Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski to Direct Broadway Hit 'Venus in Fur'

September 20, 2012 By Brent Lang 35 weeks ago

Roman Polanski will direct his wife, Emmanuelle Seigner, in an adaptation of David Ives' play

  

Slated Draws Blue-Chip Backers for Online Film-Financing Venture

September 18, 2012 By Liza Foreman 35 weeks ago

Slated’s goal is to facilitate interaction among seasoned filmmakers, accredited investors and industry professionals

  

Cannes 2012: Kim Kardashian and Other Signs of Life in the Zombie Ghost Town

May 24, 2012 By Steve Pond 52 weeks ago

Day 9: The festival winds down with baffling movies, a Roman Polanski short and a giddy Kim Kardashian

  

Roman Polanski Returns to Cannes - With a Prada Ad

May 21, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Cannes had promised a new film from controversial director Roman Polanski, but they didn't say it would be a fashion ad

  

Cannes 2012: Roman Polanski Tells His Story - ‘How Do You Like Me Now?’

May 17, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

If you didn’t like Roman Polanski before, you’re not going to like him any better after seeing him tell his life story in “Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir”

  

Cannes 2012: Shiny Happy People, and Osama bin Laden

May 17, 2012 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Day 2: The Cannes jury meets the press, and the potential acquisition of an Osama bin Laden movie could cause complications this fall

  

Vidal Sassoon, Hairstylist to the Stars, Dead at 84

May 9, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Vidal Sassoon, man behind hair salons and stylist academies worldwide, died at his home on Wednesday

  

Roman Polanski to Direct 'D' Based on Scandal of French Anti-Semitism

May 9, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Roman Polanski will direct "D," a political thriller based on the Dreyfus Affair

  

Cannes Classics: Steven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock, Agnes Varda, Roman Polanski Headline

April 26, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Cannes has selected 13 films from a star-studded cast of directors for its Classics program this May

  

Amos Vogel, New York Film Fest Co-Creator, Dies at 91

April 25, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 1 year ago

Amos Vogel, who made a sophisticated mark on the American film scene, died on Tuesday in Manhattan at 91

  

Robert Towne Fiddled With 'Chinatown' While Roman Was Away (Exclusive)

April 5, 2012 By Fred Schruers 1 year ago

When Roman Polanski went to Europe during the filming of "Chinatown," Robert Towne, Jerry Goldsmith and Bob Evans tweaked the film's score

  

Indie Box Office: Wim Wenders' 'Pina' Opens to Big $88,399 at 3 Theaters

December 26, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Angelina Jolie's directorial debut, "In the Land of Blood and Honey," premieres to soft $9,276 per screen

  

Indie Box Office: Polanski's 'Carnage' Debuts Strong

December 18, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "The Descendants" also continue their solid runs

  

Polanski Hilariously Explores the 'Carnage' of Polite Society

December 15, 2011 By Alonso Duralde 1 year ago

Quartet of sharp comic performances anchors this deliciously dark comedy about New Yorkers who stop being polite and start getting real

  

Polanski's 'Carnage' Borrows Awards Strategy from 'Modern Family'

October 30, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Sony Classics says all four of the film's actors belong in the Oscar supporting categories

  

Review: Roman Polanski's 'Carnage'-- Just a Fang-Less 'Virginia Woolf'

September 30, 2011 By Leah Rozen 1 year ago

Jodie Foster is the weakest link in the director's adaptation of the Tony-winning play, opening the New York Film Festival

  

Polanski to Return to Zurich Film Festival, 2 Years After Arrest

September 15, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Director was on his way to accept award when he was caught by Swiss police

  

Venice Fest: Roman Polanski Gets Mean, Keira Knightley Gets Hysterical

September 2, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

First three days of the fest feature a handful of respected movies, plus Madonna's fancy flop

  

Roman Polanski, Steven Soderbergh Tapped for Venice Film Fest

July 28, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Polanski's "Carnage" and Soderbergh's "Contagion" will play at fall festival, which opens with George Clooney's "Ides of March"

  

Sony Pictures Classics Nabs Rights to Roman Polanski's 'Carnage'

April 14, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Studio will release film in North America by the end of the year

  

Polanski, 'Of Gods and Men' Win Cesar Awards

February 25, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

"French Oscars" names "The Social Network" best foreign film

  

French Film Awards Salute Roman Polanski

February 1, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Fugitive director gets career tribute at Henri Langlois Awards in Vincennes

  

'Of Gods and Men' Tops France's Cesar Nominations

January 21, 2011 By Steve Pond 2 years ago

Xavier Beauvois' religious drama picks up 11 nominations after being left off Oscar foreign-language shortlist

  

Thriller Trial - Michael Jackson's Doctor Finally Gets His Day in Court

January 4, 2011 By Steven Mikulan 2 years ago

Nearly 19 months after the singer's death, preliminary hearing in manslaughter case against Conrad Murray begins in LA

  

TheWrap's Winners & Losers of 2010

December 29, 2010 By Wrap Staff 2 years ago

For some, like Netflix and Roman Polanski, it turned out to be the best of years. For others, like “American Idol” and Russell Crowe, not so much

  

Roman Polanski's 'Ghost Writer' Tops European Film Awards

December 4, 2010 By Steve Pond 2 years ago