Noted documentarian Joshua Oppenheimer (The Act of Killing) makes his fiction-feature debut with The End, a post-apocalyptic musical starring Bronagh Gallagher, Moses Ingram, Lennie James, George McKay, Michael Shannon, and Tilda Swinton. Set a quarter-century after a major climate catastrophe […]

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Oscar-nominated director Joshua Oppenheimer follows up his two documentaries The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence with his first narrative feature. His post-apocalyptic musical, The End, centers on a family living in an extravagant bunker years after the […]

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The always epic (and, slightly esoteric in terms of attending goes…) Telluride Film Festival kicks off this Labor Day Weekend, running from August 30 through September 2. Sadly, HtN won’t be there this year but the lineup is, as always, incredibly […]

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I highly recommend this disc, then, even for those who may not like the main film, given how rich a treasure trove of historical data and analysis is on offer.

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In “The Other Side,” Roberto Minervini Reinvents Docucinema, for Better and for Worse

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In The Look of Silence, Joshua Oppenheimer Once More Focuses His Penetrating Gaze on Human Depravity

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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, our new addition to […]

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With every scene, The Act of Killing reaffirms the vital, invigorating power of cinema.

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The time has come to recognize an aspect of nonfiction cinema that has been overlooked for too long. The nature of documentary, of course, is that the image is based in reality. But it has come to be axiomatic that […]

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