Articles by Kenneth Turan Page 2

The Internet Movie Database, the mighty monarch of cinema sites, lists more than 600 films with the word “wedding” in the title. Read more

“Religulous,” the new documentary starring Bill Maher and directed by Larry Charles, doesn’t take the time to define its title, but Maher has said elsewhere that it is a combination of “religious” and “ridiculous.” Read more

They call it “Battle in Seattle,” but it’s safe to say that the mayhem that took place in that city’s streets over five days in 1999 does not have the name recognition for most Americans of Gettysburg, Iwo Jima or even Bunker Hill. Read more

AN IMPORTANT story indifferently told, Spike Lee’s “Miracle at St. Read more

Audiences at the time thought of them simply as bad girls, but the UCLA Film & Television Archive is determined to salvage their reputations. Read more

DISMISS your preconceptions about “The Duchess.” Read more

“Yella” starts out familiar, but in many ways it is not. Read more

No sound lightens a moviegoer’s heart more than pounding hoofbeats heard before the opening credits. Read more

Writer-directors Joel and Ethan Coen have such a distinctive creative palette that there ought to be a paint color named after them. Read more