I am writing to you from the 15th Oak Cliff Film Festival and this time, it’s personal. I’ll get back to that (you know what you did…) momentarily but, I really cannot believe it’s the 15th festival seeing as I […]

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(Check out Don R. Lewis’s Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It movie review. The film is premiering on Friday, February 20th at NYC’s Film Forum. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Billy Preston is […]

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Robert Redford changed my life. It was all the way back in 1997 and my friend’s sister heard I was really getting into independent film and was particularly interested in the Sundance Film Festival. Hell, who wasn’t back in 1997? […]

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Late last week, the 2025 (technically the 2026) Awards Season started heating up in earnest but it’s typically the nominees for Golden Globes that signify the full season kick-off. While snubs and surprises are always part of the fun, the […]

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(Check out HtN Editor Don R. Lewis’s You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine movie review, it’s rolling out across theaters now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) For fans of the singer-songwriter genre, the last […]

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(The 2025 Sundance Film Festival runs January 23- February 2 in and around gorgeous Park City, UT. HtN has you covered for all the hottest titles like Don Lewis’s Zodiac Killer Project movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) […]

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(Check out HtN Editor Don R. Lewis’s Are We Good? movie review, it’s now available on VOD. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Marc Maron doth protest too much. Or, doth he? For fans of Marc Maron’s […]

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As a film journalist, I often get the opportunity to attend some pretty amazing, smaller film festivals. My attendance used to be much more frequent, sometimes to the point of having to choose one fest over another but, those days […]

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(Ting Poo, Leo Scott and Val Kilmer’s documentary about Val Kilmer, entitled Val is in theaters now and streaming on Amazon Prime. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us […]

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(Photo credit Mike Coppola/Getty Images) After truly independent filmmaker Sean Baker won the freeking Palme d’Or at Cannes this year, he was fast-tracked to Oscar nominations galore! Amazing! Tonight, Baker won Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay, Editing and Directing […]

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