Kenneth Turan
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Kenneth Turan was film critic for the Los Angeles Times and National Public Radio’s Morning Edition as well as the director of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. He has been a staff writer for the Washington Post as well as The Times’ book review editor. A graduate of Swarthmore College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, he teaches film reviewing and non-fiction writing at USC. His most recent books are “Never Coming To A Theater Near You” and “Free For All: Joe Papp, The Public and The Greatest Theater Story Ever Told.” He retired from The Times in April 2020.
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Diving into an explosive episode of 20th century history that launched the nuclear age, director Christopher Nolan unleashes the most ambitious film of his career.
July 11, 2023
Betty White, Rod Serling, Harold Lloyd, ‘All That Money Can Buy’ and ‘Force of Evil,’ plus other picks for this year’s Festival of Preservation.
May 15, 2022
Francis Ford Coppola’s classic 1974 thriller “The Conversation,” starring Gene Hackman, returns to the Nuart in a new 35 mm print.
Jan. 27, 2022
Inside Joel Coen’s solo venture, after a career co-directing with his brother Ethan, to film Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’ with Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand.
Jan. 7, 2022
With Netflix’s “The Power of the Dog,” Jane Campion is enjoying her most celebrated film in years. And the long journey makes it all the sweeter.
Dec. 1, 2021
Con ‘Cry Macho’, Clint Eastwood puede ser el estadounidense de mayor edad en dirigir y protagonizar una película importante. Pero pregunte si algo ha cambiado desde su inicio y obtendrá el equivalente verbal de un divertido encogimiento de hombros.
Sept. 12, 2021
With ‘Cry Macho,’ Clint Eastwood may be the oldest American to direct and star in a major motion picture. But ask if anything has changed since his start and you get the verbal equivalent of an amused shrug.
Sept. 12, 2021
After nearly 30 years as the LA Times’ chief film critic, Kenneth Turan steps back from weekly duties with a list of 14 time-tested classics to get movie fans through the hardest of times.
April 3, 2020
Times’ critics Justin Chang and Kenneth Turan recommend “The Invisible Man,” “Knives Out,” “Parasite” and more as the best new releases to watch at home.
March 31, 2020
Kenneth Turan on the new book “The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood” and V.I. Pudovkin’s “Bolshevik Trilogy” on Blu-ray.
March 26, 2020