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Roman Polanski has responded to recent allegations of rape against him by French photographer Valentine Monnier, saying, "I obviously have no recollection of what she is talking about because it is false. … I absolutely deny it." Monnier last month accused the Oscar-winning director of raping her at his Swiss chalet…

UPDATE: The 32 European Film Awards crowned The Favourite with a number of its prizes, even though the film was playing catch-up with last year. Still a lovely evening also bestowed wins on newcomers like Ladj Ly and increasingly promising talent like Céline Sciamma. Best Actor winner Antonio Banderas sent a message…

French actress Adele Haenel has taken her claims against filmmaker Christophe Ruggia, who she says sexually harassed her as a minor, to Paris police. According to AFP, Haenel's lawyers confirmed she went to a police station in the French capital’s suburb today (Tuesday November 26) to file a formal complaint. The move…

The board of the ARP, France's society of directors, writers and producers, has voted in favor of new rules that will see any of its members who are investigated by police for crimes relating to sexual violence suspended and, if prosecuted, expelled. The organization first proposed the legislation last week in a…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has closed deals with Robert Towne and David Fincher to work up a pilot script for a prequel to the 1974 classic film Chinatown, sources tell Deadline. Towne won an Oscar for scripting a drama that mixed fact and fiction to tell the story of a private eye hired to expose an adulterer who instead…

A group of about 40 protesters blocked the entrance to a premiere of Roman Polanski's An Officer And A Spy (J'Accuse) on Tuesday night in Paris, ultimately resulting in the screening's cancellation. France Info reports that the group, dressed all in black and equipped with red smoke-generating canisters and placards…

UPDATE: Roman Polanski’s French attorney, Hervé Témime, has issued a statement saying that the film director “most firmly contests the accusation of rape” that was raised by Valentine Monnier. On Friday, Monnier told the French publication Le Parisien that the alleged sexual assault by Polanski was “extremely violent&#8221…

The European Film Academy has unveiled its nominations for the 32nd European Film Awards with the ceremony to be held December 7 in Berlin. Among the titles to figure in the races, three are tied with four mentions each including Roman Polanski’s An Officer And A Spy, Pedro Almodovar’s Pain And Glory and Marco…

Colette director Wash Westmoreland will head this year's BFI London Film Festival (LFF) main jury. He will be joined by Game Of Thrones actress Lena Headey, Egyptian writer and producer Mohamed Hefzy, I, Daniel Blake actress Hayley Squires, director Sudabeh Mortezai (whose Joy won last year's LFF Competition) and…

Refresh for latest…: The 76th Venice Film Festival draws to a close tonight with the winners about to be announced from inside the Sala Grande on the Lido. It’s been another year replete with strong movies hungry for awards season attention, as well as a fair share of controversy. And, it’s anybody’s guess which way…

The Venice Film Festival draws to a close this evening, when prizes will be handed out by Lucrecia Martel's jury. It's been a hot 10 days on the Lido, and not just because the mercury was stifling throughout. We expected controversy coming in, and certainly the inclusion of Roman Polanski's An Officer And A Spy in…

EXCLUSIVE: Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera has had plenty to ponder in the festival’s first week. There have been strong receptions for flagship movies such as Joker, Marriage Story and Ad Astra, on-going debate over the scarcity of women in Competition and drama when jury president Lucrecia Martel had…