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Film director/producer Roman Polanski's life has been one of both triumphs and tragedies. An Academy Award winner (for 2002's The Pianist), Polanski is generally acknowledged as one of the greatest living filmmakers with movies such as Rosemary's Baby and Chinatown all part of his resume.

However, Polanski's notoriety extends beyond his cinematic achievements. In 1969, Polanski's then pregnant wife Sharon Tate's name became forever linked to that of deranged mass murderer Charles Manson, as one of the victims of the infamous Manson Family Murders.

In 1977, Polanski fled to France after his arrest on charges of having sex with a minor — in this case, a girl who was thirteen years old at the time. On September 26, 2009 Polanski was arrested in Switzerland, ending some three decades of life as a fugitive in countries like Poland and France, after that original warrant was first served.

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  • Art of the Poster - Roman Polanskis "Repulsion" (1965)


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  • SEDUCED AND ABANDONED by James Toback, Cannes 2013


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    I’m sure you’re all familiar with the upcoming Seduced and Abandoned title, a feature documentary which comes from director James Toback. In case you’ve missed our previous reports, the film will be screened at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival (Special Screening section) and is already being described as an ...
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  • Photos Arrive For Polanski’s Venus In Fur


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    The film debuts at Cannes this year. Filed under: News ( Read The Full Article → )
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  • The Lords of Salem


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    The Lords of Salem, para quem não acompanha os meandros do cinema de terror, é o mais recente filme do músico e realizador Rob Zombie, um filme ainda inédito em Portugal, e sem data de estreia agendada por cá (e como isso, normalmente, indicia que não vai estrear nas salas de cinema nacionais, ou então passará ...
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  • Travel and Enlightenment, Part Three


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    Flying business class is bad for the soul. I really believe that. It invariably turns a person like me — an avowed, all-power-to-some-of-the-people liberal — into someone who feels a little too good about herself since life has suddenly given her more legroom. It’s deplorable. Deplorable and, again, bad for the ...
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  • Polanski’s ‘Venus in fur’ to premiere in Cannes


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    18.04.2013 ‘Venus in Fur’, the latest film of French-Polish director, ‘Venus in Fur’, has qualified for the main competition in the 66th Cannes film festival. Emanuelle Seigneur in ‘Venus in fur’ An erotic comedy, ‘Venus in fur’ is an adaptation of the eponymous play by David Ives, in which a ...
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  • Top 10 Directors Who Played Secondary Roles In Their Own Movies


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    Because of the occupational hazards of the job, or because of the Type-A personality required, film directors tend to have famously large egos. Because of this, it’s somewhat surprising that the main creative force behind a film would choose to cast themselves in anything but the title role. Here are examples of ...
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  • Forget It, ‘Chinatown,’ It’s ‘The Long Goodbye’


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    There were so many great crime movies that came out of the ’70s that it would be something of an endeavor to compile a list of the best. But chances are, if you had a bunch of people get together and do just that, Chinatown would be near the top of most of them. This modern take on classic noir is beloved to ...
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  • Cannes 2013, l’arrembaggio dei veterani


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    Roman Polanski, François Ozon, Steven Soderbergh, Paolo Sorrentino, Nicolas Winding Refn, Asghar Farhadi, Kore-eda, i fratelli Coen… tutti a caccia della Palma d’oro. Bel problema per Steven Spielberg
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  • Film Selection For 66th Cannes Film Festival


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    The weeks leading up to the film slate of the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival has been met with much speculation. Some had wondered if Steve McQueen’s 12 years a Slave would play at the festival (it’s not) or if the Coens’ latest Inside Llewyn Davis would (it is). Below is a complete listing of the ...
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  • The 2013 Cannes Film Festival Lineup Has Been Announced


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    Film fest fans, prepare to get an eyeful—the full lineup of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival .  And, as can be expected, it’s a rather prestigious list, made up of films by such hotshots as the Coen Brothers, Steven Soderbergh, Sofia Coppola, Roman Polanski, Alexander Payne, James Toback , and Nicholas Winding ...
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  • Cannes 2013 lineup: heavy-hitters and unexpected gems


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    From Roman Polanski to James Franco, by way of the Coen brothers and a sneaky encore from Steven Soderbergh, theres plenty to look forward to at this years festival More than the first cuckoo, the announcement of the Cannes competition list is the first sign of spring; always an exciting moment and even more so as ...
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  • Cannes Film Festival 2013: Lineup includes Polanski, Soderbergh, Coen brothers


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    Celebrating world cinema from countries with limited freedom of expression is clearly one of this years stories, with works from Chad, China, Mexico and Iran among the 19 films competing for the Palme dOr, one of cinemas most coveted prizes.
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  • Cannes: Official Selection Packed With Potential Award Season Contenders


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    Competition films from Alexander Payne, Roman Polanski, Nicolas Winding Refn and the Coen Brothers in the mix for early award season buzz. read more
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  • Cannes film festival 2013: Ryan Gosling, Coens and Polanski line up


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    Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn team up again for Only God Forgives, with Alexander Payne, Steven Soderbergh, James Gray and Stephen Frears also set to present new work Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling, whose LA-thriller Drive ran rings round the Croisette two years ago, are planning a second pitstop on the ...
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  • Burt Shonberg’s Poe paintings


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    House of Usher (1960): Vincent Price and Mark Damon. This post ought to have followed the one in January about the sinister portraits glimpsed in Roman Polanski’s Dance of the Vampires . I still don’t know who was responsible for those paintings but the artist who created the equally outré family portraits ...
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