Nicolas Winding Refn Archives - Hammer to Nail

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2026 LINEUP: Almodóvar, Hamaguchi, Mungiu, Farhadi, Pawlikowski, and More Among the Competition Lineup

M.J. O'Toole — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:13:06 +0000

Get ready for the next wave of buzzworthy new cinema of 2026. The Cannes Film Festival has announced the lineup for its 79th edition, which will take place May 12 through 23. The films are divided into sections, from the […]

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A Conversation with Albert Serra (PACIFICTION)

Jack Schenker — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 17:16:30 +0000

Albert Serra, from Catalan, is one of modern cinema’s most visionary filmmakers. He has been a staple at Cannes with his last three films, The Death of Louis XIV, Liberte and now Pacifiction which debuted in the main competition at […]

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TRIANGLE OF SADNESS

Jack Schenker — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:18:30 +0000

Editors note: Triangle of Sadness is now playing in theaters stateside courtesy of NEON. Below is our review from its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. (The 2022 Cannes Film Festival runs May 17-28, Our own Jack Schenker is […]

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A PRAYER BEFORE DAWN

Tue, 10 Apr 2018 15:55:11 +0000

Shot in a real Thai prison with a cast primarily comprised of actual prisoners, A Prayer Before Dawn offers a neo-realist perspective of the already gritty memoir

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HOME VIDEO PICKS

Michael Tully — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:58:29 +0000

This week will not go down in memory as one of the greatest weeks of home video releases to ever occur, but there do appear to be some pleasures for the taking nonetheless: Recommended Valhalla Rising (MPI Home Video) — […]

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VOD REPORT

Michael Tully — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:42:58 +0000

Note: This month, we welcome contributing watcher/writer John Lichman into the fold—hooray!—to not only take the pressure off your overburdened head writer/editor, but to bring some linguistic variety to the table. Hopefully in the future our contributor horizons will only […]

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VOD REPORT

Michael Tully — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:01:18 +0000

KEY: — A three-star marking (***) equals a very high recommendation. — A two-star marking (**) equals a high recommendation. — A one-star marking (*) equals a recommendation. — A no-star marking is reserved for those titles that are worth […]

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BAMcinemaFEST 2010 – An Overview (Updated Daily!!!)

Michael Tully — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:18:37 +0000

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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VIDEO ON DEMAND – June 2010

Michael Tully — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:11:07 +0000

From the positive feedback based our first ever Hammer to Nail monthly VOD report in May, it sounds like this was something that was indeed long overdue. Many thanks to those filmmakers and distributors who rose to the challenge and […]

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DVD RELEASES 2010/2/9

Michael Tully — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:15:12 +0000

Let’s not dilly-dally: The Pleasure of Being Robbed (IFC Films) — Josh Safdie’s debut feature is a giddy blast of cinematic exhilaration. Starring Eleonore Hendricks as a free spirit who lives from moment to scattered moment, The Pleasure of Being […]

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