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Arts Alive: Top Films of 2016

Pop CultureArts Alive Blog

filmLA Times and Arts Alive film critic Kenneth Turan tells us 2016 was a particularly strong year for film. Listen to the December 17th edition of Arts Alive to hear how these films ended up on his “best of the year” list:

Moonlight

Manchester by the Sea

OJ: Made in America

I Am Not Your Negro

Thirteenth

Loving

Midnight Special

Neruda

Jackie

Arrival

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

 

 

Pop CultureArts Alive Blog
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The classical team
The Classical Team
Published on 12.15.2016

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