When Neon unleashes Past Fest in Los Angeles within the coming months, celebrating horror and science-fiction cinematic excellence will current a particular occasion highlighting the enigmatic profession and genius of one of many world’s biggest filmmakers, Guillermo del Toro! Titled Está Vivo: The Gods and Monsters of Guillermo del Toro, the occasion presents followers with a 12-feature retrospective of 30 years of unparalleled fantastical artistry.
Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro joins in particular person for a sweeping retrospective spanning three many years of desires and demons, together with new restorations, particular Director’s Cuts, and uncommon 35mm screenings!
“Guillermo del Toro’s films have inspired generations of filmmakers and audiences alike in a way unlike any other artist we’ve experienced,” stated Evrim Ersoy, Head of Programming at Past Fest. “To welcome him and celebrate his artistic vision on this scale truly honors who he is as both a creative force of nature and a proudly obsessive servant of Cinema.”
The next comes from the official press launch for Past Fest’s Está Vivo: The Gods and Monsters of Guillermo del Toro:
Está Vivo includes 12 options and brings audiences an unprecedented journey by means of the lyrical, political, and magical worlds of contemporary cinema’s most visionary storyteller. Guillermo del Toro will be a part of for 4 specifically curated blocks of programming through which the maestro will share his private tales, desires, and nightmares of his life behind the lens. In anticipation of his forthcoming movie FRANKENSTEIN, releasing later this 12 months, the collection traces the themes of monsters, humanity, and creativeness which have outlined his cinema to this point.
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE: CRIMSON PEAK, NIGHTMARE ALLEY: VISION IN DARKNESS AND LIGHT, THE SHAPE OF WATER
The celebration opens with In The Temper For Love, a triple invoice exploring the emotional core of del Toro’s excessive wire balancing of magnificence and bloodshed. That includes the quintessential gothic horror, CRIMSON PEAK, Greatest Image winner, THE SHAPE OF WATER, and del Toro’s personally supervised brand-new model of his 2022 odyssey, NIGHTMARE ALLEY: VISION IN DARKNESS AND LIGHT, In The Temper For Love depicts his singularity in marrying his fantastical sensibilities along with his profound sense of humanity.
FROM SKETCH TO SCREEN: HELLBOY, HELLBOY 2: THE GOLDEN ARMY, BLADE II
From Sketch to Display screen explores del Toro’s deep-rooted and passionate love of comedian books with three of probably the most radical variations ever dedicated to display: HELLBOY, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY, and BLADE II. These daring forays into comedian e-book worlds and style spectacle supply uncommon insights into del Toro’s wholly singular method to superhero storytelling and fashionable cinema’s most dominant style.
THE EARLY YEARS: CRONOS 4K RESTORATION, DEVIL’S BACKBONE 4K RESTORATION, MIMIC DIRECTOR’S CUT
Del Toro’s foundational works might be celebrated in The Early Years, that includes the theatrical premiere 4K restoration of his debut function CRONOS, the L.A. premiere of the 4K restoration of THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE, and his first studio function, MIMIC Director’s Lower. These formative movies reveal the seeds of his wildly imaginative storytelling, his love of gothic fantasy, creative use of sensible results, and human connection that turned hallmarks of his revolutionary profession.
THE REVOLUTION: PAN’S LABYRINTH
The retrospective culminates in a singular night dedicated to the internationally acclaimed masterpiece, PAN’S LABYRINTH. An expertise not like something that had preceded it (or since), PAN’S LABYRINTH’s wealthy symbolism, intricate manufacturing design, and emotionally resonant storytelling cemented del Toro’s standing as each a visionary auteur and one of the vital important voices in modern Cinema.
ESTÁ VIVO: THE GODS AND MONSTERS OF GUILLERMO DEL TORO
EGYPTIAN THEATRE
In The Temper For Love
CRIMSON PEAK
Particular Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Nation: United States
Runtime: 119 minutes
2015
NIGHTMARE ALLEY – VISION IN DARKNESS AND LIGHT
Particular Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Nation: United States / Mexico / Canada
Runtime: 159 minutes
2021
THE SHAPE OF WATER
Particular Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Nation: United States
Runtime: 123 minutes
Company – Guillermo Del Toro – Put up-Screening Q&A
2017
From Sketch to Display screen
HELLBOY
Particular Screening – format: N/A
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Nation: United States
Runtime: 122 minutes
Company: Guillermo Del Toro – Pre-Screening Q&A
2004
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Particular Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Nation: United States
Runtime: 120 minutes
2008
BLADE II
Particular Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Nation: United States
Runtime: 117 minutes
2002
The Early Years
CRONOS – 4K Restoration, courtesy of Janus Movies
Theatrical Premiere
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Nation: Mexico
Runtime: 92 minutes
1993
THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE – 4K Restoration, courtesy of Sony Photos Classics
L.A. Premiere
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Nation: Spain/Mexico
Runtime: 106 minutes
2001
MIMIC – Director’s Lower
Particular Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Nation: United States
Runtime: 105 minutes
Company: Guillermo Del Toro – Put up-Screening Q&A
1997
The Revolution
PAN’S LABYRINTH
Particular Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Nation: Spain/Mexico
Runtime: 120 minutes
Company: Guillermo Del Toro – Pre-Screening Q&A
2006
LOS FELIZ 3
PACIFIC RIM
Particular Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Nation: USA
Runtime: 131 minutes
2013
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO
Particular Screening
Director: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson
Nation: USA/Mexico
Runtime: 117 minutes
2022
Tickets might be on sale on the American Cinematheque web site on Thursday, September 4th at 12:00 pm PST.
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