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I, Zombie: Part II

By Sara Maria Vizcarrondo
May 8, 2013
THEY CAME BACK

Unleashing yet more undead adventures in a revivified genre.

I, Zombie: Part I

By Sara Maria Vizcarrondo
May 7, 2013
WHITE ZOMBIE

Undead again, or: The many ways in which zombies are forever.

The Big Ones: FRAGMENTS OF KUBELKA

By Michael Sicinski
April 30, 2013

Martina Kudláček’s new film offers the bracing yet affable truth about Peter Kubelka.

Maya Deren and the ‘Female Gaze’

By Marilyn Ferdinand
April 23, 2013

On building a feminine film language.

The Film 100: Gene Siskel & Roger Ebert, no. 74

By Scott Smith
April 17, 2013

The ‘thumbs up, thumbs down’ trademark became the gauge that millions looked to.

The Film 100: John Ford, no. 30

By Scott Smith
April 14, 2013

John Ford was to westerns what Alfred Hitchcock was to suspense films.

The Film 100: Mike Todd, no. 53

By Scott Smith
April 12, 2013

The daring showman championed wide-screen and new sound processes.

The Film 100: Louis B. Mayer, no. 21

By Scott Smith
April 12, 2013
MGM

Reigning over Hollywood became an obsession. L.B. Mayer was the most powerful executive of the largest and most prestigious film studio for more than forty years.

The Mystery Scientific Method

By Tom Fritsche
April 11, 2013 | 4 Comments

Joe Don Baker, Gamera, Miles O’Keeffe, Torgo: if these names sound familiar or even related, you have Mystery Science Theater 3000 to blame.

Bombs Away?!

By Shari Kizirian
April 10, 2013 | One Comment

On the ultimate inciting incident and its recurrence in movies.

The Film 100: Steven Spielberg, no. 82

By Scott Smith
April 9, 2013 | One Comment

Nobody creates blockbusters like Steven Spielberg.

Roger Ebert: 1942 –2013

By Dan Aronson
April 4, 2013 | 3 Comments

Noted and beloved critic Roger Ebert passes away at age 70. Fandor’s CEO pays tribute.