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  Film Roman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Film Roman, Inc. is an independent animation company, based in Los Angeles, California.
Film Roman has also produced visual effects for many feature films through its own effects division, "Forum Visual Effects", founded by Kevin VanHook.
The company was founded in 1984 by animator Phil Roman.
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 Roman Polański - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roman Polański (born August 18, 1933) is a Franco-Polish film director and actor.
Polański was born in Paris, France as Rajmund Roman Liebling to Ryszard Polański (aka Ryszard Liebling), a Polish Jew, and Bula Polanska (née Katz), who was born in Russia to a Jewish father and Roman Catholic mother.
Eagle, Herbert J. "Exile and emigration in the films of Roman Polanski".
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 Political Film Society - King Arthur
Roman Emperor Hadrian had built a wall across England in 122 to prevent the army of the indigenous Picts in the north from overwhelming the Romans, who resided in fortresses.
The film begins in 452, when the Sarmatians are to be released from their military service, presumably in order to claim a generous pension in affluent Rome as free men.
Roman legions withdrew in the wake of the invasions by Angles and Saxons around 410, the year when the Visigoths sacked Rome, yet they did not destroy Rome, preferring to preserve the wealth from which they benefited.
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 Film-Roman
Most of his films have controversial issues and while that may be a driving force to bring in an audience, he still has to make it compelling and intriguing enough for them to be satisfied with it.
Mackie is certainly able to carry the film in light of the script, but the talents of many actors such as Harrelson, Barkin, and Turturro are clearly wasted, although Turturro, a veteran of Lee's film, has his moment playing a Mafia Kingpin.
In the end, what you have is a film that is certainly provocative and funny, but is that what you had in mind when you came to see it.
www.artsandlettersmagazine.com /Film-Roman.html   (1296 words)

  
 Roman Polanski Media Reports Archive: The Zero 5.0laf - The Official Website of Andrew Vachss
LOS ANGELES, March 12, 1977 — Polish film director Roman Polanski, widower of murdered actress Sharon Tate, was free on bond today on charges of luring a 13-year-old girl to the home of Jack Nicholson under the pretext of photographing her, then drugging and raping her.
Film director Roman Polanski arrived at his Paris apartment yesterday (after a stop in London) having fled the United States just hours before he was to have been sentenced in a California court for his admitted unlawful sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl last March.
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The "in absentia" sentencing of Roman Polanski was postponed indefinitely yesterday when the film director's lawyer charged that the judge in the case was prejudiced and demanded that he be disqualified.
www.vachss.com /mission/roman_polanski.html   (2233 words)

  
 Film Reviews - Roman Holiday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Both characters are changed for the better by the experience (the princess losing her spoilt child immaturity; Bradley gaining compassion and generosity), and during the final press conference, both euphemistically profess their love for the other in a marvellous heart-warming and bittersweet scene.
Filmed in Rome itself, and featuring several memorable Italian actors and actresses, Roman Holiday is shot and directed with a great degree of sharpness and style, with the action moving along at a cheerful and enjoyable pace.
Ultimately, what makes the film so memorable however is seeing Audrey Hepburn in a role for which she seems perfect: that of a young and beautiful princess.
web.ukonline.co.uk /Members/keith.dumble/roman.html   (328 words)

  
 Film Roman, Pentamedia modify deal
FILM Roman Inc, has announced that it has reached an agreement with Pentamedia Graphics Ltd to modify the transaction between them.
The new development follows a recent filing by Film Roman with the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that Pentamedia was in material breach of the Stock Purchase Agreement signed January 31, 2001.
Film Roman, at Pentamedia's request, extended the payment date from the original date of March 26, 2001, until April 13, 2001.
www.thehindubusinessline.com /2001/05/04/stories/15043901.htm   (398 words)

