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Happy Sad Confused

Guillermo del Toro, Vol. III

Happy Sad Confused

Josh Horowitz

Tv & Film

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

How do you follow your most universally hailed (and Oscar winning) success? If you're Guillermo del Toro you go darker than you ever have before with the noir thriller, "Nightmare Alley". Guillermo returns to the podcast to discuss one of his most challenging films to date (and that's saying something), his vision for the aborted "Justice League Dark", and why "Heat" is his comfort movie. Don't forget to check out the Happy Sad Confused patreon here! We've got exclusive episodes of GAME NIGHT, video versions of the podcast, and more! For all of your media headlines remember to subscribe to The Wakeup newsletter here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Prepare your ears, humans. Happy, sad, confused, begins now.

0:09.0

Today on Happy Seg, infused Guillermo Diltoro returns

0:13.0

to talk about his new noir thriller Nightmare Alley.

0:16.0

Hey guys, I'm Josh Harrow.

0:18.0

It's welcome to another edition of Happy, sad, confused.

0:21.0

Well, we've got another fantastic filmmaker making their return.

0:25.0

Their triumphant return to the podcast.

0:28.0

I will say triumphant because this is his first time back on the pod

0:31.0

since the shape of water, his last film,

0:33.0

which of course won all the big Oscars.

0:35.0

So, this is a guy, Guillermo Diltoro,

0:38.0

who lives and breathes movies.

0:40.0

He was put on this earth to make gorgeous movies

0:44.0

that are haunting and mesmerizing and dark and romantic.

0:49.0

And his latest fits the bill.

0:51.0

Though I think it's more on the dark side than the romantic side.

0:53.0

This may be Guillermo Diltoro's darkest film yet.

0:56.0

Nightmare Alley is the movie.

0:58.0

It has an amazing cast, guys,

1:00.0

led by Bradley Cooper as a,

1:03.0

what, how to describe Stan.

1:05.0

Well, he's a bit of a con man, isn't he?

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