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Welcome to the Fandor Archives, our collection of articles, interviews, and video essays from Keyframe years gone by.
Luis Buñuel: The Provocateur
The legendary Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel died in Mexico in 1983. Two years before — only two years — his second film was finally released …
Why We Laugh — Part 4
Twenty years ago a team of psychologists revolutionized the way that we see ourselves. It all began with an experiment to see if mammals, like …
How Many Genres Are There In ‘Kill Bill’?
We at Fandor love categorizing films by genre. Often it’s an easy task — The Searchers is definitely a Western, Singin’ in the Rain is …
Digging Into ‘The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover’
Peter Greenaway is not an easy filmmaker to get into and, one suspects, that’s just the way he likes it. Given that his films are …
Is ‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ a Feminist Film?
Susan Seidelman’s classic mistaken identity comedy, Desperately Seeking Susan, is a charming time capsule of 1980s NYC, and quite arguably the best movie Madonna ever …
The Fiercely Independent Cinema of Maggie Gyllenhaal
One of our most under-appreciated actors working today, Maggie Gyllenhaal has spent the last two decades placing herself in the shoes, skin, and teeth of …
Jake Gyllenhaal Enthralls Us
Jake Gyllenhaal is easily one of the most exciting actors working today. Over the past ten years or so alone, he has turned in some …
What ‘The Right Stuff’ Gets Right
The early years of the American air and space programs saw a plethora of technological leaps and bounds, due in large part to a mixture …
Lessons from a Newcomer: John Krasinski
Going from acting to directing is an easy way to raise eyebrows among critics, and it’s certainly no small feat. In fact, it’s quite rare …
The Last Thing You’ll Hear
When a film ends, it’s the last line of dialogue that lingers in the mind. At least, for us. There are final lines of dialogue …
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