12 results for "Kenneth Turan"
Coens' 'Inside Llewyn Davis' a musical of sorts about the folkie scene
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 1:00 AMIn close to three decades of filmmaking, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen have shared a lot of looks. But with "Inside Llewyn Davis," which had its premiere in Festival de Cannes competition Sunday, one particular glance said it all.
Asghar Farhadi goes for maximum emotional impact in his films
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 1:00 AM"Stories come to me," says Asghar Farhadi, his sharp eyes focused, intense. "This one came to me, and I decided to follow it."
'Deceptive Practice' weaves its own kind of magic
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 1:00 AMRegard the hands of Ricky Jay. Watch them making cards do things cards never have done before, things cards didn't even know they could do. And for this master of manipulation, cards are just the beginning.
'Frances Ha' is charming portrait of youth, spirit
Friday, May 17, 2013 at 1:00 AMEffortless and effervescent, "Frances Ha" is a small miracle of a movie, honest and funny with an aim that's true. It's both a timeless story of the joys and sorrows of youth and a dead-on portrait of how things are right now f...
Cannes keeps being film industry's place to be
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 1:00 AMIt's been 42 years since I first covered the Cannes Film Festival. Arriving on the French Riviera this week, I was struck by how Cannes has remained the quintessential place for film, despite enormous changes in the cinema landscape.
'Venus and Serena': Tennis stars, off the court
Friday, May 10, 2013 at 1:00 AMWhat could be more improbable than the linked triumph of Venus and Serena Williams?
Movie review: 'Somewhere Between' gives powerful portraits
Friday, December 7, 2012 at 12:00 AM'Somewhere Between" is an apt description of where the subjects of this moving new documentary find themselves: Chinese girls emotionally divided between the Asian country in which they were born and the America in which they were raise...
Young stars make the most of juicy roles in 'Silver Linings'
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 12:00 AM'Silver Linings Playbook' is rich in life's complications. It will make you laugh, but don't expect it to fit in any snug genre pigeonhole. Dramatic, emotional, as well as wickedly funny, it has the gift of going its own way, a c...
Movie review: 'Kevin' clearly a dangerous conversation topic
Friday, March 23, 2012 at 12:00 AM"We Need to Talk About Kevin" is about a nightmare on your street, not Elm Street.
Movie Review: 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' – watch it closely
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 12:00 AMThe question at the heart of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" is simplicity itself: Is there a Soviet secret agent at the very highest echelons of British intelligence?
