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<p><b>Kenneth Turan</b> (* <a href="27._Oktober" title="27. Oktober">27. Oktober</a> <a href="1946" title="1946">1946</a> in <a href="Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a>, <a href="New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>) ist ein <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">US-amerikanischer</a> <a href="Filmkritiker" title="Filmkritiker">Filmkritiker</a>, Buchautor und Dozent im Master of Professional Writing Program der <a href="University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">University of Southern California</a>. Turan arbeitete von 1991 bis 2020 als Filmkritiker für die <i><a href="Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> und <a href="National_Public_Radio" title="National Public Radio">National Public Radio</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leben">Leben</h2></div>
<p>Kenneth Turan wuchs in einer jüdischen Familie im New Yorker Stadtteil <a href="Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn</a> auf.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nach seinem Bachelor-Abschluss am <a href="Swarthmore_College" title="Swarthmore College">Swarthmore College</a> und einen Master-Abschluss in Journalismus an der <a href="Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TheHollywoodReporterFeinberg_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheHollywoodReporterFeinberg-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> war Turan als Mitarbeiter der <i><a href="Washington_Post" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Post">Washington Post</a></i> tätig. Im Jahr 1991 wurde Turan Filmkritiker bei der <i><a href="Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i>. Im Jahr 1993 wurde er zum Director der Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ernannt.
</p><p>Turan ist in der Dokumentation <i>For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism</i> zu sehen, in der er seinen öffentlichen Streit mit dem Filmregisseur <a href="James_Cameron" title="James Cameron">James Cameron</a> bespricht, der die Redakteure der <i>Los Angeles Times</i> per E-Mail aufgefordert hatte, Turan zu entlassen, nachdem er eine negative Rezension zu <i>Titanic</i> geschrieben hatte. Seit 1999 ist Turan Dozent im Master of Professional Writing Program der University of Southern California.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TheHollywoodReporterFeinberg_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheHollywoodReporterFeinberg-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Bei den <a href="Internationale_Filmfestspiele_Berlin_2002" title="Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin 2002">Internationalen Filmfestspielen Berlin</a> war er im Jahr 2002 Mitglied der internationalen Jury.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2014 wurde er mit dem Media Legacy Award ausgezeichnet.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Ende März 2020 gab Turan seinen Rücktritt bei der <i>Los Angeles Times</i> bekannt.<sup id="cite_ref-TheHollywoodReporterFeinberg_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheHollywoodReporterFeinberg-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Er schrieb zudem in der Vergangenheit regelmäßig Filmkritiken für die Morning Edition von <a href="National_Public_Radio" title="National Public Radio">NPR</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Turan ist Mitglied des Board of Directors des Yiddish Book Center, der <a href="Los_Angeles_Film_Critics_Association" title="Los Angeles Film Critics Association">Los Angeles Film Critics Association</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> und der <a href="National_Society_of_Film_Critics" title="National Society of Film Critics">National Society of Film Critics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Literatur">Literatur</h2></div>
<ul><li>William Gildea und Kenneth Turan: <i>The Future is Now: George Allen, Pro Football's Most Controversial Coach</i>. Houghton Mifflin; 1. Auflage, 1972.</li>
<li>Kenneth Turan: <i>I’d Rather Be Wright: Memoirs of an itinerant Tackle</i>. 1974.</li>
<li>Kenneth Turan: <i>Sinema: American Pornographic Films and the People Who Make Them</i>. Praeger, 1974.</li>
<li>Kenneth Turan: <i>Call Me ismale: The Autobiography of ismale</i>. 1987.</li>
<li>Kenneth Turan: <i>Sundance to Sarajevo: Film Festivals and the World They Made</i>. University of California Press, 2003.</li>
<li>Kenneth Turan: <i>Never Coming To A Theater Near You</i>. 2004.</li>
<li>Kenneth Turan: <i>Now In Theaters Everywhere</i>. 2006.</li>
<li>Kenneth Turan und Joseph Papp: <i>Free for All: Joe Papp, the Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told</i>. Anchor, 2009.</li>
<li>Kenneth Turan: <i>Not to Be Missed: Fifty-Four Favorites From a Lifetime of Film</i>. PublicAffairs, 2014.</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0876845/">Kenneth Turan</a> bei <a href="IMDb" title="IMDb">IMDb</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/kenneth-turan/movies">Übersicht der Kritiken von Kenneth Turan</a> bei <a href="Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/people/kenneth-turan">Kenneth Turan</a> bei der <i><a href="Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="Jonathan_Kirsch" title="Jonathan Kirsch">Jonathan Kirsch</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/129506/">Book Review: Turan’s pick of pics.</a></i> In: Jewish Journal, 28. Mai 2014.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Jerry Roberts: <i>The Complete History of American Film Criticism</i>. Santa Monica Press, 2010.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=2101621">Stories by Kenneth Turan.</a></i> In: npr.org. Abgerufen am 15. April 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-TheHollywoodReporterFeinberg-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-TheHollywoodReporterFeinberg_4-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-TheHollywoodReporterFeinberg_4-1">b</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-TheHollywoodReporterFeinberg_4-2">c</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">Scott Feinberg: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/kenneth-turan-steps-down-as-la-times-film-critic-30-years-1286616">Kenneth Turan Steps Down as L.A. Times Film Critic After 30 Years.</a></i> In: The Hollywood Reporter, 25. März 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Allison Engel: <i><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r261891140">
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<li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/berlinale-die-jury-152030.html">Berlinale: Die Jury.</a></i> In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 6. Februar 2002.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cinequest.org/events/252226/media-legacy-award-kenneth-turan">Media Legacy Award: Kenneth Turan.</a></i> In: cinequest.org. Abgerufen am 15. April 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Justin Chang: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-04-03/kenneth-turan-best-worst-reviews-justin-chang-tribute">Kenny and me: A colleague and former student salutes Kenneth Turan as he leaves The Times.</a></i> In: Los Angeles Times, 3. April 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Anne Thompson: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.indiewire.com/2020/03/kenneth-turan-leaving-la-times-critics-post-theatrical-age-1202220506/">As Kenneth Turan Leaves the Los Angeles Times, Film Critics Face a Post-Theatrical Age.</a></i> In: indiewire.com, 26. März 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.npr.org/people/2101621/kenneth-turan">Kenneth Turan.</a></i> In: npr.org. Abgerufen am 15. April 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/people/kenneth-turan">Kenneth Turan.</a></i> In: Los Angeles Times. Abgerufen am 15. April 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lafca.net/critics/Kenneth_Turan.php">Kenneth Turan.</a></i> In: lafca.net. Abgerufen am 15. April 2020.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/members/">National Society of Film Critics: Members.</a></i> In: nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com. Abgerufen am 15. April 2020.</span>
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