This American Life Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/this-american-life/ What to Watch Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:11:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.hammertonail.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-logo02-1-32x32.png This American Life Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/this-american-life/ 32 32 FLIPSIDE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/flipside/ Fri, 31 May 2024 13:19:30 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=40375

(The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs September 7-17 and HtN has tons of coverage coming your way! Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of Flipside. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) A creative existence can be […]

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]]> FLIPSIDE Trailer: Documentarian Chris Wilcha Reflects on a Life of Shelved Projects, Records, and Creative Meaning https://www.hammertonail.com/trailer/flipside-chris-wilcha/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:30:41 +0000 https://www.hammertonail.com/?p=50693 Chris Wilcha's FLIPSIDE

Filmmaker Chris Wilcha looks back on a life of lost passion projects and memories in his newest documentary Flipside. The film is the product of Wilcha returning to the New Jersey record store where he worked as a teenage clerk […]

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For a gifted storyteller like Birbiglia to translate his one-man show routines to satisfying character pieces onscreen speaks volumes for his career as is and it’ll be exciting to see where he goes next.

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]]> A Conversation With Mike Birbiglia and Jacob Jaffke (SLEEPWALK WITH ME) https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-mike-birbiglia-and-jacob-jaffke-sleepwalk-with-me/ https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-mike-birbiglia-and-jacob-jaffke-sleepwalk-with-me/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:30:34 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=18234 (Sleepwalk With Me is now available on DVD, Blu-ray, and at Amazon Instant through MPI Home Video.) As a stand-up comedian, author, and contributor to the popular NPR radio show This American Life, Mike Birbiglia has proven that he has […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-conversation-with-mike-birbiglia-and-jacob-jaffke-sleepwalk-with-me/feed/ 1 FIELD NOTES FROM DIMENSION X https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/comedy/field-notes-from-dimension-x-film-review/ Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:41:35 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=660 (Carson Mell’s previous work, including The Writer and Chonto, is available on YouTube. Field Notes From Dimension X was selected for inclusion on Wholphin No. 7. More information on Mell’s work can be found at his website, www.carsonmell.com.) Neuroses endear […]

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