Hammer to Nail

The Butcher Brothers (Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores) are back in the horror game with Consumed. The film stars Courtney Halverson, Mark Famiglietti and Devon Sawa, It hits theaters and VOD Friday, August 16.   The post CONSUMED Trailer: A married...

An entire generation of people grew up with Mavis Beacon. The Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing software was revolutionary in teaching millions of people how to type in the late 20th century when computers became more accessible and available to the...

Multi-hyphenate artist Zia Anger is haunted by an abandoned feature film in her feature directorial debut, My First Film. Also known for her music video directing and performance art, Anger combines memories of her experiences from that unrealized project with...

This weekend, Vashon Island will be the beating heart of the Pacific Northwest as it hosts the third annual Vashon Island Film Festival (VIFF) from August 8-11. Picture this: a charming island, a historic theater, and a community united by...

The ongoing War in Ukraine is captured up close and personal through the eyes of its artists who remain in David Gutnik’s documentary Rule of Two Walls, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival where it won a Special...

Steven Soderbergh has never been bound by genre. The Oscar-winning director has revolutionized Hollywood over his decades-long career with his DIY approach to filmmaking, which includes acting as his cinematographer and editor. Thirty-plus years after his iconic debut Sex, Lies,...

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...

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...

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...

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...