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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(Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of September 5. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) On September 5, 1972, eight operatives from Black September, a militant group loosely affiliated with the Palestinian organization Fatah, infiltrated the […]

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A Sacrifice was written and directed by Jordan Scott and stars Eric Bana. The film is in theaters now. It is the type of movie that should be supported in theaters as it is an original, adult driven story geared […]

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Throughout its five-decade run, New Directors/New Films has introduced the works of many prolific filmmakers today, including Steven Spielberg, Wong Kar-Wai, Kelly Reichardt, Denis Villeneuve, Guillermo del Toro, Laura Poitras, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Christopher Nolan – just to name a […]

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(The classic TV series Columbo has come under increased popularity amongst cinefiles for it’s always clever scripting but, moreso for a steady parade of outstanding character actors. Jonathan Marlow digs into the Kino Lorber 4K Blu-ray collection of the show’s first […]

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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 explores the […]

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(DOC NYC, “America’s largest documentary festival” is back this year for its 13th edition, running November 9-27. Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of South Beach Shark Club. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Ever since the […]

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With several boots on the ground this year, Hammer to Nail had each of our “attending” writers create a top 5 with everyone excited about so many selections for the first in person South by Southwest (SXSW) since 2019. After […]

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I met with director Midge Costin on Monday, April 29, 2019, at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, to discuss her new documentary Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (which I also reviewed). In the film, Costin provides a comprehensive […]

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It’s all equally as entertaining as it is informative, and a vital addition to our understanding of how movies are made.

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