The Devil’s Backbone

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release date September 2 2001
studio 20th Century Fox
director Guillermo del Toro
writer Guillermo del Toro
starring Eduardo Noriega, Marisa Paredes, Federico Luppi, Fernando Tielve
rating
R
tagline The living will always be more dangerous than the dead.
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‘The Devil’s Backbone’ Gets The Criterion Treatment

Guillermo Del Toro’s 2001 film The Devil’s Backbone will finally be getting a blu-ray release July 30th from the Criterion Collection, which means it has a stunning new transfer and a boatload of extras. READ MORE

’28 Weeks Later’ Director’s Christmas ‘Path’

Spanish sales agency Film Factory Ent. has picked up international distribution rights to Miguel Angel Toledo‘s psychological thriller La Senda (The Path), co-penned by writer-director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (28 Weeks Later, Intruders and the forthcoming The Crow remake), reports Variety. READ MORE

The Longest, Most Totally Badass Interview with Guillermo del Toro

Among our generation of favorite directors, Guillermo del Toro has to be at the top of many of your lists. The man has directed Cronos, Mimic, The Devil’s Backbone, Blade II, Hellboy, Hellboy II and Pan’s Labyrinth. He’s produced The Orphanage, Splice, Julia’s Eyes and the forthcoming Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. And in the coming years we’ll be seeing both his literary interpretations of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness in theaters. READ MORE

Teaser Image from Filmax’s ‘Exorcismus’

Filmax provided Bloody-Disgusting with a small teaser image from Exorcismus, which sees Luis De La Madrid directing from a screenplay by The Devil’s Backbone writer David Munoz. The film will explore the popular horror theme of exorcism, focusing on a young girl, Suzy, whose erratic behaviour forces her family to bring in a priest to try and resolve the problem through hypnosis. The disturbing results are recorded on a secret camera. It is produced by Filmax president Julio Fernandez (REC). Also check out the long synopsis we brought to you last November. (more…) READ MORE

Official Score: 4 / 5