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Guillermo del Toro Author Event
On Wednesday, September 29, Powell's Books, in conjunction with the Northwest Film Center's School of Film, is proud to present director Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy) at the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland, Oregon).
Tickets go on sale to the general public on August 8, but you can get your tickets early with our presale offer. Simply click here to visit Ticketmaster, and be sure to enter the promotional code DIRECTOR to take advantage of the presale. Ticket price ($26.99) includes admission and a copy of del Toro's new book, The Fall.
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Synopses & Reviews
Siempre han estado aquí. Vampiros. En la oscuridad y en secreto. Esperando. Ahora ha llegado su momento. En una semana, tomarán Manhattan. En un mes, el país entero. En dos meses, el mundo.
El visionario creador de la película ganadora del Oscar El laberinto del Fauno y un escritor ganador del Hammett Award, vuelcan sus imaginaciones en esta audaz novela épica sobre una horrorosa batalla entre hombre y vampiro que amenaza a toda la humanidad. Es la primera entrega de una espeluznante trilogía y un evento editorial internacional extraordinario.
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“[One of] the most original and powerful filmmakers working today.” The Hollywood Reporter
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“His distinctive creatures and otherwordly parables use the realms of fantasy to explore fundamental human issues such as love, alienation, weakness and, of course, fear… [He is] a master of monsters.” USA Today
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“A cinematic magician who has never lost his childlike sense of wonder.” Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh in Associated Press
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“[An] amazing writer and director. . . . Pans Labyrinth places Mr. del Toro in the first rank of world filmmakers.” New York Times
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“He elevated gothic horror to art. . . . Bilingual, bicultural, multigenre, he has a voice that feels both fresh and ancient.” Entertainment Weekly
About the Author
Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, Guillermo del Toro is the director of the films
Cronos,
Mimic,
The Devil's Backbone,
Blade II,
Hellboy I,
Hellboy II, and
Pan's Labyrinth, which garnered enormous critical praise worldwide and won three Academy Awards.
Nacido y criado en Guadalajara, México, Guillermo del Toro ha dirigido muchas películas exitosas, incluso El laberinto del Fauno. Va a dirigir dos películas basadas en El Hobbit, que serán producidas por Peter Jackson.
Chuck Hogan is the author of several acclaimed novels, including Devils in Exile and Prince of Thieves, which won the 2005 Hammett Award , was called one of the ten best novels of the year by Stephen King, and was the basis of the motion picture The Town.
Chuck Hogan es autor de varias aclamadas novelas, entre las cuales se encuentra Prince of Thieves que ganó el Hammett Award 2005 y que fue considerada una de las diez mejores novelas del año por Stephen King.