  
 Roman Polanski's film Oliver Twist - Polish Culture
He did not try to replicate the film and add in a few special effects, but instead considerably slows the pace and momentum and completely eradicates any singing, which would only serve to lighten the tone and subject matter.
It is without doubt that this film will have been a cathartic experience for the director, and maybe even a way of showing his children (in an easier to digest format) some of the hardships that he endured as a child during the war, at the hands of the Nazis and his own Father.
It surely is not a coincidence that the wooden beds in the workhouse bear an uncanny resemblance to the wooden ones that were used in Auschwitz concentration camp where Polanski’s mother tragically died.
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art36924.asp   (497 words)

  
 Los Angeles Business Journal: Animation helps 'little Mexican kid's' dream come true: the rise of Film Roman - Film ...
Phil Roman came to Los Angeles with $60 in his pocket, a burning desire to be an animator, and a letter of introduction from a Fresno theater manager where he had ushered.
Another example of Film Roman's impressive diversity was the theatrical release, "Tom and Jerry: The Movie." Film Roman was the personal choice of Joe Barbera for producing the film -- high praise from the co-developer, with Bill Hanna, of the original "Tom and Jerry" characters.
Roman's goal for the future is to develop properties that he completely owns and controls.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m5072/is_n41_v16/ai_16365182   (1389 words)

  
 DVD Savant Review: Roman Holiday
A romantic staple and the film that launched Audrey Hepburn to instant stardom, Roman Holiday is a charming fairy tale with a compact story of the kind that Billy Wilder might concoct.
Roman Holiday is such an inversion of Wilder's story, that one is tempted to wonder if Paramount made it to show Wilder how wrong he was.
The film and the docu skirt the issue of the East West tensions that were causing havoc in the Postwar Europe of 1953.
www.dvdtalk.com /dvdsavant/s664roman.html   (1575 words)

  
 Film | Roman à clef
Surprisingly, he had never seen Lean's film until he and writer Ronald Harwood - who also collaborated with him on The Pianist ('We laughed so much people thought we were making a comedy') - embarked on their adaptation.
Polanski's son and daughter each has a cameo role in the film - Morgane as a girl at the door of a cottage Oliver goes to looking for food and Elvis as a little rich boy who loses his hoop to Fagin's boys.
His first feature film, Knife in the Water, was a passport to British cinema, just at the point where it was starting to swing.
film.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5299165-101730,00.html   (2983 words)

  
 Roman Polanski
Roman Polanski was born in Paris of Polish-Jewish parents.
His next film, MACBETH (1971), was a brutally realistic adaptation of the violent Shakespeare tragedy that was interpreted by some critics as the filmmaker's cathartic response to the Manson slayings.
Successful on a superficial level, the film demanded a few leaps of faith on the part of the viewer and the acceptance of a clumsy and ambiguous ending, but it was well-crafted and the stars delivered the goods.
www.theoscarsite.com /whoswho5/polanski_r.htm   (1188 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Film | Roman Polanski: Film's dark prince
The Paris-born director went on to study at the prestigious Polish State Film College in Lodz and first came to international prominence with his feature debut Knife in the Water in 1962.
Starring Mia Farrow as a woman who dreams she has been impregnated by the devil, the tense, uneasy 1968 film heavily-influenced the horror genre with its psychological tone.
From then on he was unable to return to the US for fear of arrest and imprisonment, and even avoided making films in the UK because of the danger of extradition.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/film/4686803.stm   (700 words)

  
 domain-B : Indian business : companies : Pentamedia Graphics : Pentamedia Graphics gets acquisitive
Film Roman is also one of the largest and most respected independent broad based feature film production companies in the world.
According to Dr. V Chandrasekaran, chairman and chief executive officer of the company, Film Roman will be a key part of Pentamedia's strategy to expand its entertainment and media presence in the United States and other parts of the world.
While the offshore production aspects of all current Film Roman animated series will continue to be handled through long-standing current contracts in Korea and Philippines, chances are that in future a significant portion of this offshore work will be carried out at digital studios of Pentamedia Graphics located in India, Singapore, Malaysia and Canada.
www.domainb.com /companies/companies_p/pentamedia_graphics/20001114_pentamedia_acquisitive.html   (648 words)

