Review Movies Spies Like Us: 'Duplicity' Doubles Down On Deceit March 20, 2009 If you've been waiting for big stars to come back to the movies, your wait ends today. Julia Roberts and Clive Owen are back in a twisty corporate espionage thriller, and Kenneth Turan says it's worth the wait. Spies Like Us: 'Duplicity' Doubles Down On Deceit Listen · 2:41 2:41 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102134971/102154524" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies Misery And Muses On 'The Edge Of Love' March 13, 2009 The wife and the lover of poet Dylan Thomas become unlikely allies in the lushly filmed Edge of Love. Critic Kenneth Turan says in this case, less — of its self-involved characters — might well have been more. Misery And Muses On 'The Edge Of Love' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101673604/101855296" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies Comics Heroes Who Should've Stayed On The Page March 5, 2009 If you're a comics fan, this is the weekend you've been looking forward to — Watchmen finally hits the big screen. Critic Kenneth Turan says the long wait was hardly worth it. Comics Heroes Who Should've Stayed On The Page Listen · 2:42 2:42 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101379527/101529975" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies 'Crossing Over': Like 'Crash,' Without The Subtlety February 27, 2009 Remember Crash, the blunt Oscar-winning film about racism, with lots of intertwined stories? The makers of Crossing Over sure do, but critic Kenneth Turan says it's not a happy memory. 'Crossing Over': Like 'Crash,' Without The Subtlety Listen · 2:26 2:26 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/101193604/101234096" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies 3-D Filmmaking Comes Of Age In Stunning 'Coraline' February 6, 2009 The new movie Coraline is the story of a little girl who follows a secret passage into an alternate universe. It is the first stop-motion animated film to be conceived and shot in 3-D. 3-D Filmmaking Comes Of Age In Stunning 'Coraline' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/100326142/100326228" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies 'Taken' Lightly: An Unintentionally Funny Abduction January 30, 2009 When kidnappers steal his teenage daughter from a Paris hotel, an ex-spy takes matters into his own hands and plunges into the underworld of human trafficking. 'Taken' Lightly: An Unintentionally Funny Abduction Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/99904618/100049753" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Best TV & Movies Of 2008 Kenneth Turan Picks His Favorite Films Of 2008 December 31, 2008 How can a movie-loving critic pick only 10 films? Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan names his favorites — and sneaks a few extra choices in for good measure. Tops on the list: Slumdog Millionaire.
Review Movies Tale Of 'Defiance' Among The Third Reich's Targets December 31, 2008 Two brothers kept 1,200 Jews alive in the forests of Belarus during World War II. Edward Zwick's drama retells their story — and the film is best when it's honest about their tense relationship. Tale Of 'Defiance' Among The Third Reich's Targets Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98849255/98861520" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies In 'Benjamin Button,' A Curiously Chilly Passion December 25, 2008 David Fincher's romance — based on a story by F. Scott Fitzgerald — ages Brad Pitt backward until he's the right age to love Cate Blanchett. Kenneth Turan says the peculiar tale is an odd fit for the director's talents. In 'Benjamin Button,' A Curiously Chilly Passion Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98618345/98706006" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies 'The Wrestler': Low Blows, But No Punches Pulled December 17, 2008 As year-end approaches, the Oscar chatter gets louder, and no actor has had more buzz than Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler. Critic Kenneth Turan says the hype is justified — sort of. 'The Wrestler': Low Blows, But No Punches Pulled Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98351748/98369777" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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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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