Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/jr-ive-gotta-be-me/ What to Watch Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:35:28 +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 Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/jr-ive-gotta-be-me/ 32 32 HTN Picks for SXSW 2023 https://www.hammertonail.com/best-of/sxsw-2023/ Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:41:05 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=39047

When it comes to elite film festivals, Austin Texas’ South by Southwest (SXSW) truly seems to be a critical and fan favorite. Taking place in a great town for a film fest and nestled in between lateral festivals celebrating music, […]

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]]> A Conversation with Samuel D. Pollard (ACORN AND THE FIRESTORM & SAMMY DAVIS JR.: I’VE GOTTA BE ME https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/sam-pollard-interview/ Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:41:48 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29887

(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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]]> SAMMY DAVIS JR.: I GOTTA BE ME https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/sammy-davis-jr-doc/ Thu, 26 Apr 2018 19:12:24 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29510

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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