The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) marked its 50th anniversary last year and now is back again, running September 10-20, with 293 films (shorts and features) in its official slate. As always, Hammer to Nail will offer coverage of […]

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The Venice Film Festival begins today and HTN’s very own M.J. O’Toole is on the Lido, taking in world premieres and all the Italian pasta he can eat. Hopefully the films this year will be as spicy as the arugula, […]

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The Tribeca Festival is back and celebrates its 25th year! Taking place June 3 – 14, it will feature new titles from filmmakers such as Julian Schnabel, Katie Holmes, David Wain, Sophia Takal, Drake Doremus, and more. There’s also a […]

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Throughout its five-decade run, New Directors/New Films has introduced the works of many of today’s notable auteurs, including Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Pedro Almodóvar, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Joachim Trier, Kelly Reichardt, Denis Villeneuve, Michael Haneke, Luca Guadagnino, Richard Linklater, […]

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Hammer to Nail is traveling to Austin as lead critic Chris Reed is once again headed to the Texas state capital. SXSW 2026 runs March 12-18. With 120 features, 90 of which are world premieres, plus assorted television pilots, XR […]

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The 2026 Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday, January 22 and runs through Sunday, February 1 for, sadly the last time, in and around Park City, Utah. Last year’s passing of Sundance progenitor Robert Redford kind of added a real […]

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There has been no shortage of artistically strong films in 2025, which is why the critics at Hammer to Nail offer up such a great variety of titles in their respective Top 10 lists of the year. Our choices run […]

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It’s that time again as New York City’s venerable celebration of documentary cinema, DOC NYC, kicks off today (November 12) running all the way through the end of the month with a November 30 wrap date. As has become the […]

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The Vashon Film Institute (VFI), the non-profit organization dedicated to fostering independent filmmaking in the Pacific Northwest, has announced the film slate for its fourth annual Vashon Island Film Festival (VIFF), set for August 7-10. VIFF will screen nine features […]

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The New York City Mayoral race may be between Cuomo and Zohran, but this year’s Tribeca Festival has its own fierce competition. Who will win the coveted Nora Ephron prize? As always, there is a strong selection of non-fiction features, […]

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