Kenneth Turan is an American film critic and Lecturer in the Master of Professional Writing Program at the University of Southern California.
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“A book does not make bad jokes, drink too much or eat more than you can afford to pay for.”
Kenneth Turan
“With no plot, character or dialogue worth experiencing, let alone remembering, the film merely occupies space on the screen and hopes for the best,”
“It sounds like parody,”
“There is stuff at which your jaw just drops, and yet they were hugely popular, ... It's an interesting corner of film history.”
“It's great to see talented people have success,”
“It's not just that we see bad films, but bad films of a type we've seen so many times before,”
“It's not a new thing, ... One of the biggest successes ever in film, 'Gone With the Wind,' came from a very big best-selling book.”
“People who make films are always looking for a hook. They're always looking for something that will attract an audience's attention, that will make a person say, 'I want to see that film,' and a book is a proven commodity.”
“It's a tradition to save the good films for the fall and the holiday season, ... Never Coming To A Theater Near You.”
“This year, I think the studios have outdone themselves. They've really packaged a lot of good stuff at the end of the year.”