The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Oct 12, 2010 by Mr. Nau Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, and Stanley Tucci lead a talented cast in this Oscar-nominated drama about a young journalism graduate, Andrea (Hathaway), who goes to work for a perfectionist fashion mogul (Streep). Eventually, Andrea has to learn to make her own choices and follow her own path in life. […]

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. […]

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. […]

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 […]

Wristcutters (2006)

Sep 23, 2010 by Mr. Nau In this strange romance set in an alternate world where those who commit suicide go after they die, Zia seeks out his girlfriend, who followed him soon after his death. A gaggle of very interesting characters inhabit this compelling world and a strange group of misfits takes up Zia’s […]

2:37 (2006)

Sep 20, 2010 by Mr. Nau The stories of six teenagers intertwine in an Australian high school in this tragic drama in which each person seems to have a slightly more painful life than the next. An unexpected ending throws the bewildered audience for a loop. The story and acting performances here are all first-rate. […]

(500) Days of Summer (2009)

Sep 13, 2010 by Mr. Nau In this sweet relationship drama starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, Tom meets Summer in an advertising agency, where he designs greeting cards. The picturesque story jumps randomly around various points in their short relationship, through the bliss at the beginning to the pain and obsession at the end. […]

Babel (2006)

Sep 07, 2010 by Mr. Nau Four stories intersect in this engaging drama, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. American tourists in Morocco suffer a tragedy that requires an airlift from a remote village, a deaf Japanese girl tries to deal with family tragedy, and an impulsive Mexican nanny seeks to avoid losing her employer’s […]

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