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Kenneth Turan
'What is this thing called Cannes?'
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL:
From
'Sundance to Sarajevo: Film Festivals and the World They Made'
(University of California Press, 2003)
Small town, large impact
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL:
The premier U.S. event for launching movies gets even bigger in Park City, Utah.
'There Will Be Blood'
MOVIE REVIEW:
An intense actor and director make for a fiery combination in 'Blood.'
'The Great Debaters'
Movie Review:
The Film harnesses the power of persuasion for social change
'American Gangster'
MOVIE REVIEW:
'American Gangster' has it -- just look at the title -- and pulls it off with verve.
'Things We Lost in the Fire'
MOVIE REVIEW:
Costars Benicio Del Toro and Halle Berry do much of the stoking it.
'Lars and the Real Girl'
MOVIE REVIEW:
The movie centers a delightful, Capra-esque story around a most prurient prop.
'Lust, Caution'
MOVIE REVIEW:
The much talked about sex scenes that earned an NC-17 rating are an important part of the Ang Lee film's psychology.
'Michael Clayton'
MOVIE REVIEW:
George Clooney has the answers in 'Michael Clayton'
'Great World of Sound'
MOVIE REVIEW:
Offbeat 'Sound' looks at the underbelly of the music industry.
'The Rape of Europa'
MOVIE REVIEW:
The documentary details the fate of artworks during and after World War II.
'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford'
MOVIE REVIEW:
Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck pull their weight, but the long, ambitious, indulgent epic is only occasionally successful.
'In the Valley of Elah'
MOVIE REVIEW:
Father must find AWOL son, but script makes it difficult to care
'Shadow Company'
MOVIE REVIEW:
A 'Shadow Company' of mercenaries
'3:10 to Yuma'
MOVIE REVIEW:
The movie is rife with genre standards but delivers them with gusto.
'In the Shadow of the Moon'
MOVIE REVIEW:
The NASA documentary is a fabulously fresh take on a special group of audacious men called astronauts.
'Le Doulos'
REVIEW:
The 1963 gangster thriller, mixes American elements into a Parisian setting, creating a stylish, gripping milieu.
'Manda Bala'
MOVIE REVIEW:
In unflinching fashion, 'Manda Bala' documents seemingly disparate aspects of violence and poverty in Brazilian life.
'Private Property'
MOVIE REVIEW:
Terrifying bonds exist between a mother and her sons in this fearlessly performed French-language film with Isabelle Huppert.
'The Invasion'
MOVIE REVIEW:
A horror classic is replicated again, but the result is no clone: With top talent, it's stylish and smart.
'King of Kong'
MOVIE REVIEW:
A Donkey Kong rivalry between two obsessive competitors makes for a lively 'King of Kong.'
>> more Kenneth Turan
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