Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, directed by
Marina Zenovich, was released by
THINKFilm and hit theaters on
July 11, 2008.
- by Brad Brevet
- Posted October 1st 2009 at 1:36 PM
This morning I received a statement from Marina Zenovich, the director of the much talked about documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired in response to yesterday's revelation from former prosecutor, David Wells, saying he lied when making statements in said documentary. Here is the snippet from former Los Angeles District Attorney Marcia Clark's article in [...]
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- by Brad Brevet
- Posted September 30th 2009 at 2:06 PM
Late last night I wrote the following with regard to using Marina Zenovich's documentary Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired as evidence of wrong-doing in the 1978 Polanski case: I'm sorry, but as well-done as I believe Zenovich's documentary to be, using the narrative of a movie as part of an ongoing 31-year-old legal debate just [...]
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- by Brad Brevet
- Posted September 28th 2009 at 11:46 PM
Did you know read what Debra Winger, standing in as Zurich Film Festival jury president, was quoted saying with regard to Roman Polanski's recent arrest? "We hope today this latest order will be dropped [as] it is based on a three-decade-old case that is all but dead but for minor technicalities," she said. "We stand [...]
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- by Brad Brevet
- Posted January 27th 2009 at 12:07 AM
DVD LINKS: DVD NEWS | RELEASE DATES | NEW DVDS | REVIEWS | RSS FEED This week is a breath of fresh air compared to recent weeks as we have more than just one title to talk about with Jason Bourne coming to Blu-ray and the film I deemed to be the best of 2008 [...]
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- by Brad Brevet
- Posted December 4th 2008 at 1:35 PM
Once again the National Board of Review manages to confuse us all with their picks and not because they are all that much of a surprise, but more because the film they consider to be the best film of 2008 doesn't make it into their list of Top Ten Films. Can someone explain that to [...]
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- by Brad Brevet
- Posted December 3rd 2008 at 12:27 AM
GRADE: B+
A scene from Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired Photo: THINKFilm I have always had a relatively negative opinion of Roman Polanski the man. I now realize it all stemmed from my lack of complete knowledge based on his case in which he pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl and subsequently fled [...]
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- by Brad Brevet
- Posted December 2nd 2008 at 4:09 PM
On top of this morning's announcement of the Independent Spirit Award nominees the IFP have announced their nominees for the Gotham Awards. You will notice a few common themes such as love for Frozen River, Ballast and Rachel Getting Married. The one thing that really catches my eye is the nomination of Melissa Leo in [...]
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