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A Conversation with Moritz Binder (SEPTEMBER 5)

Christopher Reed — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:07:49 +0000

German screenwriter Moritz Binder co-wrote the screenplay for the 2024 film September 5 together with director Tim Fehlbaum and American dialoguist Alex David. I reviewed the movie last fall and put it in my Top 10 for the year. In […]

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SEPTEMBER 5

Christopher Reed — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:37:28 +0000

(Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of September 5. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) On September 5, 1972, eight operatives from Black September, a militant group loosely affiliated with the Palestinian organization Fatah, infiltrated the […]

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MEMORY Trailer: Jessica Chastain & Peter Sarsgaard Seek a Connection in Michel Franco’s Drama

M.J. O'Toole — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 22:22:34 +0000

Known for his polarizing, nightmarish dramas that confront the worst of human nature (e.g. New Order or After Lucia), Michel Franco knows how to fill one with dread. But this time, he pulls the brakes for his most sensitive and […]

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2023 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNERS: “Poor Things” Wins The Golden Lion

M.J. O'Toole — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 18:55:31 +0000

After 10 days of standing ovations and exciting new titles making their world premieres, the 80th annual Venice Film Festival concluded today with its awards ceremony, which sets the stage for Awards Season. The Damien Chazelle-headed jury awarded the Golden […]

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THE TRUTH BEHIND LOVEMOBIL? A CONVERSATION WITH ELKE LEHRENKRAUSS

Christopher Reed — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 18:43:29 +0000

At the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival, I met with director Elke Margarete Lehrenkrauss to interview her about Lovemobil (which I reviewed), her documentary about foreign sex workers in Germany who ply their trade in camper trailers (the titular “lovemobils”) stationed […]

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BEST SUMMER EVER

Christopher Reed — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 21:32:42 +0000

(The 2021 SXSW Film Festival kicked off March 16 and ran through the 20th, all online. Hammer to Nail has tons of coverage coming your way so stay tuned! Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per […]

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Human Capital

Jessica Baxter — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 19:25:15 +0000

(After making it’s debut at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, Marc Meyers’ Human Capital is available now on VOD via DirecTV Cinema. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not pay just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep […]

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SUNDANCE ’15: MIKE S. RYAN’S WRAP-UP

Mike S. Ryan — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 19:35:59 +0000

Just a quick refresher course, since it’s hard to believe, but it’s actually been some six-plus years since the sky fell and the bottom dropped out of the Indie Bubble. In the fall of 2008, the US financial markets suffered […]

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DVD RELEASES 2009/10/27

Michael Tully — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:53:29 +0000

This week has horror on its brain for rather obvious reasons, but those aren’t the only goodies for the taking. Still, let us pay our respects to Halloween by starting with the most applicable titles to that spooky holiday before […]

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