Gregg Araki Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/gregg-araki/ What to Watch Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:26:59 +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 Gregg Araki Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/gregg-araki/ 32 32 HtN’s 12 Most Anticipated Films of Sundance 2026 https://www.hammertonail.com/features/htn-picks-sundance-26/ Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:24:55 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=54862

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday, January 22 and runs through Sunday, February 1 for, sadly the last time, in and around Park City, Utah. Last year’s passing of Sundance progenitor Robert Redford kind of added a real […]

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]]> A Conversation with James Duval (THE TEEN APOCALYPSE TRILOGY) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/james-duval/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:05:13 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=51966

James Duval, is an American actor who rose to prominence in the 1990s as a key figure in the New Queer Cinema movement. Duval is perhaps best known for his collaborations with independent filmmaker Gregg Araki, particularly in Araki’s “Teenage […]

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]]> THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: QUERELLE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/criterion-querelle/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:20:20 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=51118

(Here at Hammer to Nail, we are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, Jonathan Marlow takes a journey with […]

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]]> I SAW THE TV GLOW Trailer: Justice Smith is Transported to a New Reality in Jane Schoenbrun’s Mind-Bending Horror https://www.hammertonail.com/trailer/i-saw-the-tv-glow-jane-schoenbrun/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 14:19:29 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=50299 Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine in Jane Schoenbrun's I SAW THE TV GLOW

In HtN’s review of Jane Schoenbrun’s feature directorial debut We’re All Going To The World’s Fair, Mike S. Ryan wrote “One gets a sense right away that the filmmaker understands that a personal story structure is essential to a unique […]

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]]> NOWHERE Restoration Trailer: Gregg Araki’s L.A. Fever Dream Is Resurrected in 4K https://www.hammertonail.com/trailer/nowhere-4k-restoration/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 21:49:26 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=40541

Gregg Araki’s 1997 cult classic Nowhere is the latest Gen X hit to get the 4K restoration treatment. It is an ensemble drama that takes an apocalyptic dive into the lives of Los Angeles-based high schoolers who find themselves in […]

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]]> ON THE FRINGE, PART SIX: GAS, FOOD LODGING (1992) https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/drama/on-the-fringe-6/ Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:20:22 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29409 Allison Anders’ sophomore feature Gas, Food Lodging is an aspirational film about fantasy. It is in many ways an antithesis of the kind of movies I’ve been chronicling and will continue to discuss with my “On the Fringe” series. Gas, Food Lodging is in fact an […]

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]]> M/M https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/m-m-review/ Thu, 15 Feb 2018 18:12:23 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29066

Within the context of M/M, it is utterly inconceivable to distinguish between truth and fantasy.

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]]> A Conversation with Jon Moritsugu (PIG DEATH MACHINE) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-jon-moritsugu-pig-death-machine/ Fri, 31 May 2013 14:52:26 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=20872 (Two retrospectives of Jon Moritsugu’s films are launching simultaneously on Saturday, June 1, 2013—at the Spectacle Theater in Brooklyn and the Roxie Theater in San Francisco—along with an exclusive online run of his newest feature Pig Death Machine on Fandor. […]

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]]> THE TOP 25 FILMS OF THE DECADE (2000-2009) https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/the-top-25-films-of-the-decade-2000-2009/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:19:10 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=52 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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