01.13.09: 'Observe and Report' at SXSW, Polanski Vic Wants to Case Dismissed and More

Observe and Report at SXSW
The Seth Rogen and Anna Faris comedy Observe and Report will have its world premiere at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, TX. Rogen's preggo comedy Knocked Up also debuted at the hip festival. Find out who the panelists will be and more at Variety.

Polanski Vic Wants to Case Dismissed
The woman whom director Roman Polanski was convicted of statutory raping in 1977 wants the US courts to drop their case against him, stating that the graphic details in court documents filed by the LA DA "causes harm to me, my husband and children." Read more at the BBC.

Financial Woes Leak Onto Big Screen
The incredibly tanking economy is rousing the film industry into action. No, they're not helping Obama come up with a plan to jump-start the economy; they're using it as a springboard for movie ideas. With renewed chatter about a sequel to Wall Street ("Greed is good"), Baz Lurhmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby, and other films about financial misdeeds, money is the hot topic among movie makers. But will they tank like the spate of Iraq war movies? And more importantly, will anyone have the money to go see them? More at Hollywood Reporter.

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[JOHNNY LUCKETT]

I don't know what happened that night, but I understand that the D.A. proved that Mr. Polanski first druged, then raped this young lady. She said he did not. Was he set-up? Was she into having sex with him? I can't judge. But I think the pain of death in his life could be a factor. What do you think.