Guillermo del Toro: the books, TV, films and music that brought me to Crimson Peak
From biographies of Sinatra to minimalist piano pieces, the director reveals the key influences on his work
• Del Toro: ‘I make eye-protein, not eye candy’
• Crimson Peak’s visual style
• Kim Newman on gothic cinema
George Jacobs and William Stadiem Mr S: My Life with Frank Sinatra (2003)
I’m currently finishing this, my fifth Sinatra biography, which is at once a love poem and a eulogy from Sinatra’s personal valet. You can feel the pained love and care in every single page, and you’ll get a ground-level report of almost every conquest, feud or struggle Sinatra went through. The rare combination of dishy and tender. You can’t help but feel heartache as the book comes to a close.
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• Del Toro: ‘I make eye-protein, not eye candy’
• Crimson Peak’s visual style
• Kim Newman on gothic cinema
George Jacobs and William Stadiem Mr S: My Life with Frank Sinatra (2003)
I’m currently finishing this, my fifth Sinatra biography, which is at once a love poem and a eulogy from Sinatra’s personal valet. You can feel the pained love and care in every single page, and you’ll get a ground-level report of almost every conquest, feud or struggle Sinatra went through. The rare combination of dishy and tender. You can’t help but feel heartache as the book comes to a close.
Continue reading...
- 10/10/2015
- by Guillermo del Toro
- The Guardian - Film News
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