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John Turturro set to receive film festival award
by Outspoken on Tue May 13, 2008 4:46 am
John Turturro set to receive film festival award
BY MORNING SENTINEL STAFF
WATERVILLE -- Actor, director, writer and producer John Turturro will be given the Mid-Life Achievement Award at this summer's Maine International Film Festival, scheduled for July 11-20.
Turturro, 51, is an award-winning actor who has appeared in more than 60 movies, including "O Brother, Where Art Thou?", "Do the Right Thing," Quiz Show," and "The Big Lebowski."
Festival Programmer Ken Eisen called Turturro an amazing presence, both on screen and in the director's seat.
"He's one of the strongest and most unique voices in the independent film world and one whose directing, writing and acting always bespeak a fierce, intelligent and adventurous curiosity -- attributes that we try to highlight every year in the films at the festival," Eisen said.
Turturro is an Emmy Award winner, Golden Globe nominee and received a Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
The 11th annual festival, held at Railroad Square Cinema and the Waterville Opera House, features about 100 independent, foreign and Maine-made films and draws thousands of filmmakers, actors and movie enthusiasts to Waterville from all over the world.
Festival Director Shannon Haines said having Turturro at the festival this year is a huge opportunity to bring one of independent film's most important actors/directors to Waterville.
"He just gives us such a huge number of options," she said. "His body of work is immense."
While the lineup of Turturro films to be shown is still a work in progress, three films he directed are definite, according to Haines: "Illuminata"; "Mac"; and "Romance and Cigarettes," the latter of which is an off-beat musical starring Susan Sarandon, James Gandolfini, Christopher Walken and Kate Winslet.
"It's an amazing cast and it's a riot," Eisen said. "It's kind of a risque film in some ways. It's very inventive and original. I really love it. It's a wonderful film."
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/5054020.html
BY MORNING SENTINEL STAFF
WATERVILLE -- Actor, director, writer and producer John Turturro will be given the Mid-Life Achievement Award at this summer's Maine International Film Festival, scheduled for July 11-20.
Turturro, 51, is an award-winning actor who has appeared in more than 60 movies, including "O Brother, Where Art Thou?", "Do the Right Thing," Quiz Show," and "The Big Lebowski."
Festival Programmer Ken Eisen called Turturro an amazing presence, both on screen and in the director's seat.
"He's one of the strongest and most unique voices in the independent film world and one whose directing, writing and acting always bespeak a fierce, intelligent and adventurous curiosity -- attributes that we try to highlight every year in the films at the festival," Eisen said.
Turturro is an Emmy Award winner, Golden Globe nominee and received a Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
The 11th annual festival, held at Railroad Square Cinema and the Waterville Opera House, features about 100 independent, foreign and Maine-made films and draws thousands of filmmakers, actors and movie enthusiasts to Waterville from all over the world.
Festival Director Shannon Haines said having Turturro at the festival this year is a huge opportunity to bring one of independent film's most important actors/directors to Waterville.
"He just gives us such a huge number of options," she said. "His body of work is immense."
While the lineup of Turturro films to be shown is still a work in progress, three films he directed are definite, according to Haines: "Illuminata"; "Mac"; and "Romance and Cigarettes," the latter of which is an off-beat musical starring Susan Sarandon, James Gandolfini, Christopher Walken and Kate Winslet.
"It's an amazing cast and it's a riot," Eisen said. "It's kind of a risque film in some ways. It's very inventive and original. I really love it. It's a wonderful film."
http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/5054020.html
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