In The Smell of Apples, South African director John Trengrove examines the dawning consciousness of an Afrikaner boy as he begins to realize the horrors of the apartheid system. An adaptation of the 1993 book by Mark Behr, the movie […]

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(The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) runs September 10-20 and HtN has boots on the ground covering all the best indie films they have to offer. Check out Chris Reeds’s The Smell of Apples movie review from the fest! Seen it? Join […]

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The Toronto International Film Festival (or TIFF) marked its 50th anniversary last year and now is back again, running September 10-20, with 293 films (shorts and features) in its official slate. As always, Hammer to Nail will offer coverage of […]

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