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Jun 18, 2024 · TOWNE: At the time we did Chinatown, Robert Evans was Paramount. He was the studio. He was the studio. And even at those times when the script was weighted down by pages and events, Evans clearly ...
3 days ago · "Robert Towne once said that Chinatown is a state of mind," Wasson wrote. "Not just a place on the map in Los Angeles, but a condition of total awareness almost indistinguishable from blindness.
4 days ago · FILE - Screenwriter Robert Towne poses at The Regency Hotel, March 7, 2006, in New York. Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail" and other acclaimed films whose work on "Chinatown" became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, died Monday, July 1, 2024, surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles, said ...
Jun 22, 2024 · First released on June 20, 1974, the seminal noir feature was a resounding success at its time: a big hit for producer and Paramount heavy Robert Evans, a renowned return to Hollywood for director Roman Polanski and an Academy Award winner for screenwriter Robert Towne, plus Oscar nominations for stars Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.
3 days ago · Robert Towne, an Academy Award-winning screenwriter who wrote the 1974 classic Chinatown during a career that lasted more than five decades, is dead. He was 89. Multiple outlets reported Tuesday, July 2 that Towne's publicist Carri McClure shared that the screenwriter and film producer died Monday, July 1 at his home in Los Angeles.
3 days ago · Robert Towne, who has died aged 89, was a celebrated Hollywood scriptwriter best known for his 1974 film Chinatown, which is now recognised as a classic of modern cinema.
Jun 22, 2024 · As ‘Chinatown’ Turns 50, Robert Towne Reflects on His Netflix Prequel Plans With David Fincher and Writing Jack Nicholson’s Most Iconic Role. By. J. Kim Murphy. Paramount. There are the ...
