7 R-Rated Fantasy Movies That Permanently Changed the Genre

Great R-rated fantasy films like Pan’s Labyrinth and The Green Knight dragged the genre into darker, stranger territory forever.

At Cannes, long ovations grab attention - but do they mean anything?

The duration of a Cannes Film Festival standing ovation is often reported as a spot test on how good a film is, but film ...

Guillermo del Toro says making ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ was a miracle: “Everything that could go wrong did”

The director explained that nobody wanted to finance the fantasy movie and filming was one of the worst experiences of his ...
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Guillermo del Toro calls Pan's Labyrinth his second worst filmmaking experience

He said, quoted by ‘Varitety’, “Twenty years ago, making this movie was like going against everything at all times”.

2 of Guillermo del Toro’s Worst Filmmaking Experiences Include Pan’s Labyrinth

Guillermo del Toro arrived at Cannes with Pan’s Labyrinth two decades ago, and the film received instant acclaim, including a ...

Guillermo del Toro Reveals His Two Most Challenging Films: Pan's Labyrinth and Mimic

Guillermo del Toro’s resume is one of the most impressive in Hollywood, but he had no trouble naming two movies from his ...

Guillermo del Toro Names His Two ‘Worst’ Filmmaking Experiences

While the director had a hard time shooting his beloved film ‘Pan’s Labyrinth,’ there’s another film he said was downright ‘horrible’ to make.
The New Yorker

All of a Sudden, the Glories of Cannes Are Upon Us

At the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, directors and jurors consider the role of politics—and A.I.— in cinema, with Hollywood conspicuously absent.

Guillermo del Toro Calls “Pan's Labyrinth” the 'Second Worst Filmmaking Experience' of His Life and Reveals the First

That film was an arduous process, but not as difficult as another from his past Nearly 20 years after Pan's Labyrinth ...