Roman Polanski

At Long Last, David Chase Achieves His Rock 'n' Roll Dreams

Rocktober's Metal Picks: Bloody Art, New Gwar Guitarist, Rob Zombie's Lords of Salem Trailer

If there's one month that you can count on to be on metal's side, it's October. We're allowed to adorn our residences with skulls, fake blood, and motion-sensor demons without being judged. Hell, we are also allowed to indulge in an array of freaky, horrific activities, orchestrated by record compan ... More >>

Giant Sand, Rhythm Room, 7/26/12

Giant Sand Rhythm Room Thursday, July 26 See also: Howe Gelb on Giant Giant Sand, and How an Acid Trip and Roman Polanski Birthed Tucson's Music Scene By Mike Cryer "And here I am, the center of all beauty!" -- Frank O'Hara This is how emotion and melancholy gets played out as tone: emotion s ... More >>

Top Five Must-See Shows This Week

Yeah, yeah, yeah...we get it Mondays suck (we've read Garfield). But it means the start of a new week, which means a bunch of killer shows in and around Phoenix. And here are a few of the coolest, our top five must-see shows this week.

Howe Gelb on Giant Giant Sand, and How an Acid Trip and Roman Polanski Birthed Tucson's Music Scene

See also: Howe Gelb Discusses Rainer Ptacek Howe Gelb doesn't like to fight fate. The Tucson-based singer/songwriter says that destiny played a big role in the birth of Tucson, the new record from Gelb's Giant Giant Sand collective. The extra "giant" was added to signify the group's swelling ranks ... More >>

On Its Centennial, Paramount Pictures Celebrates Its Peak: The 1970s

A Separation Lets You Be the Judge in a High-Stakes Iranian Legal Drama

Rivane Neuenschwander's "A Day Like Any Other" Is Anything But

Miral: There's Style But Little Substance in Schnabel's Palestine Plea

L.A. Weekly's Karina Longworth Names Her Top 10 Films of 2010

The Village Voice's J. Hoberman Unveils His Favorite Films of 2010

Kavi, Miracle Fish, The New Tenants, and the Rest of This Year's Oscar-Nominated Live-Action and Animated Shorts

Roman Polanski Hires High-Powered Attorney Used by Former Congressman Rick Renzi

The Renzi Family Former Congressman Rick Renzi and his stable of children.​ What does famed movie director and convicted pedophile Roman Polanski have in common with scandalous former Arizona Congressman Rick Renzi?No, Renzi's never been accused of having sex with a 13-year- ... More >>

Tetro: Papa Coppola Returns Successfully to the Clan

Summer Guide: Coppolla, Mann, Allen, and Tarantino Bring the Summer Flicks

The Kids Were All Right

The Popcorn King

Why you should take Brett Ratner seriously

Sprung on Paris

The third time's the guilty pleasure

Full-Serve Philosophy

A gas station attendant pumps out enlightenment

Thank Hell for Little Girls

Turning the tables on a pedophile

Hacked

Ford runs smack into it, poor guy

Artful Dodging

Ghost in the Machinist

Christian Bale brings gloomy mystery to life

In the Ghetto

Polanski Returns to Poland

Old News

Reissues dominated, but an international crop of films yielded some good harvest

The Brothers Grim

Albert and Allen Hughes deliver a sensuous but grisly message From Hell

Gem Fatale

Catherine Deveuve adds another jewel to her crown with multifaceted Place Vendôme

Devil Dog

Despite Ninth Gate's good intentions, Polanski's road to hell isn't worth the trip

Screenplayer

Hollywood's legendary script doctor Robert Towne won an Oscar for writing Chinatown and polished films from The Godfather to Armageddon; now he helms Without Limits, a film bio of an Olympic runner

MYSTERY DATE

TORTURED EXPRESSION

EROS MYTH

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