The Venice Film Festival is heading back to the Lido for its 82nd edition. Taking place August 27 – September 6, the in-competition lineup features exciting new titles from an array of auteurs, including Park Chan-wook, Jim Jarmusch, Noah Baumbach, […]

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The Toronto International Film Festival returns to mark its 50th edition this fall. It will take place September 4 – 14, featuring both world premieres and North American/Canadian premieres for titles that have premiered at other festivals such as Sundance, […]

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Throughout its five-decade run, New Directors/New Films has introduced the works of many of today’s notable auteurs, including Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Kelly Reichardt, Denis Villeneuve, Michael Haneke, Guillermo del Toro, RaMell Ross, Laura Poitras, Yorgos Lanthimos, and […]

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(We here at Hammer to Nail are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, “The Curbside Criterion” continues […]

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The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5-15, and this year’s edition promises a strong, exciting variety of new cinema – ranging from Almodovar’s English feature debut The Room Next Door, to Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner Anora, to […]

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Throughout its five-decade run, New Directors/New Films has introduced the works of many prolific filmmakers today, including Steven Spielberg, Wong Kar-Wai, Kelly Reichardt, Denis Villeneuve, Guillermo del Toro, Laura Poitras, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Christopher Nolan – just to name a […]

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(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, Brad Cook seeks to become a […]

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  Tuscan writer Carlo Collodi published The Adventures of Pinocchio in 1883, and since then the tale has seen many adaptations on the page and screen, the best-known of which is probably Walt Disney’s, released in 1940. Now, in late 2022, comes the […]

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(The 2021 Slamdance Film Festival kicked off February 12 and runs through February 25, all online. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) Spanish art collector Martín Solo, owner of […]

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