Happy birthday to Roman Polanski, who turns 80 on Sunday August 18. Published just ahead of this occasion is James Greenberg's picture-packed coffee table book "Roman Polanski: A Retrospective," which covers all of Polanski's movies as well as his career as an actor. Part of a series of glossy filmmaker retrospectives (Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg) from England's Palazzo Editions, "Roman Polanski" is published stateside by Abrams and is the only book of its kind the filmmaker has ever participated in. A respected film writer, Greenberg has Variety, American Film and Premiere among his past outlets; he has edited the DGA Quarterly for the past eight years. He not only interviews Polanski but adds analysis and criticism of the films as well as biographic details. Polanski debuted his latest film "Venus in Fur" at Cannes in May to good reviews; it opens in Europe in the fall, and was picked up for stateside release by Sundance Selects. "It's...
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