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Anne Billson | Why aren't there more roles like Séraphine for British women?

26 November 2009 1:45 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Frenchwomen in films are just like you and me, except they go a bit further in their failure to grasp reality and masochistic self-loathing, says Anne Billson

In Séraphine, Yolande Moreau gives one of those great female performances more often to be found in French films than in British or American ones. This is not an anorexic Barbie doll with a no-nudity clause in her contract, whose facial expressiveness has been Botoxed out of existence. This is the real deal, a stonking, physical tour de force which makes even De Niro or Keitel's greatest hits look mannered and actorly.

Martin Provost's film was inspired by the life of the "primitive modernist" painter Séraphine de Senlis, whose story carries echoes of the Susan Boyle phenomenon, though let us hope Boyle doesn't end up like Séraphine, who from the outset is clearly a few sandwiches short, but ends up misplacing her entire picnic. »

- Anne Billson

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Interview: Director Ti West on ‘The House of the Devil’ at Chicago International Film Festival

15 October 2009 12:46 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – Discovering young filmmaker talent is one of the most exciting elements of the Chicago International Film Festival. Writer/director Ti West is one of those discoveries, with his horror film premiere, “The House of the Devil.”

West has been building a resume since 2001, with his directorial debut “Wicked.” The House of the Devil is his fourth film, and has a horror/suspense feel that seems like the era he has set the film, in 1983.

Mary Woronov as Mrs. Ulman in ‘The House of the Devil’

Photo credit: © Magnolia Pictures

Samantha (Jocelin Donahue) is a poor college student, who desires a new apartment but doesn’t have the deposit. A mysterious sign for a babysitter piques her interest, and the mysterious gentleman (Tom Noonan) finds her perfect for the job. The assignment involves a big house and some inexplicable noises, and what the sitter must oversee might be more than she expected. »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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This Is Not a Link Round Up

5 October 2009 8:09 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

I feel like I haven't perused the internets in ages. Ages and ages. Still couldn't get to it today. I hate my life lately...

Fin de Cinema lists the 48 films shortlisted for the European Film Awards only 6 or so of which line up with the Oscar submissions for foreign language film for 2009. That's partially because the time window is different (Slumdog Millionaire and The Reader are somehow eligible) and also due to different rules. The nifty thing about their lineups -- which can't be replicated at the Oscars -- is the ability to recognize a great year one particular country is having. For instance, this year at the European Film Awards they're considering 4 German films: Everyone Else (pictured left), The White Ribbon (the Cannes winner), Jerichow, and Der Baader Meinhof Complex. The EFAs are sort of like the Oscars if you think of Europe as one country... which more people are probably starting to. »

- NATHANIEL R

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Little Scene: Roman Polanski’s The Tenant

5 October 2009 9:19 AM, PDT | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

Whether you see Roman Polanski as a dirty old man or as a masterpiece making auteur, watching him going mad, dressing in full drag and cooing “I'm pregnant!” towards the camera probably isn't going to change your mind either way. Its terrifying and hilarious no matter which side of the fence you sit. The Tenant, the last film in a loose trilogy dealing with urban loneliness at its most horrific, is far funnier and darker in atmosphere in many ways than both Rosemary's Baby and Repulsion. It deals with Trelovsky (Polanski) who snaps up an apartment in Paris while its previous resident is still in a coma after mysteriously jumping from the window. Trelovsky meets Stella (The gorgeously geeky Isabel Adjani) at the barely breathing ex tenants bedside and Polanski takes us deep into what it is he does best as our little anti hero's paranoia is pushed into the »

- Neil Innes

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Free Polanski? Yes, Free!

2 October 2009 9:32 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Earlier today, I received an email from Fearnet's mailing list with "Free Polanski... Movie" as the subject. It is, obviously, a reference to the Free Polanski petition currently making rounds in the film community; but Fearnet isn't promoting that. They just want to sensationally let people know that they have Roman Polanski's great 1965 horror film Repulsion up for free viewing on their website.

Hey, just because it's 44 years ago doesn't mean we should all just forget!

You can watch the full film over there.

