Archive
Welcome to the Fandor Archives, our collection of articles, interviews, and video essays from Keyframe years gone by.
How Queen Rocks the Screen
If you made a list of the most iconic bands of all time, Queen has to be near the top. With countless instantly recognizable hits …
Why We Love Tilda Swinton
When it comes down to onscreen presence, I don’t think anyone is more fascinating than Tilda Swinton. The Academy Award-winning actress has quite the resume …
Language of the Image: Robbie Ryan
Robbie Ryan has been shooting since he was fourteen. He’s now forty-eight. That’s thirty-four years behind the camera! His career is not the easiest to …
Exposing Exposition
Before a movie can proceed with its story, it needs to lay its narrative groundwork through exposition. However, exposition is often delivered in clunky and …
Ryan Gosling Is a Complicated Heartthrob
When you think of Ryan Gosling, you probably think of the smooth and charming heartthrob that is the handsome lead in sappy romantic dramas. But …
Ennio Morricone: Never Predictable, Always Memorable
From the iconic wail of The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly to the mix of diegetic and non-diegetic sound in The Thing, composer Ennio …
Greta Gerwig Writes What She Knows (and She Knows a Lot)
In the past decade, Greta Gerwig has transformed from an on-screen indie darling into one of cinema’s most promising filmmakers. While it’s clear she shares …
What Does Food Say About a Character?
We all have a favorite food scene. Whether you fancy the prison feast in Goodfellas, the Big Kahuna burger confrontation in Pulp Fiction, or maybe …
Ethan Hawke Soars High
If you were to search for lists of the greatest actors working today, you’d see a few familiar names: Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Denzel Washington, …
Why “Goodfellas” is the Quintessential Crime Film
Many directors have that one defining film. But what film defines Martin Scorsese? The legendary director has a body of work that includes incredible achievements …