Shotgun Stories Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/shotgun-stories/ 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 Shotgun Stories Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/shotgun-stories/ 32 32 ON THE FRINGE, PART SEVEN: SHOTGUN STORIES (2007) https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/on-the-fringe-7/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:05:14 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29448 Jeff Nichols’ award-winning directorial debut Shotgun Stories is a flawless film. This quality is a crucial distinction to make in discussing a film as part of my continuing “On theFringe” series, as this factor sets the movie apart from its (predecessor) compatriot pictures […]

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]]> ON THE FRINGE, PART SIX: GAS, FOOD LODGING (1992) https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/drama/on-the-fringe-6/ Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:20:22 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29409 Allison Anders’ sophomore feature Gas, Food Lodging is an aspirational film about fantasy. It is in many ways an antithesis of the kind of movies I’ve been chronicling and will continue to discuss with my “On the Fringe” series. Gas, Food Lodging is in fact an […]

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]]> ON THE FRINGE: Loquacious introduction + On the Bowery (1956) https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/on-the-fringe-1/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 22:42:01 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29116 (Hammer to Nail is excited to bring author and filmmaker Mathew Klickstein on-board with his new column, On the Fringe) Everybody thought I was crazy to do it. After investing my late teens/early twenties into LA’s dream factory, capped with the […]

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]]> LOVING https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/loving-review/ Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:59:53 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=27232

One of the great joys of the movie is watching how Nichols and his terrific cast handle these scenes where little is said, but much revealed. It's a master class in subtext and behavioral acting.

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]]> TAKE SHELTER https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/take-shelter-film-review/ https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/take-shelter-film-review/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:30:57 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=13237

Take Shelter is a modern American masterpiece.

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/take-shelter-film-review/feed/ 4 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 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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]]> Filmmaker Reflections – The 2000s: Vol. 2 https://www.hammertonail.com/editorial/essays/filmmaker-reflections-the-2000s-vol-2/ Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:53:25 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=2854 (If you haven’t already, please be sure to check out Filmmaker Reflections – The 2000s: Vol. 1 for a series explanation and to read the first batch of reflections.) Filmmaker Reflections – The 2000s: Vol. 2 It’s hard for me […]

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]]> SHOTGUN STORIES https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/drama/shotgun-stories-film-review/ Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:10:51 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=104 (You can—and should—buy Shotgun Stories at Amazon. Visit the film’s official website to watch the trailer.) Jeff Nichols’ Shotgun Stories is one of those pitch-perfect debuts that don’t come around very often. In telling this universal tale with a distinctly […]

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