On a more serious note, at this point I'm rather ambivalent about Polanski's fate. I'm not going to cry for the man if they throw him in jail. Don't kick a monkey if you can't take a poop in the face, right? Serves him right, or something like that. But I'm not going to pitch a hissy if they let him go, either. I'd feel bad for the victim, »

- Arya Ponto

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Roman's 'Repulsion'

1 October 2009 8:59 AM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »

A certain talented but controversial filmmaker has been in the news lately. Maybe you've heard? Here at FEARnet, we don't think it's our place to weigh in the legal merits of his case. Heck, we spend all day watching horror movies - the only case law we're familiar with is Freddy v. Jason. So if you're looking for thoughtful analysis, look elsewhere. But villain or victim, it's important to remember why we care: Roman Polanski is a damn good filmmaker, at times a great one. So if you're looking for an escape from the man and his (alleged) misdeeds, may we humbly suggest you watch FEARnet's presentation of one of Polanski's early classics, Repulsion? The short... »

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Documentary on Roman Polanski: the sequel

30 September 2009 | Cineman.ch/en | See recent Cineman.ch/en news »

A sequel is being made to the documentary about Roman Polanski's 1977 legal battle, which will include his arrest. As Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen and Pedro Almodóvar join the numerous Roman Polanski fans who have called for his immediate release, two directors are already thinking of turning the delicate affair into a documentary. The first is none other than Brett Ratner, who directed the legendary French-Polish moviemaker in "Rush Hour 3", and the other is Marina Zenovich. Zenovich is famous for having made "Roman Polanski, Wanted and Desired", the documentary about the maker of "Chinatown", that goes into explicit detail about how Polanski, after pleading guilty to having sex with a minor in 1977, was the victim of a legal-political farce. The judge who was in charge of the case, Laurence Rittenband, dreamt of putting away a celebrity to become one himself, and played on Polanski physical size, his foreign accent, »

- Constantin Xenakis (Cineman)

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Director Roman Polanski - Arrest background and news round-up

29 September 2009 3:32 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »

Roman Polanski Arrest Backgrounder No doubt you’ve heard the rumblings and innuendo about acclaimed film director Roman Polanski’s arrest in Zurich Switzerland on Us charges of sex with a 13 year old girl stemming from a incident at Jack Nicholson’s house in the 1970s. It’s a touchy subject to discuss and for those who grew up in more recent times, a bit shocking.

Hollywood in the 1970s As I recall from my youth, the Hollywood of the 1970s were full of what seem like outlandish incidents to our hyper-sensitive reality-tv diluted eyes. Examples include Hogan’s Heroes star Bob Crane’s 1978 unseemly murder and subsequent uncovering of his sexual predilections, Natalie Wood somewhat mysterious accidental drowning while on a boat with Robert Wagner and Christopher Walken in 1981 and the Hollywood connections of the Charles Manson murders including Polanski’s pregnant wife Sharon Tate.

Polanski in France Fast forward »

- Dave

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Roman Polanski Understands Women: Repulsion

28 September 2009 8:51 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

I'm not going to go into my Roman Polanski defense. I've been doing this all morning, nearly ranting and raving over my views on the matter, and have grown frustrated and depressed. But in short, I'm not happy about his arrest. So, I would rather discuss one of his greatest pictures, a brilliant portrait of female sadness, alienation, sexual neurosis turned to psychosis. A movie all women should watch is his masterpiece Repulsion. "I hate doing this to a beautiful woman."--Roman Polanski cameraman Gil Taylor Roman Polanski knows women because he understands men. He knows both sexes because he understands the games both genders play, either consciously or instinctively. He understands the perversions formed from such relations and translates them into visions that are erotic, disturbing, humorous and, most important, allegorical in their potency. One should not (as so many did... »

- Kim Morgan

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Roman Polanski Faces Extradition To The United States On His 1977 Arrest

28 September 2009 7:30 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Filmmaker Roman Polanski, director of "Chinatown" and recent Gore Girls targets "Rosemary's Baby" and "Repulsion," was arrested by Swiss authorities in Europe on a three decade old sex abuse charge in the United States. Polanski, a French citizen, will remain in-country while the legal wranglings play out.

Following a publicized arrest in Los Angeles, Polanski ended up pleading guilty to one count of having sex with a minor in the subsequent trial. He fled the country shortly thereafter and has not returned since. Polanski has since had to be mindful of where his travels through Europe take him, what with the looming specter of extradition, but he maintains a home in Switzerland, according to a New York Times report.

