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2016 TRUE/FALSE FEST WRAP-UP

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:32:26 +0000

In the heart of America, the 13th annual True/False Film Festival, wrapped up a few days ago and we cannot stop talking and thinking about it. The premiere non-fiction festival in the U. S. (although, Full Frame and Big Sky, […]

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HOME VIDEO PICKS

Michael Tully — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:58:29 +0000

This week will not go down in memory as one of the greatest weeks of home video releases to ever occur, but there do appear to be some pleasures for the taking nonetheless: Recommended Valhalla Rising (MPI Home Video) — […]

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VOD REPORT

Michael Tully — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:42:58 +0000

Note: This month, we welcome contributing watcher/writer John Lichman into the fold—hooray!—to not only take the pressure off your overburdened head writer/editor, but to bring some linguistic variety to the table. Hopefully in the future our contributor horizons will only […]

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VOD REPORT

Michael Tully — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:01:18 +0000

KEY: — A three-star marking (***) equals a very high recommendation. — A two-star marking (**) equals a high recommendation. — A one-star marking (*) equals a recommendation. — A no-star marking is reserved for those titles that are worth […]

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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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VIDEO ON DEMAND – June 2010

Michael Tully — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:11:07 +0000

From the positive feedback based our first ever Hammer to Nail monthly VOD report in May, it sounds like this was something that was indeed long overdue. Many thanks to those filmmakers and distributors who rose to the challenge and […]

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WHOLPHIN NO. 11

Michael Tully — Mon, 24 May 2010 14:02:26 +0000

(Wholphin No. 11 is distributed by McSweeney’s and can be purchased at Amazon, though what you really need to do is go to the Wholphin website and purchase a subscription. ) Everybody knows by now that Wholphin, the quarterly DVD […]

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DVD RELEASES 2010/5/18

Michael Tully — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:00:34 +0000

A solid week, I’d say. Let’s get to it: The Messenger (Oscilloscope) — In The Messenger, Ben Foster is Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery, a clenched jaw Iraq war vet, who is forced into joining Gulf War vet Captain Tony Stone […]

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THE 2009 HAMMER TO NAIL AWARDS

Michael Tully — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:30:46 +0000

Welcome to the second annual Hammer to Nail Awards! The ever-increasing torrent of end-of-the-year lists and trophies can become an overwhelming blur, which is just one of the reasons why we here at HTN have made a commitment to do […]

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SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL 2009 – Tuesday, March 31st and Wednesday, April 1st

Michael Tully — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:56:02 +0000

Now that people are starting to pour in, the opportunity to write is becoming much trickier. Before I’m totally swallowed by the socializing, here’s a quick recap of the past few days… Shorts Program 4 — The plan was to […]

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