Sam Briger

December 5, 2017

04:17

Director Guillermo Del Toro Says 'Shape Of Water' Centers On 'Love Beyond Words'

"I wanted to make a completely honest, heart-on-sleeve, non-ironic melodrama," del Toro says. Set in 1962, his new film features a fairy tale romance between a creature and a mute woman.

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Guillermo del Toro

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November 28, 2017

12:32

For Jesmyn Ward, Writing Means Telling The 'Truth About The Place That I Live In'

Ward's National Book Award-winning novel, Sing, Unburied, Sing, is set in a small town modeled after her own rural hometown. It centers on a biracial young boy confronting the South's racial legacy.

Author Jesmyn Ward smiles for a photo at the National Book Awards ceremony

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November 14, 2017

21:16

'Stranger Things 2' Creators Wanted A Sequel That Topped The Original

A conversation with the two brothers - twins -- Matt & Ross Duffer -- who created the popular sci-fi horror series, Stranger Things.

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Director Guillermo Del Toro Says 'Shape Of Water' Centers On 'Love Beyond Words'

For Jesmyn Ward, Writing Means Telling The 'Truth About The Place That I Live In'

'Stranger Things 2' Creators Wanted A Sequel That Topped The Original

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