Review Movies From Juilliard To Skid Row In 'The Soloist' April 24, 2009 • When Robert Downey Jr., as journalist Steve Lopez, discovers Jamie Foxx, playing a homeless man who happens to be a talented musician, he enters into a complicated relationship that changes the lives of both men. From Juilliard To Skid Row In 'The Soloist' Listen · 2:56 2:56 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103317025/103442423" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies 'Anvil': For Heavy-Metal Vets, It's A Hard-Rock Life April 10, 2009 • At 14, founding members of Anvil, Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner, swore they would rock into their golden years. After Anvil's influential debut album, however, their careers took a nosedive. This documentary finds the softer side of hard rock. 'Anvil': For Heavy-Metal Vets, It's A Hard-Rock Life Listen · 2:42 2:42 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102868751/102950720" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Movies Attractive Opposites In A Sweet Summer Romance April 3, 2009 • An awkward, brainy guy and the knowing, enigmatic object of his affections grow close during a summer stint at a low-end amusement park. Kenneth Turan says Greg Mottola's Adventurelandlets you see their reciprocal appeal. Attractive Opposites In A Sweet Summer Romance Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102685061/102688573" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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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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