“This is the story of the birth, life, death, and afterlife of the video store.” Hammer to Nail alum Alex Ross Perry is gearing up for his second film of this year. Following its premieres at the Rotterdam and Tribeca […]

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Half a decade after his last feature directorial venture Her Smell, former HtN contributor Alex Ross Perry is back with a new experimental undertaking. Pavements is a tribute to the iconic indie rock band Pavement, led by frontman Stephen Malkmus […]

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Just two years after its resurrection in Lower Manhattan’s Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the story of Kim’s Video is ready to be released to the world! David Redmon and Ashley Sabin co-direct this documentary that profiles Yongman Kim and the rise […]

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The Sweet East was written by Nick Pinkerton and directed by Sean Price Williams. The film stars Talia Ryder, Simon Rex, Jacob Elordi, Ayo Edebiri, Jeremy O. Harris, Earl Cave and Rish Shah. The film follows Lillian (Talia Ryder) as […]

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He may be known for his distinct cinematography in the films of Alex Ross Perry, the Safdie Brothers, Nathan Silver, and more. But now, Sean Price Williams is taking the director’s seat in his unhinged road trip film, The Sweet […]

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(The 61st New York Film Festival runs September 29-October 15. Check out M.J. O’Toole’s The Sweet East movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Sean Price Williams – known for his collaborations with Alex Ross Perry and the […]

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Almost a week after announcing the in-competition titles, the Cannes Film Festival has announced the lineup for its Directors’ Fortnight section for its 55th edition. This part of the festival will screen over a diverse 20 films and 10 shorts […]

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(The 2023 Sundance Film Festival takes place January 19-29 in and around Park City, UT and virtually. As always, Hammer to Nail has you covered with tons of movie reviews like M.J. O’Toole’s review of the doc Kim’s Video. Seen it? […]

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With well over 100 feature films in this year’s program—close to a third of which are by first-time feature directors–this year’s Sundance Film Festival promises a slate full of a great variety both international and domestic (and that’s not counting […]

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Mike S. Ryan’s very biased 25 fave low budget American Indies of the ‘10 Decade. 1. Moonlight-Barry Jenkins 2. Meek’s Cutoff/Certain Woman– Kelly Reichardt 3. The Rider-Chloe Zhao 4. The Fits– Anna Rose Holmer 5. It Felt Like Love– Eliza […]

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