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Welcome to the Fandor Archives, our collection of articles, interviews, and video essays from Keyframe years gone by.
The New Canon: ‘Ida’
“Let’s say that I come from a family full of mysteries and contradictions and have lived in one sort of exile or another for most …
The Endurance of ‘Singin’ in the Rain’
In 1952, Gene Kelly tap-danced his way into cinemas with the beautiful and joyous musical, Singin’ in the Rain. Nearly seventy years later, the movie …
Park Chan-wook Amplified
In an interview with the website Designing Sound, sound designer Chuck Michael said that what guided him as he created the sonic landscape for Stoker …
The Cinematic Mythology of Led Zeppelin
When a movie or TV show uses a pre-existing song rather than an original composition, it is referred to as a needle drop. Needle drops …
The Score Auteur: Trent Reznor
Who would have guessed that Trent Reznor, founder and frontman of the band Nine Inch Nails, would win an Academy Award for his first film …
Embracing the Absurd with Takashi Miike
A true master of the mash-up genre, Takashi Miike has become a veritable legend of cinema. With a career that spans over a hundred films, …
The Undeniable Impact of ‘Fight Club’
Fight Club is one of the most talked-about films ever made. Released in 1999, David Fincher’s adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel is a modern classic …
The New Canon: ‘Meek’s Cutoff’
Many of the characters in Kelly Reichardt’s compact and intimate body of work are lost in America. Maybe they’ve lost their emotional moorings, or perhaps …
Annapurna: Conquering the Mountain
Few production companies have a staple of films as diverse as Annapurna. What sets Annapurna apart is the quality and uniqueness of their stories — …
The Relentlessly Stylized Energy of Edgar Wright
Edgar Wright is undoubtedly one of the most stylized and unique filmmakers working today. His body of work is loaded with visual, aural, tonal, and …
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