GENEVA (AP) — The United States has asked Switzerland to hand over Roman Polanski to authorities in California, where he could serve up to two years in prison for having sex in 1977 with a

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Film director Roman Polanski agreed to pay his sexual assault victim $500,000 to settle a lawsuit 15 years after he fled the United States, according to court documents.

ZURICH (AP) — Director Roman Polanski was arrested by Swiss police as he flew in for the Zurich Film Festival and faces possible extradition to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a

Thousands of films portray significant historical events from Ancient Greece to 9/11. It is almost impossible to choose the best of the genre, so here are a few highlights that we think are historic:

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Lawyers for Roman Polanski, a fugitive for 30 years in a notorious sex case involving a 13-year-old girl, filed a request Tuesday to dismiss the charge against him

A new documentary about Roman Polanski re-examines the rape charges the filmmaker pleaded guilty to 30 years ago.

Cuba Gooding Jr.'s acceptance speech at the 1997 Academy Awards has topped a list naming the most dramatic, outrageous and unexpected moments in Oscar history.

A magical train ride through India brings three brothers closer together despite their family baggage in The Darjeeling Limited, a powerful story of self-discovery debuting on DVD February 26 from Fox Home Entertainment.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Films featuring Winona Ryder, Nick Nolte, Anjelica Huston and Paul Giamatti will be among those competing for top honors at the Sundance Film Festival.

CANNES, France (AP) - Director Roman Polanski walked out of a news conference at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday after berating journalists for asking ''empty'' questions.