Polanski's status as a French citizen brought on a quick response from his home country. French culture and communications minister Frederic Mitterrand greeted the news "with astonishment," according to a CNN report. »

- Adam Rosenberg

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The past catches up with Roman Polanski

28 September 2009 7:22 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Paris - For more than 30 years, film director Roman Polanski lived under the threat of a Us arrest warrant from his conviction for unlawful intercourse with a 13-year-old girl. That was why he did not travel to the United States in 2003 to accept the Oscar for Best Director for his Holocaust film The Pianist. Instead, actor Harrison Ford accepted the statuette and later handed it to Polanski in France, where the director of such highly acclaimed films as Repulsion and Chinatown has been living since 1978 to avoid arrest. But the past caught up to the 76-year-old Polanski late Saturday, when he was taken into custody by Swiss authorities as he arrived in Zurich »

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Filmmaker Roman Polanski's arrest to spark extradition fight

27 September 2009 12:43 PM, PDT | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »

Fugitive director Roman Polanski, whose tumultuous life has overshadowed his film career, was arrested this weekend in Zurich after U.S. authorities sought to have him extradited to face sentencing for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977.Polanski, 76, was taken into custody on Saturday after arriving in Switzerland to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival the next day.Amid protests from his native France and from his former homeland of Poland, he now faces a court battle over extradition, and perhaps even a new trial in Los Angeles."Some form of justice will finally be done," said Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley. "He received a very, very, very lenient sentence back then, which would never be achievable under today's laws, and we'll see what the court wants to do in terms of the sentence and the parameters within the case settlement they had back then. »

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'Rosemary's Baby' Is No Match For MTV's Gore Girls

24 September 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Welcome to Gore Girls! MTV contributor Terri Schwartz doesn't know crap about the horror genre, and she's volunteered to be our Movies Blog guinea pig. She has a good guide too. Fellow contributor Jenni Miller is a bonafide horror enthusiast, and she's willing to walk Terri through her formative experiences with blood, guts, monsters and maniacs. Together, this dynamic duo are horror's own odd couple, The Gore Girls!!! Good luck Terri... you're definitely going to need it.

Jenni and Terri revisit Roman Polanski for this week's edition of Gore Girls, shrieking their way through the terror of his classic "Rosemary's Baby." In the movie, a married couple moves into a creepy, old New York City apartment. Strange things start to happen and... well... you probably know the rest. The wife is mysteriously impregnated and her baby turns out to be... let's just say he's trouble and leave it at that, »

- MTV Movies Team

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Repulsion Criterion Blu-ray Review

24 September 2009 8:01 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

The history of Roman Polanski is almost as fascinating as his best films. Born in Poland, he survived the holocaust, and married Sharon Tate, who was murdered by the Manson family.

In the late 70’s he fled America because he was charged with rape in a nasty public case that has led many to decry the artist as a terrible human being. Polanski may be a miserable little shit of a human being, but he also directed Knife in the Water, Chinatown, Rosemary’s Baby, and The Pianist. He also directed one of the greatest feminist horror movies with Repulsion. If absolutely nothing else, the man is filled with interesting contradictions. My review is after the jump.

Catherine Deneuve stars Carole Ledoux, a young French manicurist living in London. She lives with her sister Helene (Yvonne Furneaux) and has something of a boyfriend in Colin (John Fraser). Helene has a »

- Andre Dellamorte

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MTV's Gore Girls Feel Roman Polanski's 'Repulsion'

17 September 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

Welcome to Gore Girls! MTV contributor Terri Schwartz doesn't know crap about the horror genre, and she's volunteered to be our Movies Blog guinea pig. She has a good guide too. Fellow contributor Jenni Miller is a bonafide horror enthusiast, and she's willing to walk Terri through her formative experiences with blood, guts, monsters and maniacs. Together, this dynamic duo are horror's own odd couple, The Gore Girls!!! Good luck Terri... you're definitely going to need it.

Today's Gore Girls pick is the Catherine Deneuve-starring Roman Polanski classic, "Repulsion," the director's first English-language film. The story follows Carol (Deneuve), a sexually repressed young woman who suffers a psychotic break after her sister/roommate leaves her all alone in her apartment for a weekend. This isn't traditional horror, certainly not by today's standards, but I'll let Jenni & Terri give you the scoop.

