Focus
Take a second look with Fandor Focus, weekly recommended titles from the Fandor library.
Fandor Focus: Women Directors
by Jake Rubenstein As this month’s celebration of women in film continues, we’ll be shifting the focus to women filmmakers that serve as the true …
Fandor Focus: Women in Film
by Jake Rubenstein Throughout the history of cinema, the representation of women has proved to be essential for filmmakers, movie-goers, and generations of individuals around …
Fandor Focus: International Gems
by Jake Rubenstein Since its inception, communities around the globe have utilized the cinematic experience as a supreme form of expressionism that traverses written language. …
Fandor Focus: Blaxploitation Cinema
by Jake Rubenstein Deriving from the United States in the early 1970s, blaxploitation cinema remains a beloved cultural landmark for genre filmmaking to this very …
Fandor Focus: Fred Williamson
by Jake Rubenstein Known for his nickname, “The Hammer,” and often considered to be one of the shining lights of cult genre cinema, specifically within …
Fandor Focus: George A. Romero
by Jake Rubenstein Although horror has been around for ages, and has treated society with an onslaught of immense talent amongst actors and filmmakers alike, …
Fandor Focus: Grindhouse Cinema
by Jake Rubenstein For over half a century, theatergoers around the globe have witnessed a monumental shift within the cinematic experience. With a majority of …
Fandor Focus: Eurotrash
by Jake Rubenstein Often deemed some of the most controversial films to ever grace the big (or small) screen, European shock-exploitation cinema, or Eurotrash for …
Fandor Focus: Spaghetti Westerns
By Jake Rubenstein Often described as a broad genre of Western films that surfaced from Italy and other select regions of Europe, the Spaghetti Western …
FANDOR FOCUS: Abel Ferrara
By Jake Rubenstein Within the Grindhouse and exploitation subgenres, one name that has always been synonymous with Gritty New York filmmaking of the 1970s into …