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Vincent Gallo Playing Fugitive Taliban Member in New Jerzy Skolimowski Film
31 December 2009 1:36 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Jerzy Skolimowski's best known films are likely those he was a writer on and of these none is better known than Roman Polanski's Knife in the Water, a great thriller that was like Dead Calm but 27 years earlier and not actually rubbish. Amongst his work as director are two films from the 70s that I found quite lastingly disturbing since my youth, the supernatural horror film The Shout and obsession thriller Deep End. More recently, you likely saw him acting in Eastern Promises, where he played Stepan, or Mars Attacks or Before Night Falls where he had smaller roles. I'm glad to report that Jerzy Skolimowski is back on location in director mode and shooting his next film right now. The Essence of Killing "follows the story of a Taliban member who lives in Afghanistan, kills three American soldiers and then is taken captive by the Americans. He »
- Brendon Connelly
Roman Polanski Suing Paparazzi For Privacy Invasion
30 December 2009 3:23 AM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
Roman Polanski has launched a .1 million suit against the paparazzi for apparently invading his privacy while he is confined in his Swiss chalet.
The filmmaker, 76, is currently on house arrest in Switzerland awaiting possible deportation to the U.S. for his over three-decade charge of having unlawful sex with a minor.
His lawyers filed a suit in Paris, claiming his family has been harassed by the photographers in their Alpine chalet.
According to the Academy Award-winning director's legal team, he still has a right to privacy, especially since he is staying with his wife and their children.
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Roman Polanski sues snappers
29 December 2009 10:35 PM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Fugitive director Roman Polanski, 76, has launched a legal action against photographers, alleging invasion of privacy. Polanski is under house arrest at his chalet in the Swiss resort town of Gstaad after handing over $4.5 million in cash bail to Swiss authorities who arrested him in September. Polanski is suing members of the paparazzi in a French court to the tune of £700,000, Britain's Daily Telegraph reports. They have taken photos of his family on public land outside the chalet. His lawyers claim that although Polanski is on bail, he is entitled to privacy. He is wanted in the Us on 30-year-old child sex charges and the Swiss are weighing up a Us request for his »
- Philippa Bourke
Polanski 'sues photographers for £700k'
29 December 2009 4:28 PM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Roman Polanski is reportedly suing photographers for invasion of privacy. The director is currently under house arrest after being taken into custody in September on a 1978 Us warrant for having sex with an underage girl. The Daily Telegraph says that Polanski is now suing members of the paparazzi who have taken photographs of his family on the public land outside (more) »
- By Catriona Wightman
Polanski Sues Photogs Outside His Chalet
29 December 2009 3:57 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Steven Mikulan
Roman Polanski wants his day in court.
Perhaps emboldened by recent legal victories – or simply feeling his dark powers return with the setting sun – the director has lashed out against the photographers that have been camped out in front of the Gstaad chalet where he's spending his house arrest.
Britain’s Telegraph newspaper reports that the auteur has filed a $1.11-million lawsuit in Paris against the photogs for invasion of privacy.
The London daily »
- Steven Mikulan
Morning Links - A First Look at Kevin and Danielle's Wedding
29 December 2009 8:45 AM, PST | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
Take a look at Kevin Jonas and Danielle Deleasa's first wedding photo! - People Charlie Sheen's wife says he put a knife to her throat - Fox 411 Johnathon Schaech gets engaged to a One Tree Hill actress - PopEater Bristol Palin seeks sole custody of her son - Us Weekly Kanye and Amber spend the holidays feeding the homeless - Celebitchy Rihanna to tone down her costumes for Abu Dhabi show - Icydk Roman Polanski thanks fans for all the support - Lifeline Live Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal's parents officially divorce - TMZ Teri Hatcher puts on a fat suit for Desperate Housewives - Wonderwall Does Katie Holmes want to get a tattoo? - I'm Not Obsessed Kim Kardashian's unfortunate incident with a monkey - The Blemish »
- PopSugar
Celebrity Photographer Willoughby Dies
29 December 2009 8:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Celebrity photographer Bob Willoughby has died, aged 82.
Willoughby, who photographed Audrey Hepburn, Roman Polanski and Mia Farrow, Frank Sinatra, Dustin Hoffman, and many others on Hollywood movie sets, lost his battle with cancer on 18 December at his home in Vence, in the South of France.
In the early 1950s he began photographing jazz musicians in California clubs, notably Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan.
He became well known in Hollywood after Warner Brothers asked him to photograph Judy Garland on the set of her 1954 film A Star Is Born. The iconic photo later landed the cover of Life magazine.
Willoughby also created lasting images of Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor on the set of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Jane Fonda at work on Klute, Hepburn on Roman Holiday, and Sinatra, whom he photographed with the Rat Pack in front of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas during the filming of Ocean’s Eleven.
