
Roman Polanski
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Roman Polanski to Direct ‘The Palace’ for Italy’s Rai Cinema
By Brian Welk | April 29, 2021 @ 9:55 AM”We care about films, that’s our job. We don’t care about personal history,“ Rai general director Paolo Del Brocco says
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Kate Winslet Now Regrets Working With Woody Allen and Roman Polanski: ‘What the F– Was I Doing?’
By Brian Welk | September 11, 2020 @ 8:26 AM”I have to take responsibility for the fact that I worked with them both. I can’t turn back the clock,“ ”Ammonite“ actress says
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Roman Polanski Denied Reinstatement to Film Academy by Judge
By Brian Welk | August 25, 2020 @ 12:45 PM”Chinatown“ director had sued the Oscars organization in April 2019
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Ben Affleck to Direct, Write ‘The Big Goodbye’ Based on Making of ‘Chinatown’ Film
By Brian Welk | August 7, 2020 @ 2:04 PMThe film is in the works at Paramount and would adapt Sam Wasson’s book, which goes behind the scenes of the 1974 Roman Polanski film
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9 Infamous Hollywood Murders, From Black Dahlia to Sharon Tate (Photos)
By Cassidy Robinson and Joe Otterson | June 29, 2020 @ 10:04 AMTheWrap takes a look back at some of the grisliest killings in L.A. history
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Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer and a Spy’ Still Has No US Release Plans Despite Winning 3 French Oscars
By Beatrice Verhoeven | March 6, 2020 @ 11:04 AMFilmmaker himself won Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay at last week’s César Film Awards
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Adèle Haenel Walks Out of César Awards After Roman Polanski Win: ‘Bravo, Pedophilia’
By Trey Williams | February 29, 2020 @ 3:57 PMThe ”Portrait of a Lady on Fire“ actress says she was sexually abused as a 12-year-old
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Roman Polanski Draws Protests, Wins Prizes at Stormy Cesar Awards
By Steve Pond | February 28, 2020 @ 3:22 PMPolanski’s ”An Officer and a Spy“ wins the directing, screenplay and costume awards, while the Cesar for best film goes to ”Les Miserables“
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Why Does ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Feature So Many Real-Life Pedophiles? (Guest Blog)
By Nicole Haggard | February 7, 2020 @ 6:05 AMQuentin Tarantino’s film is filled with sexual abusers — including my great uncle, James Stacy — and parades young female flesh for our consumption
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FX Feeney, LA Weekly Film Critic and Historian, Dies at 66
By Brian Welk | February 6, 2020 @ 8:31 AMFeeney also worked as a screenwriter on the 1999 film ”The Big Brass Ring“
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French Directors’ Guild Looks to Suspend Roman Polanski Through Rule Change
By Brian Welk | November 19, 2019 @ 6:53 AMPolanski’s ”An Officer and a Spy“ opened in France over the weekend
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Roman Polanski Leads European Film Awards Nominations for ‘An Officer and a Spy’
By Steve Pond | November 9, 2019 @ 7:09 AMThe director’s drama receives four nominations to tie with ”The Favourite,“ ”Pain and Glory“ and ”The Traitor“
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French Actress Accuses Roman Polanski of Raping Her When She Was 18
By Beatrice Verhoeven and Lawrence Yee | November 8, 2019 @ 2:41 PMDirector denies rape allegations via French attorney
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‘Joker’ Wins Golden Lion, Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer and a Spy’ Wins Grand Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival
By Brian Welk | September 7, 2019 @ 11:26 AMJury led by Lucrecia Martel selected awards for 76th edition of the festival
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‘An Officer and a Spy’ Review: Roman Polanski Is No Emile Zola in This Listless Retelling of the Dreyfus Affair
By Alonso Duralde | August 30, 2019 @ 10:15 AMVenice 2019: Any controversy over the director’s choice of subject is dissipated by the tepid results