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Polanski wins $4.5M bail, house arrest likely

25 November 2009 12:08 PM, PST | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »

Roman Polanski has been granted $4.5 million bail, clearing the way for the fugitive director to move within days from a Swiss jail to house arrest and electronic monitoring at his Alpine resort chalet.The justice minister said Wednesday she saw no reason to appeal the surprise decision by the Swiss Criminal Court. Polanski would have to remain in Switzerland as authorities assess whether to extradite him to the U.S. for having sex in Los Angeles in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl.Ministry spokesman Folco Galli said the final decision on transferring Polanski to his chalet in the Swiss resort of Gstaad would be made "quickly.""The 76-year-old appellant is married and the father of two minors," the court said as it considered Polanski's offer of a cash bail secured by his apartment in Paris. "It can be assumed that as a responsible father he will, »

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Polanski Wins Bail In Switzerland

25 November 2009 11:21 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Roman Polanski is set to be released from prison in Switzerland, after winning his fourth attempt at bail in his ongoing child sex case.

The Rosemary's Baby director has been held behind bars since his arrest in September on an international warrant relating to a 1977 charge of unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. Polanski pleaded guilty to the crime but fled the U.S. in 1978 before he could be sentenced.

The Swiss Criminal Court granted Polanski bail on Wednesday, accepting the $4.5 million (£2.8 million) offer of a cash bail secured by his apartment in Paris, France, to allow him to remain under house arrest at his Swiss chalet.

The decision came as a surprise after a string of setbacks for the director, whose three previous appeals to be released from prison were rejected because of the "high" risk he would try to flee again.

Polanski, who is still considered a flight risk, will remain in prison for up to 10 days while the Swiss government decides whether to appeal.

Under house arrest, the filmmaker would be subjected to "constant electronic surveillance" at his chalet and an alarm would be activated if he leaves the premises or takes off the bracelet.

The verdict does not affect an ongoing assessment of whether Polanski should be extradited to the U.S. Authorities in the country formally requested his extradition last month but Swiss officials have yet to decide whether to grant the motion. »

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Nude Polanski Photo To Hit Auction Block

25 November 2009 4:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

A portrait of embattled filmmaker Roman Polanski and late actress Sharon Tate embracing in the nude is set to go up for auction.

The oversize print, taken in 1969 by photographer David Bailey, shows the director and his then-wife intertwined just months before the actress was murdered by members of the Charles Manson cult in Los Angeles.

It's expected to sell for as much as $12,000 (£7,500). A similar shot sold for just over $17,000 (£10,625) in a 2006 London auction.

The Rosemary's Baby director is currently being held behind bars in Switzerland following his arrest in September on an international warrant relating to a 1977 charge of unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. Polanski pleaded guilty to the crime but fled the U.S. in 1978 before he could be sentenced.

The photograph will go up for sale on 7 December in New York. »

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Polanski's French Lawyer 'Not Authorised' To Discuss Sex Case

23 November 2009 8:16 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Roman Polanski has found himself at the centre of a new conflict between his legal representatives after his Los Angeles attorneys chastised his French lawyer for discussing his ongoing child sex case with the media.

The Rosemary's Baby director is being held behind bars in Switzerland following his arrest in September on an international warrant relating to a 1977 charge of unlawful sex with a 13-year-old girl. Polanski pleaded guilty to the crime but fled the U.S. in 1978 before he could be sentenced.

U.S. authorities formally requested his extradition last month but Swiss officials have yet to decide whether to grant the motion.

French lawyer Herve Temime has been keeping the press updated on Polanski's progress and wellbeing in jail, and told local newspaper Le Figaro last week (ends20Nov09) the filmmaker plans to fight any attempts to send him back to the U.S. to face his punishment.

Temime said: "We maintain that Mr Polanski did not face a fair trial in Los Angeles. For all these reasons, among others, his position remains unchanged: he will not accept being extradited to the United States."

But Polanski's Los Angeles-based attorneys Douglas Dalton, Bart Dalton and Chad Hummel have dismissed Temime's comments, insisting he is not authorised to speak on behalf of the director.

In a statement, they say, "Any statements made in the press to the effect that Mr. Polanski will not accept lawful orders of the courts, including relating to extradition, are not true."

The trio added that Dr. Lorenz Erni in Switzerland and Polanski himself are the only others "authorised to speak on his behalf" regarding the unlawful sex charge.

Polanski, who has been deemed a "flight risk", has seen three bail attempts refused and is expected to remain in jail for several more months until Swiss authorities rule on the U.S. extradition request. »

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Five Minutes from the Opening Scene of Deadline

20 November 2009 4:28 PM, PST | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »

Unfortunately no limited release is forthcoming for Deadline, a horror film from First Look Studios, but a DVD/Blu-Ray release is set for December 1, 2009. Brittany Murphy from 8 Mile and Thora Birch are the main stars with Tammy Blanchard supporting. Mysterious and haunting a full five minute clip is now available for fans to enjoy until the film is available for purchase. Have a look at the first five minutes, in the dark, and decide for yourself whether Deadline is as scary as being possessed by William Castle's spirit (Rosemary's Baby).

