Myrsini Aristidou is a Cypriot filmmaker born and raised in Limassol. She holds a BFA in Film and Art History from Pratt Institute and an MFA in Film Directing from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and in 2016 founded […]

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After making prolific films together over 25 years (Mo’ Better Blues, Malcolm X, He Got Game, and Inside Man), Denzel Washington and Spike Lee are a duo to be reckoned with. Now, Lee directs Denzel in what is considered to be a thrilling […]

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Throughout its five-decade run, New Directors/New Films has introduced the works of many of today’s notable auteurs, including Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Kelly Reichardt, Denis Villeneuve, Michael Haneke, Guillermo del Toro, RaMell Ross, Laura Poitras, Yorgos Lanthimos, and […]

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New Directors/New Films is coming back for its 54th edition. Since 1972, it has showcased work from the likes of Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Kelly Reichardt, Pedro Almodóvar, Souleymane Cissé, Jia Zhangke, Spike Lee, Lynne Ramsay, Michael Haneke, Wong Kar-wai, […]

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“Same as it ever was.” Almost 40 years ago, before putting his stamp on cinema with The Silence of the Lambs, Jonathan Demme directed what is considered to this day… the greatest concert film of all time. Stop Making Sense […]

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Director Sav Rodgers just premiered his documentary-feature debut, Chasing Chasing Amy, at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival (where I reviewed it). In the film, Rodgers chronicles both his complicated love affair with Kevin Smith’s 1997 Chasing Amy—so important to him […]

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(Here at Hammer to Nail, we are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, Brad Cook digs in […]

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(The 2022 Toronto Film Festival or, TIFF runs September 8-18 in Toronto, Canada. HtN has tons of coverage coming your way so, stay tuned! Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of Sidney. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) […]

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The 2022 Tribeca Film Festival had no shortage of movie stars, red carpets, cocktail parties and good films. Unlike TIFF and Sundance that takeover the whole town, the Tribeca festival can feel a bit scattered in a city as sprawling as […]

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(The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival or, TIFF, ran September 10-20 online. Although Hammer to Nail wasn’t granted access to a press pass, we still have been running as much coverage as possible thanks to filmmakers and PR companies who want to […]

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