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    Not to Be Missed: Fifty-four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film
    Not to Be Missed: Fifty-four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film
    Not to Be Missed: Fifty-four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film
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    Not to Be Missed: Fifty-four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film

    Written by Kenneth Turan

    Narrated by Todd McLaren

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    About this audiobook

    Kenneth Turan discovered film as a child left undisturbed to watch Million Dollar Movie on WOR-TV Channel 9 in New York, a daily showcase for older Hollywood features. It was then that he developed a love of cinema that never left him and honed his eye for the most acute details and the grandest of scenes.


    Not to Be Missed blends cultural criticism, historical anecdotes, and inside-Hollywood controversy. Turan's selection of favorites ranges across all genres. From All About Eve to Seven Samurai to Sherlock Jr., these are all timeless films, each underscoring the truth of director Ingmar Bergman's observation that "no form of art goes beyond ordinary consciousness as film does, straight to our emotions, deep into the twilight room of the soul."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 1, 2014
    ISBN9781494574659
    Not to Be Missed: Fifty-four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film
    Author

    Kenneth Turan

    Kenneth Turan is film critic for the Los Angeles Times and a frequent contributor to National Public Radio's Morning Edition. He is director of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes and the co-author of Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke (1987).

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    • 4/5
      This is an interesting, provocative, and exploratory book about a series of films across the decades. When I first got this book, I paged through to see what movies I recognized. There were a few, and I read a few of the entries haphazardly. I then became engaged in reading the book, and started from the beginning. I have added many of these films to my list to watch, and look forward to enjoying them.

      I enjoy Turan's voice and story telling mode. He does not spoil the movies that he writes about, which is probably one of the most important qualities of a film reviewer.
    • 4/5
      Not To Be Missed (2014) by Kenneth Turan. Los Angeles Times reviewer Turan has not only selected 54 of his favorite films from the vast number of movies out there, he has also added a bonus in an additional 54 spectacular films you should watch. And to round out his first 54, he came up with two more that tied for the 55th slot.As with any guide to the movies, this book should be taken with a grain of salt and a high degree of skepticism. Mr Turan’s list of 100 top films includes many of my favorites, some that I outright dislike, and many that I have never seen, and in some cases there are titles I had never heard of. Of course he omitted many films I feel are in the top ten of all time, but everyone has their own opinion. When your work consists of watching and writing about movies, you are certain to view many films that the ordinary viewer never gets a chance to see. I live in a small town, it does boast a theater, but we get one movie a week and, in the case of a major release, that movie may be held over for a second or even third week.Thanks to the various online and television movie services available, many more of this list of films is available for the general public. So this guide can assist you in finding a fine cinematic experience that you might have otherwise missed. Each movie if reviewed giving reasons for into be selected, high points of the film itself and how it fits into the general world of cinema. Mr Turan is a fine observer and writer and this collection will only serve to enhance your viewing experience.