John Turturro

Why angry Alec Baldwin refused to play angry Alec Baldwin

The blog Film (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008

The prima donna movie star in What Just Happened is based on the Oscar-winner - but played by Bruce Willis

What Just Happened? Confusion reigns in Hollywood

This is London (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008

What Just Happened? is a memoir about the escapades of a Hollywood producer that even Robert De Niro fails to ignite.

What Just Happened? (15)

The Herald (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008

After Sunset Boulevard and The Player, it takes a lot to make an impressive satire about Hollywood. Billy Wilder and Robert Altman didn’t leave much meat on the bone; no wonder Barry Levinson’s picture seems like slim pickings in comparison.

Ariston Anderson: Salman Rushdie and the legend of the MOTH

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008

An Indian-British novelist, Booker Prize recipient, and Knight took the stage of the Capitale on the Bowery to tell a story. The year was...

Moth Ball Honors

Isak (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008

Salman Rushdie wins a curiously-designed award at the Moth Ball, the annual benefit for New York's vibrant storytelling organization, The Moth (to which I've recently become a loyal podcast listener). Nathan Englander, A.J. Jacobs and Adam Gopnick are among those...

John Turturro: “Time Out New York is vicious”

TONY Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008

At last night’s Moth Ball, I approached esteemed actor John Turturro for a quick question regarding storytelling and got a lot more than I asked for. Below his diatribe against TONY and eventual change of heart. Hi, I’m Jane Borden from Time Out New York. Time Out New York is vicious. Oh no! What did we do? Why are [...]

The Moth Ball: Lili Taylor, Salman Rushdie and John Turturro love stories

TONY Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008

Salman Rushdie, alive and well Downtown storytelling program The Moth proved how big its potatoes have grown at last night’s star-studded, second annual Moth Ball, cohosted by John Turturro and Garrison Keillor. Among the night’s entertainment were a characteristically self-deprecating and vibrant tale from Keillor, a scholarship awarded to tenth-grader Tavar McKenzie by Lili Taylor, and a [...]

John Turturro: 'I Don't Consider Hillary Clinton a New Yorker'

The Daily Transom (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008

At the Moth Ball on Tuesday, Nov. 18, Salman Rushdie was awarded the 2008 Moth Award for his storytelling abilities and everyone wore silly hats in the tradition of the whimsical literary organization. But the cocktail chatter centered around the question of: Was she or wasn't she? "Well, has she been yet?" Mr. Rushdie asked when the Daily Transom inquired what he thought about Barack Obama offering...

• John Turturro: I Dont Consider Hillary Clinton a New Yorker - RssDaily

The Annual Moth Ball Hosted by John Turturro and Garrison Keillor

Jossip (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008

If you are not doing anything tomorrow night and feel like dressing up like your favorite character from 8 1/2, head over to the Capitale on Bowery for the annual Moth Ball, one of the biggest NYC literary events of the year. Fatwah-inducing Salman Rushdie will be there to receive the Honoring the Art of [...]

My Cultural Life in the Bush of Ghosts

James Wolcott's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008

In a master stroke of counter-programming for the holiday season, Philoctetes gets the jump on the Thanksgiving feast this Saturday at 1pm by examining the famine bones and buzzard stare of Samuel Beckett in an afternoon seance devoted to his...

STORIES TAKE FLIGHT

New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008

THIS Moth Ball has noth ing to do with your closet full of winter sweaters. Instead, it's a glam event that pays tribute to the literary world, and a nonprofit organization known simply as The Moth. Founded in 1997 by poet and novelist George Dawes...

'Transformers' Extended Edition on Blu-ray and Original 'Star Trek' Flicks as Well

RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008

Blu-ray.com has an interesting new update that says Paramount is set up to release the first six Star Trek films on Blu-ray, timed to hit shelves around the May 8 release of the new Star Trek as well as plans to release an extended version of the original Transformers film around the June 26 release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen . I didn't know it could get any longer considering the first...

John Turturro - Turturros Brother Faces Eviction After Alleged Death Threats

Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008

The brother of actor JOHN TURTURRO is warring with his New York neighbours, who are campaigning for his eviction. According to the New York Post, 10 residents of ...

Who'dat'™: Crazy celebrity brothers

Amy's Robot (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008

This is a tough one, so I'll just tell you who it is. If you subtract the beard, hair, and about 65 pounds from this guy, but kept the expressive eyebrows and sort of wild expression, you might be...

ACTOR'S BROTHER MAKING A SCENE

New York Post (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008

Terrified tenants of a Hell's Kitchen walkup claim that actor John Turturro's troubled older brother has them living in fear - threatening to kill them and his caretakers, screaming at all hours of the night, and leering at female residents. Ten...