Culture Movie Review: 'Camp' July 25, 2003 Ever since a young Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland decided they just had to put on a show, the movies have loved to portray young people performing. The latest example is the new movie, Camp. Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan has a review. Movie Review: 'Camp' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1357005/1357006" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture Movie Review: 'Dirty Pretty Things' July 18, 2003 British movie director Stephen Frears usually works on his own turf, but his latest effort takes place in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the movie, Dirty Pretty Things. Movie Review: 'Dirty Pretty Things' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1340569/1340570" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review 'The Hard Word' July 14, 2003 Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan reviews The Hard Word, the new Australian film staring Guy Pearce and Rachel Griffiths. 'The Hard Word' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1335843/1335844" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Movie Review: 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' July 2, 2003 Film Critic Kenneth Turan reviews Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, the latest addition to the Terminator series. He says the movie is a sci-fi thrill machine. Movie Review: 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1317787/1317788" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture Movie Review: 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle' June 27, 2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle is the latest in a summer of sequels. Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz fight off a handful of evil doers and dangers from the trio's individual and collective pasts. Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition movie critic Kenneth Turan says the film is "full of physical stunts, tons of popular culture references and a relentless teasing sexuality." Turan offers a review. Movie Review: 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1312467/1312468" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture 'Legend of Suriyothai' Films Life of Thai Queen June 20, 2003 The Legend of Suriyothai is based on the true story of the 16th century Thai queen Suriyothai. The movie comes to the United States under the auspices of legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review. 'Legend of Suriyothai' Films Life of Thai Queen Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1304897/1304898" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture Movie Review: 'Herod's Law' June 13, 2003 Mexican cinema has experienced a renaissance in recent years with Amores Perros, Y Tu Mama Tambien and The Crime of Padre Amaro. Herod's Law is the latest Mexican film to reach the United States. The film, released in 2000, was the first to attack Mexico's then-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) by name. Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review. Movie Review: 'Herod's Law' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1297489/1297490" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Culture Pixar's Fish Story: 'Finding Nemo' May 30, 2003 The new animated movie Finding Nemo tells the story of a fish family learning life's lessons. The computer-generated film is from Pixar Animation, the pioneering force behind Toy Story, A Bug's Life and Monsters, Inc. Film critic Ken Turan of the Los Angeles Times offers a review. Pixar's Fish Story: 'Finding Nemo' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1280009/1280010" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Cannes Film Festival May 23, 2003 Host Bob Edwards talks with Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan about how he's enjoying the French Riviera, and the Cannes film festival. Cannes Film Festival Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1272489/1272490" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture Sequels, Indies and Foreign Films on Tap for Summer May 16, 2003 Movie-goers this summer can expect an onslaught of sequels and a surprising number of independent and foreign films, according to Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition movie critic Kenneth Turan. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne and Turan. Sequels, Indies and Foreign Films on Tap for Summer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1265523/1265524" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Culture 'Blue Car': Intimate, Thoughtful Teen-Centered Film May 9, 2003 Blue Car is a movie about a teenager who embodies all of the contradictions, confusions, yearnings and suspicions of someone who is growing up too fast but wants things to happen faster still. The movie is finally opening in theaters across the country after garnering rave reviews at last year's Sundance Film Festival. Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition movie critic Ken Turan says acting is the reason to see the film. Hear Turan's review. 'Blue Car': Intimate, Thoughtful Teen-Centered Film Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1257967/1257968" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture 'X2': Many More Mutants May 2, 2003 The comic book mutants known as the X-Men are back on the big screen. X2: X-Men United, packs in more characters -- good and evil -- than the first X-Men film. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review. 'X2': Many More Mutants Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1249629/1249630" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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'Lawless Heart' April 28, 2003 Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition movie critic Kenneth Turan reviews the new movie Lawless Heart, a British production that shows how one man's death affects the lives of four friends. Turan calls it a "charming, disarming and humbling film." 'Lawless Heart' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1245871/1245872" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture Fellini's Vision Captured in 'Born Liar' April 11, 2003 Director Federico Fellini called an interview he gave to filmmaker Damian Pettigrew, "the most detailed conversation ever... of my personal vision." That interview is now the basis of Fellini: I'm a Born Liar, a new film from Pettigrew. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review. Fellini's Vision Captured in 'Born Liar' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1228515/1228516" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Review Culture German Oscar-Winner 'Africa' Makes U.S. Debut March 28, 2003 The Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film is Germany's Nowhere in Africa, a fact-based story of refugees in a time of war. Now showing on U.S. screens, the movie follows a German-Jewish family that fled to Kenya in 1938 to escape the Nazis. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review. German Oscar-Winner 'Africa' Makes U.S. Debut Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1210575/1210576" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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