Art & Copy

"Art & Copy": LA Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan

As recorded by Doug Pray in his irresistible new documentary, the men and women who created the most memorable ads of our time, from "Where's the Beef?" to "Got Milk?," tell rich, meaty war stories that prove the legendary Mary Wells' point that they, like her, were "born with a gift for sensing what will turn you on." Review of "Art & Copy by Kenneth Turan

Art & Copy
A powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. Directed by Doug Pray ("Surfwise", "Scratch", "Hype!"), it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time -- people who've profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry.

Opened August 21, 2009
Runtime:1 hr. 30 min.
Cast: David Kennedy, Chad Tiedeman, George Lois, Phyllis K. Robinson, Jim Durfee, Mary Wells, Charlie Moss, Hal Riney, Jean-Yves LeGall, Lee Clow, Cliff Freeman, Tommy Hilfiger, Rich Silverstein
Director: Doug Pray
Genres: Sales & Marketing, Social History, Business, Culture & Society

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Amreeka

"Amreeka": L.A. Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan

The pointed, emotional story of a divorced Palestinian woman and her son who immigrate to the U.S. just after the invasion of Iraq, "Amreeka" brings a keen eye as well as a feeling for affectionate human comedy to a fraught situation, avoiding both stridency and sentimentality in the process. Read Kenneth Turan's review of "Amreeka" at latimes.com

Amreeka
Muna (Nisreen Faour), a divorced Palestinian woman, leaves the West Bank with Fadi (Melkar Muallem), her teenaged sun, to the city of Illinois. Both mother and son hope to start a new life in America but go through a difficult transition. Fadi must adapt to the hallways and classrooms of his new high school. And Muna must keep up with the pace cooking hamburgers at a local White Castle.

Opened September 4, 2009 Runtime:1 hr. 36 min.
Cast: Nisreen Faour, Melkar Muallem, Hiam Abbass, Yussuf Abu-Warda, Alia Shawkat
Director: Cherien Dabis
Genres: Psychological Drama, Drama

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The Hurt Locker

"The Hurt Locker": L.A. Times Critics' Choice Award from Kenneth Turan

The Hurt Locker The film has the killer impact of the explosive devices that are the heart of its plot: It simply blows you apart and doesn't bother putting you back together again. Tense, overflowing with crackling verisimilitude, it's both the film about the war in Iraq that we've been waiting for and the kind of unqualified triumph that's been long expected from director Kathryn Bigelow. Read Kenneth Turan's reivew of "The Hurt Locker" at the L.A. Times

The Hurt Locker
A riveting, suspenseful portrait of the courage under fire of the military's unrecognized heroes: the technicians of a bomb squad who volunteer to challenge the odds and save lives doing one of the world's most dangerous jobs.
Cast: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse
Opened June 26, 2009 Runtime:2 hr. 11 min.Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Genres: Action Thriller, Combat Films, War

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Paper Heart

Paper Heart: L.A. Times Critics' Choice Award from Betsy Sharkey

Paper Heart A clever hybrid of a film, "Paper Heart" swings between comedy, documentary and puppet re-enactments. Starring Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera as variations on themselves, and Jake Johnson as director Nick Jasenovec, this romantic fable follows Yi on a cross-country search for what love means. Read Betsy Sharkey's review of "Paper Heart" at the L.A. Times

Paper Heart
"Paper Heart" follows Charlyne Yi as she embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn’t fully understand: Love. Michael Cera becomes the object of her affection. Weaving together reality and fantasy, the film combines elements of documentary and traditional storytelling to bring a fresh perspective to the modern romance.

