Liam Lacey's "Cranky Polanski a centre of attention" at the Toronto Globe and Mail:
"[Roman] Polanski's tantrum [in reaction to journalists asking stupid questions] was the big awkward moment at an event [a q&a with about thirty directors who contributed to the omnibus film Chacun son cinéma / To Each His Own Cinema] that was otherwise a graceful tribute to international cinema. Among the participants were Abbas Kiarostami, Wong Kar-wai, Guellermo [sic]Del Toro, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Canada's David Cronenberg and Atom Egoyan. The decline in collective cinema was a recurrent theme, as dilapidated old theatres from Brazil to China often accompanied small dramas about loss and memory."
Via Deutsche Welle:
"No, I took a train across the Atlantic."
That's Leonardo DiCaprio answering one of those brilliant questions that certain kinds of journalists like to ask the rich and famous who dare voice their opinions — from a progressive point of view — about serious matters. (More on DiCaprio, The 11th Hour, and the environment can be found in The Guardian.)
In this particular case, the question was if DiCaprio, who has been using his fame and money to promote environmental awareness, "had taken a fuel-guzzling flight on his way to the French Rivieria [sic]."
Where was Roman Polanski when you most needed him?