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A Polish film director. Polanski's career highlights include Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Chinatown (1974). In 1977 he was arrested in Los Angeles and pleaded guilty to "unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor." Fleeing to Europe following his U.S. conviction Polanski has been a fugitive in the U.S. for decades.
A Polish film director. Polanski's career highlights include Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Chinatown (1974). In 1977 he was arrested in Los Angeles and pleaded guilty to "unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor." Fleeing to Europe following his U.S. conviction Polanski has been a fugitive in the U.S. for decades.
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New Directors: Isaiah Washington's 'Blue Caprice' bore a heavy burden
When it comes to creating compelling drama, fact-based films often have an advantage over the invented kind. But don't tell that to R.F.I. Porto, the writer of Washington sniper movie "Blue Caprice." The notion of adapting a real-life tale was something...
Tags: Film Festivals, Celebrities, Lee Boyd Malvo, Isaiah Washington, Lincoln Center
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Everyman Theatre stages Tony Award-winning 'God of Carnage'
We have all seen adults acting — to borrow a song lyric — more like children than children. But, if you’re lucky, you’ve never met anyone quite like the people who spout, spar and spew in “God of Carnage,” the Tony...
Tags: Jodie Foster, Ty Burrell, Culture, Arts and Culture, Tony Awards
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'Beyond the Hills' tells a different kind of exorcism tale
In 2005, Romania's equivalent of the sensational O.J. Simpson trial rocked Eastern Europe when a priest and four nuns from a convent in the country's remote Moldavia region went to prison for accidentally killing a young woman during an exorcism. The case...
Tags: Film Festivals, Daniel Day-Lewis, Religion and Belief, Celebrities, William Friedkin
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Steve Schapiro's photos in 'Then and Now' offer a mix of emotions
When photographer Steve Schapiro first arrived on the Lower East Side set of "The Godfather" in 1971, there were rumors floating around that Marlon Brando was not well. Moving closer to the action, he noticed an old man in an overcoat and hat talking to...Tags: Celebrities, Taxi Driver (movie), Sports Illustrated, Dustin Hoffman, Chinatown (movie)
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Polanski's 'Rosemary's Baby,' Lugosi's 'White Zombie': scary stuff
Los Angeles Times Film CriticHorror films do not thrill me, but more elegant efforts sometimes offer an irresistible chill. Such is the case with two films decades apart in time but similarly atmospheric. The older of the two is 1932's "White Zombie," an early stab at zombie-themed...Tags: Rosemary's Baby (movie), John Cassavetes, Carole Lombard, Ruth Gordon, Bela Lugosi
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Screening Room: The Cinematheque boogies this weekend
The American Cinemathque's Egyptian Theatre gets its boogie on with a triple bill Saturday night of campy skating disco flicks. The first entering the rink is the 1980 cult fave "Xanadu," which was turned into a Broadway musical more than 20 years...
Tags: Billy Wilder, Thomas Ince, Patrick Swayze, Catherine Deneuve, Movies
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Laura Dern's 'Enlightened' approach
Season 2 of HBO's "Enlightened" finds Laura Dern as fortysomething executive Amy Jellicoe conspiring with an egotistical Los Angeles Times muckraker (Dermot Mulroney) to bring down her corporate overlords. Well-meaning but hopelessly naive — "I'm...
Tags: Genetic Engineering, Jurassic Park (movie), Celebrities, Bruce Dern, Laura Dern
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Spielberg, Affleck and Bigelow among DGA award nominees
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.Four former winners and one newcomer were nominated for the 65th annual Directors Guild of America Award for directorial achievement in feature film for 2012. Steven Spielberg, 66, earned his 11th DGA nomination for "Lincoln," the acclaimed epic about...Tags: David O. Russell, Kelsey Grammer, Quentin Tarantino, Life of Pi (movie), Les Miserables (musical)
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The Cinematheque celebrates the beauty of film
The American Cinematheque welcomes 2013 with "Motion Picturesque: Cinema at Its Most Beautiful" festival, which shines the spotlight on the visual splendor of motion pictures. The series opens Thursday at the Egyptian with Fritz Lang's influential...
Tags: Irene Dunne, Billy Wilder, Jack Klugman, Celebrities, Austria
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Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Elementary' on CBS
Click here to download TV listings for the week Dec. 30, 2012 - Jan. 5, 2012 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES The Big Bang Theory: "Southland's" Regina King guest stars as the university's director of employee...
Tags: CBS Corp., Miley Cyrus, NBC (tv network), ESPN2 (tv network), Elementary (tv program)
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“A Christmas Story 2″ isn’t the only Ralphie sequel out there
Channel Guide MagazineDespite its numerical designation, the recently released A Christmas Story 2 isn't the only way to see the continuing adventures of Ralphie Parker. Did you know, for instance, that Jean Shepherd — whose writings served as the basis for A Christmas... -
Polish jazz blossoms at the Chopin Theatre
Jazz took root in Poland long ago – even before World War II – and the country has prized it ever since. If the music lived underground in the 1950s, when the Soviet Union considered it "decadent," Polish listeners – and their...
Tags: Vocal Music (genre), Nick Drake, Howard Reich, Music, Rosemary's Baby (movie)
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