Roman Polanski
Robert Towne, Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter, Dies at 89
Robert Towne, the screenwriter as superstar whose Oscar-winning work on the 1974 classic Chinatown is widely recognized as the gold standard for movie scripts, has died. He was 89. Towne died Monday at his home in Los Angeles, publicist Carri McClure announced. He also received Academy Award nominations for The Last Detail (1973) and Shampoo […]
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Anthea Sylbert, ‘Rosemary’s Baby,’ ‘Chinatown’ and ‘Carnal Knowledge’ Costume Designer, Dies at 84
Anthea Sylbert, the two-time Oscar-nominated costume designer who worked on Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown, Carnal Knowledge, Shampoo and Julia before becoming a studio executive and producer, has died. She was 84. Sylbert died Tuesday in Skiathos, Greece, director Sakis Lalas told The Hollywood Reporter. Lalas just finished a documentary about Sylbert titled, My Life in 3 […]
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French Court Clears Roman Polanski of Defaming British Actor
A French court acquitted filmmaker Roman Polanski on Tuesday of defaming a British actor whom he accused of lying after she alleged that he sexually assaulted her as a teenager. The case stems from a 2019 interview with Paris Match magazine where Polanski accused Charlotte Lewis of “a heinous lie” for alleging that he raped […]
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Roman Polanski Sued In Lawsuit Alleging Director Raped Minor in 1970s
Embattled director Roman Polanski has been sued in a lawsuit accusing him of drugging and raping a minor in 1973. The filing of the complaint comes as a trial in France kicks off over allegations that he defamed British actress Charlotte Lewis, who he accused of disseminating a “heinous lie” after she claimed that he […]
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Roman Polanski Defamation Trial in France Kicks Off
Roman Polanski will face trial in France on Tuesday over allegations that he defamed the British actress Charlotte Lewis after she accused him of having sexually assaulted her in the 1980s. Polanski, who is still a fugitive from U.S. justice over a rape case involving a 13-year-old in 1977, faces multiple accusations relating to other […]
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Tom Priestley, Oscar-Nominated Film Editor on ‘Deliverance,’ Dies at 91
Tom Priestley, the British film editor whose work assembling the dueling-banjos sequence and hellish “squeal like a pig” attack in John Boorman’s Deliverance landed him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 91. His death on Christmas Day was only recently revealed. Priestley also cut two other movies helmed by Boorman: Leo the Last (1970), which won the best […]
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Josh Kramer, Veteran Executive and Producer of Roman Polanski’s ‘Death and the Maiden,’ Dies at 67
Josh Kramer, a veteran Hollywood executive who produced such films as Roman Polanski’s Death and the Maiden and Sidney Lumet’s Night Falls on Manhattan, has died following a stroke. He was 67. Kramer died Nov. 27 surrounded by family and friends in Santa Monica, according to a representative. The producer, who was a graduate of the […]
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John Bailey, ‘Ordinary People’ Cinematographer and Former Film Academy President, Dies at 81
John Bailey, the cinematographer on Ordinary People, Groundhog Day, As Good as It Gets and dozens of other notable films who endured two “stressful” terms as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, died Friday. He was 81. Bailey died in Los Angeles, his wife, Oscar-nominated film editor Carol Littleton (E.T. the […]
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Protestors Gathered Outside Woody Allen’s ‘Coup de Chance’ Venice Premiere, Chanting “No Rape Culture”
A group of protesters demonstrating against what they called the “rape culture” of the Venice Film Festival marched past the festival’s red carpet during the world premiere of Woody Allen’s Coup de Chance. The group of around 20 people shouted slogans like “no rape culture”; “we are speaking for those without a voice against the […]
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Banners Protesting Roman Polanski, Woody Allen Films Appear in Venice
“Island of rapists,” “No Golden Lion for predators,” “Sexist cinema/ feminist response” read the banners, posted on the Lido near the Venice Film Festival on Sunday, an anonymous protest against the inclusion by the 80th Biennale of films from controversial directors Roman Polanski and Woody Allen. Polanski’s new film, The Palace, premiered in Venice last […]
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‘The Palace’ Review: Roman Polanski’s Dreadful Class Satire Attempts to Eat the Rich
The controversial 90-year-old director’s latest feature, starring Mickey Rourke, Fanny Ardant and John Cleese, premiered out of competition at the Venice Film Festival.
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‘The Palace’ Producer Blasts Streamers for Not Backing Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski’s Italian producer Luca Barbareschi used the Venice press conference for The Palace, Polanski’s latest black comedy, as an opportunity to blast U.S. streamers for not backing the controversial director. Noting that Polanski’s back catalog, including such films as Chinatown, The Ghostwriter and Rosemary’s Baby, is carried on many U.S. platforms, he chastized the […]
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