2014 Sundance Film Festival Archives - Hammer to Nail

KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER Re-Release Trailer: The Zellner Bros’ Breakout Hit Returns to Theaters For Its 10th Anniversary

M.J. O'Toole — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 20:43:04 +0000

Ten years ago, David and Nathan Zellner premiered a film at Sundance about the urban legend of a Japanese woman who died trying to find the fictional Fargo suitcase full of cash. That film became their breakout hit Kumiko, The […]

The post KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER Re-Release Trailer: The Zellner Bros’ Breakout Hit Returns to Theaters For Its 10th Anniversary appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

OVERNIGHTERS, THE

Donna K. — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:27:51 +0000

The Overnighters is beyond a documentary. It is a stunning elegy to the elusive American dream.

The post OVERNIGHTERS, THE appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

ONE I LOVE, THE

Michael Tully — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:44:39 +0000

Genre films tend to offer slightly exaggerated versions of the real world, which is exactly what The One I Love plays on in many ways.

The post ONE I LOVE, THE appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

A Conversation With Kat Candler (HELLION)

Michael Tully — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 21:17:41 +0000

Kat Candler has been making films for over a decade now, but it wasn’t until this year’s Sundance Film Festival that she found herself stepping all the way into the spotlight. The feature-length adaptation of her Sundance approved 2012 short, […]

The post A Conversation With Kat Candler (HELLION) appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

SUNDANCE ’14: TULLY’S WRAP-UP

Michael Tully — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 18:44:17 +0000

As a director who presented a new feature at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, I have found all of the press coming out of Park City lamenting the “meager deals” and somehow linking that to the “lackluster quality” of the […]

The post SUNDANCE ’14: TULLY’S WRAP-UP appeared first on Hammer to Nail.

LOW DOWN

Mike S. Ryan — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 22:16:56 +0000

Based on a memoir by Amy Jo Albany, Low Down is firmly set in the space of functional addiction; it neither glorifies the act nor demonizes it, while at the same time dramatizing the price it takes on a father and daughter relationship.

The post LOW DOWN appeared first on Hammer to Nail.