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70 DGA QUARTERLY PHOTOS: (TOP & BOTTOM RIGHT) PHOTOFEST; (BOTTOM LEFT) EVERETT PAN'S LABYRINTH (2006), Guillermo del Toro > This dark fantasy is rooted in the confl ict of WWII-era Spain under Franco, contrasted with the mythical world of the fi lm's title, where a mysterious faun-like creature resides. Guillermo del Toro employed extensive make- up, animatronics and CGI to bring his vision to life, drawing inspiration from such writers as Lewis Carroll and Jorge Luis Borges, as well as artists Francisco Goya and Arthur Rackham. "Some of my favorite writers have explored the fi gure of the god Pan and the symbol of the labyrinth," del Toro said at the time of the fi lm's release. "These are things I fi nd very compelling." FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956), Fred M. Wilcox > Like The Wizard of Oz, this groundbreaking sci-fi mile- stone—under the guidance of director Fred M. Wilcox— tapped the best inhouse talent MGM could o er. Al- though the fi lm's overall aes- thetic appears dated today, in many ways it's a precurser to such fi lms as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars and Alien. It's the fi rst fi lm to depict hu- mans traveling through space at hyper-speed, employ an entirely electronic score and depict a robot with its own distinct personality. Wilcox worked his way up the ladder at MGM and was known for his wide-ranging imagination and fi erce attention to detail.