Terri: This was my first real Roman Polanski film (of his work, »

- Adam Rosenberg

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tMF puts the Spotlight on Deborah Francois

25 August 2009 9:43 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

There are 2 big reasons why you need to know more about award-winning Belgian actress Deborah Francois... First, she's the star of three highly-acclaimed movies - Cannes big winner, the Dardenne Brothers' The Child (L'Enfant), the dramatic-thriller The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de pages) and the recent Sundance favorite and François’ first English-speaking film — Unmade Beds, by Argentine director-writer Alexis Dos Santos. - - -

- - - The movie has earned critical acclaim after screening at the recent Sundance festival. “Unmade Beds” uses an unconventional format, mixing still photography, live action and musical performances from underground British bands such as (We Are) Performance, Connan Mockasin and Plaster of Paris to narrate the intersecting lives of a group of young bohemians in a London loft.

Second, she's one award-winning actress with such intensity and dedication to her craft, you need to watch her perform and add the fact that she's simply »

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tMF puts the Spotlight on Deborah Francois

25 August 2009 9:43 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

There are 2 big reasons why you need to know more about award-winning Belgian actress Deborah Francois... First, she's the star of three highly-acclaimed movies - Cannes big winner, the Dardenne Brothers' The Child (L'Enfant), the dramatic-thriller The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de pages) and the recent Sundance favorite and François’ first English-speaking film — Unmade Beds, by Argentine director-writer Alexis Dos Santos. - - -

- - - The movie has earned critical acclaim after screening at the recent Sundance festival. “Unmade Beds” uses an unconventional format, mixing still photography, live action and musical performances from underground British bands such as (We Are) Performance, Connan Mockasin and Plaster of Paris to narrate the intersecting lives of a group of young bohemians in a London loft.

Second, she's one award-winning actress with such intensity and dedication to her craft, you need to watch her perform and add the fact that she's simply »

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tMF puts the Spotlight on Deborah Francois

25 August 2009 9:43 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

There are 2 big reasons why you need to know more about award-winning Belgian actress Deborah Francois... First, she's the star of three highly-acclaimed movies - Cannes big winner, the Dardenne Brothers' The Child (L'Enfant), the dramatic-thriller The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de pages) and the recent Sundance favorite and François’ first English-speaking film — Unmade Beds, by Argentine director-writer Alexis Dos Santos. - - -

- - - The movie has earned critical acclaim after screening at the recent Sundance festival. “Unmade Beds” uses an unconventional format, mixing still photography, live action and musical performances from underground British bands such as (We Are) Performance, Connan Mockasin and Plaster of Paris to narrate the intersecting lives of a group of young bohemians in a London loft.

Second, she's one award-winning actress with such intensity and dedication to her craft, you need to watch her perform and add the fact that she's simply »

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tMF puts the Spotlight on Deborah Francois

25 August 2009 9:43 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

There are 2 big reasons why you need to know more about award-winning Belgian actress Deborah Francois... First, she's the star of three highly-acclaimed movies - Cannes big winner, the Dardenne Brothers' The Child (L'Enfant), the dramatic-thriller The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de pages) and the recent Sundance favorite and François’ first English-speaking film — Unmade Beds, by Argentine director-writer Alexis Dos Santos. - - -

- - - The movie has earned critical acclaim after screening at the recent Sundance festival. “Unmade Beds” uses an unconventional format, mixing still photography, live action and musical performances from underground British bands such as (We Are) Performance, Connan Mockasin and Plaster of Paris to narrate the intersecting lives of a group of young bohemians in a London loft.

Second, she's one award-winning actress with such intensity and dedication to her craft, you need to watch her perform and add the fact that she's simply »

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Roman Polanski’s “The Ghost” Teaser Trailer

16 August 2009 8:08 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

15-second teaser is our first look at Roman Polanski’s new movie “The Ghost.”

The thriller directed by Oscar winning Polish-French filmmaker Roman Polanski (“The Pianist,” “When Angels Fall,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Repulsion,” “Chinatown,” “Frantic,” “The Ninth Gate”) is based on Robert Harris‘ novel of the same name. The script is co-written by Polanski and Harris.

The story centers on a ghostwriter (Ewan McGregor) who is hired to complete the memoirs of a former British Prime Minister (Pierce Brosnan). He uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy. Most of the story takes place in an oceanfront house during the middle of winter.

“The Ghost” which stars Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Kim Cattrall, Olivia Williams, Jim Belushi, Robert Pugh, Timothy Hutton and Tom Wilkinson is scheduled to be released sometime in 2010.

“The Ghost” Teaser Trailer

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- Fiona

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