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		<title>SILENT FRIEND</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MSPIFF45_SILENT-FRIEND_1920x1080-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Tony Leung in SILENT FRIEND" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MSPIFF45_SILENT-FRIEND_1920x1080-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MSPIFF45_SILENT-FRIEND_1920x1080-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MSPIFF45_SILENT-FRIEND_1920x1080-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MSPIFF45_SILENT-FRIEND_1920x1080-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MSPIFF45_SILENT-FRIEND_1920x1080.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(Check out Frank Yan’s Silent Friend movie review, it’s in theaters now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) A ginkgo biloba has stood in the botanical garden of Marburg University since 1832, and for most of that [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/silent-friend/">SILENT FRIEND</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>LIVING THE LAND</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Yan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(Check out Frank Yan&#8217;s Living the Land movie review, it&#8217;s in theaters now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, Huo Meng’s third [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/living-the-land/">LIVING THE LAND</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Yan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>In contemporary arthouse cinema, the line between score and sound design is often very blurry, but rarely is it navigated with as much familial intuition as in the work of composer Giorgi Koberidze. Following his work on his brother Alexandre [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/giorgi-koberidze/">A Conversation with Giorgi Koberidze (DRY LEAF)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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