GreenCine Daily (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
At Slate, Kim Masters explains why the ending of Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, that is, the version airing tonight on HBO, differs from that seen at Sundance and Cannes. Related: director Marina Zenovich is interviewed on NPR. "By...
Movie City Indie (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Marina Zenovich's long-in-production documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired took a well-deserved jury prize at Sundance 2008 for editor-co-writer Joe Bini. The assembled have done a smashing job with archival footage and latter-day interviews to describe a lost era only three decades past; a troubled life that parallels terrible things of the 20th century; and a terrible crime compounded by...
Army Archerd (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
Roman Polanski is back in Paris today, having flown home after making Sunday night's surprise presentation in Cannes to Grand Prix director, Italy's Matteo Garrone. He had originally declined appearing at the festival because "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired," by Marina Zenovich was to screen there. He, of course knew the press would be all over him-- he felt it...
France24 (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008
In our daily Cannes report: "Delta," by Hungarian director Kornel Mundruczo, Emir Kusturica's "Maradona," Marina Zenovich's "Roman Polanski, Wanted and Desired" and Hollywood star Sharon Stone's charity event.
The blog Film (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
Marina Zenovich's documentary about Polanski's 1977 rape charge does not make the director more likeable but is admirably even-handed
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
Film News: Tenpercentery
Fox News (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
The woman whom famed Roman Polanski raped 30 years ago made a rare appearance last night. Samantha Geimer, now 45, came to the premiere of Marina Zenovich's Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, with her husband and her mother.
SpoutBlog (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
The New York Observer’s Culture blog notes that “Marina Zenovich’s Roman Polanski documentary will open in New York on July 11, two days after it airs on HBO.” No mention of the fact that it has already premiered here and, as AJ Schnack points out, will not be feted by a second or repeat review [...]
The Media Mob (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Marina Zenovich's Roman Polanski documentary will open in New York on July 11, two days after it airs on HBO, according to The Hollywood Reporter . The film, which is titled Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired , follows the Academy Award-winning director's infamous statutory rape trial (he pleaded guilty to getting it on with a 13-year-old in 1977) and subsequent flight from the U.S. in 1978 (he likely...
Movie City Indie (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
A note that had been made at Sundance now fully flowers: THINKFilm topper Mark Urman spent several years in the 90s as a publicist to Polanski and was an early consultant on Marina Zenovich's documentary. Here's today's PR: " THINKFilm Acquires Theatrical Rights To “ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED” From HBO New York, May 1, 2008 – THINKFilm has acquired from HBO, the US theatrical and home video...
