(Austin Texas’ South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival ran March 10-19. Stay tuned to Hammer to Nail for our usual great coverage like this movie review of Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd […]

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(The 2022 Toronto Film Festival or, TIFF runs September 8-18 in Toronto, Canada. HtN has tons of coverage coming your way so, stay tuned! Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of Sidney. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) […]

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(Readers, please note: you can hear a portion of this interview on Chris Reed’s excellent podcast on documentwry filmmaking, The Fog of Truth.) I met with director (and NYU professor) Samuel D. Pollard on Saturday, March 24, at the 2018 […]

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Davis, through his charisma, popularity and sheer brilliance, helped pave the way for future performers of color. Our world today – especially today – is hardly racism-free, but if it is a little better than it once was, Davis played at least a small role in that transformation.

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