Chinatown
Robert Towne, Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter, Dies at 89
Robert Towne, the screenwriter as superstar whose Oscar-winning work on the 1974 classic Chinatown is widely recognized as the gold standard for movie scripts, has died. He was 89. Towne died Monday at his home in Los Angeles, publicist Carri McClure announced. He also received Academy Award nominations for The Last Detail (1973) and Shampoo […]
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Netflix: Movies and TV Shows Leaving in August
Netflix is removing a number of films and TV shows from its streaming library this August. On the movie side, the Daniel Craig-led James Bond titles Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace will leave at the end of the month on Aug. 30, while thrillers American Assassin and the Oscar-nominated Nightcrawler will leave early in August. […]
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Ben Affleck to Write, Direct Making of ‘Chinatown” Movie for Paramount
The making of iconic Hollywood movie Chinatown is getting the movie treatment from Ben Affleck and Paramount.
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Orlando Suero, Famed Hollywood Photographer, Dies at 94
Orlando Suero, who photographed Brigitte Bardot in bed on a beach, Dennis Hopper in a bathtub and Shirley MacLaine dancing the Frug with Rudolf Nureyev during his long career in Hollywood, has died. He was 94.
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TCM Film Festival: Faye Dunaway on Her Leading Men From Jack Nicholson to Robert Redford
“Nuts but a great guy. He was a lot like [Marlon] Brando,” the 75-year-old 'Network' actress said of her one-time costar Mickey Rourke.
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TCM Classic Film Fest: Faye Dunaway to Introduce ‘Network,’ Discuss Her Career
The best actress Oscar winner for the classic 1976 film about the TV business also will discuss her life and career.
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Nantucket Film Festival to Honor ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter Robert Towne
The festival will also present awards to Leslye Headland and 'What Happened, Miss Simone?' filmmaker Liz Garbus and screen Sundance opening night film 'The Bronze.'
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Former Paramount President Frank Yablans Dies at 79
He also worked as the COO of MGM/United Artists, produced 'North Dallas Forty' and 'Congo' and adapted 'Mommie Dearest'
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‘Battle Royale,’ ‘Chinatown’ Hit Blu-ray for the First Time
The controversial Japanese movie, set in a dystopian future where high school students are forced to fight each other to the death, will hit stores just days before the highly anticipated "Hunger Games" is set to open nationwide.
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