Solaris Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/solaris/ What to Watch Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:22:21 +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 Solaris Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/solaris/ 32 32 TENSHI NO TAMAGO [ANGEL’S EGG] https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/angels-egg/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:21:48 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=54364

(The fortieth anniversary of the far-too-little-seen animated epic Tenshi no Tamago (Angel’s Egg) in its highly-anticipated 4K remaster, opening theatrically 19-November-2025. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) “Angel or devil? I don’t care. For in front […]

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]]> SOLARIS MON AMOUR https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/solaris-mon-amour/ Thu, 14 Mar 2024 20:02:24 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=50452

(Returning for its 13th edition, the Museum of the Moving Image’s First Look Festival  (https://movingimage.org/series/firstlook2024/) marks the emergence of strong breakout international cinema. From March 13-17, it will screen over three dozen eclectic films, both features and shorts, making their […]

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]]> Museum of the Moving Image Unveils Lineup for its 2024 First Look Festival https://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/momi-2024-first-look-festival/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:34:31 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=50165 2024 MoMI First Look Festival Lineup

NYC’s Museum of the Moving Image has announced the full lineup for its 2024 First Look Festival. The festival offers a diverse slate of major New York premieres, work-in-progress screenings & sessions, gallery installations, and fresh perspectives on the art and process of filmmaking.  Its […]

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]]> RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: CODA https://www.hammertonail.com/latest-reviews/ryuichi-sakamoto-coda-review/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 16:08:56 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29644

The man is so effortlessly charming and unassuming that it is hard not to be immediately seduced by his graceful reserve.

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]]> THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: IVAN’S CHILDHOOD https://www.hammertonail.com/blu-ray/ivans-childhood-blu/ Thu, 25 Aug 2016 15:20:38 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=26953

Indeed, time and memory are the ultimate subjects of most of his work, which is why, after Ivan's Childhood, we so often find long-duration takes at key points of the narrative, conflating reel and real time.

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]]> SLAMDANCE 2012: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/slamdance-2012-a-roundtable-discussion/ https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/slamdance-2012-a-roundtable-discussion/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:38:33 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=14959 On Day Six of Slamdance 2012, I got together with the creators of three of the festival’s most interesting and challenging films: Frank Rinaldi (writer/director) and Scott Laidlaw (editor) from Sundowning; Daniel Martinico (director/co-writer) and Hugo Armstrong (actor/co-writer) from OK, […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/slamdance-2012-a-roundtable-discussion/feed/ 1 MASKA https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/maska-film-review/ Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:30:21 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=13558

Like the woman shedding her body to become a beast of prey, the Quay Brothers emerge from the safe shell of their reputation with a new and powerful artillery, and have created what is arguably the finest work of their career.

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]]> SOLARIS https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/solaris-film-review/ Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:55:51 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=10889

Solaris is a trifold mystery drawing much of its power from the already-existing puzzles of space, the sea, and human consciousness.

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]]> SITA SINGS THE BLUES https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/comedy/sita-sings-the-blues-film-review/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:11:17 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=108

(Sita Sings the Blues won the 2008 “Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You” award. After encountering nearly insurmountable problems with regards to clearing music rights, Nina Paley’s film has now found official distribution through FilmKaravan—in conjunction with […]

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