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New on Hammer to Nail

• A Conversation With Dustin Guy Defa (BAD FEVER)
  In the past year, and with only two films, Dustin Guy Defa has firmly cemented himself as one of American independent cinema’s strongest new voices. Premiering at the 2011 SXSW Film Festival and featuring a star-making performance by Kentucker Audley, his narrative feature Bad Fever is firmly rooted in the character- and atmosphere-based dramas churned [...][...]
• SLAMDANCE 2012: A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
  On Day Six of Slamdance 2012, I got together with the creators of three of the festival’s most interesting and challenging films: Frank Rinaldi (writer/director) and Scott Laidlaw (editor) from Sundowning; Daniel Martinico (director/co-writer) and Hugo Armstrong (actor/co-writer) from OK, Good, and Peter McLarnan (writer/director) and Brennan Vance (DP) from The Sound of Small Things. [...][...]
• HOME VIDEO PICKS
  Pick of the Week The Mill & The Cross (Kino/Lorber) — I planned to write a gushing review of Lech Majewski’s ingenious film when it was released theatrically, but I found myself ill-equipped to do just that. Frisky, compelling, and, perhaps most importantly, artful without being pretentious, The Mill & The Cross genuinely succeeds at [...][...]