October 1, 2021
In Search of Dracula (1974)
Moving easily between history, myth and fiction, IN SEARCH OF DRACULA turns up a trove of vampire lore.
Color Me Bava
Mario Bava, one of the most formidable exponents of the suspense sub-genre known as Giallo, mastered both camera movements and Technicolor to give his films …
Are ‘Le Samouraï,’ ‘Drive,’ and ‘The Driver’ the Same Film?
Ready for a thought experiment? Hop on the universe’s interspatial, multi-temporal highway, crank up some Hans Zimmer (or whatever floats your boat), and travel back …
Help Your Self!
Three films by Paul Thomas Anderson, Richard Kelly, and Darren Aronofsky came out within a few years of each other, all satirizing the self-help guru. …
The Sounds of the Coen Brothers
During the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival, composer extraordinaire Carter Burwell confirmed that the Coen brothers “…write knowing the importance of the sound and the music. …
Women In Film: Michelle Yeoh
There’s only one person that could portray the family matriarch in Jon M. Chu’s Crazy Rich Asians. That character walks with an aura of invincibility …
The Curious Career of David Gordon Green
We tend to define filmmakers by their bodies of work: Terrence Malick is an artful filmmaker, Christopher Nolan is a blockbuster filmmaker, Judd Apatow makes …
The Creative Partnership of Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij
Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij are undeniably two of the most brilliant creators in modern cinema. Over the years, their creative partnership has continually explored …
What Does a Book Say About a Character?
At Fandor the only thing we love more than a good book is a great movie. This video is dedicated to the times two of …
The Endurance of ‘Do the Right Thing’
Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing is considered one of the greatest films of all time. Perhaps more significantly, it is viewed as one of …