"Well, she lives in a fairy tale," declares Hayley Williams in the opening lyric of "Brick by Boring Brick," a 2009 single by Paramore, initially released as part of their third album "Brand New Eyes." Williams continues belting out, "Somewhere too far for us to find, forgotten the taste and smell of a world that she's left behind."
As the song continues on for another four minutes, the fairy tale allusions continue; one of them is a title drop: "Well, make sure to build your home brick by-by boring brick, Or the wolf's gonna blow it down."
However, the opening verse establishes the song's key theme right off the bat: retreating into your imagination is like refusing to grow up. The Pov character realizes she must bury her childhood fantasies to escape her dream world. The song's music video reflects this, alternating in focus between Williams herself and a young girl...
As the song continues on for another four minutes, the fairy tale allusions continue; one of them is a title drop: "Well, make sure to build your home brick by-by boring brick, Or the wolf's gonna blow it down."
However, the opening verse establishes the song's key theme right off the bat: retreating into your imagination is like refusing to grow up. The Pov character realizes she must bury her childhood fantasies to escape her dream world. The song's music video reflects this, alternating in focus between Williams herself and a young girl...
- 2/10/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Most are introduced to the tale of Pinocchio by Walt Disney. The wooden boy with a nose that grows was the star of Disney's second produced picture, arriving in 1940 on the heels of 1937's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." While Disney is an essential piece to Pinocchio's legend, the story does not begin or end with them.
Guillermo del Toro, one of those young boys who first met Pinocchio via the Disney film, released his own version of the story last year. Speaking to The Wrap, del Toro revealed his evolving reaction to Disney's "Pinocchio":
"I saw [Disney's] 'Pinocchio' as a very young kid, and I loved it because I found it captured how scary childhood felt to me. But I didn't quite understand why he needed to be an obedient boy to be loved. And then in my 20s, I started thinking that it would be...
Guillermo del Toro, one of those young boys who first met Pinocchio via the Disney film, released his own version of the story last year. Speaking to The Wrap, del Toro revealed his evolving reaction to Disney's "Pinocchio":
"I saw [Disney's] 'Pinocchio' as a very young kid, and I loved it because I found it captured how scary childhood felt to me. But I didn't quite understand why he needed to be an obedient boy to be loved. And then in my 20s, I started thinking that it would be...
- 1/13/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Doug Jones is one of those actors who's a lot more influential than many people might realize. Sure, many casual movie-watchers might not recognize him, but any of my fellow sickos out there can name several films he's appeared in off the top of their heads. An Oscar-winning film about the power of love in the face of prejudice? He's done it. A "Star Trek" series where he captains a Starfleet ship? Yup. A horror box office bomb about an urban folk legend about trains and gold coins? You bet that our good friend Doug's done that too.
With such an extensive and varied list of roles under his belt, you might wonder if there are any of them in particular that Jones holds close to his heart. After all, some of his films and TV shows are certainly better or more memorable than others, as are the characters he played therein.
With such an extensive and varied list of roles under his belt, you might wonder if there are any of them in particular that Jones holds close to his heart. After all, some of his films and TV shows are certainly better or more memorable than others, as are the characters he played therein.
- 12/18/2022
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
This article contains spoilers for "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio."
Even when adapting others' stories, Guillermo del Toro always puts a personal thumbprint on his movies. He remixed Mike Mignola's "Hellboy" as a superhero spin on Beauty and the Beast, reframing the relationship between the eponymous hero (Ron Perlman) and Liz Sherman (Selma Blair) as a love story. In his 2021 remake of "Nightmare Alley," he eschewed the ghostly black-and-white color scheme of the original film. Courtesy of cinematographer Dan Laustsen, del Toro's film mixed lurid, snowy blues with golden yellow hues; the blood really pops in both colors.
The filmmaker's most recent feature, the stop-motion "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" was released on Netflix, to critical acclaim. The tale of the wooden boy is a classic that's been retold many times, but del Toro found a fresh way to spin the story and make it feel a piece with his films...
Even when adapting others' stories, Guillermo del Toro always puts a personal thumbprint on his movies. He remixed Mike Mignola's "Hellboy" as a superhero spin on Beauty and the Beast, reframing the relationship between the eponymous hero (Ron Perlman) and Liz Sherman (Selma Blair) as a love story. In his 2021 remake of "Nightmare Alley," he eschewed the ghostly black-and-white color scheme of the original film. Courtesy of cinematographer Dan Laustsen, del Toro's film mixed lurid, snowy blues with golden yellow hues; the blood really pops in both colors.
The filmmaker's most recent feature, the stop-motion "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" was released on Netflix, to critical acclaim. The tale of the wooden boy is a classic that's been retold many times, but del Toro found a fresh way to spin the story and make it feel a piece with his films...
- 12/13/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Filmmakers tend to have their muses; that one actor within whom they've found a creative partner, and whom they work with time and time again. Martin Scorsese has Robert De Niro, Quentin Tarantino has Samuel L. Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro has Doug Jones. Of the 12 films del Toro has directed thus far, Jones has appeared in half of them. Del Toro is fascinated by good movie monsters, trusting no one but Jones to portray them.
While Jones keeps working with del Toro, he puts on a different face each time. In both the "Hellboy" duology and "The Shape of Water," he plays an amphibious man. While Abe Sapien ("Hellboy") and the Asset ("The Shape of Water") may look similar, their roles are wildly different. Abe is a superhero sidekick armed with sly wit, while the Asset is a tight-lipped romantic lead. Jones' versatility is apparent even within singular films: in "Pan's Labyrinth,...
While Jones keeps working with del Toro, he puts on a different face each time. In both the "Hellboy" duology and "The Shape of Water," he plays an amphibious man. While Abe Sapien ("Hellboy") and the Asset ("The Shape of Water") may look similar, their roles are wildly different. Abe is a superhero sidekick armed with sly wit, while the Asset is a tight-lipped romantic lead. Jones' versatility is apparent even within singular films: in "Pan's Labyrinth,...
- 12/11/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
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