Review Movies 'Paradise Now' Is a Life-and-Death Drama October 28, 2005 • Paradise Now is a powerful and provocative drama about the nightmare of terrorism. It gets its strength from its dispassion. It is uncompromising in its determination to explain, rather than justify, incomprehensible acts. 'Paradise Now' Is a Life-and-Death Drama Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4978214/4978215" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture 'North Country': A Real Event, Made to Feel Fake October 21, 2005 • North Country, starring Charlize Theron, is about the sexual harassment class action lawsuit that the women of EVTAC mines in Minnesota filed in the 1980s. Critic Turan says the taint of melodrama affects the entire movie, despite a good performance by Theron. 'North Country': A Real Event, Made to Feel Fake Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4968291/4968292" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture 'Squid and Whale,' a Model of an Indie Film October 14, 2005 • The Squid and the Whale won two awards at the Sundance film festival. It's now in theaters. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan says the movie deserves both, calling it "acutely observed [and] faultlessly acted." 'Squid and Whale,' a Model of an Indie Film Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4958280/4958281" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Good Night and Good Luck': Murrow vs. McCarthy October 7, 2005 • Set in 1950's America, Good Night and Good Luck portrays the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Sen. Joseph McCarthy. 'Good Night and Good Luck': Murrow vs. McCarthy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4949041/4949042" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Duma': A Boy and a Cheetah October 3, 2005 • Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan reviews Carroll Ballard's movie Duma about a boy and a cheetah. He says the film has the same magical qualities as Ballard's earlier films, Fly Away Home and The Black Stallion. 'Duma': A Boy and a Cheetah Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4933611/4933612" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture 'A History of Violence': A Ticking Timebomb September 23, 2005 • Film critic Kenneth Turan reviews director David Cronenberg's latest work, A History of Violence. Cronenberg directed films that many consider bizarre, such as Crash, The Fly and Naked Lunch. Turan says this film is less strange, but more disturbing. 'A History of Violence': A Ticking Timebomb Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4860479/4860480" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture 'Proof' Makes Winning Jump from Stage to Screen September 19, 2005 • Film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the movie Proof Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Hope Davis, Jake Gyllenhaal star in the film version of this Tony and Pulitzer-winning play about a mad mathematician whose daughter may have written his most celebrated proof. 'Proof' Makes Winning Jump from Stage to Screen Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4853784/4853785" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Potent Mix Drives the 'Constant Gardener' September 5, 2005 • One of the infallible signs of the end of summer is the appearance in theaters of serious motion pictures. First out of the box this fall is The Constant Gardener, and Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan says it's the real thing.
Review Culture Dutch Noir: 'Memory of a Killer' August 26, 2005 • Film critic Kenneth Turan reviews Memory of a Killer, a Dutch noir thriller about a hit man who's developed Alzheimer's disease. The film is based on the much-praised crime novel series by Jef Geeraerts. Dutch Noir: 'Memory of a Killer' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4816958/4816959" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture 'Grizzly Man', a Dreamer Lost in the Wilderness August 12, 2005 • Timothy Treadwell spent 13 summers among the grizzly bears of Alaska before one killed him. Film critic Kenneth Turan says director Werner Herzog has fashioned a riveting story of Treadwell's obsession. 'Grizzly Man', a Dreamer Lost in the Wilderness Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4797398/4797399" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture Killing Time with 'The Dukes of Hazzard' August 5, 2005 • The Dukes of Hazzard is a film so meaningless that it is almost impossible to review, according to critic Kenneth Turan. He says the movie is, "not empty calories, which implies pleasure, but simply empty. It's a cosmic void where a movie ought to be." Killing Time with 'The Dukes of Hazzard' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4785683/4785757" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture 'Elevator to the Gallows' July 29, 2005 • Film critic Kenneth Turan, takes a look at the restoration of the iconic French film, Elevator to the Gallows. Made in 1957, it is a melding of French cinematography and American music that Turan is thrilled to see in theaters. 'Elevator to the Gallows' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4776351/4776352" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture Crashes Crush Coherent Story on 'The Island' July 22, 2005 • A summer movie season is hardly complete without a popcorn epic by Michael Bay (Pearl Harbor, Armageddon.) Bay's latest, The Island, has a scifi premise rooted in fear of genetic engineering. Crashes Crush Coherent Story on 'The Island' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4764979/4765382" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Burton Finds the Darker Side of Willy Wonka July 15, 2005 • Director Tim Burton confesses that when it comes to confections, he likes "dark, bitter chocolate." His version of Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' is dark, if not exactly bitter. Burton Finds the Darker Side of Willy Wonka Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4754773/4755120" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Culture Bergman Makes Welcome Return with 'Saraband' July 8, 2005 • Film critic Kenneth Turan reviews what Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman's calls his final movie, Saraband. The film features a divorced couple from one of his earlier works. Bergman Makes Welcome Return with 'Saraband' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4734975/4734976" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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