Roman Polanski’s The Pianist (Focus Features) has a classical detachment that keeps the cruelty at a distance—yet, paradoxically, heightens it. In the first scene, the title character, Wladyslaw ...

It’s probably just as well that director Roman Polanski didn’t attend Wednesday’s L.A. benefit preem of “The Pianist” at the Loews Cineplex Century Plaza: The sound system in the main theater broke ...

He’s considered to be one of the great directors of the 1960s and ’70s, but it has been years since the name Roman Polanski came up in association with the Oscar race. Plagued by scandal and personal ...

Adrien Brody in The Pianist (2002) Image via BAC Films Adrien Brody recently made headlines for his Oscar-winning performance in The Brutalist, but long before he ever played Lászlo Tóth in the film, ...