Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (movie)

Personality drives this Tribeca Film Festival

2013-04-16 19:20:00

NEW YORK — In 11 previous editions, the Tribeca Film Festival has showcased dozens of glitzy studio productions and stars — Tobey Maguire and his "Spider-Man 3" crew rode into town in 2007, Tom Cruise opened "Mission: Impossible III" here in...

Roman Polanski, through his own lens

2009-10-05 00:00:00

The director's movies, such as his Oscar-winning 2002 film 'The Piano,' may reflect his world view on morality and the role of the artist in society. |Reed Johnson Should great artists be treated differently from ordinary mortals? Does a musician,...

'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired' reveals sordid truth behind unlawful sex trial

2009-09-29 16:32:45

How a girl's stark words got lost in the Polanski spectacle

2009-10-25 00:00:00

In the flat light of the grand jury room, a nervous, deeply embarrassed 13-year-old girl sat alone -- no attorney, no mother, no friend -- facing three tiers of middle-aged strangers silently studying her from their leather armchairs. The questions...

Defense strategies could keep Polanski out of prison

2009-10-01 00:00:00

Roman Polanski rushed up to the British Airways counter at LAX in late January 1978 with an American Express card and an urgent desire to get out of town. He bought the last seat on an overnight flight to London and 15 minutes later, he wrote in his...

'Tell No One' a telling success story

2008-08-07 00:00:00

Spurred by passionate reviews and fantastic word of mouth, this summer hit has been selling out theaters, sparking intense moviegoer chatter and keeping its distribution team working all hours to meet the demand. It's an apt description of "The Dark...

Prosecutor: I Lied About Polanski In HBO Documentary

2009-09-30 14:56:48

A retired Los Angeles County prosecutor who claimed in a 2008 documentary that he advised a judge to sentence Roman Polanski to prison for having sex with a minor now says that he lied on film about his role in the case. The on-camera statements by David...

Park City's other film festival

2009-01-15 00:00:00

Every year about this time aspiring filmmakers head to Utah to show their work. Hoping to launch their career or at least make that next important contact, they flock to a festival that emphasizes scrappy self-reliance, low-budget creativity and the...

Sundance documentaries. Four exceptional docs -- " Man on Wire ," " Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired ," "Stranded" and "Trouble the Water" -- all appeared in Park City, Utah , in January. A word should also be said for the year's other great docs: " Blindsight ," "Pray the Devil Back to Hell,"

2008-12-18 14:48:36