M.J. O'Toole, Author at Hammer to Nail

M.J. O'Toole

MEMORY Trailer: Jessica Chastain & Peter Sarsgaard Seek a Connection in Michel Franco’s Drama

ABOUT DRY GRASSES Trailer: Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Ambitious Drama Arrives in February

2023 GOTHAM AWARD WINNERS: ‘Past Lives’ Picks Up Best Feature (Full List)

THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE Trailer: Classroom Politics Are Confronted in Germany’s Oscar Entry

Kokomo City Announced as Winner of the 2023 Indie Film Site Network Advocate Award

TÓTEM Trailer: Mexico’s Official Oscar Entry Examines Life & Loss In A Single Day

SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING Trailer: Daisy Ridley Contemplates Mortality & Connection in Sundance Dark Comedy

THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER Trailer: Jeff Goldblum Narrates Fernando Trueba & Javier Mariscal’s Bossa Nova Extravaganza

PERFECT DAYS Trailer: Kôji Yakusho Strolls Through Tokyo In Wim Wenders’ Cannes Winner

AMERICAN SYMPHONY Trailer: Matthew Heineman Captures Jon Batiste & Suleika Jaouad’s Love Story

THE SWEET EAST Trailer: Talia Ryder Stars in Sean Price Williams’ Demented Road Trip

THE BOY AND THE HERON English Trailer: Hayao Miyazaki’s Opus Arrives in December

CONCRETE UTOPIA Trailer: Residents Fight for Survival in South Korea’s Official Oscars Submission

2023 GOTHAM AWARDS NOMINATIONS: “Past Lives,” “Passages,” and “A Thousand and One” Among the Noms

A STILL SMALL VOICE Trailer: Luke Lorentzen’s Sundance-Winning Doc Captures the Power of Spiritual Healing

THE ZONE OF INTEREST Trailer: Jonathan Glazer Depicts The Domestic Lives of Evil in Holocaust Drama

HOW TO HAVE SEX Trailer: Molly Manning Walker’s Electrifying Cannes Winner Arrives Soon From MUBI

THE TASTE OF THINGS Trailer: Juliette Binoche & Benoît Magimel Star In Tran Anh Hung’s Culinary Love Story

Restoration Cinema

NOWHERE Restoration Trailer: Gregg Araki’s L.A. Fever Dream Is Resurrected in 4K

MAY DECEMBER Trailer: Natalie Portman Observes Julianne Moore in Todd Haynes’ Dark Comedy

BUTCHER’S CROSSING Trailer: Nicolas Cage Is A Deranged Buffalo Hunter In Gabe Polsky’s Western

ALL OF US STRANGERS Trailer: Andrew Scott Finds Love and Closure in Andrew Haigh’s Drama

DIVINITY Trailer: Eddie Alcazar’s Sundance Breakout Will Blow Your Mind

On the Festival Circuit

2023 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS: “Poor Things” Wins The Golden Lion

THE ROYAL HOTEL Trailer: Julia Garner Faces An Outback Dread In Kitty Green’s Thriller

THE BOY AND THE HERON Teaser Trailer: Hayao Miyazaki Makes An Epic Comeback This Fall

WHAT HAPPENS LATER Trailer: Meg Ryan Returns to Her Rom Com Roots This Fall

FERRARI Teaser Trailer: Michael Mann’s Long-Anticipated Biopic Arrives This Christmas

On the Festival Circuit

2023 NYFF CURRENTS LINEUP: New Works From First-Time & Veteran Filmmakers To Make Their U.S. Premieres

CASSANDRO Trailer: Gael García Bernal Stars In Roger Ross Williams’ Flamboyant Luchador Biopic

On the Festival Circuit

2023 NYFF SPOTLIGHT LINEUP: New Films From Hayao Miyazaki, Richard Linklater, & Sean Price Williams To Be Showcased

ANATOMY OF A FALL Trailer: Sandra Hüller Stars In Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or-Winning Murder Mystery

STOP MAKING SENSE 4K Restoration Trailer: Jonathan Demme & Talking Heads’ Iconic Concert Documentary Returns to the Big Screen

