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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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'The Man Who Wasn't There'

November 1, 2001 • Los Angeles Times film critic Ken Turan has a review of The Man Who Wasn't There, the Coen brothers' comic take on film noir.

'The Man Who Wasn't There'

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'Iron Monkey'

October 16, 2001 • Los Angeles Times film critic Ken Turan has a review of Iron Monkey. The movie is a martial arts romp directed by the same man who choreographed fight scenes in The Matrix and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

'Iron Monkey'

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Sundance Film Festival

January 29, 2001 • NPR's Renee Montagne talks with Los Angeles Times film critic Ken Turan about this weekend's Sundance film festival in Park City Utah.

Sundance Film Festival

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Sundance Film Festival 2002

January 23, 2001 • 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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