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Watching 1939: Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)

Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Oct 29, 2020

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, th read more

Phantom of Chinatown (1940)

Noirish Posted by John Grant on Mar 18, 2017

US / 62 minutes / bw / Monarch Dir: Phil Rosen Pr: Paul Malvern Scr: Joseph West Story: Ralph Bettinson Based on: characters created by Hugh Wiley in 12 stories published 1934–38 in Collier’s Magazine Cine: Fred Jackman Jr Cast: Keye Luke, Lotus Long, Grant Withers, Charles Miller, Huntley Gordon, read more

Review: Chinatown (1974)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 9, 2016

“Forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown” The more you watch movies like Chinatown, the more you realize how much you’re still learning. I saw it the first time and I naively thought I knew everything about it. After all, it seemed fairly cut and dry. But the beauty of this film is a read more

Chinatown (1974) – Updated

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 9, 2016

“Forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown” The more you watch movies like Chinatown, the more you realize how much you’re still learning. I saw it the first time and I naively thought I knew everything about it. After all, it seemed fairly cut and dry. But the beauty of this film is a read more

Review: Chinatown (1974)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 9, 2016

“Forget it Jake, it’s Chinatown” The more you watch movies like Chinatown, the more you realize how much you’re still learning. I saw it the first time and I naively thought I knew everything about it. After all, it seemed fairly cut and dry. But the beauty of this film is a read more

Chinatown...a bit of a revelation!  (Addendum: The Two Jakes)

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on Jan 1, 2016

Chinatown...a bit of a revelation!  (Addendum: The Two Jakes) 1/1/2016 2 Comments   I have to say that I don't like to review,  generally speaking,  films that have this much fame attached to them.  read more

Chinatown...a bit of a revelation!

Phantom Empires Posted by Clayton on Dec 29, 2015

Chinatown...a bit of a revelation! 12/29/2015 0 Comments   I have to say that I don't like to review,  generally speaking,  films that have this much fame attached to them.  I figure that they've us read more

Chinatown (1974)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 28, 2013

Starring Jack Nicholson with Faye Dunaway and John Huston, this skillfully written neo-noir is a nod to the work of Chandler and Hammet. J.J. “Jake” Gittes is a P.I. in the L.A. area during the 30s who specializes in marital cases. When a woman calling herself Mrs. Mulwray asks Gittes to read more

Chinatown (1974)

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Jul 28, 2013

Starring Jack Nicholson with Faye Dunaway and John Huston, this skillfully written neo-noir is a nod to the work of Chandler and Hammet. J.J. “Jake” Gittes is a P.I. in the L.A. area during the 30s who specializes in marital cases. When a woman calling herself Mrs. Mulwray asks Gittes to read more

Cinema Style File--Style is the Star in Roman Polanski's 1974 Neo-Noir CHINATOWN

GlamAmor Posted by on Feb 7, 2012

Roman Polanski's 1974 masterpiece Chinatown will be shown at this year's TCM Classic Film Festival--Style in the Movies--as part of the 100th anniversary of Paramount Studios and Robert Evans' Paramount Renaissance.  I consider Chinatown one of the ten best movies of all time, so I am abso read more

He Made Me Watch It ~ Chinatown (1974) @ the Brattle

Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog Posted by Raquel Stecher on Nov 30, -0001

I know I know, it's the wrong decade for me. I usually avoid the 70s like the plague. But the film takes place in 1937 and it's as historically accurate as it could be, so I'm letting that slide. Me? A Film Buff? More like a Film Bluff if you ask me. I'm really tired of being the person who claim read more