John Carpenter Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/john-carpenter/ What to Watch Thu, 28 May 2026 19:28:29 +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 John Carpenter Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/john-carpenter/ 32 32 A Conversation with Karen Allen: Berkshire International Film Festival Tribute Honoree https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/karen-allen/ Thu, 28 May 2026 17:10:15 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=55778

The Berkshire International Film Festival returns for its 20th anniversary celebration from May 28 – 31, showcasing 31 documentaries – including two world premieres – alongside 29 narrative features, 29 short films, and a free animated shorts program for children. […]

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]]> MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/memory-the-origins-of-alien/ Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:01:51 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=30818

Which makes for a mostly riveting documentary, gorgeously shot (and presented in the same aspect ratio as Alien’s original wide-screen anamorphic format), and guilty only of presenting too much information

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]]> A Conversation with Alexandre O. Philippe (MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/alexandre-philippe/ Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:16:55 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=31069

I met with director Alexandre O. Philippe at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday, January 26, 2019, to discuss his documentary Memory: The Origins of Alien (which I also reviewed). The film dives into the rich history of the making […]

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]]> Jim Brunzell’s 2018 Fantastic Fest Primer https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/comedy/brunzell-2018-fantastic-fest/ Fri, 21 Sep 2018 18:32:33 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=30156 Some cinephiles would say it’s “the most wonderful time of the year.” The fall movie festival season begun a few weeks ago with Venice, Telluride, and Toronto unveiling their star-studded and Oscar-baiting films, but there are still a few more […]

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]]> ON THE FRINGE, PART THREE: ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1974) https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/on-the-fringe-3/ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 22:18:20 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29240 Something was happening in the American cinema starting in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Among other progressions in societal mores, technology and legalities, this decade+ could arguably be considered a Golden Age of courageous truth-telling films that mine […]

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]]> NETFLIX HIDDEN GEMS: Issue #9 https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/netflix-hidden-gems-9/ Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:46:27 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=5337 Just so you guys have no excuses, we’re doing two months at once this time around. ***ISSUE #9: JUNE/JULY ‘10*** Red Without Blue (2007) — This moving and fascinating film is the documentary feature début of Brooke Sebold, Benita Sills […]

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]]> DVD RELEASES – 2010/3/2 https://www.hammertonail.com/dvd-releases/dvd-releases-201032/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:06:18 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1802 An interesting, rather well rounded week for new home video releases. Let’s get to it: Fully Recommended The Beaches of Agnes (Cinema Guild) — Playfully linking together experiences and memories, observations and thought, culminating in revelations that are far outside […]

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