Two Bits (1995)
Mar 08, 2007 by Mr. Nau Gennaro, an Italian kid in South Philadelphia during the Great Depression, really wants to go to the local theater’s grand opening. His plotting to raise the twenty-five cents required and his poignant, educational moments with his dying grandfather, beautifully played by Al Pacino, make this little picture worth watching. […]
The Journey of August King (1995)
Mar 07, 2007 by Mr. Nau August King, a subsistence farmer in North Carolina before the Civil War, encounters the beautiful Annalees, a runaway slave, on his way home. In this short historical drama, he helps her find the Underground Railroad, despite great personal sacrifice and the serious consequences that could befall him by helping […]
Dead Like Me, Season 2 (2004)
Mar 06, 2007 by Mr. Nau Georgia is back in the second and final season of her adventures as the junior member of a group of reapers, whose job it is to claim the souls of those about to die. Full of intelligent humor, this comedy was perfectly cast, beautifully written, and far too short-lived. […]
Buddy DeFranco – Do Nothing Till You Hear From Us (1999)
Mar 05, 2007 by Mr. Nau Buddy DeFranco, the only major jazz clarinet player to make the transition from swing to bebop, fronts a technically-superb trio (Dave McKenna, piano, and Joe Cohn, guitar). Together, they play a beautiful set of ten standards and a pair of DeFranco charts. This outing is exceptionally musical and listenable. […]
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