Roman Polanski Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/roman-polanski/ What to Watch Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:44:16 +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 Roman Polanski Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/roman-polanski/ 32 32 JERRY BROWN: THE DISRUPTER https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/jerry-brown-disrupter/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 20:32:32 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=38282

(SFFIlm’s 2022 Doc Storuies program runs November 3-8. Check out Jonathan Marlow’s movie review of Jerry Brown: The Disrupter, which premiere’s there Thursday, November 3. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In an era when politicians […]

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]]> ON THE FRINGE, PART THREE: ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE (1974) https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/on-the-fringe-3/ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 22:18:20 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29240 Something was happening in the American cinema starting in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Among other progressions in societal mores, technology and legalities, this decade+ could arguably be considered a Golden Age of courageous truth-telling films that mine […]

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]]> A Conversation with Camille Thoman (NEVER HERE) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/camille-thoman-interview/ Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:50:54 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=28610 “I want to entertain and titillate, but also ask questions of the viewer“– Camille Thoman on Never Here Premiering at this year’s LA Film Festival, Never Here marks the narrative debut of writer-director (and performance artist and editor and doc-maker) […]

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]]> LYLE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/lyle-film-review/ Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:04:03 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=23565

Ever notice how many male directors use birth analogies to describe the filmmaking process? Filmmaker Stewart Thorndike offers something better with Lyle, her sharp, funny horror film that she describes as a lesbian Rosemary’s Baby.

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]]> A Conversation with Kleber Mendonça Filho (NEIGHBORING SOUNDS) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-kleber-mendonca-filho-neighboring-sounds/ Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:00:34 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=17797 (NOTE: This conversation was first published on June 27, 2012.) Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho is the picture of confidence, striding onto the upper deck of the L.A. Live parking structure, which has been turned into offices, a filmmaker lounge, […]

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]]> A Cinematography Master Class With TIM ORR https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-cinematography-master-class-with-tim-orr/ https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-cinematography-master-class-with-tim-orr/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:54:41 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=19165 [On Saturday, December 1, 2012, I moderated a Cinematography Master Class with Tim Orr at the Austin Film Society. As I found it to be an informative and useful discussion, the AFS and Mr. Orr have kindly allowed me to […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-cinematography-master-class-with-tim-orr/feed/ 5 WITHOUT https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/without-film-review/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:30:44 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=13663

That Without can manage to be so loosely constructed, but at the same time so precise with its details, while still connecting on such a direct emotional level with its audience, is a stunning accomplishment.

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]]> Must-Sees At The 2011 New York Film Festival https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/must-sees-at-the-2011-new-york-film-festival/ https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/must-sees-at-the-2011-new-york-film-festival/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:30:43 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=13038 ***NOTE: THIS POST WILL BE UPDATED OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW WEEKS SO BE SURE TO CHECK BACK HERE DAILY!*** As usual, no contextual introduction is necessary. It’s the New York Film Festival. Those four words say everything. […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/must-sees-at-the-2011-new-york-film-festival/feed/ 1 DVD RELEASES 2010/8/3 https://www.hammertonail.com/dvd-releases/new-dvd-releases-august-3-2010/ https://www.hammertonail.com/dvd-releases/new-dvd-releases-august-3-2010/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:05:36 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=5567 If the first three movies on this list don’t crack my Top 10 of 2010, they will certainly be hovering around there somewhere. This is one of those weeks we should all be very, very thankful for. Most Highestly Recommended! […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/dvd-releases/new-dvd-releases-august-3-2010/feed/ 1 CINEQUEST 20 – An Overview https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/cinequest-20-an-overview/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:54:52 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1652 Cinequest Film Festival just wrapped up its 20th anniversary celebration in San Jose, the hub of Silicon Valley, a city which sleeps but wakes to an early alarm. This year’s festival was held from February 23 to March 7 across […]

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