Opened August 7, 2009 Runtime:1 hr. 29 min.
Cast: Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera, Jake Johnson
Director: Nicholas Jasenovec
Genres: Romantic Comedy, Mockumentary, Comedy

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Ponyo

Ponyo: Critics' Award by Kenneth Turan:

Five minutes into this magical film by Hayao Miyazaki, the great genius of Japanese animation, you'll be planning to see it again. This story of a goldfish who wants desperately to be a little girl mixes fantasy and folklore, adventure and affection, in a way no one else comes close to. Read Kenneth Turan's review of Ponyo at the L.A. Times

Ponyo
Opened August 14, 2009 Runtime:1 hr. 41 min.
Cast: Noah Cyrus, Yuria Nara, Frankie Jonas, Hiroki Doi, Tina Fey, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Matt Damon, Kazushige Nagashima, Cate Blanchett, Yuki Amami, Liam Neeson, George Tokoro Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Genres: Children's Fantasy, Anime, Fantasy

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Still Walking

Still Walking gets an L.A. Times Critics' Choice award from Kenneth Turan:

The new film by Hirokazu Kore-eda, writer-director of the exceptional "After Life," works in mysterious ways. It will strongly move you but you won't be able to say exactly why. It illuminates 24 hours in the life of a Japanese family, and though on one level not much is happening, by the end everything is revealed. Kenneth Turan's review of "Still Walking" at the L.A. Times

Still Walking
Opened August 28, 2009 Runtime:1 hr. 54 min.
A man (Hiroshi Abe) bears the brunt of his parents' disapproval at an annual gathering to honor the memory of his long-deceased brother.
Cast: Hiroshi Abe, Yoshio Harada, Yui Natsukawa, Kazuya Takahashi, Shohei Tanaka, Hotaru Nomoto Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Genres: Family Drama, Drama

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Flame & Citron

Kenneth Turan, in awarding a LA Times Critics' Choice Award writes:

"Flame & Citron" is an old-fashioned vehicle beautifully restored and revitalized for the modern age. Its focus on the heroic behavior of a pair of Danish anti-Nazi resistance fighters may sound traditional, but the tone throughout is more nihilistic than idealistic, and that makes a considerable difference. Read Turan's review of "Flame & Citron"

Flame & Citron
Opened July 31, 2009 Runtime:2 hr. 10 min.
Cast: Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Stine Stengade, Peter Mogge Mygind, Mille Hoffmeyer Lehfeldt
Director: Ole Christian Madsen
Genres: War Drama, Drama, Thriller, Resistance Film
Note: Film is presented in Danish with English subtitles.

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District 9

A critics' choice from Betsey Sharkey for "Distrcit 9"

The movie is very smart sci-fi, but that's just the beginning; as the alien/human conflict escalates and our human hero hits hard times, it becomes a scathing social satire hidden inside a terrific action thriller teeming with gross aliens and regrettable inter-species conflict. And it's a blast. Read the full review of District 9 at the LA Times

Synopsis District 9

Aliens become refugees in South Africa where they are kept isolated from any human contact. While being contained in the refuge being ignored of their welfare, their weapons become the sole interest of Multi-National United (MNU). But only one man , Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley), can activate these weapons. He becomes hunted for and only one place can give him refuge, District 9.

Opened August 14, 2009 Runtime:1 hr. 53 min.
R bloody violence and pervasive language
Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Mandla Gaduka
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Genres: Science Fiction, Psychological Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi Adventure

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A Woman in Berlin

A Critics' Choice award from Kenneth Turan for "A Woman in Berlin":

Directed by Max Färberböck ("Aimee & Jaguar") and starring German actress of the moment Nina Hoss, this film has everything you want in adult narrative cinema: It's intelligent, provocative and intensely dramatic. Its subject matter -- the victims of rape in Russian-occupied Berlin -- may be tough, but it is as powerfully authentic as anyone could want. Click here to read Turan's full review of A Woman in Berlin

A Woman in Berlin Opened July 17, 2009 Runtime:2 hr. 11 min.
Cast: Nina Hoss, Yevgeny Sidikhin, Irm Hermann, Jördis Triebel, Rosalie Thomass
Director: Max Färberböck
Genres: Period Film, War Drama, War

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