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Robert Towne, Screenwriter of ‘Chinatown’ and More, Dies at 89
New York Times· 1 day agoCelebrated for his mastery of dialogue, he also contributed (though without credit) to the scripts...
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘Chinatown,’ dead at 89
CNN via Yahoo News UK· 1 day agoRobert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of a number of acclaimed movies, including the classic...
Skydance Media's deal to gain control of Paramount could be sealed this weekend, sources say
Reuters via Yahoo Finance UK· 17 hours agoSkydance Media's deal to acquire theater operator National Amusements, with its controlling interest...
Eddie Murphy Says Marlon Brando Once Told Him That ‘Acting Is Bulls—‘ and ‘I Can’t Stand That Kid’...
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoEddie Murphy revealed on The New York Times’ “The Interview” podcast that Marlon Brando told him...
Giving Voice to the New Hollywood Revolution, ‘Chinatown’ and ‘Shampoo’ Writer Robert Towne Brought...
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 24 hours agoA great ending can be the hardest thing for a writer. For Robert Towne — who died Monday, having...
Eddie Murphy says Marlon Brando despised ‘kid with gun’ Clint Eastwood
BANG Showbiz via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoOpening up about chatting to the ranting acting icon at his home, Eddie Murphy has said Marlon...
Robert Towne Dead at 89: Legendary ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter Was One of Hollywood’s Great Scribes
Indiewire via Yahoo News UK· 2 days ago“I don’t mean this unkindly,” he said in an interview for “The Great Moviemakers,” “but I think it...
Robert Towne, Writer of ‘Chinatown,’ Dies at 89
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoWriter-director Robert Towne, an Oscar winner for his original script for “Chinatown” and an acknowledged master of the art of screenwriting, has died....
‘Write a line, snort a line’: inside the coke-fuelled battle to make Chinatown
Daily Telegraph· 18 hours agoThe stray remark from a Los Angeles beat cop friend lodged in Robert Towne’s brain like a splinter....
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dead at 89
NY Post· 1 day agoCBS via Getty Images While Gittes unravels a web of corruption involving his client’s husband, he...