The long legal saga of Roman Polanski took another — and discouraging, for the director — turn on Friday, as a judge shot down Polanski’s bid to have the case against him stemming from a 1977 sexual assault dismissed. In the order, handed down Friday, Judge Scott M. Gordon called out Polanski’s “continued refusal to obey court orders” and “ad hominem attacks” on judicial officers involved with the case. “The Defendant in this matter stands as a fugitive and refuses to comply with court orders . As eloquently described by Ms. Geimer, his conduct continues to harm her and compounds...
- 8/18/2017
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Roman Polanski has failed in his aim to have his 1977 criminal case for the rape of a 13-year-old tossed out. An order issued Friday by Judge Scott M. Gordon has also denied the Oscar-winning director his attempt to unseal the 2010 testimony of former Deputy District Attorney Roger Gunson. "I’m not surprised but I am disappointed," Polanski's lawyer Harland Braun told Deadline today after the order was issued by the Los Angeles Superior Court judge. L.A. County District…...
- 8/18/2017
- Deadline
A third woman has come forward to accuse embattled director Roman Polanski of having “sexually victimized” her when she was 16 years old. The new claims date back to 1973, when the alleged victim — going by the name “Robin M.” — was just a teenager. The woman made her accusations during a morning press conference, held at the Los Angeles office of lawyer Gloria Allred.
Robin M. did not take any questions during the press conference, and both she and Allred declined give further details on the alleged crime and how the young woman first met Polanski. In 2010, Allred also represented Charlotte Lewis, an actress who accused Polanski of sexually abusing her when she was 16 during the making of the film “Pirates.” Lewis did not file charges at the time.
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Robin M. did not take any questions during the press conference, and both she and Allred declined give further details on the alleged crime and how the young woman first met Polanski. In 2010, Allred also represented Charlotte Lewis, an actress who accused Polanski of sexually abusing her when she was 16 during the making of the film “Pirates.” Lewis did not file charges at the time.
Read More:Samantha Geimer Asks Court to End Roman Polanski’s Trial ‘as an Act of Mercy to Myself and My Family’
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- 8/15/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Update with more details: It was a long time coming, but Marion “Suge” Knight was arraigned Thursday morning for threatening Straight Outta Compton director F. Gary Gray while the film was being produced three years ago. He entered a not guilty plea at the arraignment, which occurred in the courtroom of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Scott M. Gordon, but not without a hitch. Initially, Matthew Fletcher, who represents Knight in the case, asked that the…...
- 8/3/2017
- Deadline
This French disc release of the Jacques Tourneur classic gets everything right — including both versions in picture perfect transfers. Devil debunker Dana Andrews locks horns with Niall MacGinnis, a necromancer “who has decoded the Old Book” and can summon a fire & brimstone monster from Hell, no election fraud necessary. Even fans that hate ghost stories love this one — it’s a truly creepy, intelligent highlight of the horror genre.
Night of the Demon
Region A + B Blu-ray + Pal DVD
Wild Side (Fr)
1957 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen / 95 & 82 min. / Street Date November 27, 2013 / Curse of the Demon, Rendez-vous avec la peur / Available from Amazon UK or Foreign Exchange Blu-ray
Starring: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham,
Athene Seyler
Cinematography: Ted Scaife
Production Designer: Ken Adam
Special Effects: George Blackwell, S.D. Onions, Wally Veevers
Film Editor Michael Gordon
Original Music: Clifton Parker
Written by Charles Bennett and Hal E. Chester
from the...
Night of the Demon
Region A + B Blu-ray + Pal DVD
Wild Side (Fr)
1957 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen / 95 & 82 min. / Street Date November 27, 2013 / Curse of the Demon, Rendez-vous avec la peur / Available from Amazon UK or Foreign Exchange Blu-ray
Starring: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis, Maurice Denham,
Athene Seyler
Cinematography: Ted Scaife
Production Designer: Ken Adam
Special Effects: George Blackwell, S.D. Onions, Wally Veevers
Film Editor Michael Gordon
Original Music: Clifton Parker
Written by Charles Bennett and Hal E. Chester
from the...
- 5/20/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge this week rejected Roman Polanski‘s latest bid to end his decades-old statutory rape case, denying the filmmaker’s request to be sentenced in absentia — or in his absence while he remains abroad.
“Polanski is not entitled to avail himself of this court’s power to hear his demands while he openly stands in contempt of a legal order from this very court,” Judge Scott M. Gordon wrote on Monday, referring to Polanski’s flight from American prosecutors nearly 40 years ago.
Polanski, now 83, was charged in L.A. in March 1977 with six felony counts...
“Polanski is not entitled to avail himself of this court’s power to hear his demands while he openly stands in contempt of a legal order from this very court,” Judge Scott M. Gordon wrote on Monday, referring to Polanski’s flight from American prosecutors nearly 40 years ago.
Polanski, now 83, was charged in L.A. in March 1977 with six felony counts...
- 4/4/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
On Monday, a Los Angeles County judge denied a request from film director Roman Polanski that his decades-old sexual abuse case be resolved in his absence. Judge Scott M. Gordon of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County denied the motion the French director was seeking that would have guaranteed that he would not service […]
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- 4/4/2017
- by Kate Chia
- Uinterview
A Los Angeles judge rejected Roman Polanski’s bid to end his long-running underage sex abuse case without the fugitive director appearing in court or being sentenced to more prison time. Superior Court Judge Scott M. Gordon refused to address how Polanski would be sentenced if he returned to the U.S. after 40 years abroad. He noted that […]...
- 4/4/2017
- by Aynslee Darmon
- ET Canada
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