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Roman Polanski

The best of Sundance: Most of the big movies flopped, and the studios kept their pocketbooks closed. Good -- Sundance may have recovered its soul.; Andrew O'Hehir Jan 24, 2008
"Oliver Twist": Roman Polanski's astonishing film exquisitely captures both the anger and the cruel beauty of Dickens' great novel.; By Stephanie Zacharek Sep 23, 2005
The Fix: Polanski is pissed, Halle Berry is naked, and Victoria Gotti is canned. Plus: Justin Timberlake in a British brouhaha!; By Karen Croft Apr 7, 2003
The Fix: Tom makes Nicole cry, Polanski and Eminem give thanks, P.Diddy talks about his love life, and Calvin Klein talks to Sprewell -- during a game! Plus: Who are the most hated people in New York?; By Karen Croft Mar 25, 2003
The 75th Oscars: Hollywood dons its war paint: Movie people act all serious while Marines die, the Academy actually provides some surprises (Adrien Brody, anyone?) and Michael Moore pees on the furniture. And Nicole, honey, write a speech, OK?; By Cintra Wilson Mar 24, 2003
National critics pick "The Pianist": In a bewildering year that offers no clear Oscar favorites, the National Society of Film Critics spurns Scorsese, Nicole and orchids in favor of Roman Polanski's Holocaust drama.; By Charles Taylor Jan 7, 2003
"The Pianist": Roman Polanski's wrenching World War II magnum opus confronts the horrors of the Warsaw ghetto and the moral complexities of war -- and asserts the power of art, just maybe, to triumph over nihilism.; By Charles Taylor Dec 27, 2002
"Rosemary's Baby": Roman Polanski's unnerving classic deserves to be seen in all its gloomy glory. But good luck erasing it from memory afterward.; By Stephanie Zacharek Mar 26, 2001
"Chinatown": The extras on Roman Polanski's noir classic feature "as little as possible," in J.J. Gittes' famous phrase.; By Andrew O'Hehir Feb 26, 2001
"The Ninth Gate": Roman Polanski talks about how his love affair with the printed word informed his supernatural, bibliophilic thriller.; By Stephanie Zacharek Aug 4, 2000
The purse of the Barrymores: Jaid Barrymore busted for gun possession and illegal postering.; By Amy Reiter May 16, 2000
"Buddy Boy": First-time director Mark Hanlon may have watched "Eraserhead" too many times, but he sure knows how to sustain a mood.; By Andrew O'Hehir Mar 28, 2000
"The Ninth Gate": Johnny Depp stars in Roman Polanski's newest, an amusing and deadpan literary thriller.; By Charles Taylor Mar 10, 2000
Blue Glow: Salon's TV picks for Thursday, March 9, 2000; By Joyce Millman Mar 9, 2000
Beach bummer blaze-a-thon: Thais still burning mad over DiCaprio's movie; Robert Downey Jr. has prison revelation: It's not a nice place! Bijou Phillips to Howard Stern: All rumors are true! Katie Couric's inside edition. Plus: Porn star Lolo "58F" Ferrari is called home.; By Amy Reiter Mar 7, 2000
Blue Glow: Salon's TV picks for Monday, Feb. 7, 2000; By Joyce Millman Feb 7, 2000
Amazon.comrade: Sigourney Weaver spills the beans on the unexpurgated "Galaxy Quest" and explains how her work in Roman Polanski's neglected "Death and the Maiden" fueled her powerhouse acting in "A Map of the World."; By Michael Sragow Feb 3, 2000
Lights, cameo, action!: Alfred Hitchcock's first rule of directing was to treat actors like cattle -- and even in his own cameos, he was no sacred cow.; By Sarah Vowell Aug 11, 1999
Home Movies by Charles Taylor: Latin American Gothic: Roman Polanski's overwrought version of "Death and the Maiden" undermines the play's tidy message of tolerance.; By Charles Taylor Sep 9, 1998

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