2011 SXSW Film Festival Archives - Hammer to Nail

A Conversation With Robbie Pickering, Rachael Harris and Matt O’Leary (NATURAL SELECTION)

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:30:57 +0000

(Natural Selection is now available on DVD and Blu-ray through Cinema Guild. It opened theatrically on Friday, March 16, 2012. NOTE: This review was first posted on March 17, 2011, in conjunction with the film’s screening—and multi-award-winning—at the 2011 SXSW […]

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DISH & THE SPOON, THE

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:09:38 +0000

The Dish & The Spoon is a fine example of intimate storytelling done right, balancing the rawness of the actors’ performances with a delicateness that accentuates all of their smiles, tears, cringes and screams.

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INNKEEPERS, THE

Michael Tully — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:31:49 +0000

Ti West’s recent films are in many ways intellectual filmmaking exercises, but his command of the craft and childlike enthusiasm for the visceral thrills inherent in his genre of choice help them to succeed as popcorn entertainment.

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BAD FEVER

Michael Tully — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:30:45 +0000

To be clear, Bad Fever isn’t some hip exercise in retro coolness. Defa’s film is a darkly funny, ultimately crushing portrait of a lost soul who is unable to forge the type of connection he so desperately wants.

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A Conversation With Dustin Guy Defa (BAD FEVER)

Michael Tully — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:21:31 +0000

In the past year, and with only two films, Dustin Guy Defa has firmly cemented himself as one of American independent cinema’s strongest new voices. Premiering at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival and featuring a star-making performance by Kentucker Audley, […]

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OTHER F WORD, THE

Michael Tully — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:59:39 +0000

Like punk music itself, The Other F Word packs a punch; it’s just surprising how sweet that punch actually is.

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SXSW 2011 — MIKE S. RYAN’S WRAP UP

Mike S. Ryan — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:10:11 +0000

As usual, there was no shortage of great films at this year’s SXSW. The problem is how do you select what to see when there are so many ways to be distracted in Austin. There are the panels, the music, […]

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