Heights (2005)

Oct 12, 2010 by Mr. Nau Five diverse characters struggle with life, love, and their careers in New York City in this small well-written independent picture. This character study features a tight script and good acting. Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, and Jesse Bradford turn in believable performances of flawed and sometimes confused characters. […]

Never Cry Wolf (1983)

Oct 10, 2010 by Mr. Nau This Disney wilderness adventure is based on the best-selling book by Canadian conservationist Farley Mowat, in which he travels to remote Arctic Canada to investigate wolves in their natural habitat. This film adaptation features gorgeous cinematography and brings the author’s work to the masses in an easily accessible way. […]

Jacek Sienkiewicz – Displaced (2004)

Oct 08, 2010 by Mr. Nau In this engrossing album, Jacek Sienkiewicz delivers nine lush spaced-out minimal techno grooves. The music here ranges from downtempo and dreamy soundscapes to fast, driving tech house tracks aimed squarely at DJs. High production craftsmanship, interesting arranging, and detached attitude makes this textured collection of songs an unexpected surprise. […]

Danny Deckchair (2003)

Oct 07, 2010 by Mr. Nau Danny is a dissatisfied tinkerer who gets drunk, affixes a number of helium-filled weather balloons to his deck chair, and flies away to a quaint little town where he reconstructs himself. Rhys Ifans and Miranda Otto star in this picturesque comedy, a story of reinvention, redemption, and unlikely romance. […]

Drøn – Xenologik (2001)

Oct 06, 2010 by Mr. Nau Drøn’s sophomore album is a wonderful meandering journey through sonic textures, synthesized soundscapes, and deep ambient grooves. The music here is much less percussion-driven than their debut album, but it delivers comparably high production value. Just over a dozen songs take us into a wide variety of abstract moods. […]

Drøn – Parsec (2000)

Oct 06, 2010 by Mr. Nau Drøn’s debut on the German ambient label, Elektrolux, is a lush set of deep downtempo moods, slow instrumental grooves, and rhythmic IDM tracks. The production level here is very high and the arrangements are inventive and imaginative. This beautiful group of recordings takes the listener to other worlds and […]

Girl on the Bridge (1999)

Oct 02, 2010 by Mr. Nau A suicidal girl is rescued by and joins the act of a circus knife thrower in this quirky French picture. The dark comedy is in black and white, giving a much older, more classic cinema feel. The story is well-written and inventive and the acting performances are first-rate. Grade: […]

The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

Oct 02, 2010 by Mr. Nau Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn star in this quirky espionage film from the 80s, in which a disillusioned contract employee decides to sell classified secrets to the Soviets and ropes his stoner buddy into the efforts. While based on a true story, many of the events depicted here seem […]

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