― Dave, Sunday, 17 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Magnus, Sunday, 17 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― scott, Monday, 18 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Tuturro can either be very good in roles which suit a bloke with a wonky jaw or really bad. Being mates with Spike Lee and Los Bros Coens however will always flatter his talent.
― Pete, Tuesday, 19 June 2001 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
curiously unmentioned above is his turn in Jungle Fever, prob his best for Spike Lee. Possibly helped by the fact that everyone playing Italian bigots in his segment is overacting to the rafters.
also just figgered out one of his kids has a show on wfmu
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 6 March 2014 17:51 (ten years ago) link
Is it the same one who played the young Luke Wilson in Royal Tenenbaums?
― This Is Not An ILX Username (LaMonte), Friday, 7 March 2014 00:11 (ten years ago) link
yep!
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Friday, 7 March 2014 03:40 (ten years ago) link
He talks about his newly opened fifth directorial effort where, y'know, Woody Allen plays his pimp.
http://www.salon.com/2014/04/17/john_turturro_on_being_pimped_out_by_woody_allen/
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Friday, 18 April 2014 17:45 (nine years ago) link
Quite the cast in that one.
― That's So (Eazy), Friday, 18 April 2014 17:54 (nine years ago) link
I've seen the trailer twice and I get a v awkward vibe from it. Maybe it's just me.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 18 April 2014 18:06 (nine years ago) link
I don't think it's just you
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Friday, 18 April 2014 19:11 (nine years ago) link
yeah what the hell is that movie
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 7 May 2014 00:27 (nine years ago) link
the more I think about it the more uncomfortable i get
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 May 2014 01:51 (nine years ago) link
This has played down the street for two weeks and garnered respectable reviews and yet
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 May 2014 01:53 (nine years ago) link
right?
it feels like a bridge too far, I dunno if I can see myself sitting down and trying to watch this
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 7 May 2014 02:01 (nine years ago) link
i wonder how many people are actually going to see this horribly-titled and horrible-sounding movie
― espring (amateurist), Wednesday, 7 May 2014 03:03 (nine years ago) link
also i'd characterize the reviews as lukewarm
A friend urged me to try The Night Of, an HBO thing where Turturro plays an ambulance-chasing lawyer (James Gandolfini was originally supposed to play the part--he's actually credited as a producer from beyond the grave). Started slow, but picking up around the halfway mark. I love how memorable TV people bounce from series to series: this one has Omar and Bodie from The Wire, Tom from House of Cards, and Janice from The Sopranos (John's cousin Aida, so put that one down to nepotism).
― clemenza, Sunday, 5 August 2018 00:53 (five years ago) link
HBO def has an old school studio stable of actors at this point
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 5 August 2018 01:13 (five years ago) link
I thought the first half of The Night Of was stronger, actually. It had a decent premise and a very strong cast and very good writing, but in the end not a particularly satisfiying story.
― chap, Sunday, 5 August 2018 01:20 (five years ago) link
Turturro nailed it, obviously.
― chap, Sunday, 5 August 2018 01:21 (five years ago) link
He was great in that
― rip van wanko, Sunday, 5 August 2018 02:02 (five years ago) link
but in the end not a particularly satisfiying story
There were a couple of turns towards the end--especially with regards to Amara Karan's character--that seemed like a stretch. I really liked Roberta Flack at the end, even if Mad Men beat them to it by a couple of years.
― clemenza, Sunday, 5 August 2018 15:19 (five years ago) link
saw To Live & Die In LA for the first time last week, he had the unreliable sleazeball thing down v early
― 16, 35, DCP, Go! (sic), Sunday, 5 August 2018 18:18 (five years ago) link
See also The Color of Money from one year later. (His IMDB page says he turns up in Raging Bull--will have to look closely for that next time.)
― clemenza, Sunday, 5 August 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
i forgot that he made the jesus rolls a 'going places' adaptation ~ considering the source material is wildly culturally outdated & not super strong to start (nb ive only seen the orig film not read the book), the jesus rolls is not *that* bad i kinda enjoyed it
― johnny crunch, Monday, 21 September 2020 12:42 (three years ago) link