On the Festival Circuit

TIFF 2023 WAVELENGTH & CLASSICS LINEUPS: New Films From Radu Jude, Angela Schanelec, & The Late Jean-Luc Godard To Be Showcased

ROTTING IN THE SUN Trailer: Sebastián Silva Tackles Filmmaking & Self-Obsession in Meta Comedy

On the Festival Circuit

TIFF 2023 Centrepiece Lineup: New Films From Aki Kaurismäki, Wim Wenders, & Víctor Erice To Be Showcased

EL CONDE Trailer: Pablo Larrain’s Satire Imagines Augusto Pinochet as a Vampire

AMERIKATSI Trailer: Michael Goorjian Directs & Stars In A Post-WWII Tale of Hope & Survival

ALL DIRT ROADS TASTE OF SALT Trailer: Raven Jackson’s Captivating Debut Explores Family, Nature, & Time

ASHKAL: THE TUNISIAN INVESTIGATION Trailer: Cannes & TIFF Selection Follows An Investigation of Many Twists & Turns

On the Festival Circuit

2023 NYFF Main Slate Lineup: New Films From Wim Wenders, Andrew Haigh, Hong Sangsoo, & More

FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE 4K Restoration Trailer: Chen Kaige’s Palme d’Or Winner Returns to Theaters 30 Years Later

PIAFFE Trailer: Foley Artistry Reaches Bizarre Heights In Ann Oren’s Debut

On the Festival Circuit

TIFF 2023 MIDNIGHT & DISCOVERY LINEUPS: New Films From Harmony Korine, Patricia Arquette, & Finn Wolfhard

NORTH CIRCULAR

FREMONT Trailer: An Afghan Refugee Seeks Connection In Joyful Sundance Gem

On the Festival Circuit

TIFF 2023 PLATFORM LINEUP: Nicolas Cage Comedy to Open Section; Barry Jenkins, Nadine Labaki, & Anthony Shim Set as Jurors

BAD THINGS Trailer: Gayle Rankin & Hari Nef Take An Unhinged Vacation in Tribeca Horror Breakout

On the Festival Circuit

TIFF 2023 DOCUMENTARY LINEUP: New Films From Roger Ross Williams, Frederick Wiseman, Lucy Walker, & More

On the Festival Circuit

2023 Venice Film Festival Lineup: New Films From Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Ava DuVernay, Pablo Larrain, & More

KING COAL Trailer: Elaine McMillion Sheldon Explores Her Appalachian Roots in Poetic Sundance Doc

OUR FATHER, THE DEVIL Trailer: A Refugee Faces Her Horrifying Past In 2023 Indie Spirit Best Feature Nominee

On the Festival Circuit

TIFF 2023 LINEUP: New Films From Richard Linklater, Kitty Green, Atom Egoyan, & Michel Franco Among World Premieres

PERPETRATOR Trailer: A Radical Metamorphosis Unfolds in Jennifer Reeder’s Latest

MUTT Trailer: The Trans Character Study That Captured Hearts at Sundance

THE POD GENERATION Trailer: Emilia Clarke & Chiwetel Ejiofor Try To Start a Family in Futuristic Satire

THE HOLDOVERS Trailer: Paul Giamatti & Alexander Payne Reunite for ’70s-Set Dramedy

BIRTH/REBIRTH Trailer: Marin Ireland Resurrects The Dead In Sundance Horror Breakout

WAR PONY Trailer: Riley Keough & Gina Gammell’s Gritty Drama Arrives This Month

Restoration Cinema

TOKYO POP Restoration Trailer: Fran Rubel Kuzui’s Long-Hidden Gem is Resurrected After 35 Years

SCRAPPER Trailer: Harris Dickinson Navigates Fatherhood in Sundance Winner

MOUNTAINS

FINAL CUT Trailer: Michel Hazanavicius Returns With a Bloody Filmmaking Satire

DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS Trailer: Margaret Qualley & Geraldine Viswanathan Star in Ethan Coen’s First Solo Venture

