Fellow Filmmakers Call For Polanski Release

A group of filmmakers are calling for the release of Roman Polanski.  Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese and David Lynch are among the directors who signed a petition asking for the release of director Roman Polanski.  Polanski was arrested this past weekend in Switzerland in connection with the 1977 rape charge that led to his fleeing …

Polanski Arrested on 1978 Rape Charge

Director Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland this weekend in relation to his 1978 arrest warrant in the US on rape charges.  Polanski was trying to attend the Zurich Film Festival, where he was scheduled to receive a lifetime achievement award.  Swiss authorities say Polanski was placed in ‘provisional detention,’ but he will be extradited …

Cast Announced for Polanski’s ‘Ghost’

Roman Polanski has cast Nicholas Cage, Tilda Swinton, and Pierce Brosnan, for his next film “The Ghost,” an adaptation of a political thriller by Robert Harris. The film is about a ghostwriter (Nicholas Cage) hired to finish the memoirs of a former British prime minister (Pierce Brosnan), after the first writer turned up dead. The …

Rosemary Has Another Baby

Looks like we have another remake on our hands. Platinum Dunes is talking with Paramount to remake the 1968 horror movie ‘Rosemary’s Baby’. Clearly this is a great thing since Roman Polanski’s film was completely garbage (minus the “garbage” plus the “awesome”) and deserves the quality and care of a Platinum Dunes remake. It’s like …