Manhattan Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/manhattan/ What to Watch Tue, 09 Jan 2024 19:56:58 +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 Manhattan Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/manhattan/ 32 32 ON THE FRINGE, PART SEVEN: SHOTGUN STORIES (2007) https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/on-the-fringe-7/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:05:14 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29448 Jeff Nichols’ award-winning directorial debut Shotgun Stories is a flawless film. This quality is a crucial distinction to make in discussing a film as part of my continuing “On theFringe” series, as this factor sets the movie apart from its (predecessor) compatriot pictures […]

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]]> FIREWORKS ON DISPLAY https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/fireworks-on-display-hammer-to-nail-list/ https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/fireworks-on-display-hammer-to-nail-list/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:30:01 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1520 (NOTE: This is a reposting of an old list but it never gets old so we’re reminding you of it once again!) In order to celebrate this 4th of July weekend, we thought we’d publish a new HTN list for […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/fireworks-on-display-hammer-to-nail-list/feed/ 2 NETFLIX HIDDEN GEMS: Issue #11 (Labor/School Days) https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/netflix-hidden-gems-11/ Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:00:41 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=6145 September. Labor Day. Back to School. This month, we decided to celebrate these annual occasions by picking movies that are connected to ‘work’ or ‘school’ in some way, shape, or form. As you’ll see, some of the chosen titles aren’t […]

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]]> A Conversation With Jeff Deutchman (11/4/08) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-jeff-deutchman-11-4-08/ https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-jeff-deutchman-11-4-08/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:09:14 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=288 In the weeks leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, I received an email from Jeff Deutchman, who I first got to know through his job working in acquisitions at IFC Films. Sensing history was about to be made in […]

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First off, let me state this very clearly: I have not seen New York, I Love You. Had I been in the city the other night, I would have gladly attended the film’s premiere at the Ziegfeld, as I was […]

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]]> DVD RELEASES 2009/6/23 https://www.hammertonail.com/dvd-releases/dvd-releases-2009623/ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:54:01 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1758 A very classy line-up of new releases is yours for the taking this week, as Criterion continues to impress with another barrage of cinema classics (seriously, have they been putting out at least two movies a week lately?). But equally […]

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]]> Tully’s 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Wrap-Up https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/tully%e2%80%99s-2009-tribeca-film-festival-wrap-up/ Mon, 04 May 2009 09:38:50 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1858 I have always been skeptical of the Tribeca Film Festival’s… how should we call it… agenda? With such a humongous lineup of proudly advertised “world premieres,” it has always felt like the festival’s priority was more relentlessly focused on premiere […]

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]]> FILMS OF SHIRLEY CLARKE, THE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/documentary/the-films-of-shirley-clarke-film-review/ https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/documentary/the-films-of-shirley-clarke-film-review/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:08:17 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=844

(The Films of Shirley Clarke screens at Anthology Film Archives from April 22nd-28th, 2009. If you’re not able to attend, you can purchase the DVD set Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947-1986 at Amazon, which includes Clarke’s 1958 film Bridges-Go-Round.) […]

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(Keane screens Monday, February 2nd, and Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009, at the Walter Reade as part of the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s series “Mavericks and Outsiders: Positif Celebrates American Culture.” Or if you are unable to catch it on […]

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]]> METROPOLITAN https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/comedy/metropolitan-film-review/ https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/comedy/metropolitan-film-review/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:09:58 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1228

(The Criterion Collection edition of Metropolitan is now available on Blu-ray and DVD, or you can watch the whole thing below, for free, right now.) It feels a tad ironic that in this rapidly evolving world of film distribution, Whit […]

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