A synopsis for Deadline:

"Alice, 32, a writer recovering from a psychological breakdown retreats to a remote Victorian house to convalesce and focus on completing her screenplay in time for a fast approaching deadline. Shortly after her arrival, mysterious noises and strange happenings cause her imagination to run wild, sending her on a twisting and terrifying pursuit to fin »

- Michael Ross Allen

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How Paranormal Activity became a frightening success

20 November 2009 4:10 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Social networking sends $15,000 shocker inspired by Fawlty Towers into box-office hall of fame

There is nothing remotely scary about the beige library in the Soho Hotel. It's calm, quiet, bland. Yet towards the end of a low-key interview with Oren Peli, who's in London for less than 24 hours to promote his smash-hit low-budget horror flick Paranormal Activity, there's a loud creak in the corner of the room and I find myself leaping out of the armchair. Peli sits deep in the sofa. He doesn't move. I think I've been hearing things. Peli simply smiles. He nods; he heard it too.

Weeks after watching Paranormal Activity it's easy to be spooked by every creak, even in the middle of the day. Filmed over seven days and nights in Peli's suburban San Diego house in 2006, Paranormal Activity is a mock documentary in the style of The Blair Witch Project; we watch a »

- Amy Raphael

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Pat Seals of Flyleaf Shares His Top Ten Horror Films

9 November 2009 10:24 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

As we've mentioned previously, November 10th is the release date of the band Flyleaf's new CD, entitled Memento Mori, and to help celebrate the occasion, their bass player, Pat Seals, has taken time out of his hectic schedule to prepare for Dread Central readers a list of his Top Ten favorite horror films.

Nothing relieves the stress of the holidays -- or anything really -- like a good horror flick, and Pat certainly has prepared an eclectic catalog that shows he knows his shit about our genre.

Without further ado, here's Pat's list (click each image to see the full poster):

1. The Addiction (1995) - Dir. Abel Ferrara, Starring Lili Taylor

This is my favorite vampire movie. It is the best. The best. Morality and the darkness of human nature are the focus, and Lili Taylor's performance is brutal. Plus, Christopher Walken waltzes in for a philosophical cameo. The »

- The Woman In Black

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James Marsh Set To Direct The Vatican Tapes

8 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »

Back at the beginning of October, it was announced that Lionsgate and Lakeshore Entertainment were prepping The Vatican Tapes , a feature written by Christopher Borrelli from a story by Borrelli and Chris Morgan which is said to be in the vein of The Exorcist or Rosemary's Baby . The Hollywood Reporter says that James Marsh, the director of the doc Man on Wire is on board to helm the project. The story centers on a series of events that unfold after a tape gets leaked from the Vatican displaying an exorcism that goes wrong. Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg, Chris Cowles and Morgan are producing. Borrelli and Chris Fenton are executive producing. More when we hear it! »

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Farrow Concerned About Sudan Elections

5 November 2009 2:06 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Actress Mia Farrow has taken her passion for the affairs of Sudan to the Toronto Star newspaper in Canada, agreeing to pen a column for the publication this weekend.

The Rosemary's Baby star, who fasted earlier this year to raise awareness about the refugee crisis in Sudan, has leaked an extract of her upcoming op-ed piece on her blog.

In it, she calls for Americans to pay careful attention to the 2010 elections in Sudan, and raises concerns about officials who are obstructing the fair monitoring of the vote.

She writes, "Next April a critical presidential and parliamentary election is scheduled to take place in Sudan. The elections are an integral part of the 2005 peace agreement that ended more than two decades of war between north and southern Sudan.

"The 2005 peace deal set up a transitional unified government based in Khartoum in the north, and Juba in the south. But the hostilities and a complete lack of trust between north and south is far from ended. As a core part of the 2005 peace deal, in 2011 there is to be a referendum in which the south can choose whether to become independent from the north.

"Based on my two trips to Southern Sudan, I believe this is what the people of Southern Sudan hope for, although no one believes the north will allow it to happen without a return to war. Remember the oil fields.

"Voter registration officially began this week... The Carter Center, based in Atlanta, has been invited to monitor the elections but permits for the 32 monitors from the Carter Center are being denied or delayed by Khartoum officials. Funds promised to state-level election committees have not come through, therefore local committees are unable to pay staff. It is not clear to the people where the registration sites are, and sites are closed arbitrarily.

"According to the Carter Center, insecurity and intimidations are obstructing international observers from monitoring registrations for Sudan's first nationwide elections.

