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Now In Theaters Everywhere
Kenneth Turan
A Celebration of a Certain Kind of Blockbuster
PublicAffairs
October 2006
On Sale: October 6, 2006
384 pages
ISBN: 1586483951
EAN: 9781586483951
Hardcover
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In his popular Never Coming to a Theater Near You,
Kenneth Turan celebrated the great films that you may have
missed because they never got the screen time they deserved
in a blockbuster-dominated culture. Now Turan tells fans of
these smaller, lesser-known films what big studio successes
they shouldn't neglect. Now in Theaters Everywhere
collects Turan's illuminating reviews of the smart and
satisfying films you may have underestimated precisely
because they dominated the box office. As independent
films like Sideways and Brokeback Mountain
become increasingly mainstream, sophisticated moviegoers
tend to dismiss everything Hollywood produces as merely
blockbusters or crowd pleasers. True, not every blockbuster
is worth your while. But the studios produce more than
cinematic fast food, and Turan will turn you on to
big-budget movies that supply real sustenance. His
collection of close to 150 reviews defends these cinematic
pleasures, pointing readers to the thought-provoking bigger
films they may have skipped. Most importantly, he shows
readers what makes these films so great, and tells us why we
may have to venture no farther than the megaplex for a
movie that's worth seeing.
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