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Kenneth Turan

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1) Not to be missed: fifty-four favorites from a lifetime of film

Author

Turan, Kenneth

Publisher

PublicAffairs

Pub. Date

[2014?]

Language

English

2) Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg: the whole equation

Author

Turan, Kenneth

Series

Jewish lives (New Haven Conn.)

Publisher

Yale University Press

Pub. Date

[2025]

Language

English

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"One was a tough junkman’s son, the other a cosseted mama’s boy, but they dreamed the same mighty dream: that the right movies could make a profit and change both the culture and individual lives. Sharing a religion and an evangelical zeal for film, Louis B. Mayer (1884–1957) and Irving Thalberg (1899–1936) were unlikely partners in one of the most significant collaborations in movie history. Over the course of their decade-long relationship,...

3) Fiddler's journey to the big screen

Publisher

Kino Lorber

Pub. Date

[2022]

Language

English

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The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called 'the most powerful movie musical ever made.' Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, it captures the humor and drama of director Norman Jewison's quest to recreate the lost world of Jewish life in Tsarist Russia and re-envision the beloved stage hit as a wide-screen epic. Oscar�- nominated filmmaker Daniel Raim puts us in the director's chair and...