Winter's Bone Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/winters-bone/ What to Watch Tue, 09 Jan 2024 20:03:28 +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 Winter's Bone Archives - Hammer to Nail https://www.hammertonail.com/tag/winters-bone/ 32 32 LEAVE NO TRACE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/leave-no-trace/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 16:42:45 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29877

Leave No Trace ultimately engages with both its showcase of two fine actors at the peak of their game and its beautiful images. Indeed, it leaves more than a trace, but a lasting impression.

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]]> ON THE FRINGE, PART SEVEN: SHOTGUN STORIES (2007) https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/on-the-fringe-7/ Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:05:14 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=29448 Jeff Nichols’ award-winning directorial debut Shotgun Stories is a flawless film. This quality is a crucial distinction to make in discussing a film as part of my continuing “On theFringe” series, as this factor sets the movie apart from its (predecessor) compatriot pictures […]

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]]> STARRED UP https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/starred-up-film-review/ Wed, 27 Aug 2014 17:11:03 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=23543

What sets David MacKenzie’s film apart is his willingness to trade some of the shock and awe of prison narratives for character development.

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]]> WINTER’S BONE https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/drama/winters-bone-film-review/ https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/drama/winters-bone-film-review/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:00:35 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=5009

(Winter’s Bone won the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It is being distributed by Roadside Attractions and is now available on DVD or Blu-ray. It opened in New York City […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/drama/winters-bone-film-review/feed/ 2 SXSW 2010 – A Preview https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/sxsw-2010-a-preview/ https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/sxsw-2010-a-preview/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:07:33 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1808 Whenever March 1st arrives, I can’t help but have the following thought: not only am I lucky to be alive, I am so-so very-very lucky-lucky to be me-me-me. For at no other time of year do my most cherished personal […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/sxsw-2010-a-preview/feed/ 5 SUNDANCE 2010: Tully’s Wrap-Up https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/sundance-2010-michael-tully-wrap-up/ https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/sundance-2010-michael-tully-wrap-up/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:58:57 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1776 From the moment one set foot in Park City for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, it became quite clear that the powers-that-be were using the departure of longtime festival director Geoffrey Gilmore as a subconscious marketing tool. Though the ad […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/sundance-2010-michael-tully-wrap-up/feed/ 1 MIKE S. RYAN’S SUNDANCE ‘10 WRAP-UP – Why Sundance Still Matters In The World https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/mike-s-ryan%e2%80%99s-sundance-%e2%80%9810-wrap-up-why-sundance-still-matters-in-the-world/ https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/mike-s-ryan%e2%80%99s-sundance-%e2%80%9810-wrap-up-why-sundance-still-matters-in-the-world/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:26:17 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1694 On my fourth day, I finally emerged from my screening doldrums. After the streets and the buses became free of the non-film skiers and LA lookeeloos and I saw 3 Backyards, Blue Valentine, and Winter’s Bone, I started to think […]

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]]> https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/mike-s-ryan%e2%80%99s-sundance-%e2%80%9810-wrap-up-why-sundance-still-matters-in-the-world/feed/ 1 MIKE S. RYAN AT SUNDANCE ‘10: DAY TWO https://www.hammertonail.com/shorts-contest/mike-s-ryan-at-sundance-%e2%80%9810-day-two/ Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:21:08 +0000 http://www.hammertonail.com/?p=1686 I saw six films Saturday the 23rd. Actually I walked out on Boy since I don t like films that rely on cute kids and/or cute animals. Boy is directed with punchy quirky energy by Taika Waititi, who made Eagle […]

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