Switzerland regrets not arresting Polanski earlier

Switzerland has regretted not arresting Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski on his earlier visits to the country, a media report said. Justice Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf has claimed that......

Polanski refuses US extradition bid: Lawyer

Filmmaker Roman Polanski has refused to get extradited from Switzerland to the United States where he is wanted on charges of unlawful sex with a minor, even as the issue snowballed into an......

Polanski will be out of jail tomorrow

Filmmaker Roman Polanski is expected to be released from jail on Friday and put under house arrest, say Swiss authorities. The 76-year-old director has been in Swiss custody since his arrest in......

Special: An animation guru and his Indian gurukul

Jerzy Kular is a veteran in the European animation film industry, with more than 30 years of experience. The Polish-French Kular was educated in Canada and Germany, and has collaborated on several......

The Pianist: Polanski's redemption

The theme of Roman Polanski's new film The Pianist concerns redemption through high art. This is a well-worn cinematic subject. In anybody else's hands, it would run the risk of mediocrity or......

Hollywood loves Polanski again!

Hollywoodhas begun loving fugitive director Roman Polanski again,applauding his artistry and putting behindmemories of hisstatutory rape of a 13-year-old girl over 25 years ago.For weeks, the big......

Shehar Lakhot Review: Boring!

Plenty happens over the show -- riots, nefarious schemes, betrayal and multiple murders -- which should have made for a riveting watch but everything evokes déjà vu and worse, sighs......

The Best 10 Films Ever!

The countdown to the World's Best 100 Movies finally ends here! Do read Aseem Chhabra's list of must watch films, many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites. Don't Miss:......

French Open: Yuki, Ramkumar bow out of qualifiers

IMAGE: India’s Yuki Bhambri. Photograph: PTI. Yuki Bhambri went down fighting while Ramkumar Ramanathan suffered a tame defeat as the two Indians bowed out of the French Open Qualifiers, in......

Sports Shorts: Wang survives scare; Nagal enters final round

Nagal enters final round of US Open qualifiers India's Sumit Nagal moved one step closer to his first ever Grand slam appearance with a hard fought win over Peter Polansky in the second round of......

Prakash, Yuki advance in Chennai Open qualifiers

A few years back eminent filmmaker Roman Polanski couldn't enter the United States, even if it was to receive the much sought after Best Director Oscar. On Sunday, his namesake Peter Polansky was......

Senna, Ali hog limelight at Cannes Film festival!

Three years after Senna, the hit film biography of the late Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, sporting documentaries about Jackie Stewart, Muhammad Ali and Pele are competing for attention at......

ATP Challengers: Sanam, Divij-Raja bow out

India’s Sanam Singh lost to Peter Polanski for the second time in two months and crashed out of the ATP Knoxville Challenger event in the United States. The diminutive Indian lost 3-6, 3-6 to......