Grimm Up North's Guillermo Del Toro All Dayer

Grimm Up North's Guillermo Del Toro All-Dayer 

Sunday 2nd July 12pm - 9pm
Stockport Plaza 

Stockport Plaza is one of the Britain's last remaining "super cinemas." The 1314-seat theatre, dating back to 1932, is a glorious example of art deco architecture and a throwback to the glory days of cinema.  


This special cinematic event from Grimm Up North sees the historic Stockport Plaza host an all-day movie marathon dedicated to "the Mexican master of the macabre," Guillermo Del Toro. Four of Del Toro's finest films will be shown back-to-back on the Plaza's enormous screen:
The mysterious, eternal life-granting Cronos. 

Cronos (18) - 12.30pm: In 1536, during the Mexican Inquisition, an alchemists builds Cronos, a mysterious device which grants its owner eternal life. When present-day antiques dealer Jesus Gris finds Cronos hidden inside an ancient statue, he unwittingly triggers the device and finds himself hunted down by an eccentric millionaire desperate for its healing powers. 

Pan's Labyrinth (18) - 2.20pm: Young and imaginative Ofelia and her pregnant mother move to an old mill in the Spanish countryside to live with the sadistic Captain Vidal. In the night, Ofelia is led by a fairy to the centre of an underground maze. Here she is told she is a princess from a secret kingdom and is assigned with three tough, gruesome tasks. Pan's Labyrinth follows Ofelia as she negotiates the challenges of her magical world, as well as the harsh realities of post-Civil War Spain.
The underground kingdom of creatures of Pan's Labyrinth. 
The Devil's Backbone (18) - 4.45pm: Carlos, a 10-year-old orphan, is sent to the Santa Lucia School, a facility which shelters orphans of the Republican militia and politicians. Carlos is taken in by kindly professor, Casares, and steely headmistress, Carmen, but has an altercation with the violent caretaker, Jacinto.Carlos begins to uncover the murky secrets of his new school, including that of the ghostly child that wanders the grounds.
A ghostly child haunts an orphan's school
in The Devil's Backbone.


Blade II (18) - 7pm: Del Toro returns to the universe of Marvel Comics' BLADE in this action-packed sequel. A rare mutation in the vampire community has resulted in The Reaper; a vampire with such an insatiable thirst for blood that it preys on vampires as well as humans. As the ever-growing numbers of Reapers threatens the very existence of vampires, Blade is called upon by The Shadow Council to form a reluctant alliance with The Bloodpack - an elite team of vampires trained in all modes of combat - in order to defeat the new enemy.  
The Reapers threaten vampire and human existence alike
in Blade II. 

 Tickets can be purchased individually for each of the films using the links above. Alternatively, an all-day pass covering all four films can be bought here. 

 Join the conversation over on Quaytickets' Twitter page as we ask which film represents Del Toro's finest work.   

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