Guillermo del Toro pays homage to classic horror films in "The Simpsons" (video) October 4, 2013 - 11:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Guillermo del Toro has created an epic opening to "The Simpsons" annual Halloween episode, "Treehouse of Horror XXIV", and the couch gag is now debuted online. The renowned filmmaker brings classic monsters like Dracula and Frankenstein's monster in the 2-minute-45-second opening titles, AceShowbiz said. He includes homages to his own films with scenes featuring kaiju from "Pacific Rim" and characters from "Hellboy", "Blade II" and "Pan's Labyrinth" among others. the opening title additionally features a reference to Alfred Hitchcock's movies "The Birds" and "The Shining", and a take on "Alice in Wonderland" as well as horror movies such as "The Car" and "Creature from the Black Lagoon". del Toro was initially offered to guest voice on the animated show or to create simple couch gag, but decided to make an elaborate one. "The Simpsons titles are so iconic and yet they've never been riffed in this vein," he explains his decision. "I really wanted to land the connections between the [show's] set pieces and the titles and some of the most iconic horror movies, and intersperse them with some of my stuff in there for pure joy." The "Mimic" director is open to direct a "Treehouse of Horror" segment in the future. He says, "There's a lot of stuff in the title sequence that's pretty graphic, but it would be great to make a 'Treehouse of Horror' that is really scary - that actually makes you shiver." "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XXVI" will air Sunday, October 6. Related links: Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |