Bob Byington Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/bob-byington/ What to Watch Fri, 23 Aug 2024 02:37:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-logo02-1-32x32.png Bob Byington Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/bob-byington/ 32 32 I’VE GOT ISSUES https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/ive-got-issues/ Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:52:15 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=33366

(Steve Collins’ latest feature, I’ve Got Issues, might be the first zeitgeist film of the COVID shutdown. The film is available now via Gravitas Ventures. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not pay just $1.00 per month via […]

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]]> A Conversation with Bob Byington, Kaley Wheless & David Krumholtz (FRANCES FERGUSON) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/frances-ferguson-bb/ Mon, 15 Apr 2019 18:39:44 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=31004

On Monday, March 11, 2019, at SXSW, I interviewed director Bob Byington to discuss his newest feature, Frances Ferguson (which I also reviewed). Joining us for the conversation were lead actress Kaley Wheless and supporting player David Krumholtz. The movie […]

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]]> FRANCES FERGUSON https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/frances-ferguson/ Mon, 25 Mar 2019 17:40:47 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=30928

The void has never seemed so lighthearted, nor the abyss so appealing.

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]]> Here Comes the Bend Film Festival! https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/bend-filmfest-preview/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 20:27:05 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=28576 The 14th Annual Bend Film Festival (in Bend, OR) kicks off Thursday, October 12 and I will be there as a juror for the Narrative Films section. Even before Erik Jambor took over as festival programmer, the Bend Film Festival […]

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]]> INFINITY BABY https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/infinity-baby-review/ Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:02:48 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=28177

For the uninitiated, Byington’s films are best describes as Twilight Zone Todd Solondz with jokes.

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]]> 7 CHINESE BROTHERS https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/7-chinese-brothers-movie-review/ Mon, 26 Oct 2015 18:13:39 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=25171

Bob Byingtons "7 Chinese Brothers" made it's debut at this years SXSW film festival and was released in late August. However with so many friends of HTN involved in the making of it, we couldn't find anyone with hands free of conflict to give it a proper review. Luckily our new guy Christopher Llewellyn Reed swooped in to give this gem the once over.

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]]> SXSW ’15: TULLY’S WRAP-UP https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/sxsw-film-festival-15-michael-tully-wrap-up/ Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:17:05 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=24209 Including two titles I’d seen before the 2015 SXSW Film Festival kicked off (read my reviews of Western and Entertainment if you haven’t already), I managed to catch 22 features this year. Which is to say, not a pathetic number […]

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]]> A Conversation With Bob Byington (SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-bob-byington-somebody-up-there-likes-me/ Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:00:02 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=16797 Bob Byington is a jerk. During our interview, he gave monosyllabic answers, barely made eye contact, and put a cigarette out in my lentil soup. Okay, that didn’t really happen. Truthfully, he was quite amiable albeit under the weather when […]

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]]> NETFLIX HIDDEN GEMS: Issue #10 https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/netflix-hidden-gems-10/ https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/netflix-hidden-gems-10/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:01:18 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=5775 During these dog days of summer, why not remind yourself that life can be funny in addition to making you sweat and feel gross and drained all the time? These Netflixable treats should do the trick for ya. ***ISSUE #10: […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/netflix-hidden-gems-10/feed/ 2 THE 2009 HAMMER TO NAIL AWARDS https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/2009-hammer-to-nail-awards/ https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/2009-hammer-to-nail-awards/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:30:46 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=594 Welcome to the second annual Hammer to Nail Awards! The ever-increasing torrent of end-of-the-year lists and trophies can become an overwhelming blur, which is just one of the reasons why we here at HTN have made a commitment to do […]

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