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HAMMER TO NAIL’S BEST FILMS OF 2021 – Part 1

The Editorial Staff — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 17:40:08 +0000

As 2021 dawned, we found ourselves as a nation more consumed by the political drama unfolding around us than any narrative created by filmmakers. Truth was, for a while, far stranger than fiction. Eventually, however, we returned to something resembling […]

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A Conversation with Traci Curry & Stanley Nelson (ATTICA)

Christopher Reed — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 23:44:03 +0000

In their new documentary, Attica (which I reviewed out of TIFF 2021), director Stanley Nelson (The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution) and co-director Traci Curry examine the history and legacy of the 1971 prison uprising at the Attica Correctional […]

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ATTICA

Christopher Reed — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 19:00:15 +0000

(The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival ran 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 Patreon to help keep […]

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MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL

Christopher Reed — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:00:16 +0000

No amount of brilliance and cultural significance can justify bad behavior, though Davis is hardly alone in his violence.

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A Conversation with Stanley Nelson (TELL THEM WE ARE RISING)

Christopher Reed — Thu, 18 May 2017 18:38:56 +0000

I met with director Stanley Nelson on Sunday, May 7, 2017, at the Maryland Film Festival, to discuss his latest documentary, Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities, which premiered at Sundance (when I reviewed […]

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TELL THEM WE ARE RISING

Christopher Reed — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 21:34:37 +0000

Tell Them We Are Rising tells a story that must be told, and tells it well...

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BAMcinemaFEST 2010 – An Overview (Updated Daily!!!)

Michael Tully — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:18:37 +0000

After a resoundingly successful first year, BAMcinemaFEST is back to reaffirm its status as one of the premiere showcases in New York City for the freshest and brightest cinema of the current calendar year. While the BAMcinemaFEST program is most […]

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A Conversation With AJ Schnack and Nate Truesdell (CONVENTION)

Michael Tully — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:16:57 +0000

When the world converged on Denver, Colorado, in late August of 2008 for the Democratic National Convention, it was projected to be the most memorable and historic in American history. Seizing the moment, filmmaker AJ Schnack and his main collaborators […]

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NETFLIX HIDDEN GEMS: Issue #4

Michael Tully — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:07:28 +0000

Has that time of the month come yet again? ‘Tas, by golly. Get to queuein’, cinemisters and cinemisses: ***ISSUE #4: NOVEMBER ‘09*** Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) — Stanley Nelson’s brilliantly executed documentary shows how one […]

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