The young Roman Polanski spent World War II hiding from the Nazis in Poland, but coming from a child of the Holocaust, "The Pianist" plays as a remarkably conventional film. To be sure, it's a solid, ...

The autobiographical account of Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman—which was the basis of “The Pianist,” the 2002 Academy Award-winning film starring Adrien Brody—has been turned into a new play with ...

Winning an Oscar is an elite accomplishment known only to a few, and those who can achieve it are worthy of being celebrated. Adrien Brody won his first and only Oscar for his work in The Pianist, the ...

September 1, 2019 is the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the combined Nazi and Soviet invasion of Poland, which marked the start of World War II. This episode of SoundsReels explores producer and ...