(The New York Film Festival (NYFF) ran September 25 through October 12, check out M.J. O’Toole’s review of Bucking Fastard fresh from the fest. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Werner Herzog has never been one […]

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The Venice Film Festival begins today and HTN’s very own M.J. O’Toole is on the Lido, taking in world premieres and all the Italian pasta he can eat. Hopefully the films this year will be as spicy as the arugula, […]

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After unveiling the Main Slate lineup last week, the New York Film Festival has just announced the Spotlight lineup for its 64th edition. This section will showcase a selection of 12 features (3 of which are world premieres), one medium-length […]

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The Venice Film Festival is heading back to the Lido for its 82nd edition. Taking place August 27 – September 6, the in-competition lineup features exciting new titles from an array of auteurs, including Park Chan-wook, Jim Jarmusch, Noah Baumbach, […]

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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 that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week, Jonathan Marlow takes a journey with […]

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If you thought Heart of Darkness gave you a hard enough look into the challenges of making a masterpiece of cinema in the jungle, try experiencing the frenzied making of Werner Herzog’s 1982 epic Fitzcarraldo. Iconic documentary filmmaker Les Blank’s […]

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Hlynur Pálmason is an Icelandic writer and director. For his latest project Godland (which I also reviewed) he reunited with Danish actor Elliott Crosset Hove. Pálmason is a graduate from the national film school of Denmark. While Elliott is now […]

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The Toronto International Film Festival has announced its lineup for both the TIFF Docs and Contemporary World Cinema section, featuring films from over 50 countries. The festival will run from September 8 – 18. The Docs lineup includes Laura Poitras’ […]

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(Gorbachev. Heaven finds acclaimed director Vitaly Mansky at home with a man who helped to shape the 20th-century: Mikhail Gorbachev. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per month via Patreon to help keep us going?) […]

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Founded in 1980 by Robert Redford to promote the art and craft of filmmaking, the U.S. Film Festival, rebranded as the Sundance Film Festival in 1985, has long been a beacon for American independent cinema. Ever since then, the annual […]

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