"The Carter Center called on Sudan to disarm militias. They are asking Khartoum to revoke the "state of emergency" in the western Darfur region as this will serve to hamper the voting there. Although Sudanese authorities claim voting will take place in Darfur, many are skeptical. The Carter Center have called upon Sudanese authorities to ensure the observers' freedom of movement. But the team continues to meet obstacles. These many hindrances will diminish the capacity of the only international group Sudan permitted to monitor the voting - to verify the fairness of the election."

The Carter Center was created by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. »

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Raising Hell: Style vs. Substance in The House Of The Devil

3 November 2009 3:22 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Having been bombarded with hype-filled reviews, I went into The House Of The Devil with high expectations. Unfortunately, I came away from the film feeling as disappointed as I felt after watching Oren Peli's over-hyped Paranormal Activity (which may have worked as a short film that took place over three nights, but was simply excruciatingly at feature length).

Ti West undeniably captured the look, sound and feel of indie horror films from the late '70s and early '80s. It's too bad that a lot of reviewers seem to have been so overcome with the film's style that they neglected to point out how little substance the film has. I guess I should have known better, given the trend in recent years where film analysis being replaced with how a film either appeals to or offends a reviewer's sense of nostalgia in what are supposed to be film reviews. »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Brian Matus, a.k.a. Hellstorm)

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Polanski Launches Third Bail Attempt

3 November 2009 8:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Incarcerated filmmaker Roman Polanski has promised authorities he will not try to evade justice if they accept his latest bail offer and grant him his freedom.

The Rosemary's Baby director filed a new bail offer on Monday, following two unsuccessful attempts to convince officials in Switzerland to release him from custody.

His filing is said to have listed "adequate guarantees" that he will not run away from his ongoing legal battle, according to his lawyer Herve Temime.

Polanski has been imprisoned since September on the request of Los Angeles law officials, who want to extradite the star to the U.S. to face sentencing over a 1977 sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl.

He pleaded guilty to the charges but fled the country in 1978 before he could be handed his punishment.

Despite calls from his victim to drop the case, Polanski has been refused bail on two separate occasions over worries he is a "flight risk". »

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Farrow Troubled By Gaza Problems

2 November 2009 2:01 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Actress Mia Farrow has been left haunted by the news a Palestinian has suffocated to death after a tunnel collapse under the Gaza Strip at the weekend.

In a post on her blog, the Rosemary's Baby star reveals there are over 800 tunnels along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt - and one collapsed on Sunday as aid workers were bringing in supplies.

Farrow writes, "While I was in Gaza, one tunnel worker, a child, was killed and seven were injured during an Israeli bombing raid. The 1.5 million people living in Gaza depend on hundreds of tunnels beneath the border to get fuel and other products, since Gaza has been sealed off after the Hamas takeover in June 2007.

"Israeli bombings are frequent and more than 130 Palestinians, many of them children, have been killed while working in the tunnels."

And the celebrity activist's thoughts are with those suffering in Gaza, who are also without fresh water.

She adds, "Most of Gaza water is unsuitable for drinking... The daily quota of water for each person in Gaza is 80 liters, half of the W.H.O (World Health Organisation) minimum standard. The 1.5 million people of the coastal strip rely on one aquifer as their sole source of water.

"However, the sea water has blended with the underground water, making it salty. Since the sewage plant was also bombed, raw sewage flows into the sea."

Israel has imposed a complete closure on Gaza since 2007 and the rebuilding of sewage and water treatment stations is impossible due to the lack of building materials and spare parts. Last week, Amnesty International accused Israel of depriving Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank of water. »

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Film Review: Paranormal Activity

2 November 2009 2:21 AM, PST | t5m.com | See recent t5m.com news »

A box of soap powder falling off a shelf in your laundry in the middle of the night may not seem like the most terrifying thing to ever happen. But, for ghost enthusiast and general scared little kid Oren Peli, it was the night that sparked the idea that would lead him to fund a $15,000 dollar horror film called Paranormal Activity. A $15,000 horror film which has since become the most profitable independent film ever made... and just to make sure he could truly exorcise the demons, he shot it over one week in his own house. The film was originally screened in a handful of festivals way back in 2007 and was independently distributed on DVD by the film makers. One of those DVDs reportedly made its way into the hands of perhaps the most terrified wide eyed little boy, the geek master himself, Steven Spielberg. He shakily returned the film »

- Neil Innes

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The Best New York City Horror Movies

31 October 2009 3:21 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

Mia Farrow in Polanski's Rosemary's Baby

Writer Nick Carr of the Huffington Post site lists his choices for the best horror films set in New York City. We only take issue with the inclusion of Wait Until Dark, which is more a thriller than a horror film. On the other hand, Carr is canny enough to include the original Planet of the Apes, although, again, this is a sci-fi film rather than a horror movie. Check out the list and see if you concur with Carr's opinion. »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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The Blu-Ray Review: Orphan

31 October 2009 2:09 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

Colin Jacobson reviews Orphan on Bd.

