Brett Ratner, director of the Rush Hour trilogy, X-Men: The Last Stand and the new New York, I Love You, was the guest editor of this month's issue of Heeb magazine. Mr. Ratner decided to take his buddy Roman Polanski to the site of his mother's murder over half a century ago: Auschwitz. Mr. Polanski was guest photographer for other articles in the Heeb issue, but for this feature, Mr. Ratner got behind the camera. The pictures are here.

In a recent interview with The Onion's A.V. Club, Mr. Ratner explains his friendship with Mr. Polanski, who called him after he saw Rush Hour to praise the young director:

Roman became my friend.  read more »

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Monday, June 9

This week kicks off with a controversial documentary about the Oscar-winning filmmaker-cum-Humbert Humbert, Roman Polanski (9 p.m. on HBO). As you may recall, Mr. Polanksi, a Polish Holocaust survivor who was married to the eight-months-pregnant actress Sharon Tate when members of the Manson family murdered her in 1969, pleaded guilty to getting it on with a 13-year-old in 1977. A year later, he fled the U.S for Paris, likely evading years worth of prison time. But Marina Zenovich’s new film, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, which the LA Times calls a “surprisingly haunting examination of the politics, personalities and legal complexities of the 1977 case,” argues that Mr. Polanski’s flight to France was more than just a means of avoiding the slammer:  read more »

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Marc Jacobs' friends tell Page Six that he's out of control with his boy-chasing and partying ways, afraid he'll "pull a Halston." [P6]

Donatella Versace wishes Hillary would give up the pants. [P6]  read more »

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Marina Zenovich's Roman Polanski documentary will open in New York on July 11, two days after it airs on HBO, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film, which is titled Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, follows the Academy Award-winning director's infamous statutory rape trial (he pleaded guilty to getting it on with a 13-year-old in 1977) and subsequent flight from the U.S. in 1978 (he likely evaded decades worth of prison time).  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/controversial-roman-polanski-documentary-comes-new-york-july#comments Arts & Culture Movies Marina Zenovich Roman Polanski Thu, 01 May 2008 16:46:20 -0400 Joe Pompeo 68641 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/2007/roman-polanski-returns-ghost

Roman Polanski, diretor of Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown and The Pianist, will direct a political thriller based on Robert Harris' book, The Ghost, according to Variety. The story centers on a ghostwriter who is hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister. He uncovers secrets that put his own life in jeopardy. Mr. Polanski had been occupied with the $100 million epic Pompeii for 18 months, but he jettisoned that project in September. From Variety: "I have been looking for a political thriller to direct for some time, and 'The Ghost' could not be more perfect," Polanski said. "Robert has constructed a novel with such suspense, it is hard to put it down."  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2007/roman-polanski-returns-ghost#comments Arts & Culture Roman Polanski Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:43:36 -0500 Gillian Reagan 60051 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/47702 Wednesday 11th Now where were we?  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/47702#comments Arts & Culture Habitat for Humanity International Inc. New York City Roman Polanski Williamsburg Bridge Sun, 15 Jun 2003 20:00:00 -0400 NYO Staff 47702 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/47217 I've cringed a lot for Martin Scorsese over the last few weeks, but his March 3 appearance on The To  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/47217#comments Harvey Weinstein Martin Scorsese Roman Polanski William Goldman Sun, 09 Mar 2003 19:00:00 -0500 Frank DiGiacomo 47217 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/46878 Not bad enough to dismiss but too dense and boring to praise, let's just call Martin Scorsese's Gang  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/46878#comments Arts & Culture James Dean Leonardo DiCaprio Martin Scorsese Roman Polanski Sun, 22 Dec 2002 19:00:00 -0500 Rex Reed 46878 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/46893 Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can , from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson, based on the book by F  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/46893#comments Arts & Culture Carl Hanratty Leonardo DiCaprio Roman Polanski Steven Spielberg Sun, 22 Dec 2002 19:00:00 -0500 Andrew Sarris 46893 at http://www.observer.com http://www.observer.com/node/45336 A shake-up in Sony Pictures' New York public-relations division suggests the corporate giant may be  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/45336#comments Media Gigi Semone Joe Roth Roman Polanski Sony Corporation Sun, 09 Dec 2001 19:00:00 -0500 NYO Staff 45336 at http://www.observer.com