Based On A True Story Archives

First Trailer For Roman Polanski’s ‘Based On A True Story’ Starring Eva Green [Watch]

September 13, 2017 3:01 pm

In a week where Louis C.K. debuted at TIFF his new movie “I Love You Daddy” (read our review here), which is in part about a filmmaker who was accused of child-molesting yet is still widely celebrated, it seems...

Roman Polanski’s Preposterous ‘Based On A True Story’ Written by Olivier Assayas, Starring Eva Green [Cannes Review]

Nikola Grozdanovic

May 27, 2017 1:09 pm

News, Reviews

True story: a great film director has somehow managed to turn a project full of promise into a suffocated, bloated and achingly frustrating thriller. Roman Polanski directs “Based on a True Story” like a man us...

First Look At Eva Green & Emmanuelle Seigner In Roman Polanski’s ‘Based On A True Story’

Oliver Lyttelton

May 3, 2017 11:55 am

News

In all the recent discussions over separating art from the artist (a discussion that, in this case, have been going on for 40 years), Roman Polanski’s has the fewest grey areas. Woody Allen and Casey Affleck, f...

Ruben Östlund’s ‘The Square’ & Roman Polanski’s ‘Based On A True Story’ Join Cannes Line-Up

Oliver Lyttelton

April 27, 2017 2:03 pm

Festivals, News

When the Cannes line-up was announced a few weeks back, Thierry Frémaux hinted, as is often the case, that a few slots remained to be filled in the line-up. And news has just dropped as to exactly what those fi...

The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2017

Oliver Lyttelton

December 5, 2016 1:39 pm

Features, News

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There’s now less than a month until Christmas, and after a start last week with our look at the Best Posters and Best Trailers of the year, this week commences in earnest our annual smorgasbord of movie love th...

Why We Have To Separate The Art From The Artist, And Why We Can’t

Jessica Kiang

September 21, 2016 3:59 pm

Features

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Editors note: While this piece was written before the issues with Casey Affleck and Mel Gibson surfaced or in the case of Gibson, before his award season validation from the Academy, we have decided to reshare ...

Eva Green & Emmanuelle Seigner To Star In Roman Polanski’s ‘Based On A True Story’ Penned By Olivier Assayas

Kevin Jagernauth

September 15, 2016 3:27 pm

News

With the Nate Parker/"Birth Of A Nation" controversy still unfolding, a new conversation is happening around how one can separate the art from the artist, or even if they should. It's a discussion that has cert...

Roman Polanski To Direct Olivier Assayas Penned ‘Based On A True Story’

Kevin Jagernauth

July 18, 2016 3:21 pm

News

Never quite free of his legal problems, and continuing to be something of a divisive figure in the industry, director Roman Polanski has in recent years been on something of a hot streak, in particular knocking...

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