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The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
The first sign things were going wrong on the set of Divine Rapture was when Marlon Brando shaved his head. But that was the least of the film's troubles If all the roads in Ireland were to converge at a final destination, you would probably find yourself in Ballycotton, Co Cork. A tiny village on a rocky headland, it is as removed and cosy as its name suggests. Its harbour is stocked with a colourful...
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Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Robert Pattinson said he swooned the first time he met Zac Efron, recalling, "He was a really cool guy. That was one of the first times I'd ever been starstruck, but just because his face is so specific, it's kind of surreal." Ivanka celebrated her 28th birthday at Indochine on Saturday night, sans new husband Jared Kushner. After pocketing $20,000, Lil' Kim bailed on some club appearances...
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facebakersfield (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
By Sean Beaudoin Like any other issue, the question of defending or excusing the behavior of Roman Polanski is vastly more nuanced that either Geraldine Ferraro (jail for life, how could you think otherwise?) or Debra Winger (he’s a great artist, this is an outrage) would have it. The abuse of a minor, on the surface, [...]
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Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
The conservative Republican columnist wonders: why does Hollywood consider an individual who utters the word "f_g" to be much worse than a pedophile : "With the recent arrest of on-the-lam director Roman Polanski in Switzerland, we have some idea of what the current class of people in Hollywood is like. They love cop killers and child molesters, but woe betide anyone who drops the dreaded...
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Entropical Paradise (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Martin Scorcese is one of my favorite directors. I would pay to see his version of a Bowflex infomercial . I am also a big fan of Woody Allen's films, especially the " earlier funny ones ." I have great admiration for his work ethic and his body of work. For that matter, I have always had a soft spot for Debra Winger, and not just because she was the voice of E.T . And how about that Salman...
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The Hippo's Ass (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Quick Name three Roman Polanski films. (Don't use IMDB.com) Rosemary's Baby Chinatown and...... Thought so. These movies, plus many others in subtitles seem to excuse this man of raping a 14 year old girl. According to Whoopi Goldberg, it wasn't "Rape-rape". Fellow cradle robber Woody Allen has come to Polanski's defense, as well as many other Hollywood directors and stars that seems to believe...
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National Review Online (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
EDITOR’S NOTE : This column is available exclusively through United Media. For permission to reprint or excerpt this copyrighted material, please contact Carmen Puello at cpuello@unitedmedia.com . ‘W e demand the immediate release of Roman Polanski.” Some 110 Hollywood luminaries -- including Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, and Woody Allen -- signed a petition in reaction to the long-overdue...
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Ed Gorman Blog (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
Polanski seems to be fighting Letterman for newspaper space this morning. We know everything about the Polanski story but not very much about the Letterman. I have a feeling much more is to come. I also have a feeling that somewhere there's one of Letterman's old lovers who's been contacted by a lawyer (or who has contacted a lawyer) and is thinking of both payback and payday. I wouldn't be surprised...
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The Blog of Walker (Free subscription) | 10/04/2009
To Polanski apologists : Polanski, explained the producer Harvey Weinstein, "is a man who cares deeply about his art and its place in the world." And if its place is occasionally in an involuntarily conscripted 13-year old, well, you can't make a "Hamlet" without breaking a few chicks. France's Society of Film Directors warned that the arrest of such an important artist "could...
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National Review Online (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
A s the feminists used to say in simpler times, “What part of ‘No’ don’t you understand'” Quite a lot, if the reaction to Roman Polanski’s arrest is anything to go by. I didn’t know, for one thing, that, if you decide to plough on regardless, the world’s artists will rise as one to nail their colors to your mast. Whoopi Goldberg offered a practical defense...
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ProudToBeCanadian Blog (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
“Child rapist finally caught.” “Fugitive pedophile now in custody.” Why haven’t we seen these headlines in the days following Roman Polanski’s arrest in Zurich? In 1978, the director admitted to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old. Prior to sentencing he fled the U. S. to live as a fugitive in European luxury. I mean, exile. So why isn’t anyone calling him...
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Best Movies 2008 (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
I've been surprised by the groundswell of support for the notion of freeing Roman Polanski since he was arrested on Sunday in Zurich. Ok, Debra Winger saying the arrest was part of a "philistine collusion"...whatever. But then a whole bunch of great filmmakers signed a silly petition demanding Polanski's immediate release. Woody Allen, fine, no great surprise, but David Lynch and Martin Scorsese?...
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The Garlic (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Maybe it's the new Starbucks Instant Coffee, of some other beverage out there. This story has been percolating all week, and it is, simply, astounding, so many of allegedly intelligent people are, suddenly, swilling down gallons of "stupid juice". We're going to have to rent a handful of double-decker buses, to bring in this many Ignorant Dolts to pick up their inglorious hardware. Release...
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