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www.boxoffice.com - : With a shiny new Oscar for ''The Pianist'' having restored much of his lost luster and once again legitimized Roman Polanski as an artist, the time has come for some filmographical reevaluation. Two of his films from the mid-'90s, a period that found him somewhat marginalized and resigned to the scrap heap of ''has been'' filmmakers, are now on DVD from New Line, and they offer a fascinating chance to assess just who Polanski is today and how he got there. more...
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www.filmcritic.com - : Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley are together in Roman Polanski's new film, Death and the Maiden, a haunting and powerful work of genius. Based on the acclaimed stage play, the story goes that Weaver is the wife of rich South American lawyer/politician Gerardo Escobar (played by Stuart Wilson), and they live alone in the wilderness of this unnamed country. One day, Dr. Miranda (Kingsley) shows up at the house after helping Escobar with a flat tire, and he comes in for a drink. more...
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