AP - If Roman Polanski were charged with child rape today, DNA evidence, stiffer penalties, outcry over childhood sexual abuse and tougher scrutiny of celebrity justice would make prosecutors much less willing to cut the plea deal the director received more than 30 years ago, legal experts say.

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AP - It would be such a joy to bend the truth and say that “The Invention of Lying” lives up to the potential of its inspired premise.

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AP - Seated on a platform in a blocked-off street, the founder of the Traverse City Film Festival grinned as Mayor Michael Estes hailed him for boosting the local economy and cultural scene —”with almost no government assistance!”

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Reuters - France’s government changed its tone on Wednesday on the arrest of Roman Polanski for having sex with a 13-year-old girl, describing the charges as serious after initially rushing to the film director’s defense.

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Reuters - Dennis Hopper, the Oscar-nominated actor and star of movies including 1969’s iconic “Easy Rider”, was hospitalized in New York on Wednesday with flu-like symptoms, said his representative.

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