He is survived by his wife Dorothy, his sons Christopher, Stephen and David, a daughter, Catherine, and eight grandchildren. »
Roman Polanski thanks fans for support
29 December 2009 8:05 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Filmmaker Roman Polanski has thanked fans for their support as he battles extradition to the Us to face sentencing over a 1977 child sex charge. The Rosemary's Baby director pleaded guilty to bedding a 13-year-old girl but fled to France before he could be sentenced. He was detained in Zurich in September 2009 and kept behind bars until earlier this month. He is now under house arrest at a ski chalet in Switzerland as he waits for officials to decide in January 2010 whether they will agree to the extradition request. Now he's released his first public statement since he was held, crediting letters of encouragement from supporters with helping him cope with the ongoing ordeal. »
- Ellie Pratt
Polanski Lawyer Says Client Will Face Only One Charge if He Returns to La
29 December 2009 7:28 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
"Fundamental fairness and justice in our criminal justice system are far more important than the conviction and sentence of any one individual." - California Court of Appeal, Polanski v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, 12/21/09 Demonstrating the same lack of self-esteem as prisoners who beat up child molesters, noisy segments of the American population continue to hyperventilate over Roman Polanski as if the sexual abuse of minors were not already sufficiently condemned by our society. Among those who believe there is compelling evidence Polanski committed the various offenses (such as rape, sodomy and furnishing a minor with drugs) he was initially charged with, few express criticism of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office for its decision not to prosecute the defendant for those alleged crimes. Instead, the mob irrationally directs its wrath almost exclusively at Polanski, even though he »
- Jeff Norman
Top 100 Tuesday: 100 Best Movies of the Decade
29 December 2009 4:43 AM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
We are leaving Kubrick behind and fast approaching Hyams. If you get that reference, go grab yourself a cookie. It is time for us to reflect back on the decade that was. On January 1st, 2000, Disney released Fantasia 2000. On Wednesday, December 30th, 2009, The White Ribbon is set to bow. Between the release of these two films, thousands of films came and went, and some of them were far more memorable than others. It was a long trek getting this list together, but here are our collective top 100 films of the past decade.
Quick Year-to-Year by the Numbers:
2009 – 11
2008 – 11
2007 – 7
2006 – 14
2005 – 12
2004 – 8
2003 – 7
2002 – 12
2001 – 10
2000 – 8
100. Million Dollar Baby (2004) – Clint Eastwood
99. Juno (2007) – Jason Reitman
98. An Education (2009) – Lone Scherfig
97. Spider-man 2 (2004) – Sam Raimi
96. Munich (2005) – Steven Spielberg
95. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) – Wes Anderson
94. The King Of Kong (2007) – Seth Gordon
93. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’S Stone (2001) – Chris Columbus
92. Clerks 2 (2006) – Kevin Smith
91. Femme Fatale (2002) – Brian De Palma
90. Tasogare Seibei »
- Movie Geeks
Roman Polanski ''overwhelmed'' by support
29 December 2009 3:13 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Roman Polanski is "overwhelmed" by the support he has received since being arrested in Switzerland. The 76-year-old film director - who is under house arrest in Switzerland awaiting a decision over whether he will be extradited to America over a conviction for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977 - says he was given strength by the letters he was sent after being arrested in Switzerland in September. In a letter to French author Bernard-Henri Levy, which Levy handed over to the Huffington Post newspaper, Polanski wrote: "These messages have come from my neighbours, from people all over Switzerland, and from beyond Switzerland - from across the world. "I would like every one of them to know how heartening »
Roman Polanski 'overwhelmed' by support
29 December 2009 1:45 AM, PST | Virgin Media - Movies | See recent Virgin Media - Movies news »
Roman Polanski is ''overwhelmed'' by the support he has received since being arrested in Switzerland. The 76-year-old film director - who is under house arrest in Switzerland awaiting a decision over whether he will be extradited to America over a conviction for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977 - says he was given strength by the letters he was sent after being arrested in Switzerland in September. In a letter to French author Bernard-Henri Levy, which Levy handed over to the Huffington Post newspaper, Polanski wrote: ''These messages have come from my neighbours, from people all over Switzerland, and from beyond .. »
tMF Top 50: Best Movies of the 2000s (30-21)
28 December 2009 11:57 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
We continue our look at the Top 50 best films of the decade.
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30. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Helpless minds that stray in a direction far from its capable mass and souls that get eaten away by an urge that’s far more grateful than what it can handle: Four people, all dealing with these difficulties, plan to capture and secure the American Dream; fame and fortune. These four people – boyfriend and girlfriend (Jared Leto and Jennifer Connolly) who are drug addicts, their friend who’s both seller and addict (Marlon Wayans) and Leto’s mother (Ellen Burnstein) who’s losing her grip on reality – all have in mind that the American dream should be spoon-fed to them. Dreams that include being on television, owning a fashion shop and living like rock-stars are all bogged down by each of the dreamer’s economic situation or their appearance. »
- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)
tMF Top 50: Best Movies of the 2000s (30-21)
28 December 2009 11:57 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
We continue our look at the Top 50 best films of the decade.
#50-41
#40-31
Click through for the next installment.
30. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Helpless minds that stray in a direction far from its capable mass and souls that get eaten away by an urge that’s far more grateful than what it can handle: Four people, all dealing with these difficulties, plan to capture and secure the American Dream; fame and fortune. These four people – boyfriend and girlfriend (Jared Leto and Jennifer Connolly) who are drug addicts, their friend who’s both seller and addict (Marlon Wayans) and Leto’s mother (Ellen Burnstein) who’s losing her grip on reality – all have in mind that the American dream should be spoon-fed to them. Dreams that include being on television, owning a fashion shop and living like rock-stars are all bogged down by each of the dreamer’s economic situation or their appearance. »
- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)
tMF Top 50: Best Movies of the 2000s (30-21)
28 December 2009 11:57 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
We continue our look at the Top 50 best films of the decade.
#50-41
#40-31
Click through for the next installment.
30. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Helpless minds that stray in a direction far from its capable mass and souls that get eaten away by an urge that’s far more grateful than what it can handle: Four people, all dealing with these difficulties, plan to capture and secure the American Dream; fame and fortune. These four people – boyfriend and girlfriend (Jared Leto and Jennifer Connolly) who are drug addicts, their friend who’s both seller and addict (Marlon Wayans) and Leto’s mother (Ellen Burnstein) who’s losing her grip on reality – all have in mind that the American dream should be spoon-fed to them. Dreams that include being on television, owning a fashion shop and living like rock-stars are all bogged down by each of the dreamer’s economic situation or their appearance. »
- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)
tMF Top 50: Best Movies of the 2000s (30-21)
28 December 2009 11:57 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
We continue our look at the Top 50 best films of the decade.
#50-41
#40-31
Click through for the next installment.
30. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Helpless minds that stray in a direction far from its capable mass and souls that get eaten away by an urge that’s far more grateful than what it can handle: Four people, all dealing with these difficulties, plan to capture and secure the American Dream; fame and fortune. These four people – boyfriend and girlfriend (Jared Leto and Jennifer Connolly) who are drug addicts, their friend who’s both seller and addict (Marlon Wayans) and Leto’s mother (Ellen Burnstein) who’s losing her grip on reality – all have in mind that the American dream should be spoon-fed to them. Dreams that include being on television, owning a fashion shop and living like rock-stars are all bogged down by each of the dreamer’s economic situation or their appearance. »
- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)
tMF Top 50: Best Movies of the 2000s (30-21)
28 December 2009 11:57 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
We continue our look at the Top 50 best films of the decade.
#50-41
#40-31
Click through for the next installment.
30. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Helpless minds that stray in a direction far from its capable mass and souls that get eaten away by an urge that’s far more grateful than what it can handle: Four people, all dealing with these difficulties, plan to capture and secure the American Dream; fame and fortune. These four people – boyfriend and girlfriend (Jared Leto and Jennifer Connolly) who are drug addicts, their friend who’s both seller and addict (Marlon Wayans) and Leto’s mother (Ellen Burnstein) who’s losing her grip on reality – all have in mind that the American dream should be spoon-fed to them. Dreams that include being on television, owning a fashion shop and living like rock-stars are all bogged down by each of the dreamer’s economic situation or their appearance. »
- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)
Happy Holidays From Roman Polanski
28 December 2009 5:54 PM, PST | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
In a letter to French author Bernard-Henri Lévi, reprinted by the Huffington Post, comes the first words from director Roman "The Tenant" Polanski since his recent legal problems :
"...I have been overwhelmed by the number of messages of support and sympathy I have received in Winterthur prison, and that I continue to receive here, in my chalet in Gstaad, where I am spending the holidays with my wife and my children.
These messages have come from my neighbors, from people all over Switzerland, and from beyond Switzerland -- from across the world.
I would like every one of them to know how heartening it is, when one is locked up in a cell, to hear this murmur of human voices and of solidarity in the morning mail.
In the darkest moments, each of their notes has been a source of comfort and hope, and they continue to be so in my current situation. »
- Michael Stevens
Polanski Posts Holiday Greetings
28 December 2009 4:13 PM, PST | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
Roman Polanski is under house arrest, spending the holidays with his family at his ski chalet while waiting to hear about his fate. He posted at the website of French philosopher pal Bernard Henri-Levy this public response to the cards and letters he’s received: My dear Bernard-Henri Lévy, what you have said in the Swiss press is true — I have been overwhelmed by the number of messages of support and sympathy I have received in Winterthur prison, and that I continue to receive here, in my chalet in Gstaad, where I am spending the holidays with my wife and my children. These messages have come … »
Roman Polanski Says Merci for the Support
28 December 2009 3:07 PM, PST | E! Online - UK | See recent E! Online - UK news »
From his chalet in Gstaad, Roman Polanski sends his very best. In a letter to French author Bernard-Henri Lévi, the Oscar-winning filmmaker says he is "overwhelmed by the number of messages of support and sympathy" he has received since being locked up in Switzerland for skipping out on his sentencing for having sex with a teenage girl 31 years ago. "These messages have come from my neighbors, from people all over Switzerland, and from beyond Switzerland—from across the world," reads the translated-into-English letter, which Lévi gave to the Huffington Post, where he's a contributor. "I would like every one of them to know how heartening it is, when one is locked up »
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