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Woody Allen Defends Polanski, Earth is Round

Posted in Film, Rants, tagged , , , , , on May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

With exhausted effort, I bring you, ladies and gentlemen, Woody Allen’s defense of Polanski – as given in an interview at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. “It’s something that happened many years ago…. He has suffered,” Allen told French radio station RTL. “He’s an artist, he’s a nice person, he did something wrong and he [...]

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“Remain Silent No Longer”: Rage Against the Polanski

Posted in Film, Rants, Television/Media, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 3, 2010 | 7 Comments »

I’ve written a lot about Roman Polanski since he was arrested – after 30+ years – for raping a 13-year-old girl back in the 70s. So now that he chose to speak out for the first time this weekend, it just seems right to “Rage Against the Polanski” once again. Because after all, “Polanski” has [...]

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Protecting One’s Own: Letterman and Polanski

Posted in Film, Rants, Television/Media, tagged , , , , on October 27, 2009 | 8 Comments »

Like I said in my lengthy Roman Polanski apologists’ post (here ), most of society feels that Hollywood directors, producers, and actors are in the wrong for petitioning the arrest of Polanski because – among the most repetitive of reasons – he is a talented director and has gone through a lot in life. But [...]

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Polanski’s Friends Tut Tut at Rape Crime

Posted in Film, International, Rants, tagged , , on October 5, 2009 | 9 Comments »

The more directors and actors that sign the Polanski apologist petition, the more I want to forget I ever studied film and go into sales. For anyone who hasn’t read the actual petition word for word, it reads as follows (and no, I’m not kidding): Apprehended like a common terrorist Saturday evening, September 26, as [...]

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