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(The always fantastic Fantastic Fest runs September 21-28 in Austin, Texas. Check out Bears Rebecca Fonté’s movie review of The Toxic Avenger which premiered at the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page. ) You could […]

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]]> Jim Brunzell’s 2018 Fantastic Fest Primer https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/comedy/brunzell-2018-fantastic-fest/ Fri, 21 Sep 2018 18:32:33 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=30156 Some cinephiles would say it’s “the most wonderful time of the year.” The fall movie festival season begun a few weeks ago with Venice, Telluride, and Toronto unveiling their star-studded and Oscar-baiting films, but there are still a few more […]

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]]> ON THE FRINGE, PART TEN: TANGERINE (2015) https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/on-the-fringe-10/ Wed, 23 May 2018 17:26:46 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29660 “There is a class of people in this world who have fallen into the lowest degree of humiliation, far below beggary, and who are deprived not only of all social consideration but also, in everybody’s opinion, of the specific human […]

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]]> Here Comes Fantastic Fest 2015 https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/here-comes-fantastic-fest-2015/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 18:57:38 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=25074 Starting Thursday, September 24 and concluding on Thursday October 1, the 11th annual Fantastic Fest kicks off, or better yet, catapults complete mayhem in Austin, Texas as the largest and most prolific genre festival in the United States. Since its […]

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]]> A Conversation With Jeremy Saulnier (BLUE RUIN) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-jeremy-saulnier-blue-ruin/ Fri, 25 Apr 2014 23:02:01 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=23200 Text Message Exchange 7/5/2012 (posted at the request of Jeremy Saulnier) Tully: Not sure if y’all realized but today is the two-year anniversary of our official first shooting day of good ol’ SEPTIEN! Saulnier: Bless you, sir. It was a […]

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]]> SUN VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL ’14: WRAP-UP https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/sun-valley-film-festival-14-wrap-up/ Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:04:31 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=22955 “I could see this being the next Park City a few years down the line,” one filmmaker said to me about halfway through the 2014 Sun Valley Film Festival. “Both festivals even have the same first syllable.” It’s ostensibly an […]

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]]> A Conversation With Alex Bickel (HAMMER TO NAIL’S SUNDANCE 2014 MVP) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-alex-bickel-hammer-to-nail-sundance-2014-mvp/ Wed, 29 Jan 2014 20:05:46 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=22627 Though we’ve never handed out a “Sundance MVP” award here at Hammer to Nail, this year, one individual’s fingerprints were felt over so many films that there was no other option than to honor his remarkable achievement. That would be […]

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