  
 MAGINDIA.COM - Film Roman starts arbitration against Pentamedia for breach of pact
Film Roman is seeking damages from Pentamedia for breach of agreement, including a break-up fee, damages for fraudulent inducement and misrepresentation and reimbursement of attorneys’ fees, accountant fees and related costs, according to Film Roman’s filing with the Securities and Exchange commission, USA.
According to Film Roman, it has submitted to Pentamedia, on Tuesday, a demand for arbitration pursuant to the stock purchase agreement and the subsequent memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies on January 31, 2001 and April 24, 2001, respectively.
Film Roman bases its claims on Pentamedia’s breach of the terms of both agreements between the two companies.
www.magindia.com /manarch/news/man235.html   (419 words)

  
 Gale - Free Resources - Hispanic Heritage - Biographies - Phil Roman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Phil Roman was born on December 21, 1930, to Pedro and Ceceña Roman.
Roman could continue to work at Disney, but he would have had to stay with the company for nearly a decade before he would become a full animator.
Roman saw his heritage as a contributing factor in his creativity and imagination, but also gave credit to his diligence as a factor in his success.
www.gale.com /free_resources/chh/bio/roman_p.htm   (2146 words)

  
 Blogger: Email Post to a Friend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The film is partially inspired by visions of two nuns into the 'stigmata', the appearance of nail wounds on the palms of the hands read by Mel Gibson.
Forensic pathology and forensic archaeology both establish that in Roman crucifixion the nails were hammered into the radius above the wrist and not into the metacarpals on the palm as the film portrays in support of the Roman Catholic stigmata superstition.
This film, Roman Catholic inspired film (supposedly endorsed by the anti Christ pope) is historically inaccurate, biased, and like anything else tainted with the cancer of Roman Catholicism, is not something we would recommend or endorse.
www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=5762255&postID=107808050098377565   (1337 words)

  
 Film Roman Names New Technology Officer
Film Roman today announced the promotion of Uriel Sigala to chief technology officer.
Sigala has been with Film Roman for five years and will be in charge of the company's technology division.
Prior to Film Roman, he worked for FSR Brokerage, Inc., where he coordinated the company's computer needs and trained corporate and regional personnel in computer operations.
siliconvalley.internet.com /news/print.php/3641_509211   (159 words)

  
 Kinoeye | Polish film: Roman Polanski's The Pianist
Criticism of the film for its lack of engagement tends to isolate its main character.
The film's seeming technical and narrative simplicity are the outcome of tasteful direction and seamless editing rather than cool-hearted distance.
His physical and emotional distance from the camps is one of several factors that allows the film to avoid creating a formulaic, audience anticipation-driven connection between one's own morality and one's own fate.
www.kinoeye.org /03/02/skaff02.php   (1117 words)

  
 Comics2Film: Chelsea Boys
Now, the Washington Blade reports that Film Roman is set to shop the show around to the various TV markets.
Film Roman will be shopping the show to networks in the coming month.
Glen Hanson and Allan Neuwirth have confirmed for Comics2Film that they've inked a development deal with Film Roman to develop their comic strip Chelsea Boys as an animated TV show.
www.comics2film.com /ChelseaBoys.shtml   (460 words)

  
 News for Roman Polanski   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Roman Polanski created an atmosphere of "shock and awe" in the restaurant where he allegedly propositioned a woman before his murdered wife Sharon Tate's funeral, the London court in the director's libel trial heard yesterday.
Troubled director Roman Polanski testified at his London libel case yesterday that he was left in a "state of shock" after reading a magazine article in which he's accused of propositioning a woman on the way to the funeral of his late wife Sharon Tate.
Roman Polanski's The Pianist, based on the Holocaust memoir of Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman, is yet another film certain to be considered for Oscars.
www.imdb.com /name/nm0000591/news   (11089 words)

