(We here at Hammer to Nail are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, our new addition to […]

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I met with documentary director Lisa D’Apolito on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at AFI DOCS, to discuss her feature debut Love, Gilda (which I also reviewed). The film offers a comprehensive cinematic portrait of the late, great Gilda Radner, part […]

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Though it has taken 29 years for a proper cinematic homage to make it to the screen, Love, Gilda, director Lisa D'Apolito's documentary-feature debut, was well worth the wait, offering a comprehensive, moving portrait of one of the 20th century's great comedians.

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In this installment of Hammer to Nail's "Curbside Criterion," Brad Cook takes a look at the Blu-ray release of Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom." The Blu is ripe with fun special features and is available starting Tuesday, September 22.

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By the time the story reaches its final, action-and-surprise filled set piece, Anderson manages to turn the central couple’s puppy-love from a pastel-tinted crush to something of a true medieval tale of courtly love.

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The 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival ended yesterday. I had not been at the festival since Sunday, in part because I had begun coughing up blood and was trying to contain spontaneous nosebleeds during screenings. “Holy TMI dude!” as […]

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