by Frank Jolley | Aug 27, 2025 | Chinatown
Summary: Robert Towne’s famed screenplay meets the exquisite cinematic vision of director Roman Polanski in this modern take on Greek tragedy. Ultimately a film noir at heart, Chinatown nevertheless transcends the genre to which is pays homage and satirizes...
by Frank Jolley | Aug 27, 2025 | Chinatown, Movie Reviews
Often considered the greatest screenplay ever written, Robert Towne’s Chinatown is a force to be reckoned with. Released in 1974, the film was at the forefront of the ‘New Hollywood’, a movement spearheaded by a group of now-famous directors (Polanski, Scorsese,...
by Frank Jolley | Aug 27, 2025 | Chinatown
“Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries. Your wealth has rotted away, your clothes have become moth-eaten, your gold and silver have corroded, and that corrosion will be a testimony against you; it will devour your flesh like a fire. You have...
