Isabelle Huppert, Isabelle Adjani, Mike Nichols Sign Another “Free Polanski” Petition
Actors Louis Garrel, Isabelle Adjani, Elsa Zylberstein, and Isabelle Huppert; filmmakers Danièle Thompson, Steven Soderbergh, Neil Jordan, Sam Mendes, Taylor Hackford, and Mike Nichols; formerly persecuted writer Salman Rushdie; author Milan Kundera; and stylist Diane von Furstenberg are among those who have signed another petition demanding freedom for 76-year-old filmmaker Roman Polanski, currently being held at a Swiss prison while awaiting word from local authorities whether he’ll be extradited to the United States on a charge of having sex with a minor in the late 1970s.
In his journal, La Règle du jeu, writer Bernard-Henri Lévy has asked for signatures supporting Polanski’s release. Lévy’s petition reads:
Apprehended like a common terrorist Saturday evening, September 26, as he came to receive [...]
by Andre Soares | September 29, 2009
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Tags: Bernard-Henri Lévy, Isabelle Adjani, Isabelle Huppert, La Règle du jeu, Louis Garrel, Mike Nichols, Milan Kundera, Politics, Roman Polanski, Roman Polanski Petition, Salman Rushdie
Oscar 2009: The Academy Gets More Artsy
Michael Cieply in the New York Times:
"The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, once the chummiest club in show business, is becoming more artsy and indie-minded just as much of the Hollywood establishment hoped to make it more commercial."
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"Actors, who traditionally dominated the rolls, have lost ground, as their branch became especially fussy about admissions. At the same time executive members have picked up strength, as have foreigners — roughly a quarter of the 115 new members invited in 2007, for instance, worked on films like Pan’s Labyrinth and The Queen — and those from the independent film world.
"The financial stakes are considerable. The last Oscar telecast, in February, was [...]
by Deborah Arthur | December 1, 2008
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Tags: 2009 Oscar, Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Film Awards, Isabelle Adjani, The Story of Adele H.
