There was a moment this past December in Paris when playwright David Ives achieved what he calls "a moment of maximum fabulosity."

If you are a Hollywood star, you can do drugs, get arrested, cheat on your spouse or say foul things about women, and Hollywood opens its heart to you. Even child rapist Roman Polanski got a standing ovation during the Oscars.

The former teen with whom Roman Polanski was convicted of having sex — leading to one of Hollywood's most notorious scandals and the director's flight from the U.S. — is writing a memoir.
The former teen whom Roman Polanski was convicted of having sex with _ leading to one of Hollywood's most notorious scandals and the director's flight from the U.S. _ is writing a memoir.
Polish director Roman Polanski has returned to the Cannes Film Festival, where he is to present a new film.
Roman Polanski returned to the Cannes Film Festival, where he presented a short film sponsored by Prada.
Christopher Plummer and Octavia Spencer won the supporting-acting Academy Awards on Sunday and Michel Hazanavicius earned the directing prize for his best-picture front-runner "The Artist."
British actress Kate Winslet is to receive an honorary award next month from organizers of the French equivalent of the Academy Awards.

As a viewer squarely in the demographic sights of this bit of yuppie mise-en-scene, I was surprised and disappointed to see "Carnage" flop so badly.