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Culture

'Drumline' a Diversion from Holiday Blockbusters

It's holiday film season and that usually means big budgets and special effects. But the film Drumline puts the emphasis on storytelling. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review.

'Drumline' a Diversion from Holiday Blockbusters

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Culture

Greene's 'Quiet American' Comes to Screen

The new film The Quiet American -- based on the Graham Greene novel -- comments on western attitudes toward Vietnam in the 1950s. Michael Caine stars. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review.

Greene's 'Quiet American' Comes to Screen

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Culture

Quiet 'Tully' Hides in Shadow of 'Harry Potter'

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, number two in the series, is sure to dominate current movie box-office sales. But the quieter, character-driven Tully is also in theaters. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review.

Quiet 'Tully' Hides in Shadow of 'Harry Potter'

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Morning Edition

Film: Animated Veggies Do the Bible's 'Jonah'

Los Angeles Times film critic Ken Turan reviews Jonah, the new computer animated Veggie Tales movie. He says it's funny and clever while also delivering a moral message. One of the movie's creators describes it as, "what might happen if Monty Python took over Hebrew or Sunday School."

Film: Animated Veggies Do the Bible's 'Jonah'

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Morning Edition

'Wendigo'

Critic Ken Turan of The Los Angeles Times reviews Wendigo, the new movie by Larry Fessenden, whose specialty is scary pictures. This one is based on an Algonquin mythical creature, which is half-man and half-deer, with the ability to change forms.

'Wendigo'

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Morning Edition

Sundance Film Festival 2002

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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