A Conversation With Ramin Bahrani (GOODBYE SOLO)
After only three features, Ramin Bahrani has quickly established himself as one of American independent cinema’s most accomplished new voices. His first two films, Man Push Cart and Chop Shop, were...
View ArticleBUILDER, THE
(The Builder is now available on DVD through Jagjagjuwar. Buy it here.) R. Alverson’s debut feature The Builder was one of the centerpieces of last week’s New York Times article on record labels...
View ArticleMust-Sees At The 2010 New York Film Festival (Updated)
There really is no need for an introduction, is there? It’s the New York Film Festival. Those four words say everything. Simply sit back, relax, and bask in the glory of all those Cannes/Venice entries...
View ArticleCINE-DEBATE: GRAN TORINO – Are You Kidding Me???
I believe the following to be true: If Clint Eastwood hadn’t directed or acted in Gran Torino and the role of Walt Kowalski had instead been played by an unknown theater actor from Detroit, and if...
View ArticleA Conversation With Jarred Alterman (CONVENTO)
In my Pick of the Week review at the Filmmaker blog for Jarred Alterman’s Convento—in conjunction with its screening at Rooftop Films last summer—I had this to say about it: Jarred Alterman’s Convento...
View ArticleA Conversation With Alex Ross Perry (THE COLOR WHEEL)
Since the long planned HTN conversation between myself and Alex Ross Perry was also shaping up to be his last—at least with regards to his film The Color Wheel‘s impending theatrical release in New...
View ArticleTRIBECA ’13: SUSANNA LOCASCIO’S WRAP-UP
I don’t know the origins of this, but common knowledge says that it takes ten years to become a New Yorker. If that’s the case, the Tribeca Film Festival cruised past that mark last year. Like most of...
View ArticleTHE WITNESS
They leave us with many questions still unanswered, but with a sense of profound satisfaction that the questions were, finally, asked.
View ArticleNick Toti’s “Digital Gods”- Transmission Two
(Nick Toti analyzes the work of indier-than-you mega-stud Zachary Oberzan. Since the 2010 release of his one-man re-imagining of Rambo: First Blood, Oberzan’s DIY cinematic epics have been vastly...
View ArticleNick Toti’s “Digital Gods”- Transmission Three
(In this follow-up to the last Digital Gods entry, Nick Toti interviews Zachary Oberzan about his life, his work, and the solemn meditative qualities of popular culture. Much like his movies, Oberzan’s...
View ArticleNick Toti’s “Digital Gods”- Transmission Three.Five
(Here’s part 2 of Nick Toti’s interview with Zachary Oberzan about his life, his work, and the solemn meditative qualities of popular culture. Much like his movies, Oberzan’s answers range from the...
View ArticleA Conversation with Ramona Diaz (MOTHERLAND)
I met with documentary director Ramona Diaz on Friday, May 5, 2017, at the Maryland Film Festival, to discuss her most recent film, Motherland (reviewed here), which premiered at Sundance. It tells the...
View ArticleTOTALLY UNDER CONTROL
(Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan and Suzanne Hillinger’s imperative doc Totally Under Control is available now on VOD via Neon. Like what you see here on Hammer to Nail? Why not give just $1.00 per...
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