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COLUMBO: THE FIRST SEVEN SEASONS

Jonathan Marlow — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:07:58 +0000

(The classic TV series Columbo has come under increased popularity amongst cinefiles for it’s always clever scripting but, moreso for a steady parade of outstanding character actors. Jonathan Marlow digs into the Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray collection of the show’s first […]

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STOP MAKING SENSE 4K Restoration Trailer: Jonathan Demme & Talking Heads’ Iconic Concert Documentary Returns to the Big Screen

M.J. O'Toole — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:36:11 +0000

“Same as it ever was.” Almost 40 years ago, before putting his stamp on cinema with The Silence of the Lambs, Jonathan Demme directed what is considered to this day… the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense […]

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THIS MUCH I KNOW TO BE TRUE

Sammy Levine — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:54:54 +0000

(Check out Sammy Levine’s movie review for This Much I Know to Be True, the latest documentary from Andrew Dominik and Nick Cave. It’s streaming on Mubi starting July 8, 2022. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) […]

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DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA

Christopher Reed — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 22:09:56 +0000

(The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival or, TIFF, ran September 10-20 online. Although Hammer to Nail wasn’t granted access to a press pass, we still have been running as much coverage as possible thanks to filmmakers and PR companies who want to […]

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THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

Tue, 13 Feb 2018 18:54:26 +0000

If you haven’t seen this film, I urge you to do so now. Drop whatever you’re doing – flee your kid’s Little League game, quit your job, leave your wife in the middle of giving birth – and watch it

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A Conversation with David Schisgall (THEO WHO LIVED)

Christopher Reed — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 19:47:31 +0000

I recently spoke by phone with filmmaker David Schisgall, who directed the just-released documentary Theo Who Lived (which I also reviewed). The film tells the story of the kidnapping, captivity and eventual release of conflict reporter Peter Theo Padnos, held […]

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THEO WHO LIVED

Christopher Reed — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:29:47 +0000

There are no easy answers to the problems of this world, but with more people like Theo Padnos, able to forgive and move on, perhaps we might emerge from the cycle of conflict and seek true peace.

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The Vertigo Effect at BAM: A Review

Evan Louison — Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:05:49 +0000

(The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) puts together some of the most intriguing and fun cinematic retrospectives in the world and this month’s “The Vertigo Effect” is no different. Featuring films that realte to Hitchcock’s brilliant themes of memory, obsession […]

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Cannes 2012 Dispatch #6: Gently, Last Summer

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:52:45 +0000

Hong Sang Soo’s In Another Country and Abbas Kiarostami’s Like Someone In Love If anything, a couple of days at the Cannes Film Festival quickly teaches you to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive. Competition disappointments aplenty (the latest one being Andrew Dominik’s […]

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