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40 Years After the Manson Verdict, Visitors Take 'Helter Skelter Tour'

It was 40 years ago -- Jan. 25, 1971 -- that a jury returned guilty verdicts against Charles Manson, Susan Atkins and Patricia Krenwinkel, three central figures in the infamous "Helter Skelter" murder spree. The three were found guilty on seven counts of first-degree murder and one count of conspiracy to commit murder for...

Why Is Hollywood Shunning Mel Gibson but Embracing Roman Polanski?

(July 14) -- In 2006, there was the boozy anti-Semitic rant. Now comes Mel Gibson's encore, as recorded in tapes of him yelling a racist slur at his ex-girlfriend. As a result, Gibson has been dropped by his agency, WME, and no other agency is lining up to take its place. And yet many in Hollywood have gone out of their...

Roman Polanski's Life in Crime and Film [TIMELINE]

(July 12) -- The Swiss government announced today that film director and fugitive Roman Polanski would not be extradited to the United States for an unlawful sexual conduct charge stemming from an accusation that he raped 13-year-old Samantha Gailey Geimer in 1977. Polanski has been under house arrest at his home in Gstaad...

Polanski Freed: Instant Reactions

(July 12) -- The government of Switzerland today refused to extradite famed director Roman Polanski to the U.S., where authorities were seeking to prosecute him for fleeing the country over three decades ago, after pleading guilty to "unlawful sexual intercourse" with then 13-year-old Samantha Geimer. "The...

Swiss Deny US Request to Extradite Roman Polanski

ZURICH, Switzerland (July 12) -- Film director Roman Polanski will not be extradited to the United States to respond to accusations of unlawful sexual conduct with a teenager, the Swiss government said, making him a free man and ending months of uncertainty over his fate. Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf...

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Cannes: The Kooky and the Controversial

And so it begins... the opening day of Cannes started relatively quiet.

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Roman Polanski's Next Film Is About A Persecuted Man

A Trailer of the movie the pianist starring Adrien Brody.

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05/23/12 Roman Polanski Makes Prada Film With Bonham Carter And... Source: Female First Moviemaker Roman Polanski has shot a new short film for fashion house Prada.
05/23/12 Roman Polanski unveils Prada short film Source: LUXUO Prada unveiled a special short film directed by Roman Polanski and starring British actors Helena Bonham Carter and Ben Kingsley at the Cannes Film Festival May 21.
05/23/12 Watch: Roman Polanski's Prada-Funded Short Film 'A... Source: The Playlist Last year's " Carnage " might have been something of a disappointment, but it hasn't fazed Roman Polanski : the director's already gearing up for his next film " D ," about the famous anti-semitic Dreyfus Affair in France in the 19th century, which will see the director reteam with his "The Ghost Writer" scribe Robert Harris.
05/23/12 Prada makes fashion cinema with Roman Polanski and... Source: The Vine: News and Entertainment The jump cuts, slow motion shots of poetic billowing, joyful, playful freewheeling of models, or alternatively their spooky, sulkiness, now dominate the promotion landscape for many brands.
05/22/12 Roman Polanski/Prada Ad A THERAPY Source: Alternative Film Guide Roman Polanski is everywhere at the Cannes Film Festival.

Background on roman polanski

Roman Polanski (born 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, writer and actor. Having made films in Poland, Britain, France and the USA, he is considered one of the few "truly international filmmakers." Polanski's films have inspired diverse directors, including the Coen brothers, Atom Egoyan, Darren Aronofsky, Park Chan-wook, Abel Ferrara, and Wes Craven.

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