May 01, 2008
Hammer to Nail Really Begins

Well, not really begins, as the official site design has yet to go live. But it's official. I'm on the full-time payroll at Hammer to Nail, and I'm very excited about it. For now, until the new design launches, I'm going to be posting up to 25 reviews a month (don't worry, I won't be writing all of them). While our primary focus is American narratives under two million dollars, I feel confident that we've covered many of the most shining examples of those works from 2008 already, and so I hope to keep our horizons expanded (docs, world cinema, etc.) to make sure that readers are getting a well-rounded education in ambitious independent cinema.

It's rather perfect timing that Harmony Korine's Mister Lonely opens at the IFC Center tomorrow. While I'm pretty sure his film cost more than two million dollars, Mister Lonely is the type of work that inspired our new site in the first place. And so allow me to point you in the direction of my review of Mister Lonely, which is by far one of my favorite films of 2008.

More to come next week, so be sure to bookmark Hammer to Nail!

Posted by tully to Indie Film at 09:30AM on May 1, 2008
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