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		<title>SEVEN VEILS</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SEVEN-VEILS-still_13-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SEVEN-VEILS-still_13-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SEVEN-VEILS-still_13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SEVEN-VEILS-still_13-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SEVEN-VEILS-still_13.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>(Check out Chris Reed&#8217;s Seven Veils movie review. The film is playing now in theaters via Elevation Pictures. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The work of Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan (Guest of Honour) is often complex [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/seven-veils/">SEVEN VEILS</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Atom Egoyan (GUEST OF HONOUR)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2019 19:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Drama]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/TIFF2019_2019-09-09_Atom-Egoyan-Interview_04-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/TIFF2019_2019-09-09_Atom-Egoyan-Interview_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/TIFF2019_2019-09-09_Atom-Egoyan-Interview_04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/TIFF2019_2019-09-09_Atom-Egoyan-Interview_04-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/TIFF2019_2019-09-09_Atom-Egoyan-Interview_04.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>I met with Canadian director Atom Egoyan (Devil’s Knot) on Monday, September 9, 2019, at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, to discuss Guest of Honour (which I also reviewed), his newest feature. In it, he explores the fraught relationship [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/atom-egoyan/">A Conversation with Atom Egoyan (GUEST OF HONOUR)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>GUEST OF HONOUR</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="180" src="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GUEST-OF-HONOUR-300x180.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" style="margin-bottom: 15px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GUEST-OF-HONOUR-300x180.jpg 300w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GUEST-OF-HONOUR-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GUEST-OF-HONOUR-768x461.jpg 768w, https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/GUEST-OF-HONOUR.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></div>
<p>Egoyan proves, yet again, that no one does lamentation quite like him. "Guest of Honour" deserves full cinematic reverence.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/guest-of-honour-review/">GUEST OF HONOUR</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>Hammer To Nail&#8217;s 20 Most Anticipated Films of TIFF 2019</title>
		<link>https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/htn-tiff-2019-preview/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Editorial Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 17:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Once again, Hammer to Nail has representation on the ground at TIFF (the Toronto International Film Festival). As we did last year, we here offer up our recommended (of films we’ve already seen) and most anticipated (of films we haven’t) [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/htn-tiff-2019-preview/">Hammer To Nail&#8217;s 20 Most Anticipated Films of TIFF 2019</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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