The 2026 Seattle International Film Festival opened with a bang as a sold-out crowd filled the historic Paramount Theater to see Boots Riley’s second feature film, I Love Boosters. In honor of the film’s high fashion theme, Riley wore a […]

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During Argentina’s Dirty War between 1976 and 1983, up to 30,000 people disappeared. Many were dissidents and activists publicly opposing the military dictatorship, Proceso de Reorganización Nacional (National Reorganization Process), though others were citizens suspected of being “terrorists” for having […]

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Oscar-winning filmmaker Adam Elliot (Mary and Max; Harvey Krumpet) is back with his second stop-motion feature in 15 years! Memoir of a Snail – which took nearly a decade to complete – follows the life of melancholic Grace (voiced by […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale, sailing into theaters this September. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) What’s not to love about a documentary that uses artful stop-motion […]

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(The 2021 Sundance Film Festival runs January 28-February 3, all virtually as well as with drive-ins sprinkled around the U.S.. Hammer to Nail is bringing you a ton of coverage so, keep coming back! Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? […]

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Though Josh Polon's feature-documentary debut, MexMan, can occasionally seem a little too enamored of its main characters' bro culture, its central narrative always remains compelling.

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(A Town Called Panic is distributed by Zeitgeist Films. It opens in New York City on 12/16/09 at the Film Forum, before expanding in the coming weeks and months. Visit the film’s official website to learn more, and visit the […]

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