5 Feet of Fury

Lynn Crosbie contemplates Roman Arbuckle

Lynn Crosbie writes:

And so after more than 30 years, we have captured Roman Polanski, 76, at the Zurich Film Festival because, after all, artists have always felt that his crime was less important than his stunning examinations of such things as pirates, fearless vampire killers and Devil babies; to say nothing of his uncredited, tour de force performance in Rush Hour 3…

Added bonus:

Time to convince a fanatical Muslim, one still listlessly looking for Salmon Rushdie, that Bridget Jones’s Diary is about the perverse sexual practices of Allah, then offer up author Helen Fielding’s home address.