing to fit in with her glamorous colleagues at the bank. Despite her husband’s (Martin Starr) protestations, she cannot resist the lure of Alo Glo, sold on television infomercials by a deliciously camp Dan Stevens. It’s a classic tale of “be careful what you wish for” done with all the panache you would expect of Del Toro and director Amirpour.To find beauty in the profane. To elevate the banal. To be moved by genre. These things are vital for my storytelling,” says Guillermo del Toro. “This exhibition presents a small fraction of the things that have moved me, inspired me, and consoled me as I transit through life.” Best Special Make-Up Effects in a Television Series, Television Limited or Miniseries or Television New Media Series If you re a fan of his visionary art and unique storytelling, you simply have to own this book." --Bizarre Throughout all of these, Guillermo’s visual flair has shown his lifelong love of science fiction, fantasy, horror and film, and he has a great knowledge of the genre. Guillermo’s reputation for making detailed notes, maps and sketches of his project ideas are now very well known. Guillermo del Toro: Cabinet of Curiosities is (as the Wikipedia definition above may suggest) a miscellany of pictures of Guillermo’s notebooks, storyboards, director’s notes, art designs from one of his houses. I recommend starting with this book, especially if you are only familiar with Del Toro’s films. This book isn’t quite an autobiography, but it does go into great detail about the director’s inspirations for his monster movies and where he draws parallels among many genres.

Given the time of the evening, Eddie would have gone home. However, there’s a nasty surprise shaped in the form of the demonically possessed Dottie Wolmar that awaits him in the morning. As the session progressed, I became fascinated by del Toro. Indeed, well over two-thirds of my notes were from his comments. When the Q & A time arrived, I just had to ask him about MIMIC ... specifically, putting children in danger. Del Toro smiled as he explained his rationale, causing me to blurt out, “Yes, but you killed them!” After the briefest pause, del Toro let out a hearty laugh.Crispin Glover: Oh, that's good. I'd like to know. Because unfortunately, there was some kind of miscommunication about how I was to see the film. I was maybe going to see a screening, but it didn't happen, so I've actually not yet seen it. I want to see it, I've been told that I will see it soon. But I haven't seen it, so what was different, I really am curious. Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Miniseries, or Pilot Made for Television

This eye-pleasing compendium provides valuable insights... Short of taking a tin opener to Del Toro s skull, you couldn t get a better look inside his head." SFX Well, that's always good to hear. Before I let you go, I was also a big fan of American Gods, and I know that Neil is trying to get like a film finale made for it. Have you heard anything, or how are you feeling about possibly doing that?Kate Micucci ( The Little Hours, Mom) and Martin Starr (Silicon Valley, Party Down) lead an episode written by Haley Z. Boston ( Brand New Cherry Flavor) based on a short story by comic book author Emily Carroll, and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon; The Bad Batch) There are lots of comments here about things that never came to fruition, from Mephisto’s Bridge, to The List of Seven and The Left Hand of Darkness (not the Ursula K. LeGuin novel, but a version of Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo) and the best known aborted example other than The Hobbit, HP Lovecraft’s At The Mountains of Madness , a film Guillermo says he’s been trying to do for almost twenty years. 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. Taylor, Drew (December 17, 2021). " 'Nightmare Alley' Director Guillermo del Toro on Overcoming Obstacles to Make His Darkest Film Yet". The Wrap . Retrieved May 1, 2022.