While not as prolific a horror subject as zombies or vampires, creepy kids have been a genre standby for decades. We get a new entry in that field via 2009's Orphan.

When her pregnancy results in miscarriage, Kate Coleman (Vera Farmiga) suffers from nightmares and various psychological concerns. Though somewhat reticent, she and husband John (Peter Sarsgaard) decide to adopt a child to add to their existing brood of Maxine (Aryana Engineer) and Daniel (Jimmy Bennett).

They choose Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman), a rather prim and proper but nonetheless sweet, charming little girl. She immediately hits it off with hearing impaired Max, but Daniel becomes jealous of all the attention his new sister receives. They become rivals, and Esther also runs into mockery and disdain at school.

None of this ends well for the parties who cross Esther. Not that things go much better for »

- Paul

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Roman Polanski Going Nowhere Fast

30 October 2009 11:42 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »

Looks like Roman Polanski won't be going trick-or-treating this Halloween. Swiss authorities have turned down a second bid for freedom by the Rosemary's Baby helmer after his attorney offered to pay a higher bail deposit. "We received a request for bail on Oct. 26, which we rejected today," Folco Galli, the spokesman for the Justice Ministry in Bern, told Bloomberg. "The risk of flight remains high." The 76-year-old Polanski, who's said to be ailing in a Zurich jail, had his initial bid for bail rejected by the ministry earlier this month. That came a week after Swiss police took him into custody on an international warrant related to his 1977 conviction for illegal... »

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Roman Polanski Going Nowhere Fast

30 October 2009 11:42 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online - Movies and Television news »

Looks like Roman Polanski won't be going trick-or-treating this Halloween. Swiss authorities have turned down a second bid for freedom by the Rosemary's Baby helmer after his attorney offered to pay a higher bail deposit. "We received a request for bail on Oct. 26, which we rejected today," Folco Galli, the spokesman for the Justice Ministry in Bern, told Bloomberg. "The risk of flight remains high." The 76-year-old Polanski, who's said to be ailing in a Zurich jail, had his initial bid for bail rejected by the ministry earlier this month. That came a week after Swiss police took him into custody on an international warrant related to his 1977 conviction for illegal... »

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'The Office' recap: A fish out of water

30 October 2009 9:14 AM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

After last week's intense departure, "The Koi Pond" was a return to form, and had all the markers of my favorite kinds of episode: weird character explanations, group activities, and A and B stories that complemented each other without being redundant. Michael got soaked, Pam and Andy got maybed, and Jim got a taste of outsiderness. For me, "The Koi Pond" boiled down to Erin's warning to Michael: "People are asking questions." The questions Michael himself asked this week summed up his character pretty well, starting with "Why is Christmas the only holiday that can have a message?" He wondered »

- Margaret Lyons

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Speak of the Devil: The Many Faces of Cinematic Satanism

30 October 2009 8:07 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

The Bible says that Satan "masquerades as an angel of light. In popular culture, we tend to think of him as a big red dude with horns and a pitchfork, or as a talking snake, or as Al Pacino in an Armani suit. The devil, in other words, comes in many different forms. And his followers come in just as many. Unlike a lot of other horror movie staples, there's no visual archetype for satanists. We recognize a vampire when we see his fangs and a zombie by the rotting flesh, but a Satan-worshipper? Tougher to spot.

In the new indie horror film "The House of the Devil," an unknowing teenager looking to make some quick cash is lured into a babysitting job by a crew of weirdos who are ultimately revealed to be devil worshippers (not a spoiler, folks, look at the title). This particular coven of satanists are a bunch of suburban eccentrics, »

- Matt Singer

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Review: The House of the Devil

30 October 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | Slackerwood | See recent Slackerwood news »

Just in time for the Halloween weekend, horror film The House of the Devil opens in theaters nationwide. This film is set in the 1980s, but takes viewers back even further to the psychological horror films of the late 1960s and 1970s, including horror classics Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist. Like its predecessors, The House of the Devil delivers horror built on slowly built tension and Satan worshippers.

Jocelin Donahue (The Burrowers) plays Sam, a pretty college sophomore who accepts a babysitting job at a remote Victorian mansion deep in the woods despite the misgivings of her best friend, played by Greta Gerwig (Hannah Take the Stairs, Baghead), and lack of an actual baby to watch. There Sam meets Mr. and Mrs. Ulman (Tom Noonan and Mary Woronov), who don't seem quite right. As the night progresses and a lunar eclipse begins, things get even worse for Sam, culminating in »

- Debbie Cerda

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