Movies
Cast members talk about ‘Illuminata’ and the fine line that performers often walk between real life and the realm of acting.
Aug. 6, 1999
“Mac” (at the Nuart) gives us a pretty good idea of where John Turturro’s manic intensity comes from.
March 3, 1993
“Men of Respect” (AMC Century 14)--in which a mad Mafia triggerman starts a murderous climb to power--seems an attempt to crossbreed the literary themes and plots of Shakespeare with the cinematic forms of Coppola’s “Godfather” series, part of what Coppola himself was trying to do in “The Godfather Part III.”
Jan. 18, 1991
John Turturro climbs into a limousine looking as edgy as the urban homeboys he has played.
Aug. 11, 1991
Entertainment & Arts
John Turturro’s ‘Illuminata’ employs a formidable cast in an engaging and finely realized look at life in the theater.
Television
Change is usually a dirty word in television.
June 30, 1988
Archives
Life needs little embellishment to be funny, Web satirist Andy Borowitz says.
Feb. 9, 2004
Andy Borowitz is that guy from college riding shotgun and pointing out funny and maddening things beyond the headlights.
April 18, 2019
Politics
Government scientists were busily scrutinizing videotape of Vice President Dick Cheney today after debris appeared to fall off him during a speech to a business group in Lansing, Mich.
July 29, 2005
World & Nation
Larry Summers’ latest plan for keeping Harvard coeds happy.
Jan. 28, 2005