  
 Film and Roman Noir Web Page: What is Film Noir?
There are seven elements of film noir Raymond Borde and Etienne Chauteton highlight in Panorama du Film Americain (excerpted and translated in the Film Noir Reader edited by Alain Silver and James Ursini).
Crossfire are structured from the perspective of the police, yet this does not limit the brutal violence and perversity of the murders in Crossfire.
Recent films like Bound, Dark City and virtually anything by John Dahl are not mere homages to film noir, but contemporary noirs themselves.
www.eskimo.com /~noir/whatis.shtml   (441 words)

  
 Film Roman, Inc. information and related industry information from Hoover's
Film Roman (dba DPS Film Roman) puts the blue in Marge Simpson's hair and keeps Hank Hill supplied with plenty of propane and propane accessories.
Film Roman has branched into other areas, such as Internet broadcasting, live action TV, digital animation, and advertising (the company produces commercials for Pepsi and other companies).
Film Roman was founded in 1984 by animator Phil Roman.
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 Pentamedia-Film Roman: marriage on the rocks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Following the NASDAQ’s slide and Film Roman’s delisting from the main board, this was subsequently renegotiated to 60% for the same amount in cash and a definitive purchase agreement was signed.
Though Pentamedia was quick to tout it as a closed deal in their press release, spokesperson,mPRm, Film Roman’s PR agency clearly stated that discussions were still on and an agreement had not been reached.
Last Friday, Film Roman finally terminated discussions, declaring that it would pursue all legal remedies available to it and sue for compensation for this breach of agreement.
www.indiainfoline.com /nevi/pefi.html   (1326 words)

  
 Kinoeye| Polish film: Roman Polanski's The Pianist (2002)
Many film adaptations find themselves recreating the original source (at least partly) and presenting a competing version that often divides the audience between those who favour the film and those who favour the book.
But seeing Polanski's name on film posters all across Poland, one is tempted to think that this should have been something as extraordinary and bizarre as his previous productions—with Le Locataire (The Tenant, 1976) and Cul-de-sac (1966) coming immediately to mind.
Polanski himself declared many times before the film hit the screens that it was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, and most difficult undertaking of his filmmaking career.
www.kinoeye.org /02/20/kosc20.php   (789 words)

  
 THESCRATCHPOST.com -- FEATURES: Read up on Film Roman's Latest Project!
A seventeen-time Emmy winner, Film Roman is best known for its work on the prime time hits The Simpsons and King of the Hill.
Film Roman engages children with a combination of playful, industrial rhythms and a whimsical depiction of the human body working as a well-oiled machine.
Film Roman has been producing commercials for the past ten years and has recently expanded the division to fully utilize the studio's vast pool of award-winning talent.
www.thescratchpost.com /features/jan02/features3.shtml   (735 words)

  
 Once-hot Film Roman stock takes a dive. | Business (Regional)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
While most other 1996 local IPOs have gained in share value since their initial offering, Film Roman stock has gone from its initial $10 a share to the $2.63 range, where it was trading last week.
Film Roman's reputation was built on the Fox network show, "The Simpsons," which has become the longest-running cartoon in prime time.
Founded in 1984 by animator Phil Roman, Film Roman was a rare success story for most of its history, one of the few independent producers able to carve out a substantial niche in an industry dominated by firms owned by such giant entertainment companies as Walt Disney Co. and Time Warner Inc.
www.allbusiness.com /periodicals/article/608050-1.html   (691 words)

  
 Ai Portland: News Room   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Film Roman is most notably known for their work with the popular cartoon series The Simpsons, King of the Hil, and X-Men.
After showing examples of excellent animation portfolios and a brief Film Roman demo video, Jay spoke with students about what it takes to be a successful animator and current trends in the industry.
Students also learned more about the history of Film Roman and were given some insight on what it’s like to work for an independent production company compared to a larger firm.
www.aipd.aii.edu /news_detail.asp?nid=459   (140 words)

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