North Carolina Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/north-carolina/ What to Watch Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:49:34 +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 North Carolina Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/north-carolina/ 32 32 FAKE IT SO REAL https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/fake-it-so-real-film-review/ https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/fake-it-so-real-film-review/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:30:02 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=12000

If you’re looking for a film to take the piss out of wrestling and laugh at the aspirations of working class dreamers, look elsewhere.

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/fake-it-so-real-film-review/feed/ 2 HELL AND BACK AGAIN https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/hell-and-back-again-film-review/ https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/hell-and-back-again-film-review/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:24:45 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=12350

Hell and Back Again takes the viewer front and center on the physical battlefield and deep into the complex and troubled psyche of a charismatic young soldier.

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/hell-and-back-again-film-review/feed/ 1 YOUR HIGHNESS SET VISIT – Parts One and Two https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/set-visits/your-highness-set-visit-parts-1-and-2/ https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/set-visits/your-highness-set-visit-parts-1-and-2/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:31:38 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=6534 Before I begin, a few disclaimers: 1) As a member of the online press core, I’ve never been invited to participate in a traveling press junket for a major Hollywood production. 2) While I understand their function within the film […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/set-visits/your-highness-set-visit-parts-1-and-2/feed/ 3 MARCH MADNESS https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/march-madness-hammer-to-nail-list/ https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/march-madness-hammer-to-nail-list/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:33:09 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1512 MARCH MADNESS, Or: Movies Featuring Those Chosen Few Who Have Played Major College Basketball As Well As Appeared On The Silver Screen It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that if I had to choose between a sneak preview […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/march-madness-hammer-to-nail-list/feed/ 1 THE TOP 25 FILMS OF THE DECADE (2000-2009) https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/the-top-25-films-of-the-decade-2000-2009/ Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:19:10 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=52 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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]]> THE 2009 HAMMER TO NAIL AWARDS https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/2009-hammer-to-nail-awards/ https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/2009-hammer-to-nail-awards/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:30:46 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=594 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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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/2009-hammer-to-nail-awards/feed/ 1 GOODBYE SOLO https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/comedy/goodbye-solo-film-review/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:19:40 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=2984

(Goodbye Solo is now available on home video. Buy the DVD at Amazon. Visit the film’s official website to learn more.) Ramin Bahrani’s first two features, Man Push Cart and Chop Shop, were Neo-Realist inspired dramas that established Bahrani’s overarching […]

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]]> ALL THE REAL GIRLS https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/drama/all-the-real-girls-film-review/ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:50:08 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=2078

The first time I ever read The Catcher In The Rye, my reaction was unexpectedly apathetic. I was sixteen or seventeen, and just mature enough to guess that I was too old to empathize with it, but too young to […]

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]]> FOOT FIST WAY, THE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/comedy/the-foot-fist-way-film-review/ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 21:48:51 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1290 (The Foot Fist Way is now available on DVD. Visit the film’s official website to watch the trailer.) Once upon a time, before its opening credit scroll featured the prominent Paramount Vantage and MTV Films logos, before Hollywood mega-players Will […]

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