CHINATOWN (1974) was arguably Jack Nicholson's best movie role; director Roman Polanski's best work; Robert Towne's best writing. John Huston and Faye Dunaway weren't too shabby, either, and Jerry Goldsmith's music, John A. Alonzo's cinematography and Sam O'Steen's editing were all superb.I saw Chinatown for the second time this weekend, after watching a preview of a terrific PBS documentary on the Chandler family -- who stole the water from the Owens Valley and diverted it to the San Fernando Valley. This was the heart of Towne's fictional story, and Polanski and his crew created an evocative picture of 1930's Los Angeles to bring it to life.
If you haven't seen Chinatown recently, do your good taste a favor and rent it.
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It's fresher today than it was all those years ago. The best of the best and we need to begin this feature. Maybe once a month.
You got it, kiddo -- and I'm sure Jeff will agree. And boy did I love Megan's latest: it flew immediately to my final five list for the LAT Book Awards (and I know that my fellow judges, Sarah Weinman and Oline Cogdill, agree_
You've only seen it twice? Wow, I've seen it more times over the years than I can count. I have it on VHS and DVD. I tried to find the soundtrack, but it's way too pricey for me.
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