Roman Polanski Video and Articles

REVIEW: Polanski's 'Carnage'…

15 Dec 2011

Love him or hate him, Roman Polanski is back. The self-exiled filmmaker hasn’t directed a comedy since 1967s “The Fearless Vampire Killers,” and boy does it show. ...

Polanski Discusses Child Sex Case

02 Oct 2011

Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski said he has regretted having sex with a teenage girl in 1977 ever since, in his first interview since spending months in a Swiss prison over the sensational case, AFP reported Saturday. ...

Polanski Apoligizes for 1970s Assault

28 Sep 2011

Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski apologizes to the woman he sexually assaulted when she was a 13-year-old girl in a new documentary that premiered Tuesday night at the Zurich Film Festival. ...

IMF Chief Held at NYC Jail

17 May 2011

…beyond the reach of U.S. law like the filmmaker Roman Polanski. Strauss-Kahn's weekend arrest rocked the financial…
…living openly and notoriously in France, just like Roman Polanski," said Chief Assistant District Attorney Daniel… ...

Lindsay Lohan Offered Sharon Tate Role

03 Apr 2011

…crime with "Monster," the story of real-life female serial killer Aileen Wuornos. Tate was married to filmmaker Roman Polanski and eight and a half months pregnant when she was killed by members of Manson's cult-like "family." It was… ...

Firth, Portman Likely To Get Oscars

27 Feb 2011

…winner failed to win the Oscar, most recently in 2002 when Rob Marshall ("Chicago") won the DGA but lost out to Roman Polanski ("The Pianist") for the Oscar. The Academy Awards will be broadcast Sunday night from 8 pm ET. ...

Charles Manson Follower Denied Parole

21 Jan 2011

…that took place in Los Angeles in 1969. Among the Manson victims was Sharon Tate, an actress married to director Roman Polanski, who was seven months pregnant when she was stabbed to death. Several of the Manson family members, including Charles… ...

Polanski Wins Best European Picture

04 Dec 2010

Roman Polanski's political thriller "The Ghost Writer" has won the prize for best film at the European Film Awards. ...

Roman Polanski to Helm 'God of Carnage'

23 Sep 2010

Roman Polanski will direct Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet in the film adaption of the Tony Award-winning play "God of Carnage," Deadline reported Thursday. ...

New Polanski Allegations Arise

27 Jul 2010

A former model has claimed she was drugged, handcuffed and repeatedly raped by Roman Polanski, Sky News reported Tuesday. ...

Roman Polanski is a free man

12 Jul 2010

The Swiss government declared renowned film director Roman Polanski a free man on Monday after rejecting a U.S. request to extradite him on a charge of having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. ...

Polanski Will Not Be Extradited to US

12 Jul 2010

Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski will not be extradited to the U.S. over a child sex case dating back to 1977 and has been freed from house arrest -- because there was a chance he already served his sentence for the alleged crime, Swiss authorities said Monday. ...

Actress Stands by Polanski Abuse Claims

19 May 2010

A British actress who claims she was sexually abused by Roman Polanski insisted she was telling the truth Wednesday after the emergence of an old interview which cast doubt on her allegations. ...

Woody Allen Supports Polanski

15 May 2010

American director Woody Allen Saturday defended fellow filmmaker Roman Polanski by taking aim at those who would be "happy if they could execute him in a firing squad." ...

Polanski Hit by New Sex Allegations

14 May 2010

Fugitive filmmaker Roman Polanski was hit Friday by new allegations of sexual misconduct by a British actress who claims the director "forced himself" on her just after her 16th birthday in 1982. ...

Polanski's Lawyers Issue Statement

12 May 2010

Filmmaker Roman Polanski's attorneys have issued a lengthy statement faulting the request for his extradition from Switzerland as incomplete and unfair. ...

Polanski Case Testimony to Remain Sealed

10 May 2010

A judge in Los Angeles has refused to unseal secret testimony given by the original prosecutor in Roman Polanski's 33-year-old sex case. ...

Roman Polanski Speaks Out on Sex Case

03 May 2010

Embattled film director Roman Polanski broke his silence Sunday about a decades-old sex case against him. In an online article, Polanski claimed United States officials are pursuing his extradition from Switzerland mainly to serve him "on a platter to the media." ...