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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 9

THIS IS SPINAL TAP is back in theaters for its 41st birthday! Chris Reed turns it up to eleven in his review... hammertonail.com/reviews/spinal…

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · 8 h

Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor find love and music in the trailer for THE HISTORY OF SOUND. @MUBI will release Olivier Hermanus' tender drama in theaters September 12. hammertonail.com/trailer/the-hi…

hammertonail's tweet card. As awards season is right around the corner, one big contender MUBI has on its hands is a tender queer romance that had audiences swooning at the Cannes Film Festival. The History of Sound unites...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · 11 h

Filmmakers Callie Hernandez & Courtney Stevens' experimental doc hybrid INVENTION is streaming exclusively on @mubi. M.J. O’Toole (@mj_otoole93) spoke with the two about the process of making the film as a way of processing grief... hammertonail.com/interviews/inv…

hammertonail's tweet card. How does the process of grief help us understand a person better? Can we tell who a person was from the things they leave behind? These are some of the questions that director/co-writer Courtney...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 23

Get ready for a hot, bloody summer in Marseille with Noémie Merlant's THE BALCONETTES. The Forge will release it at NYC's @IFCCenter on August 22, before expanding nationwide. Watch the official trailer. hammertonail.com/trailer/the-ba…

hammertonail's tweet card. Years after breaking out in Céline Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Noémie Merlant is also making a name for herself as a director. This time, she unleashes a wave of revenge in her sophomore...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 22

Nicola Rose's 2nd feature MAGNETOSPHERE is on VOD today! Chris Reed says it's "good times all around, coming-of-age as it always should be." hammertonail.com/reviews/magnet…

hammertonail's tweet card. (Check out Chris Reeds’s Magnetosphere movie review, it’s on VOD now. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In her second feature, Magnetosphere, writer-director Nicola...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 22

The lineup for the 82nd Venice Film Festival features exciting new titles from Jim Jarmusch, Kathryn Bigelow, Park Chan-wook, Guillermo del Toro, Noah Baumbach, Julian Schnabel, László Nemes, and many more. Check out the full list. hammertonail.com/film-festivals…

hammertonail's tweet card. The Venice Film Festival is heading back to the Lido for its 82nd edition. Taking place August 27 - September 6, the in-competition lineup features exciting new titles from an array of auteurs,...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 21

Kick off the holidays a little early with the trailer for Jay Duplass' THE BALTIMORONS. @ifcfilms will release the SXSW winner in select theaters September 5. hammertonail.com/trailer/the-ba…

hammertonail's tweet card. It's Christmas in July. After numerous years of collaborating with his brother Mark and rising as an actor, Jay Duplass has made his solo directing debut with a comedy set in Baltimore on Christmas...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 21

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced additional films for its 50th edition, featuring new titles from Gus Van Sant, Mona Fastvold, David Michôd, Benny Safdie, Edward Berger, and more. Check out the full list. #TIFF50 hammertonail.com/film-festivals…

hammertonail's tweet card. The Toronto International Film Festival returns to mark its 50th edition this fall. It will take place September 4 - 14, featuring both world premieres and North American/Canadian premieres for...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 18

Actress Embeth Davidtz makes her debut as writer/director with DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT, in theaters now nationwide. Chris Reed says it's "a strong effort and thoroughly engaging watch." hammertonail.com/reviews/dont-l…

hammertonail's tweet card. (Check out Chris Reeds’s Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight movie review, it’s in theaters now celebrating it’s 41st birthday. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Actress...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 18

Two brothers and their girlfriends survive a French countryside lockdown in the trailer for Olivier Assayas' SUSPENDED TIME. @musicboxfilms will release the comedy at New York's @FilmLinc on August 15, before expanding. hammertonail.com/trailer/suspen…

hammertonail's tweet card. For his latest feature, Suspended Time, Olivier Assayas drew on his personal diary to revisit his experiences during the COVID-19 lockdown with humor and reminiscence. Shot on location at his late...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 17

David Strathairn tries to keep his dysfunctional family afloat in the trailer for Angus MacLachlan's A LITTLE PRAYER. @musicboxfilms will release it in theaters August 29. hammertonail.com/trailer/a-litt…

hammertonail's tweet card. Two years after it premiered at Sundance 2023, Junebug writer Angus MacLachlan's latest directorial venture, A Little Prayer, is finally coming to U.S. theaters this summer. The family drama stars...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 17

Brandon Wilson says Alexander Hammer's doc ROOM TO MOVE "offers the possibility that with love and community, the neurodivergent can pour their energy into something healthier than satisfying a world that demands they be something other than they are." hammertonail.com/reviews/room-t…

hammertonail's tweet card. (Check out Brandon Wilson’s Room to Move movie review, it’s coming soon from GoodCompany. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) How we feel about non-fiction filmmaking...

Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 16

After a premiere at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight, Owen Kline's film FUNNY PAGES grabbed distribution from @A24. Jack Schenker (@YUNGOCUPOTIS) spoke with Kline about the film... hammertonail.com/interviews/owe…

hammertonail's tweet card. Three years ago, at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight, I had the opportunity to speak with filmmaker Owen Kline to discuss his remarkable feature directorial debut, Funny Pages. At...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 15

In the doc WE ARE GUARDIANS, filmmakers Chelsea Greene, Rob Grobman & Edivan Guajajara sought to expose the deforestation of the rainforests Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro's reign promoted. Kaitlyn Hardy spoke to them about the film, in theaters now... hammertonail.com/interviews/gre…

hammertonail's tweet card. Just one year ago, more than 44.2 million acres of the Amazon Rainforest were burned in a devastating forest fire. The destruction was overwhelming, but unfortunately, was not the first tragedy the...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 15

Dag Johan Haugerud completes his Oslo Trilogy this fall with his Golden Bear winner, DREAMS. @strandreleasing will roll it out in select theaters starting September 12. Watch the U.S. trailer. hammertonail.com/trailer/dreams…

hammertonail's tweet card. After dissecting the concepts of love, sexuality, and gender in his previous features, Love and Sex, Norwegian filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud concludes his Oslo Trilogy with his third entry, Dreams....

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 14

The Vashon Island Film Festival is BACK for its 4th iteration, August 7-10 on the charming island located near Seattle. The lineup? It's a banger! hammertonail.com/film-festivals…

hammertonail's tweet card. The Vashon Film Institute (VFI), the non-profit organization dedicated to fostering independent filmmaking in the Pacific Northwest, has announced the film slate for its fourth annual Vashon Island...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 14

An asylum seeker in Paris struggles to stay afloat in Boris Lojkine's drama SOULEYMANE'S STORY. @KinoLorber will release the César winner in select theaters starting August 1. Watch the U.S. trailer: hammertonail.com/trailer/souley…

hammertonail's tweet image. An asylum seeker in Paris struggles to stay afloat in Boris Lojkine's drama SOULEYMANE'S STORY. @KinoLorber will release the César winner in select theaters starting August 1.

Watch the U.S. trailer: hammertonail.com/trailer/souley…

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 10

The 2025 Oak Cliff Film Fest (@filmoakcliff) looked to be a real banger! Check out the highlights here! hammertonail.com/film-festivals…

hammertonail's tweet card. As a film journalist, I often get the opportunity to attend some pretty amazing, smaller film festivals. My attendance used to be much more frequent, sometimes to the point of having to choose one...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 8

Terry Gilliam’s eternally classic film BRAZIL gets the 4K treatment from @Criterion and Brad Cook (@bradcwriter) sees things in it he's never seen so clearly before.... hammertonail.com/blu-ray/curbsi…

hammertonail's tweet card. (Here at Hammer to Nail are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week...

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Hammer to Nail 🎥@hammertonail · Jul 7

'20 Days in Mariupol' director Mstyslav Chernev captures Ukraine's fight on the frontlines in his unflinching new documentary, 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA. @frontlinepbs and @AP will release it in theaters starting July 25. Watch the official trailer: hammertonail.com/trailer/2000-m…

hammertonail's tweet image. '20 Days in Mariupol' director Mstyslav Chernev captures Ukraine's fight on the frontlines in his unflinching new documentary, 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA. @frontlinepbs and @AP will release it in theaters starting July 25.

Watch the official trailer: hammertonail.com/trailer/2000-m…

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