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HtN’s 12 Most Anticipated Films at DOC NYC 2021

The Editorial Staff — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 15:49:38 +0000

DOC NYC 2021 kicks off today, November 10, in and around the IFC Center in the village. The festival is run by Artistic Director Thom Powers who also programs the documentary slate at TIFF. Powers curates his own ‘shortlist’ as […]

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STREET GANG: HOW WE GOT TO SESAME STREET

Christopher Reed — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 16:43:20 +0000

(The 2021 Sundance Film Festival ran January 28- February 3, all virtually as well as with drive-ins sprinkled around the U.S.. Hammer to Nail is bringing you a ton of coverage so, keep coming back! Like what you see here on […]

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A Conversation with Arthur Jones & Giorgio Angelini (FEELS GOOD MAN)

Christopher Reed — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 19:00:02 +0000

I recently spoke by phone with director Arthur Jones and producer Giorgio Angelini (Owned: A Tale of Two Americas) about their collaboration on the new documentary Feels Good Man (which I also reviewed). The film tells the story of cartoonist […]

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#OSCARS SO RIGHT: WHY “BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE” IS THE PRIZE TO KEEP AN EYE ON

Sat, 23 Feb 2019 18:43:27 +0000

Recently, Vanity Fair ran a piece declaring the Best Documentary Feature category of the Academy Awards a “haven for female filmmakers.” Indeed it’s true that, as the article stated, just in the past decade “women have directed or co-directed more […]

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Matt Delman’s Top 10’s of 2018

Matt Delman — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 20:08:18 +0000

(‘Tis the season for end of year lists and Hammer to Nail has you covered! Enjoy Matt Delman’s favorite films of 2018 below and stay tuned for Lead Critic Chris Reed and Editor Don R. Lewis’ next week! Like what […]

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THEY’LL LOVE ME WHEN I’M DEAD

Christopher Reed — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 16:55:36 +0000

As we learn – if we didn't already know – watching They'll Love Me When I'm Dead, Welles was a deeply problematic human being, but there's no doubt that he was an incomparable filmmaker.

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A Conversation with Lisa D’Apolito (LOVE, GILDA)

Christopher Reed — Sat, 22 Sep 2018 19:13:46 +0000

I met with documentary director Lisa D’Apolito on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at AFI DOCS, to discuss her feature debut Love, Gilda (which I also reviewed). The film offers a comprehensive cinematic portrait of the late, great Gilda Radner, part […]

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Matthew Delman’s TIFF 2018 Wrap-Up

Matt Delman — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 18:12:07 +0000

This year’s Toronto International Film Festival was a treasure trove for the arthouse film lover. The buzziest titles among critics were Alfonso Cuaron’s deliberately paced, black-and-white, Spanish-language drama about a Mexican housemaid, and a brutally brilliant Claire Denis space odyssey. […]

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Jessica Baxter’s 2018 Seattle International Film Festival Wrap-Up

Jessica Baxter — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 16:35:14 +0000

The 2018 Seattle International Film Festival ran from May 17th to June 10th. That’s 25 solid days of movie madness. It kicked off with the premiere of Isabel Coixet’s The Bookshop, starring Emily Mortimer as a widow who uses her […]

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WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?

Christopher Reed — Thu, 31 May 2018 20:06:07 +0000

Thank you, Mister Rogers, for a wonderful life, and thank you, Mister Neville, for this wonderful movie.

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