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		<title>MIROIRS NO. 3</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Delman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF) runs September 26-October 13 via Film at Lincoln Center. Check out Matt Delman’s Miroirs No. 3. movie review, fresh from the fest! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The filmmaker behind my [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/miroirs-no-3/">MIROIRS NO. 3</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>AMAZING LIVE SEA MONKEYS</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(The 2026 SXSW Film Festival runs March 12-18 in beautiful Austin, TX. Check out Chris Reed’s Amazing Live Sea Monkeys movie review, fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Anyone who read comic books from the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/amazing-live-sea-monkeys/">AMAZING LIVE SEA MONKEYS</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>Chris Reed’s 5 Films to See at TIFF 2025</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christopher Reed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) marks its 50th anniversary this year. TIFF 50 runs September 4-14, with the fest’s usual vast array of movies playing in venues around the downtown entertainment district. This Canadian jewel of a city—both [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/tiff-2025-picks/">Chris Reed’s 5 Films to See at TIFF 2025</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>HtN’s 10 Most Anticipated Films of SXSW ’25</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Editorial Staff]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 04:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Though we will for once not have boots on the ground for SXSW 2025, that doesn’t mean we aren’t thinking about the festival in this 31st iteration of its Film &#38; TV conference, which runs March 7-15. As always, SXSW [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/sxsw-25/">HtN’s 10 Most Anticipated Films of SXSW ’25</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>JULIEN DUBUQUE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL &#8217;15 WRAP-UP</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don R. Lewis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 20:05:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>For those who’ve been following along with the slow and steady amount of reviews, interviews and features here at Hammer to Nail for the past few weeks, you know I had the great pleasure to attend the 4th Annual Julien [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/julien-dubuque-international-film-festival-15-wrap-up/">JULIEN DUBUQUE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL &#8217;15 WRAP-UP</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>Day One of the Julien Dubuque International Film Fest</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don R. Lewis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2015 23:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>(The Julien Dubuque International Film Festival is in it’s 4th year and features over 90 shorts and features of various styles from over 50 countries. It runs April 23-26) So I’m still here in Dubuque Iowa and you know what? [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/day-one-of-the-julien-dubuque-international-film-fest/">Day One of the Julien Dubuque International Film Fest</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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