Flow has now come home. Gints Zilbalodis’ double Oscar nominee for Best Animated Film and Best International Feature Film is now streaming on Max, following an ongoing theatrical run and ahead of its eventual 4K Criterion Collection release. This bold, […]

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Before breaking the mold of cinema with his sensations L’avventura and Blow-Out, Michelangelo Antonioni examined a rootless life in his 1957 neorealist drama, Il Grido. Restored by The Film Foundation, Cineteca di Bologna, and Compass Film, it follows mechanic Aldo […]

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The New York Film Festival, presented by Film at Lincoln Center, has announced the Revivals lineup for its 62nd edition. The Revivals section showcases significant works from renowned filmmakers that have been digitally remastered, restored, and preserved with the assistance […]

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A hidden gem of Iranian cinema has been unearthed and restored in 4K. Bahram Beyzaie’s mythical 1974 sophomore film The Stranger and the Fog was banned in Iran for decades following the Revolution there, but it’s finally being brought back […]

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When Ryuichi Sakamoto passed away from cancer in March 2023 at age 71, the world lost one of its greatest musicians. Now, his legacy is captured in a stunning new documentary directed by his son, Neo Sora. The iconic, Oscar-winning […]

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If you found yourself canceling all your subscriptions to certain streaming services lately, that doesn’t mean you have to devoid yourselves of outstanding films of the past and present. So if you’re looking to expand your palette with more independent […]

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One of the most iconic, innovative, and inspirational filmmakers of the last few decades is Béla Tarr. His films – some of which he co-directed with his wife Ágnes Hranitzky – include the 8-hour phenomenon Sátántangó and his awe-inspiring supposed […]

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(We here at Hammer to Nail 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, our “The Curbside Criterion” […]

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...and this particular release is definitely among the best that Criterion has to offer, even if all material here is available on the stand-alone discs (which, if purchased separately, cost more than this combo package)

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The classic rebel film of the late 60's gets the Criterion Blu-ray treatment

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