India, Poland agree on audio-visual cooperation
July 5th, 2012 - 5:40 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, July 4 (IANS) India and Poland Wednesday signed an agreement to establish a legal framework for audio-visual co-production, especially films.The agreement was signed by visiting Indian Minister for ... Read more...
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‘Carnage’ sharp, incisive laugh-riot; Foster, Winslet steal the show (IANS Movie Review - Rating: ****)
February 26th, 2012 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Carnage": Cast: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly; Director: Roman Polanski; Rating: ****The truth, as we all know is mostly that which we are completely ... Read more...
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I’ve learn to deal with worries: Kate Winslet
January 30th, 2012 - 1:40 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 30 (IANS) Actress Kate Winslet says she no longer worries about her career now as she has grown older."I'm not going to get upset the way I used ... Read more...
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Communist-era Poland produced better films than now: Director
November 29th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 29 (IANS) Poland churned out qualitative, richer cinema during the repressive and censorship oriented communist regime in pre-1990s, than in freer and more open contemporary times, a leading ... Read more...
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Polanski receives lifetime award in Zurich
September 28th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, Sep 28 (IANS) Director Roman Polanski collected his lifetime achievement award at the Zurich film festival and said that it is "better late than never".In 2009, when Polanski was ... Read more...
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Winslet excited to work with Polanski
September 3rd, 2011 - 5:04 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Actress Kate Winslet says she is excited to be working with Roman Polanski in his new film "Carnage" because she is a big fan of the ... Read more...
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Clooney’s film to open Venice film fest
July 29th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Actor George Clooney's political thriller "The Ides of March" will open the Venice International Film Festival, which starts Aug 31.The line-up of the 68th edition of ... Read more...
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IMF chief jailed on Rikers Island without bail
May 17th, 2011 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 17 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been moved to New York's notorious Rikers Island jail complex after a judge denied him bail ... Read more...
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IMF chief denied bail in sex assault case (Lead)
May 17th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
New York, May 16 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was Monday denied bail as he appeared in court here to answer charges of trying to sexually assault ... Read more...
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LiLo to star as murder victim Sharon Tate in new movie?
April 4th, 2011 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 04 (ANI): If everything falls into place then Lindsay Lohan will reportedly make her big screen comeback as a murder victim.The 24-year-old has been offered the role of murdered ... Read more...
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Rape trial hurt me more than Polanski, says victim
March 12th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 12 (ANI): Samantha Geimer, the woman who was raped by Roman Polanski in 1977, has admitted that the justice system's decades-long pursuit of the director has harmed her more than ... Read more...
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Roman Polanski’s rape victim speaks out
March 11th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 11 (ANI): Samantha Geimer, the woman who was raped by Roman Polanski in 1977, has admitted that the justice system's decades-long pursuit of the director has harmed her more than ... Read more...
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Polanski, Tarantino win French Cesar awards
February 27th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 27 (ANI): Roman Polanski and Quentin Tarantino were honoured at the Cesar Awards in France.Polanski was named the best director for his political thriller 'The Ghost Writer'.Tarantino also received an ... Read more...
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Weaver enjoyed Polanski link-up rumours
February 9th, 2011 - 1:51 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) Actress Sigourney Weaver has revealed that she found the rumours linking her with filmmaker Roman Polanski most entertaining."I was on the cover of some English magazine saying I ... Read more...
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Polanski demonisation has turned me away from left-wing: Carla Bruni
February 1st, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): French First Lady Carla Bruni has admitted that her support for two high-profile men linked with underage sex crimes made her abandon her links with the Socialist Party.She ... Read more...
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Quentin Tarantino to receive special prize at Cesar Awards
January 22nd, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 22 (ANI): American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, best known for films such as 'Kill Bill', will be honoured with a special prize at the Cesar Awards in Paris.Awards president Alain ... Read more...
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Quentin Tarantino to receive Honorary Cesar Award
January 22nd, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 22 (ANI): American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino will be presented with a special prize at the Cesar Awards in Paris.Best known for films such as Kill Bill, Tarantino is being ... Read more...
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Polanski honoured at France’s prestigious Lumiere Awards
January 18th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 18 (ANI): Roman Polanski was honoured with a lifetime achievement award at France's prestigious Lumiere Awards on Friday.The veteran moviemaker, who attended the award as the guest of honour, also ... Read more...
