Review Arts & Life 'Syriana': Provoking Thought on the Fight for Oil November 23, 2005 • A power struggle over oil in the Middle East is the backdrop for the new film Syriana, starring George Clooney and Matt Damon. Critic Kenneth Turan says the movie is one of "paradoxes, contradictions and complications... it takes numerous risks, and thrives on them all." 'Syriana': Provoking Thought on the Fight for Oil Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5024435/5024436" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Arts & Life A Winning 'Harry Potter' Installment November 18, 2005 • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire opens Friday. Critic Kenneth Turan says that new director Mike Newell and his cast have finally done justice to J.K. Rowling's work. A Winning 'Harry Potter' Installment Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5018292/5018293" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Arts & Life 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'': Partly Artistic, Partly Pulp November 9, 2005 • The film Get Rich or Die Tryin' opens in limited release Wednesday. Critic Kenneth Turan says that while director Jim Sheridan turned out a quality film, it's marred by Sheridan's use of salacious material. 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'': Partly Artistic, Partly Pulp Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5005339/5005340" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Arts & Life 'Jarhead': Less Than the Sum of Its Parts November 4, 2005 • Anthony Swofford's memoir of his time as a Marine in the first Iraq war, Jarhead, has been adapted to the screen. Critic Kenneth Turan says the movie has brilliant parts and excellent co-stars, but the picture rarely makes the emotional connection it's after. 'Jarhead': Less Than the Sum of Its Parts Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4989266/4989267" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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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 Arts & Life '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 Arts & Life '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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Arts & Life '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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Arts & Life '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 Arts & Life '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 Arts & Life '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 Arts & Life 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 Arts & Life '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 Arts & Life 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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