Kenneth Turan

Kenneth Turan (/təˈræn/; born October 27, 1946)[1] is an American retired film critic, author, and lecturer in the Master of Professional Writing Program at the University of Southern California.[5][6] At Swarthmore, he was roommates with the mathematician and science fiction author Rudy Rucker.[9] Turan was a film critic for The Progressive, a magazine published in Madison, Wisconsin.He provides regular movie reviews for NPR's Morning Edition[12] and serves on the board of directors of the Yiddish Book Center.[10] Turan is featured in the documentary For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009) discussing his public quarrel with film director James Cameron, who e-mailed the Los Angeles Times' editors calling for Turan to be fired after he wrote a scathing review of Titanic (1997).
Swarthmore CollegeColumbia UniversityMaster of Professional Writing ProgramUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles TimesThe Hollywood ReporterJewishBrooklyn, New YorkRudy RuckerThe Washington PostThe ProgressiveTV GuideCalifornia magazineThe Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times Book PrizesCannes Film FestivalMorning EditionYiddish Book CenterBalloonJames CameronTitanicNational Society of Film Critics AwardsLos Angeles Press ClubCinequest Film & Creativity FestivalNational Public RadioLos Angeles Film Critics AssociationFolger Shakespeare LibraryTwitterTCM Movie DatabaseThe Wrap