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Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in Oscar-winning movie 'The Pianist,' dies at 72
Read full article: Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in Oscar-winning movie 'The Pianist,' dies at 72Polish musician and teacher Janusz Olejniczak, who played the piano parts in the 2002 Oscar-winning movie “The Pianist,” has died aged 72.
A French court clears director Polanski of defaming a British actor who accused him of rape
Read full article: A French court clears director Polanski of defaming a British actor who accused him of rapeA French court has ruled that filmmaker Roman Polanski did not defame a British actor who accused him of raping her as a teenager.
Director Roman Polanski is sued over more allegations of sexual assault of a minor
Read full article: Director Roman Polanski is sued over more allegations of sexual assault of a minorA woman has sued director Roman Polanski in a Los Angeles court, saying the director raped her when she was a minor in 1973.
Cannes director defends festival after Adèle Haenel slams French film industry's #MeToo response
Read full article: Cannes director defends festival after Adèle Haenel slams French film industry's #MeToo responseAfter one of France’s top actors, Adèle Haenel, announced she was quitting a French film industry that she denounced for “complacency toward sexual aggressors,” Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Fremaux rejected her criticisms Monday.
Timeline of Roman Polanski's 45-year-old teen sex abuse case
Read full article: Timeline of Roman Polanski's 45-year-old teen sex abuse caseThe release of a transcript of previously sealed testimony in Roman Polanski's long-running sex abuse case in Los Angeles is the latest development in a legal saga that has spanned 45 years.
Prosecutor: Judge reneged on promise in Polanski abuse case
Read full article: Prosecutor: Judge reneged on promise in Polanski abuse caseA retired Los Angeles prosecutor has said a judge privately told lawyers he would renege on a promise and imprison Roman Polanski for sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in 1977.
Court documents in Polanski criminal case ordered released
Read full article: Court documents in Polanski criminal case ordered releasedA California appeals court has ordered the unsealing of some documents in the criminal case against renowned director Roman Polanski, who's been a fugitive since pleading guilty to having sex with a 13-year-old girl decades ago.
Questions and snafus on eve of Cannes Film Festival
Read full article: Questions and snafus on eve of Cannes Film FestivalAfter two years of the pandemic, the 75th Cannes Film Festival is getting going with a familiar dose of controversy and some new snafus as it readies for its largest gathering on the French Riviera since the 2019 edition.
New this week: Whales, 'LFG,' 'Mysterious Benedict Society'
Read full article: New this week: Whales, 'LFG,' 'Mysterious Benedict Society'This week’s new entertainment releases includes Conan O’Brien closing out his TBS late-night show and the new soccer documentary “LFG,” a revealing look at the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s battle for equal pay.
French actor strips for culture during Cesar Awards ceremony
Read full article: French actor strips for culture during Cesar Awards ceremonyrench actress Corinne Masiero (L) delivers a speech wearing a "Peau d'Ane" costume next to French actress and Master of Ceremony Marina Fois during the 46th Cesar Award ceremony on Friday, March 12, 2021 in Paris. Corinne Masiero came onstage Friday night to present the best costume award wearing a donkey suit and tampons as earrings. The ceremony's the emcee, actor and comedian Marina Fois, noted the minister's planned book containing recipes, ”little comforting things to get through this crisis." The minister's entourage said the book, “La Vie en Rose,” will not be coming out, according to French media reports. Fourteen-year-old Fathia Youssouff, chosen most promising actress for “Mignonnes” ("Cuties"), told aspiring youth to follow their dreams.
Roman Polanski honors Poles who saved him from the Holocaust
Read full article: Roman Polanski honors Poles who saved him from the HolocaustStefania and Jan Buchala were posthumously declared as “Righteous Among the Nations,” an honor bestowed by Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial, in a ceremony attended by their grandson. Polanski recalled Stefania Buchala as an “extremely noble and religious person” who had the courage to risk not only her own life in sheltering him, but also the lives of her children. In occupied Poland, Nazi Germans punished anyone helping Jews with instant execution of the person involved and their entire family. Polanski and Buchala posed for photos together, but any emotional gestures were made impossible by the anti-COVID-19 social distancing and masks. They are among some 7,000 Poles now recognized by Yad Vashem for saving Jews from certain death at the hands of Nazi German forces.