Roman Polanski

Donald Trump vs. Starbucks' War on Christmas: Movies to remember range from 'Rosemary's Baby' to Kirk Cameron documentary. The War on Christmas: Movies that come to mind & fighting 'haters and atheists' We're still in November, but the War on…

Christopher Jones in Ryan's Daughter. 'Ryan's Daughter' actor Christopher Jones dead at 72: Quit acting after nervous breakdown resulting from Sharon Tate murder Christopher Jones, who had a key role in David Lean's 1970 romantic epic Ryan's Daughter, died of…

Les Misérables trailer is out. (Please scroll down.) You can hear Anne Hathaway's miserable Fantine singing “I dreamed that love would never die … I had a dream my life would be so different from this hell I'm living.” All…

Samuel L. Jackson, The Avengers   The Avengers actor Samuel L. Jackson, whose self-righteous Nick Fury looks like an amateur next to Tom Hiddleston's brilliantly wicked Loki, has gone the James Cameron way. It's “either you like my movie, or…

Melancholia with Kirsten Dunst. The European Film Academy (EFA) Awards' Best Film winner, Melancholia tells the story of two sisters (Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg) as one of them is about to get married and a fast-approaching small planet is about…

Carnage review mix is less than enthusiastic: Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz in Roman Polanski's post-arrest comeback. Based on Yasmine Reza's play God of Carnage, Roman Polanski's Carnage is the director's first film since last year's…

Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Christoph Waltz in Roman Polanski's Carnage What do Roman Polanski, David Cronenberg, George Clooney, Todd Solondz, Tomas Alfredson, and Madonna have in common? In addition to human genes, they'll have movies screened at…

Family conflict at the core of Terrence Malick's Palme d'Or-winning psychological drama The Tree of Life. Pictured above: Maïwenn, Mélanie Laurent, Kirsten Dunst, Edgar Ramírez, Marisa Paredes, Dede Gardner, Pablo Giorgelli, Bill Pohlad, Jean Dujardin, Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc…

Oscar comebacks: Adrien Brody in Roman Polanski's The Pianist. Generally speaking, most actors, actresses, and directors either get that once-in-a-lifetime Academy Award nomination, or, if they're lucky, a couple or a handful of nods within a period of two to…

No Strings Attached movie with Natalie Portman. Anthony Hopkins 'The Rite' Tops, 'True Grit' Oscar Box Office Boost Directed by Mikael Hafstrom (1408, Evil, Derailed), and starring Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins and Colin O'Donoghue, The Rite topped a slow Jan.…

Best Film HEARTBREAKER produced by Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Yann Zenou, Laurent Zeitoun, directed by Pascal Chaumeil OF GODS AND MEN produced by Pascal Caucheteux, Grégoire Sorlat, Etienne Comar, directed by Xavier Beauvois GAINSBOURG (VIE HÉROÏQUE) produced by Marc du Pontavice,…

The Ghost Writer, with Roman Polanski on the set. Winner of the Best Director Academy Award for the World War II drama The Pianist (2002), the 77-year-old Polanski now also has a Best Director European Film Award for the political…