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Judge Reneged on Promise in Polanski Case, Prosecutor Says
A Los Angeles judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a promise and imprison Roman Polanski for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in 1977, a former prosecutor testified, setting the stage for the renowned director to flee the U.S. as a fugitive. A previously sealed transcript obtained by the Associated Press late Sunday of […]
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Appeals Court Orders Unsealing of Closed-Door Testimony in Polanski Case
A state appeals court Wednesday ordered the unsealing of a former prosecutor’s testimony in the criminal case against Roman Polanski. The ruling could eventually draw to a close the 45-year-old legal saga. California’s Second Appellate District issued the order after the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office lifted its opposition to unseal transcripts of closed-door testimony […]
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L.A. District Attorney Won’t Oppose Roman Polanski’s Effort to Unseal Testimony From Prosecutor in 1977 Case
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office is no longer opposing a request to unseal a former prosecutor’s testimony that Roman Polanski claims will reveal misconduct from a judge, thus warranting dismissal of the decades-old case against him. Los Angeles prosecutors on Tuesday lifted their opposition to unseal transcripts of closed-door testimony from the original […]
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Anthony Powell, Three-Time Oscar-Winning Costume Designer, Dies at 85
His credits included 'Death on the Nile,' 'Tess,' two Indiana Jones films and Broadway's 'Sunset Boulevard.'
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‘Jay Sebring….Cutting to the Truth’: Film Review
Anthony DiMaria's highly personal documentary Jay Sebring....Cutting to the Truth explores the legacy of his uncle, the famed Hollywood hairstylist and Manson Family murder victim.
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Roman Polanski Set to Lose Case Over Film Academy Expulsion
A Los Angeles judge thinks that the film director got a fair opportunity to present evidence before he was booted.
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Academy Argues Ex-Prosecutor’s Testimony Is Irrelevant to Roman Polanski’s Expulsion
Roman Polanski is fighting to get back into the Academy, and continuing his quest to get a prosecutor's 2010 deposition transcript unsealed to support his longstanding allegations of judicial misconduct.
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‘Les Miserables’ Wins Best Film at Cesar Awards, Polanski Takes Best Director
France's Cesar Awards were handed out Friday evening in Paris. Feminist protestors disrupted the ceremony, decrying the 12 Cesar nominations given to Roman Polanski's 'An Officer and a Spy.' The director, saying he feared a "public lynching," did not attend.
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Roman Polanski Will Not Attend Cesar Awards
Roman Polanski, whose film 'An Officer and a Spy' leads the nominations at France's Cesar Awards, the French equivalent of the Oscars, will not attend the awards ceremony on Friday. Women's rights advocates have sharply criticized the Cesar Awards for nominating Polanski.
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French Film Academy Board Resigns Amid Polanski, Management Controversy
The board of directors general assembly of France's Film Academy has announced their collective resignation, responding to weeks of criticism centered on controversial director Roman Polanski and the 12 nominations his latest film, 'An Officer and a Spy,' received for the Cesar Awards, the French equivalent of the Oscars. Members have also called for an overhaul of management at the Academy, to make it more responsive of French society and the French industry as a whole.
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Roman Polanski’s ‘An Officer and a Spy’ Leads France’s Cesar Awards Nominations
Roman Polanski's 'An Officer and a Spy' leads this year’s Cesar Awards contenders with 12 nominations, including for best director and best film.
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France’s Lumiere Awards: ‘Les Misérables’ Wins Best Film, Roman Polanski Tapped as Best Director
Ladj Ly's Oscar-nominated drama 'Les Misérables' took the top honor of the 2020 Lumiere Awards, known as the Golden Globes of France, but Roman Polanski was tapped as best director for 'An Officer and a Spy.'
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