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‘Write a line, snort a line’: inside the coke-fuelled battle to make Chinatown
Daily Telegraph· 46 minutes agoThe stray remark from a Los Angeles beat cop friend lodged in Robert Towne’s brain like a splinter....
I still can't forget about the worst film I have ever seen
Metro· 6 hours agoAnd I say that with the greatest of respect for the legendary, Oscar-winning auteur. I still can’t...
Robert Towne, Screenwriter of ‘Chinatown’ and More, Dies at 89
New York Times· 18 hours agoCelebrated for his mastery of dialogue, he also contributed (though without credit) to the scripts...
Giving Voice to the New Hollywood Revolution, ‘Chinatown’ and ‘Shampoo’ Writer Robert Towne Brought...
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 6 hours agoA great ending can be the hardest thing for a writer. For Robert Towne — who died Tuesday, having...
Eddie Murphy Reflects on Meeting Marlon Brando: ‘I Was Just Going on and on About ‘The Godfather’”
Indiewire via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoBut back then I just thought, ‘Well, that’s the way it is: You make a movie, and Marlon Brando...
32 Movies You Didn't Know Were Remakes
CinemaBlend via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoIt may surprise you to learn that some of your favorite movies may actually be remakes! Here are 32 films you might not know were based on an older one.
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dead at 89
NY Post· 17 hours agoTowne did not receive any credits for his work on the Robert Benton-David Newman script. He became a...
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 18 hours agoRobert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail" and other...
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘Chinatown,’ dead at 89
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 17 hours agoRobert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of a number of acclaimed movies, including the classic...
Robert Towne, Writer of ‘Chinatown,’ Dies at 89
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 19 hours agoWriter-director Robert Towne, an Oscar winner for his original script for “Chinatown” and an acknowledged master of the art of screenwriting, has died....