Hammer to Nail

THE SMASHING MACHINE Trailer: Dwayne Johnson Stars in Benny Safdie’s MMA Biopic
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Six years after making Uncut Gems, the Safdie Brothers have forged their individual paths as filmmakers. Both brothers have their solo projects coming out this year from A24. With Josh’s Timothee Chalemet-starrer Marty Supreme set for a Christmas Day release,...
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A Conversation with Charles Burnett (KILLER OF SHEEP)
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Imagine this peculiar back-and-forth as mere embellishment. There is a far superior interview—in Interview, no less—with the great Charles Burnett and Barry Jenkins “You’re Either a Storyteller or a Liar” Go read that. Then, if interest persists, you can return...
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TURN ME ON
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(Check out Chris Reed’s Turn Me On movie review. Director Michael Tyburski is a former HtN Short Film Contest winner and the film is now available to stream on Apple TV, Amazon and Fandango at Home. Seen it? Join the...
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CAUGHT BY THE TIDES Trailer: Jia Zhangke Travels Through Time With His Ambitious Experimental Drama
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Director Jia Zhangke and his leading lady Zhao Tao have been an unstoppable force in Chinese cinema, having collaborated on more than half a dozen films. Six years after the duo worked together on Ash Is Purest White, they have...
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A Conversation with Miguel Gomes (GRAND TOUR)
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Miguel Gomes has established himself as one of Portugal’s most innovative filmmakers through works that blend documentary and fiction while experimenting with narrative structure. From his debut feature The Face You Deserve (2004) to acclaimed films like Tabu (2012) and the ambitious three-part Arabian Nights (2015),...
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THE WEDDING BANQUET
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(Check out Chris Reed’s The Wedding Banquet movie review, it hits theaters on Friday, April 18. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) At the top of the list of reasons to see The Wedding Banquet, director...
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WE WERE DANGEROUS
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(Check out Chris Reed’s We Were Dangerous movie review, It starts April 18 in L.A. before a nationwide rollout. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In director Josephine Stewart Te-Whiu’s debut feature, We Were Dangerous, the time...
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TRIBECA 2025 LINEUP: New Films From Alex Ross Perry, RZA, Takashi Miike, and More Headed to NYC
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The Tribeca Film Festival has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition, which will take place June 4-15. As previously announced, Emmy winners Susan Lacy & Jessica Levin’s documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes will open the festival, while...
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An Explorer Tries to Escape a Rain of Fire in an Exclusive Clip for ‘A Vanishing Fog’
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A solitary explorer and guardian of the mountains (Sebastian Pii) faces a reign of violence across his land in Colombian filmmaker Augusto Sandino’s A Vanishing Fog. The film had its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival before...
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A Conversation with James Griffiths, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Tom Basden & Tim Key (THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND)
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I had the opportunity to speak with key talent behind The Ballad of Wallis Island. This charming tale follows eccentric lottery winner Charles (Tim Key) who manages to reunite his favorite folk-rock duo, McGwyer Mortimer, for a private performance at his remote...
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