AFIRE Trailer: Christian Petzold’s Latest is Bound to Heat Up The Summer

PASSAGES Trailer: Ira Sachs Returns With a Tale of Complicated, Toxic Love

On the Festival Circuit

TRIBECA 2023 WINNERS: ‘Cypher,’ ‘A Strange Path,’ & ‘Between the Rains’ Take Top Honors

THE UNKNOWN COUNTRY Trailer: Lily Gladstone Finds Connection on the Road Through Modern America

RULE OF TWO WALLS

SHORTCOMINGS Trailer: Randall Park’s Directorial Debut Captures Bay Area Urbanites in Limbo

KOKOMO CITY Trailer: Black Trans Women Speak Their Truth in D. Smith’s Sundance-Winning Documentary

POOR THINGS Trailer: Emma Stone & Yorgos Lanthimos Reunite for Bizarre Victorian Fantasy

THE STROLL Trailer: Sundance-Winning Doc Explores a Sisterhood of Trans Sex Workers

BIOSPHERE Trailer: Sterling K. Brown & Mark Duplass Are the Last Men on Earth in Buddy Comedy

THE ADULTS Trailer: Michael Cera Returns Home in Dustin Guy Defa’s Dramedy

On the Festival Circuit

CANNES 2023 WINNERS: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Takes Home the Palme ‘Or

THEATER CAMP Trailer: Molly Gordon & Nick Lieberman’s Comedy Will Have You Reach for the Stars

BROOKLYN 45 Trailer: WWII Vets Conjure Up The Dead in Ted Geoghegan’s Horror

EARTH MAMA Trailer: A Single Mother Fights for Her Children in Breakout Sundance Hit

REALITY Trailer: Sydney Sweeney Exposes Government Secrets in Gripping Docudrama

PADRE PIO Trailer: Shia LaBeouf Finds Faith in Abel Ferrara’s Historical Drama

SCARLET Trailer: Pietro Marcello Directs a Melodious Post-WWI Fairytale

WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES Restoration Trailer: Béla Tarr & Ágnes Hranitzky’s Sensation Returns To Theaters

ROOFTOP FILMS 2023 LINEUP: See the Indie Hits Coming to NYC This Summer

FALCON LAKE Trailer: Charlotte Le Bon’s Directorial Debut is a Chilling Tale of Young Love

THE NIGHT OF THE 12TH Trailer: César Winner for Best Film Will Haunt & Thrill You

IT LIVES INSIDE Trailer: An Ancient Curse Takes Hold in SXSW-Winning Nightmare

On the Festival Circuit

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2023 LINEUP: New Films From Steve Buscemi, Dustin Guy Defa, and Chelsea Peretti To Premiere

On the Festival Circuit

CANNES DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT 2023: Lineup Includes Michel Gondry, Hong Sangsoo, Sean Price Williams, and More

GIVING BIRTH TO A BUTTERFLY Trailer: A Road Trip Gets Surreal In Modern Lynchian Tale

On the Festival Circuit

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2023 LINEUP: Loach, Rohrwacher, Haynes, Glazer, & More Premiering New Films

SANCTUARY Trailer: Margaret Qualley & Christopher Abbott Play a Wicked Game in BDSM Thriller

TALK TO ME Trailer: The Supernatural Takes Hold in A24 Aussie Nightmare

THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS Trailer: Felix van Groeningen & Charlotte Vandermeersch’s Cannes Winner Explores Friendship in the Italian Alps

DALÍLAND Trailer: Ben Kingsley Stars as the Iconic Artist in Mary Harron’s Latest

CHILE ’76 Trailer: Cannes Breakout Is a Gripping Pinochet-Era Thriller

Restoration Cinema

PASSION Trailer: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s 2008 Sophomore Feature Makes Its U.S. Premiere

MASTER GARDENER Trailer: Joel Edgerton Faces His Past In Paul Schrader’s Latest

OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN Trailer: Virginie Efira Stars in Rebecca Zlotowski’s Tender Romance

R.M.N. Trailer: Cristian Mungiu Returns with a New Chilling Social Realist Western

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