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Check Out Names Of Five Directors Nominated For DGA Awards 2011
January 11th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards, has announced the names of the nominations of five best directors of this year. The lucky five directors are Darren Aronofsky, Christopher Nolan, Tom ... Read more...
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Jodie Foster to star in ‘Elysium’
January 5th, 2011 - 5:52 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 5 (IANS) Actress Jodie Foster has been roped in to star in a sci-fi movie "Elysium".The "Panic Room" star joins the starcast of Matt Damon and Sharlto Copley in ... Read more...
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‘The Social Network’ named ‘Best Picture Of 2010′
December 14th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 14 (ANI): 'The Social Network', a drama about the creation of Facebook and how it was brought to fruition, has been named the best picture of 2010 by the ... Read more...
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Former Playboy Playmate ‘used gun from Polanski in attempted murder’
December 14th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 14 (ANI): A former Playboy Playmate of the Year who allegedly attempted to kill her husband apparently used a gun given to her decades ago by the filmmaker Roman Polanski.66 ... Read more...
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Polanski’s ‘The Ghost Writer’ wins best film at European Film Awards
December 5th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 5 (ANI): Roman Polanski's film 'The Ghost Writer' bagged the best film gong at the European Film Awards.The political thriller also won in five other key European Film Academy categories, ... Read more...
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‘The Princess of Montpensier’ to close IFFI 2010
November 27th, 2010 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 27 (IANS) French director Bertrand Tavernier's "The Princess of Montpensier" will be the closing film at the 41st International Film festival of India (IFFI), director of Film Festivals S.M. Khan ... Read more...
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As movies shrink into gadgets, young Indians watch on
November 21st, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Mohita Nagpal
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Roman Polanski once said, "Cinema should make you forget you are sitting in a theatre." Had the Polish-French director seen 30-year-old Vimarsh Bajpai enjoying movies ... Read more...
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Roman Polanski tops European Film Awards nominations
November 8th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 8 (ANI): Roman Polanski is one of the top nominees for the upcoming European Film Awards.The 77-year-old Polish actor is one of five men shortlisted for the Best European ... Read more...
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‘Chinatown’ listed the greatest movie ever
October 25th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Oct 25 (ANI): After 36 years of its release in 1974, 'Chinatown' has now been voted as the greatest film ever made.The Chandleresque 'neo-noir', with an Oscar-winning script by Robert ... Read more...
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“Chinatown” Actor Joe Mantell Dead
October 1st, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Joe Mantell who immortalized his role in "China Town" died on Wednesday at 94 years of age in Los Angeles following a prolonged illness. His son ... Read more...
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Winslet to star in Roman Polanski’s next
September 26th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 26 (IANS) Actress Kate Winslet has been roped in to star in director Roman Polanski's new film.
An adaptation of Yasmina Reza's play "God of Carnage", the film is set in ... Read more...
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Kate Winslet To Act In Film Based On ‘God Of Carnage’
September 25th, 2010 - 10:48 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Kate Winslet will be seen in Roman Polanski's film based on the play "God of Carnage". Roman Polanski is a controversial director to work with ... Read more...
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Kate Winslet All Set To Act In ‘God Of Carnage’ Adaptation
September 25th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 25, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Kate Winslet has now decided to take on a role in the adaptation of the famous play ‘God Of Carnage’. The original play ... Read more...
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Zing Big Screen Presents MANORAMA 6 FEET UNDER
September 25th, 2010 - 11:31 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 25, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Rajasthan-based Satyaveer Singh Randhawa works as a Junior Engineer with Lahkot Municipality's Public Works Department and lives a middle-class lifestyle with his wife, Nimmi, and son, ... Read more...
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Polanski’s ‘Ghost Writer’ named best film
September 20th, 2010 - 6:21 am ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Sep 20 (IANS) Filmmaker Roman Polanski's political thriller "The Ghost Writer" has been named best picture at International Federation of Film Critics, in Spain.
The "Rosemary's Baby" filmmaker, who endured a ... Read more...
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Adrien Brody found spirituality in India
August 2nd, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 2, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Oscar winner Adrien Brody says that India helped him reconnect with his spiritual side.Adrien, whose latest film "Predators' is releasing in India on 6th August, says ... Read more...
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Roman Polanski returns to France after release from house arrest
July 28th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 28 (ANI): Polish film director Roman Polanski has returned to his home in France after his release from house arrest in Switzerland.Polanski, 76, had regained his freedom on July 12 ... Read more...
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