Prince of Broadway Archives - Hammer to Nail

A Conversation with Sean Baker (ANORA)

Jack Schenker — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:53:53 +0000

Few American filmmakers have shown as consistent a dedication to portraying marginalized communities with dignity and complexity as Sean Baker. From his early collaboration with Shih-Ching Tsou on 2004’s Take Out which intimately captured the day-in-the-life of an undocumented Chinese […]

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THE FLORIDA PROJECT

Christopher Reed — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:59:46 +0000

In this world, there is no wishing upon a star for a happy end. Kids, you're on your own.

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A Conversation With Sean Baker and Dree Hemingway (STARLET)

Michael Tully — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 21:16:13 +0000

[Starlet is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.] Though Starlet couldn’t be more different than Sean Baker’s recent micro-budget gems Take Out and Prince of Broadway, it once again proves that he’s one of independent cinema’s shining lights. This California-set […]

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PRINCE OF BROADWAY

Michael Lerman — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:08:50 +0000

(After a wildly successful film festival run that began when it won the Target Award at the 2008 Los Angeles Film Festival, Prince of Broadway was finally released theatrically on September, 3, 2010, by Elephant Eye Films and is now […]

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WAH DO DEM

Michael Tully — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:08:40 +0000

(Wah Do Dem is now available on DVD through Factory 25. It opened in NYC and Los Angeles on Friday, June 18, 2010, and Boston on June 25, 2010, before expanding to other cities in the following weeks and months. […]

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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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A Conversation With Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher (OCTOBER COUNTRY)

Michael Tully — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:50:57 +0000

A few weeks back, in my very personal recap of the 2010 Cinema Eye Honors, I made my opinion of Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher’s October Country quite clear. In the subsequent few weeks, I encountered multiple people who told […]

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THE 2009 HAMMER TO NAIL AWARDS

Michael Tully — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:30:46 +0000

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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Filmmaker Reflections – The 2000s: Vol. 1

Michael Tully — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:55:32 +0000

This year, the normally one-fisted punch of “Best of” lists has come from both sets of knuckles, which can be both exhilarating and exhausting. While we finalize our own Best of ‘09 and Best of The ’00s posts, we wanted […]

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NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU

Michael Tully — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:15:50 +0000

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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