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Kenneth Turan Kenneth Turan is the film critic for the Los Angeles Times and NPR's Morning Edition, as well as the director of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes.
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'Pipe Dream', Breaking Into Hollywood

In his review of the new romantic comedy Pipe Dream, film critic Kenneth Turan says strong casting and a well-focused plot makes this movie about a working-class break into the Hollywood universe an understated success.

'Pipe Dream', Breaking Into Hollywood

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New Film on Ireland's 'Bloody Sunday'

Los Angles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the new docu-drama, Bloody Sunday. On January 30th, 1972, British troops opened fire on Irish Catholic civil rights marchers in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Turan says filmmaker Paul Greengrass puts his years of making real documentaries to good use in this dramatic recreation.

New Film on Ireland's 'Bloody Sunday'

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Film Review, 'Punch-Drunk Love'

The new Adam Sandler film, Punch-Drunk Love is a bit different from his previous movies. It's a romantic comedy. It was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, who's best known for Boogie Nights and Magnolia. Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan has a review.

Film Review, 'Punch-Drunk Love'

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Film: Animated Veggies Do the Bible's 'Jonah'

Los Angeles Times film critic Ken Turan reviews Jonah, the new computer animated Veggie Tales movie. He says it's funny and clever while also delivering a moral message. One of the movie's creators describes it as, "what might happen if Monty Python took over Hebrew or Sunday School."

Film: Animated Veggies Do the Bible's 'Jonah'

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'Wendigo'

Critic Ken Turan of The Los Angeles Times reviews Wendigo, the new movie by Larry Fessenden, whose specialty is scary pictures. This one is based on an Algonquin mythical creature, which is half-man and half-deer, with the ability to change forms.

'Wendigo'

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Sundance Film Festival 2002

Host Bob Edwards talks with film critic Ken Turan of the Los Angeles Times about the hits and misses of the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Among his favorites...a feature film about a detective with no short-term memory and a documentary about people who love chickens.

Sundance Film Festival 2002

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