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The ‘Hit Man’ Who Waxed Poetic
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLinklater builds tension and refuses to release it, steering the audience to a surprisingly macabre climax. The earnestness that initially restrains the...
The Devil Raises His Own
Book Reporter· 4 days agoFrom the master of Western noir comes a provocatively entertaining crime saga set in the early days of the film industry. This dark historical adventure ...
‘Chinatown’ 50th anniversary: Remembering the neo-noir mystery starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway
Gold Derby via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.” Just one of the unforgettable lines from a nearly perfect script...
The Lies Los Angeles Was Built Upon
The Atlantic· 11 hours agoWhen Robert Towne sat down to write the screenplay for Chinatown, he quickly found himself lost in a maze of his own making. If the movie was to be about...
Media probe finds Israeli tank fire likely hit AFP Gaza office
AFP via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoA collaborative investigation by AFP and international media outlets published Tuesday points to...
Los Angeles is the capital of film noir
The Economist· 5 days agoJune 20th marks the 50th anniversary of the release of “Chinatown”, the film truest to the Los Angeles of the countless noirs set in America’s...
‘Sugar’ will land Amy Ryan that elusive first Emmy nomination
Gold Derby via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Apple TV+ drama series “Sugar” has provided a showcase for a number of its stars, with the cast...
Emmy voters will be sweet on Colin Farrell in ‘Sugar’
Gold Derby via Yahoo News· 6 days agoColin Farrell has had a stellar few years, turning in exquisite performance after exquisite...
As ‘Chinatown’ Turns 50, Robert Towne Reflects on His Netflix Prequel Plans With David Fincher and...
Variety via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThere are the classics — and then there’s “Chinatown.” First released on June 20, 1974, the seminal ...
Chinatown: The real-life California scandal that inspired the iconic Los Angeles thriller
BBC News· 4 days agoNow 50 years old, Chinatown is one of the all-time great crime films – and that's partly because of...
