31 Quotes by Kenneth Turan

With no plot, character or dialogue worth experiencing, let alone remembering, the film merely occupies space on the screen and hopes for the best,

This really has a very good feeling about it. It really seems like it's going to be an involving film, really, about the nature of writing, the nature of observation, the nature of non-fiction.

So, I think if you don't care about the new 'King Kong,' you're not a movie fan.

He credits a watching of 'King Kong' on TV when he was a kid with making him a film director,

I think this film makes news casting really exciting. It's a film that really holds you because it's an enormous dramatic conflict.

People who make films are always looking for a hook. They're always looking for something that will attract an audience's attention, that will make a person say, 'I want to see that film,' and a book is a proven commodity.

It feels adventurous a little bit for a Hollywood film, even in this day and age. Given that it won in Venice, and the pedigree of everyone involved, that it could be quite good.

This year, I think the studios have outdone themselves. They've really packaged a lot of good stuff at the end of the year.

A treasure beyond price for fans of both the classic Hammett novel and the three (that's right, three) film versions of the doomed quest for a black bird. An incredible amalgam of photos, memos, letters, reviews, whatever, this will make fans of the book or the film gasp as one unexpected delight succeeds another. With this book, wonders really do never cease.