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A conversation with Julie Cohen & Betsy West (JULIA)

Christopher Reed — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 19:06:35 +0000

Filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West have now co-directed three documentary features in a row: RBG, My Name Is Pauli Murray and, the most recent, Julia. This last one is a portrait of the late, great Julia Child, who popularized […]

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JULIA

Christopher Reed — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:33:18 +0000

(The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival runs Sep 9-Sep 18 in Toronto, Canada. HtN has a ton of coverage from the fest so stay tuned! Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via […]

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MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY

Christopher Reed — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 02:05:46 +0000

(The 2021 Sundance Film Festival ran January 28- February 3, all virtually as well as with drive-ins sprinkled around the U.S.. Hammer to Nail is bringing you a ton of coverage so, keep coming back! Like what you see here on Hammer to […]

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A Conversation with Julie Cohen and Betsy West (RBG)

Christopher Reed — Sat, 19 Sep 2020 16:00:55 +0000

I met with directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West on Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Washington, DC, to discuss RBG, their documentary (which I also reviewed) about the great feminist jurist Ruth Bader Ginsburg who, in 1993, became only the […]

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#OSCARS SO RIGHT: WHY “BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE” IS THE PRIZE TO KEEP AN EYE ON

Sat, 23 Feb 2019 18:43:27 +0000

Recently, Vanity Fair ran a piece declaring the Best Documentary Feature category of the Academy Awards a “haven for female filmmakers.” Indeed it’s true that, as the article stated, just in the past decade “women have directed or co-directed more […]

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A Conversation With Kimberly Reed (DARK MONEY)

Christopher Reed — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:46:54 +0000

I met with director Kimberly Reed (no relation) on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at AFI DOCS, to discuss her feature documentary Dark Money (which I also reviewed). In the film, Reed discusses the many ways in which money distorts politics, […]

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DARK MONEY

Christopher Reed — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:45:40 +0000

The story it tells is a bleak one, though there is hope in the effectiveness (so far) of the resistance, and the heartening site of collaboration across the political spectrum.

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RBG

Christopher Reed — Fri, 11 May 2018 16:27:14 +0000

...while this stirring film may have little chance of persuading those who already hate her to change their minds, it is otherwise a masterful homage to her life and work, perfect for those who already love her, as well as for those willing to listen.

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Jim Brunzell’s Sundance 2018 Wrap-Up…Part One

Thu, 08 Feb 2018 23:55:38 +0000

Having completed the Herculean effort of witnessing, withstanding and the emotional whiplash of watching 39 films, unfold over the course of ten days, the 2018 Sundance Film Festival officially wrapped on Sunday, January 28 with its award ceremony giving away…38 […]

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