Tag: Pan’s Labyrinth

FIVE QUESTIONS: IVANA BAQUERO Barcelona-born actress Ivana Baquero will celebrate her 16th birthday next month and is poised to make her English-speaking acting debut in “The New Daughter,” the Anchor Bay Entertainment thriller that arrives on DVD and Blu-ray on May 18 and stars Kevin Costner. Baquero is well known to fans of fantasy films from her remarkable performance as Ofelia in Guillermo del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” one of the best-reviewed films of the last decade. She says in this e-mail interview that the 2006 landmark film continues to hold new meanings for her.  GB: “The New Daughter” is a thriller about a just-divorced father who takes his daughter and son to a new town for a fresh start, but then, after a series of mysterious events, he comes to believe that his family is in mortal danger. Can you tell us a bit about your character, ...

Metacritic this week compiled lists of the best-reviewed films released during 2000-2009, and it was a reminder that we live in the golden age of fanboy films – six of the top 10 films were fantasy or animated features of the sort that we cover right here at Hero Complex. And at the top of the list? The 2006 masterpiece “Pan’s Labyrinth” by director Guillermo del Toro, and I can’t think of a better film to hold that lofty spot. – Geoff Boucher RECENT AND RELATED “The Hobbit” is just the beginning of the del Toro Decade Can “Hobbit” escape the shadow of “Rings”? Daniel Radcliffe as Bilbo? “Potter” stars says thanks but no Guillermo del Toro will take Disney on a scary ride Peter Jackson: Fans are “fed up with the lack of original ideas” Photo credit: Picturehouse