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FIREWORKS ON DISPLAY

Michael Tully — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:30:01 +0000

(NOTE: This is a reposting of an old list but it never gets old so we’re reminding you of it once again!) In order to celebrate this 4th of July weekend, we thought we’d publish a new HTN list for […]

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OPEN FIVE

Cullen Gallagher — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:23:44 +0000

Memphis-based filmmaker Kentucker Audley’s second film of 2010 (the other is Holy Land) is an exquisitely crafted, intimate slice-of-life glance into the stagnant world of Jake (played by Jake Rabinbach), a Memphis-based musician whose band and personal relationship seem to be suffering the same static fate.

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NETFLIX HIDDEN GEMS: Issue #9

Michael Tully — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:46:27 +0000

Just so you guys have no excuses, we’re doing two months at once this time around. ***ISSUE #9: JUNE/JULY ‘10*** Red Without Blue (2007) — This moving and fascinating film is the documentary feature début of Brooke Sebold, Benita Sills […]

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BAMcinemaFEST 2010 – An Overview (Updated Daily!!!)

Michael Tully — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:18:37 +0000

After a resoundingly successful first year, BAMcinemaFEST is back to reaffirm its status as one of the premiere showcases in New York City for the freshest and brightest cinema of the current calendar year. While the BAMcinemaFEST program is most […]

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NETFLIX HIDDEN GEMS: Issue #6

Michael Tully — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:26:02 +0000

Another month has arrived. Yippee! It seems like every week Netflix is unleashing an onslaught of new titles available for Instant Streaming, which is making it very hard to keep up. But that’s a good thing. Just a daunting one. […]

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DVD RELEASES 2010/2/9

Michael Tully — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:15:12 +0000

Let’s not dilly-dally: The Pleasure of Being Robbed (IFC Films) — Josh Safdie’s debut feature is a giddy blast of cinematic exhilaration. Starring Eleonore Hendricks as a free spirit who lives from moment to scattered moment, The Pleasure of Being […]

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NETFLIX HIDDEN GEMS: Issue #5

Michael Tully — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:20:33 +0000

Apologies for missing December but we had our hands full with both our Top 25 of the Decade post and our 2009 Hammer to Nail Awards. And though not everyone could make the deadline this month, there are more than […]

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THE TOP 25 FILMS OF THE DECADE (2000-2009)

Michael Tully — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:19:10 +0000

Before we begin, let us acknowledge that when it comes to “best of” lists, this year has quickly devolved into that loud lush at the end of the bar who won’t stop yapping. Though we’ve already contributed to his enabling […]

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THE 2009 HAMMER TO NAIL AWARDS

Michael Tully — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:30:46 +0000

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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NETFLIX HIDDEN GEMS: Issue #4

Michael Tully — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:07:28 +0000

Has that time of the month come yet again? ‘Tas, by golly. Get to queuein’, cinemisters and cinemisses: ***ISSUE #4: NOVEMBER ‘09*** Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) — Stanley Nelson’s brilliantly executed documentary shows how one […]

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