Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) [S4E34]

“I want to tell you a story. It's a story you may think you know, but you don't. Not really. You see, I, Sebastian J. Cricket, was there. As a matter of fact, I lived, actually lived, in the heart of the wooden boy.” This week we examine the latest adaptation of Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio by the director, producer, and screenwriter Guillermo del Toro, as well as briefly review the films we logged on our Letterboxd dairies in the past week. — TIME CODES: 00:00 - INTRO 02:16 - BASIC FACTS 05:50 - THE MEATY BITS 58:48 - WHAT WE WATCHED — Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) LOVE WILL GIVE YOU LIFE. “During the rise of fascism in Mussolini’s Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father’s expectations.” Starring Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Ron Perlman, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, and John Turturro. Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, produced by Bill Johnson, Guillermo del Toro, Allison Abbate, Gary Ungar, Jim Seibel, Alexander Bulkley, Corey Campodonico, Lisa Henson, and Melanie Coombs, written by Guillermo del Toro, Carlo Collodi, and Patrick McHale, edited by Ken Schretzmann, shot by Frank Passingham, art direction by Robert DeSue and Andy Berry, score composed by Alexandre Desplat. Find where to stream it here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/pinocchio-2022-0 — OUR LINKS: Recently Logged Main Webpage: https://anchor.fm/recentlylogged Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/30uy1 Micah’s Stuff YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqan1ouaFGl1XMt_6VrIzFg Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/AkCn Twitter: https://twitter.com/micah_grawey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m_grawey_films/ Robbie’s Stuff Website: https://robbiegrawey.com — EPISODE CREDITS: Recently Logged Podcast creators - Micah and Robert “Robbie” Grawey Hosts - Micah and Robert “Robbie” Grawey Songs used in this episode - Trieste by Josh Lippi & The Overtimers, Floating Home by Brian Bolger, Seaside Piazza by Aaron Kenny, Far Behind by Silent Partner, and In The Hall Of The Mountain King (by Grieg) - Grieg Editor - Robert “Robbie” Grawey Episode art designer - Robert “Robbie” Grawey Episode Description - Robert “Robbie” Grawey