Hammer to Nail

NYFF62 Main Slate Lineup: New Titles From Mike Leigh, Brady Corbet, David Cronenberg, and More
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After announcing its Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Closing Night selections, the New York Film Festival has announced the full Main Slate lineup for its 62nd edition. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center, this year’s Main Slate sections will screen the...
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THE OUTRUN Trailer: Saoirse Ronan Seeks Recovery and Redemption in Poignant True Story
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Saoirse Ronan is on the uneasy road to healing in The Outrun. German filmmaker Nora Fingscheidt (The Unforgivable; System Crasher) directs from a script co-written with Amy Liptrot based on her best-selling memoir of the same name. It centers on...
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Watch Jim Cummings’ Hilarious New Short Film IS NOW A GOOD TIME?
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Never count out Jim Cummings. The multi-hyphenate talent who broke out in 2016 with his SXSW winner Thunder Road knows how to make a film hilarious, gripping, and emotional in so many unexpected ways. After following up his feature debut...
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MERCHANT IVORY Trailer: New Documentary Pays Tribute to Legendary Filmmaking Duo
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The decades-long partnership of director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant is endearingly profiled in the new documentary Merchant Ivory. The titular words are not only synonymous with the legendary duo, but also the string of iconic, sophisticated period pieces...
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CUCKOO Trailer: Neon is at it again!
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Hot on the heels of the underdog breakout film of the summer, Longlegs, Neon is set to release another hotly anticipated horror film with the eerie looking Cuckoo starring Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens, directed by Tilman Singer. Get ready, it’s...
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THE BECOMERS Trailer: Aliens Navigate Life on Earth in Zach Clark’s Sci-Fi Genre-Bender
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Hammer to Nail loves us some some Zach Clark weirdness! His latest film The Becomers hits theaters and VOD Tuesday, September 24 from Dark Star Pictures. Here’s the official synopsis: Forced to flee their dying planet, two body-snatching alien lovers arrive...
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A Conversation with Corey Sherman (BIG BOYS)
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No one likes being 14. That age just sucks. Unless you happen to be the lead character on the Disney show, or arguably the actor portraying that lead character, real life conflicts come at you from every angle and never...
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MOUNTAINS Trailer: A Haitian Immigrant Family Lives Through Change in Festival Winner
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How do you hang onto your values while everything around you is changing? Monica Sorelle’s touching and observant feature debut Mountains centers on a Haitian immigrant family living in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood trying to pursue their dreams, while gentrification...
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MEANWHILE ON EARTH Trailer: Extraterrestrial Contact Is Made in Jérémy Clapin’s Live-Action Debut
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After making one of the most innovative animated films with the Oscar-nominated I Lost My Body, Jérémy Clapin returns with his live-action debut that is just as imaginative, but with more chills. Meanwhile On Earth stars newcomer Megan Northam as...
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A DIFFERENT MAN Trailer: Sebastian Stan Changes His Face & Life in Aaron Schimberg’s Surreal Comedy
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While it may be a while before we see his portrayal of Donald Trump in The Apprentice stateside, Sebastian Stan delivers one of the best performances of the year in A Different Man. Written and directed by Aaron Schimberg (Chained...
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