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HAMMER TO NAIL’S BEST FILMS OF 2020

The Editorial Staff — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 15:45:47 +0000

‘Tis the season for year end “Best Of” lists. Here’s Editor-at-Large Matt Delman’s and Lead Critic Chris Reed’s… Editor-at-Large Matt Delman’s Top Films of 2020 Though recently A24 has felt more like an e-commerce store than a movie studio due […]

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MINARI

Melanie Addington — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 02:30:56 +0000

The sensitivity with which Chung tells his story is a great example of how to share your own story while making it universal and accessible to a wide audience.

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FORGIVENESS OF BLOOD, THE

Tom Hall — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:05:13 +0000

If there were no credit sequence, no press notes, you would have no problem believing that there was an Albanian director at the helm of this film.

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THE TOP 25 FILMS OF THE DECADE (2000-2009)

Michael Tully — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:19:10 +0000

Before we begin, let us acknowledge that when it comes to “best of” lists, this year has quickly devolved into that loud lush at the end of the bar who won’t stop yapping. Though we’ve already contributed to his enabling […]

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Filmmaker Reflections – The 2000s: Vol. 5

Michael Tully — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:51:13 +0000

(If you haven’t already, please be sure to check out Filmmaker Reflections – The 2000s: Vol. 1 for a series explanation and to read the first batch of reflections.) Filmmaker Reflections – The 2000s: Vol. 5 The state of American […]

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THE 2009 HAMMER TO NAIL AWARDS

Michael Tully — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:30:46 +0000

Welcome to the second annual Hammer to Nail Awards! The ever-increasing torrent of end-of-the-year lists and trophies can become an overwhelming blur, which is just one of the reasons why we here at HTN have made a commitment to do […]

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A Conversation With Lee Isaac Chung (MUNYURANGABO)

Michael Tully — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:15:13 +0000

Raised in rural Arkansas by Korean parents, Lee Isaac Chung headed to Yale to study Biology. But after seeing Wong Kar Wai’s Chungking Express, a new seed was planted. He began to voraciously study cinema and subsequently got his graduate […]

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MUNYURANGABO

Tom Hall — Thu, 28 May 2009 10:09:45 +0000

(Distributed by Film Movement, Munyurangabo opens at Anthology Film Archives on Friday, May 29th, 2009. For those not in New York City, it is already available on DVD to Film Movement subscribers and will be released to the general public […]

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POOL, THE

Michael Tully — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:54:06 +0000

(The Pool is now finally available on DVD thanks to Kino Lorber. Visit the film’s official website to learn more.) Arguments arise all the time about “white” or “American” filmmakers venturing into indigenous lands or communities to make films that […]

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