Review Movies Baz Luhrmann, Dreaming Big In 'Australia' November 26, 2008 What would Thanksgiving weekend be without an epic film opening on the nation's big screens? This year is no exception: Critic Kenneth Turan says Baz Luhrmann's latest is as colorful and expansive as the Outback. Baz Luhrmann, Dreaming Big In 'Australia' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97467639/97502328" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies 'Twilight': For Teens, A Swooningly Risky Romance November 21, 2008 Morning Edition's movie critic is not, and never has been, a 13-year-old girl. But Catherine Hardwicke's dead-on screen take on Stephenie Meyer's vampire books makes him wish he could be — if only to get the full effect. 'Twilight': For Teens, A Swooningly Risky Romance Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97210195/97296009" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies Bond's New Villain? He's A Gift In 'Christmas Tale' November 14, 2008 Mathieu Amalric plays two completely different characters in Quantum of Solace, the new Bond film, and A Christmas Tale. Critic Kenneth Turan says the latter's licensed to thrill. Bond's New Villain? He's A Gift In 'Christmas Tale' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96957459/96993681" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies In 'Stranded,' Survival As A Team Effort November 7, 2008 In 1972, a plane carrying a Uruguayan rugby team crashed in the Andes. Of the 45 members, 16 survived — on grit, resolve and the flesh of their dead companions. For the first time, they tell their own story. In 'Stranded,' Survival As A Team Effort Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96535717/96735142" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Movies Movie-Reality Check: How Real Is 'Real,' Anyway? October 31, 2008 There's a reason people say "based" on a true story: Movies, however scrupulous, tend to heighten reality. Critic Kenneth Turan wonders how true a "true story" can ever really be on the big screen. Movie-Reality Check: How Real Is 'Real,' Anyway? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96294653/96369289" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies 'I've Loved You So Long': In Extremis, Sisters Still October 23, 2008 Juliette Fontaine (Kristin Scott Thomas) has spent 15 years estranged from her family. When her younger sister reaches out to bring her back into the fold, long-buried secrets finally surface. 'I've Loved You So Long': In Extremis, Sisters Still Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96003616/96070746" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies Crowe, DiCaprio Clash In Tale of Spies And 'Lies' October 9, 2008 Leonardo DiCaprio, as a CIA field agent, clashes with his spymaster, Russell Crowe, over methods and morals. Ridley Scott's direction is crisp, but this thriller is all surface, no intel. Crowe, DiCaprio Clash In Tale of Spies And 'Lies' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95473521/95591116" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies 'Rachel Getting Married': Wedding Movie Bliss October 3, 2008 In and out of rehab for a decade, a troubled young woman reunites with her family for her sister's wedding. Jonathan Demme's film dares to mix the bitter with the sweet, and it's suffused with both anxiety and joy. 'Rachel Getting Married': Wedding Movie Bliss Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/95222574/95329885" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies 'Appaloosa': Fun With The Guys, Until A Filly Arrives September 18, 2008 With two laconic, unflappable heroes and a nicely psycho villain, Ed Harris' new Western does a lot right. The bit with the pretty young widow, unfortunately, isn't one of them. 'Appaloosa': Fun With The Guys, Until A Filly Arrives Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94753888/94795846" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies 'Burn After Reading' — And Repeat As Necessary September 11, 2008 The Coen brothers' latest may be a comedy, but it's a Coen brothers comedy — meaning it's as bleak and hopeless as comedies are allowed to get before the laughter dies bitterly on your lips. 'Burn After Reading' — And Repeat As Necessary Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94526051/94545586" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies 'Hamlet 2': Something Deliriously Rotten August 22, 2008 Steve Coogan stars as an Arizona drama teacher inspired to save his failing theater program — with a musicalized sequel to the best-known drama in the English language. The results? Tragically funny. 'Hamlet 2': Something Deliriously Rotten Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93525052/93866199" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona': Woody Allen, Uninspired August 14, 2008 Though Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz almost redeem the film, the director's latest is almost as flat as its title. Critic Kenneth Turan is left wondering: Can't we just have the old Woody back? 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona': Woody Allen, Uninspired Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93523963/93619359" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Arts & Life French Thriller 'Tell No One' Gains Momentum In U.S. August 12, 2008 Tell No One is a French thriller that was a hit in Europe, but it had a hard time finding distribution in the United States. Now it's been out for some weeks, and its audience is growing through strong word-of-mouth. French Thriller 'Tell No One' Gains Momentum In U.S. Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93522536/93522508" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies A 'Frozen River,' Treacherous And Deep August 5, 2008 With its bleak landscape and bleaker plot, Courtney Hunt's directorial debut — a Sundance festival favorite — provides a moving portrait of two women's desperation in a Canadian border town. A 'Frozen River,' Treacherous And Deep Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/93280688/93293349" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies 'The Dark Knight': Through Shadows And Hype July 18, 2008 The Dark Knight, the new Batman film with Christian Bale in the title role, may be the most hopeless, despairing comic-book movie in memory. It creates a world where being a superhero is at best a double-edged sword and any triumph is likely to be short-lived. 'The Dark Knight': Through Shadows And Hype Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/92534170/92663961" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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