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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Four Decades of Film

    Ken Turan, film critic for the Los Angeles Times and NPR’s Morning Edition, has been reviewing movies for some 40 years. Now he’s rounded up his favorite flicks in a new book called Not to Be Missed: Fifty-Four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jun 13, 2014 • 1 min read

    Ken Turan, film critic for the Los Angeles Times and NPR’s Morning Edition, has been reviewing movies for some 40 years. Now he’s rounded up his favorite flicks in a new book called Not to Be Missed: Fifty-Four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film. We talk to Turan about his movie picks, which include classics like Casablanca and The Godfather as well as far more obscure titles.

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      Barbara Bogaev

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      Kenneth Turan

      Los Angeles Times

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    World Cup Protests, Four Decades of Film and Scary Food News
    1. 0:00ISIS Explained
    2. 9:56Protests Cast Shadow on the World Cup
    3. 19:28The Limits of Political Polls
    4. 28:19Four Decades of FilmYou’re reading this
    5. 43:07A Superbug in the Food Supply?
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