Kent Jones Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/kent-jones/ What to Watch Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:13:11 +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 Kent Jones Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/kent-jones/ 32 32 LATE FAME https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/late-fame/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 20:21:04 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=54130

(The 63rd New York Film Festival (NYFF) runs September 26-October 13 via Film at Lincoln Center. Check out M.J. O’Toole’s Late Fame movie review, fresh from the fest! Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) With so many forgotten […]

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]]> NYFF63 Main Slate Lineup: Claire Denis, Laura Poitras, Christian Petzold, Kelly Reichardt, and More Join the Festival https://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/nyff63-main-slate-lineup/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:16:15 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=53686 63rd New York Film Festival Main Slate Lineup

It’s that time of year again. After previously announcing its Opening Night (After the Hunt), Centerpiece (Father Mother Sister Brother), and Closing Night (Is This Thing On?) films, the New York Film Festival has unveiled its full Main Slate lineup […]

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]]> THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/grand-budapest-hotel-blu/ Tue, 05 May 2020 21:41:37 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=32722

(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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]]> THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: LINKLATER’S “BEFORE” TRILOGY https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/criterion-before-trilogy/ Tue, 11 Apr 2017 20:19:28 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=27945

I’m a middle-aged guy with a family who has been married for nearly 20 years, so the Before movies hit me between the eyes.

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]]> THE CRITERION CORNER: THE SQUID AND THE WHALE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/squid-and-the-whale-criterion/ Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:13:48 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=27395

Released in 2005,The Squid and the Whale marked a turning point in the career of New York-based filmmaker Noah Baumbach.

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]]> THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: CAT PEOPLE https://www.hammertonail.com/blu-ray/cat-people-criterion/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 17:17:46 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=27214

Shadows in the night, chiaroscuro pools of mystery, preying on the innocent. Footsteps resonate, then disappear, made even more frightening by what we imagine caused their sudden muffling. Someone – or something – is stalking our waking nightmares

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]]> A Conversation With Arnaud Desplechin (JIMMY P: PSYCHOTHERAPY OF A PLAINS INDIAN) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-arnaud-desplechin-jimmy-p-psychotherapy-of-a-plains-indian/ Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:57:56 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=22778 (Jimmy P: Psychotherapy Of A Plains Indian opens theatrically at The Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center at the Film Society Of Lincoln Center on Friday, February 14th, 2014 and on VOD on February 20th, 2014 on various platforms. Visit the […]

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]]> A Conversation with Richard Peña https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-richard-pena/ Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:00:40 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=18616 This year, the New York Film Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary, and its 25th with Richard Peña at the helm. Hired in 1988 to replace Richard Roud, the NYFF’s founding director, Peña has served as both the festival’s Selection Committee […]

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]]> Must-Sees At The 2010 New York Film Festival (Updated) https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/2010-new-york-film-festival-must-sees/ https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/2010-new-york-film-festival-must-sees/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:58:16 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=6308 There really is no need for an introduction, is there? It’s the New York Film Festival. Those four words say everything. Simply sit back, relax, and bask in the glory of all those Cannes/Venice entries that you’ve been waiting impatiently […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/2010-new-york-film-festival-must-sees/feed/ 1 BAMcinemaFEST 2010 – An Overview (Updated Daily!!!) https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/bamcinemafest-2010-htn-overview/ https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/bamcinemafest-2010-htn-overview/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:18:37 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=4963

After a resoundingly successful first year, BAMcinemaFEST is back to reaffirm its status as one of the premiere showcases in New York City for the freshest and brightest cinema of the current calendar year. While the BAMcinemaFEST program is most […]

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