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  1. alexsimon.substack.com › p › remembering-robert-towne-part-iiRemembering Robert Towne--Part II - Alex Simon's Scribbles

    4 days ago · Chinatown was a collaboration between a who’s-who of ‘70s film icons. Directed by Roman Polanski, produced by Robert Evans, written by Robert Towne, starring Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, shot by John A. Alonzo, and scored by Jerry Goldsmith, Chinatown was nominated for 11 Academy Awards in 1974, but brought home only one: for its writer.

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  3. www.independent.co.uk › arts-entertainment › filmsThe unofficial retirement of Jack Nicholson, Hollywood’s most ...

    Jun 28, 2024 · This year marks the 50th anniversary of Roman Polanski’s ‘Chinatown’ (1974), the 1930s LA-set crime thriller that has one of Jack Nicholson’s most famous performances (Getty) But despite ...

  4. variety.com › 2024 › filmRobert Towne Dead: 'Chinatown' Screenwriter Was 89 - Variety

    4 days ago · Getty Images. Writer-director Robert Towne, an Oscar winner for his original script for “ Chinatown ” and an acknowledged master of the art of screenwriting, has died. He was 89. Towne died ...

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  6. reelreviews.com › home-video › chop-socky-cinemaShaw Brothers Presents: The Basher Box - Chinatown Kid - Bluray

    Jun 19, 2024 · Directed by Chang Cheh and starring the always reliable Alexander Fu Sheng and the Venom Mob, Chinatown Kid, while being partly filmed at Shaw Brothers Studio, was in large part filmed in secret in San Francisco.

  7. www.npr.org › 2024/07/02 › nx-s1-5026994Robert Towne, screenwriter of 'Chinatown,' 'Shampoo,' dies - NPR

    4 days ago · The back story of Chinatown has itself become a kind of detective story, explored in producer Robert Evans' memoir, The Kid Stays in the Picture; in Peter Biskind's East Riders, Raging Bulls, a ...

  8. www.cbsnews.com › news › robert-towne-legendary-hollywoodRobert Towne, legendary Hollywood screenwriter of "Chinatown,"...

    4 days ago · The back story of "Chinatown" has itself become a kind of detective story, explored in producer Robert Evans' memoir, "The Kid Stays in the Picture"; in Peter Biskind's "East Riders, Raging Bulls ...

  9. www.bbc.com › culture › articleChinatown: The real-life California scandal that inspired the...

    Jun 21, 2024 · Now 50 years old, Chinatown is one of the all-time great crime films – and that's partly because of a potent story based on the real history of California's so-called "water wars".