Kenneth Turan`s popular guide to the intelligent, original, and delightfully offbeat movies that you may have missed, now updated with a new preface

It is in the nature of today`s movie business that while Hollywood blockbusters invade every megaplex, smaller, quality films often don`t get screen time. In his collection of absorbing and illuminating reviews, film critic Kenneth Turan points viewers toward the films they can`t quite remember, but should not miss.

This eclectic selection represents the kind of sophisticated, adult, and entertaining films intelligent viewers are hungry for. More importantly, Turan shows readers what makes these unusual films so great, revealing how talented filmmakers and actors have managed to create the wonderful highs we experience in front of the screen. So next time you`re searching for the perfect movie, turn to Turan and his indispensable guide for the perplexed. It will allow you to first read up on and then catch up on the great films you`ve always intended to see but that never came to a theater near you. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.