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The Shining : The insanity of frustrated creation a ' and frustrated fatherhood a ' expressed in the surreal setting of an abandoned hotel, and Jack Nicholsona TMs eyebrows.

One-on-one with Suzanne Somers Oct. 24: NBC's Amy Robach sits down with the outspoken actress to discuss her controversial new book, "Knockout," and the questions it raises about widely accepted cancer treatments.

The United States has formally asked Switzerland to extradite film director Roman Polanski, who fled sentencing in California on child sex charges in 1977, the Swiss justice ministry said Friday.

Vidal Sassoon, appointed CBE yesterday, revolutionised hair and created a short, sharp look that defined the 1960s Although I admire his gallantry, especially as it's only 9.45am, I am, I confess, a bit sceptical when Vidal Sassoon, aged 82 , glides up from behind while I am bent over my bicycle and says, "What a lovely view". Because slick patter ...

EVEN before she arrives at the Paris office where our conversation is to take place, it is as if she is there already.

The Film: "Well, to tell you the truth, I lied a little". -- J.J. Gittes, Chinatown When a film lover thinks of Roman Polanski's body of work, it usually involves two sharply-divided brackets of cinema: a catalogue of tense psychodrama in the vein of both Repulsion and The Tenant , and, of course, the noir-like mystery in Chinatown .

Roman Polanski belongs in jail.A From what I understand of his sexual encounter with a 13-year-old girl some 31 years ago when he was 44, he gave her a few alcoholic drinks along with a few tablets containing methaqualone.A That's enough to render an adult next to helpless, much less a kid.A He then had sex with her over her clearly-expressed ...

27, the phone rang in my hotel room in Zurich. Roman Polanski had just been arrested on arrival in Switzerland, in response to a warrant for his arrest issued by the U.S. Justice Department.

UPDATE: Swiss reject Polanski's bid for prison release I knew Roman Polanski was in serious trouble when Woody Allen hurled himself into an international debate about morality and sexual felonies.

Sexual abuse , particularly of children incenses and outrages, threatening our safety.

In a 24/7 media world, one would have expected the story of Roman Polanski to last, oh, about 9 1/2 minutes.

What's the matter with Roman Polanski's Hollywood pals? David Harsanyi October 2, 2009 There are a number of ideas in this world that never should be introduced to each other; "Christian" and "rock" are one example.

Folks who know me know that among my many faults is a tendency to give artists more moral latitude than I do the rabble -- among whose ranks I count myself.

That authorities in Switzerland - where Polanski, a Polish-born French citizen, has a home and has visited often without incident - would arrest anyone for extradition is shocking.

Peter Bradshaw on the Oscar-winning director of The Pianist, arrested in Switzerland on a warrant relating to the rape of a 13-year-old girl in 1977 Roman Polanski, right, and his attorney Douglas Dalton in court in 1977.

Unesco's new Bulgarian Director-General designate, Irina Bokova, has condemned the arrest of renowned filmmaker Roman Polanski as "shocking". Polanski, 76, was detained on September 26 in Switzerland on a 31-year-old arrest warrant pertaining to charges of statutory rape dating back to 1977.

Fugitive filmmaker Roman Polanski's onscreen dramas are rivaled only by his private ones.

Roman Polanski's surprise arrest at the Zurich airport could lead to extradition, or exoneration.

Roman Polanski Understands Women: 'Repulsion' I'm not going to go into my Roman Polanski defense.

Film director Roman Polanski, whose turbulent life has come close to resembling the violent, perverse world of his movies, was arrested in Switzerland on a 1978 U.S. arrest warrant for unlawful sex with a 13-year-old. Polanski, 76, had been due to receive a prize for his life's work at the Zurich Film Festival on Sunday evening, opening a ...