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		<title>A CONVERSATION WITH BETH HARRINGTON (BEYOND THE DUPLEX PLANET)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Marlow]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>It is said that you cannot go home again. Literally, you can go home but which version of you goes? Not the one that disappeared. That version is long-gone. [These words are written from the dining room table of Jonathan [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/beth-harrington/">A CONVERSATION WITH BETH HARRINGTON (BEYOND THE DUPLEX PLANET)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Richard Linklater (BLUE MOON)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chale Nafus]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>On the evening of March 31, 1943, the genre-revising Rodgers &#38; Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! opened at the St James Theater in Manhattan. Before the boisterous curtain calls, Lorenz Hart left the theater for Sardi’s, just a few doors away. For [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/richard-linklater/">A Conversation with Richard Linklater (BLUE MOON)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Baxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:05:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>(Check out Jessica Baxter&#8217;s Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror movie review, it&#8217;s in select theaters now! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) If you’re reading this review, chances are you’re already aware of the awesome [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/strange-journey-rocky-horror/">STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Richard Green (I KNOW CATHERINE, THE LOG LADY)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Baxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 18:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Twenty-five years after the season two finale of the seminal prestige drama Twin Peaks aired, David Lynch heralded a third season with the following tweet: “That gum you like is going to come back in style.” This was exciting news [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/richard-green/">A Conversation with Richard Green (I KNOW CATHERINE, THE LOG LADY)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Dea Kulumbegashvili (APRIL)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Schenker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 19:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Georgian filmmaker Dea Kulumbegashvili has emerged as one of world cinema&#8217;s most uncompromising voices. Her debut feature Beginning (2020), which won four major awards at the San Sebastián Film Festival, established her as a director capable of creating profound tension [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/dea-kulumbegashvili/">A Conversation with Dea Kulumbegashvili (APRIL)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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		<title>A Conversation with Charles Burnett (KILLER OF SHEEP)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathan Marlow]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 19:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH]]></category>
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<p>Imagine this peculiar back-and-forth as mere embellishment. There is a far superior interview—in Interview, no less—with the great Charles Burnett and Barry Jenkins “You’re Either a Storyteller or a Liar” Go read that. Then, if interest persists, you can return [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/charles-burnett/">A Conversation with Charles Burnett (KILLER OF SHEEP)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.hammertonail.com">Hammer to Nail</a>.</p>
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