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Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film, directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne, starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway. The film was inspired by the California Water Wars, a series of disputes over southern California water at the beginning of the 20th century, by which Los Angeles interests secured water rights in the Owens Valley. The Robert Evans production, a Paramount Pictures release, was the director's last film in the United States and features many elements of film noir, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama.
In 1991, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for films that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" and it is frequently listed as among the best in world cinema. The 1975 Academy Awards saw it nominated eleven times, with an Oscar going to Robert Towne for Best Original Screenplay. The Golden Globe Awards honored it for Best Drama, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Screenplay. The American Film Institute placed it second among mystery films in 2008.
Actors: Tom Kiesche (actor), Lindsay Seim (miscellaneous crew), Jason E. Kelley (actor), Brad E. Wilhite (producer), Brad E. Wilhite (editor), Damian Cecere (actor), Kurt Scholler (actor), Michael Santorico (actor), Tara Wright (miscellaneous crew), Griffin Kohout (actor), Ed Marques (actor), Austin Rogers (actor), Gina Comparetto (actress), Erik Rodgers (producer), Kimberly Alexander (actress),
Plot: Ten years ago, Tyler Porter had it all. As the star of the hit television series "Dallas Austin," all he knew were red carpets and flashy headlines. But this washed up, substance abusing, hard-core method actor won't settle for fame as a distant memory. With his new girlfriend and battered Camaro, Tyler travels cross-country to begin his latest gig in Hollywood......Florida, where he takes on a job as an acting teacher at a third rate film school
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Clark Gregg (actor), Famke Janssen (actress), Adrian Grenier (actor), Peter McRobbie (actor), Clark Gregg (actor), John Shea (actor), Margaret Colin (actress), Nicole Ari Parker (actress), Joe Lisi (actor), Ted Roach (miscellaneous crew), Levon Helm (actor), Affonso Gonçalves (editor), Elizabeth Swados (composer), Miguel Nájera (actor), Gabriel Macht (actor),
Plot: In June, 1983, in Dutchess County, New York, Sebastian Cole joins his mother, step-father, and sister for dinner. Hank, Sebastian's step-father, drops a bomb: he announces he's changing sexes. Sebastian's sister splits immediately for California, and his mother takes him back to England. Jump ahead eight months, Sebastian is back in New York, knocking on Hank's door. Hank (now Henrietta, although all the surgeries aren't complete) takes Sebastian in and is his rock over the next few months of high school. Sebastian's "adventures" are mostly self-destructive.
Keywords: 1980s, archery, architect, automobile, automobile-accident, batting-cage, beer, bicycle, bicycle-accident, binocularsActors: Greg Latter (actor), Regardt van den Bergh (director), Arnold Vosloo (actor), Ian Roberts (actor), Andre Jacobs (actor), Jonathan Pienaar (actor), Paul Slabolepszy (actor), Frank Opperman (actor), Philo Pieterse (producer), Brümilda van Rensburg (actress), Jurgen Hellberg (actor), Jakkie Groenewald (actor), Louis Minnaar (actor), Anton Dekker (actor), Johann Potgieter (writer),
Genres: Action,A silky film noir starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, now widely regarded as among the greatest of all American crime movies. In cinemas 4 January 2013 Book tickets: http://bit.ly/ULYk91
The great ending of one of the best films of all time!
Chinatown movie clips: http://j.mp/15vKcwj BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/upfytN Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Jake (Jack Nicholson) tells a crude joke to his partners, unaware of his larger audience. FILM DESCRIPTION: "You may think you know what you're dealing with, but believe me, you don't," warns water baron Noah Cross (John Huston), when smooth cop-turned-private eye J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Jack Nicholson) starts nosing around Cross's water diversion scheme. That proves to be the ominous lesson of Chinatown, Roman Polanski's critically lauded 1974 revision of 1940s film noir detective movies. In 1930s Los Angeles, "matrimonial work" specialist Gittes is hired by Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) to tail her husband, Water Department engineer Ho...
Landmark movie in the film noir tradition, Roman Polanski's Chinatown stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together for one, unforgettable night in...Chinatown. Co-starring film legend John Huston and featuring an Academy Award®-winning script by Robert Towne, Chinatown captures a lost era in a masterfully woven movie that remains a timeless gem.
Chinatown movie clips: http://j.mp/15vKcwj BUY THE MOVIE: http://amzn.to/upfytN Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Confronted by Jake (Jack Nicholson), Evelyn (Faye Dunaway) makes a startling revelation. FILM DESCRIPTION: "You may think you know what you're dealing with, but believe me, you don't," warns water baron Noah Cross (John Huston), when smooth cop-turned-private eye J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Jack Nicholson) starts nosing around Cross's water diversion scheme. That proves to be the ominous lesson of Chinatown, Roman Polanski's critically lauded 1974 revision of 1940s film noir detective movies. In 1930s Los Angeles, "matrimonial work" specialist Gittes is hired by Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) to tail her husband, Water Department engineer Hol...
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.
If I wanted to say to you
That I wanted to see your face again
That I want to hear you laughing
In spite of all the damage I've done
If I wanted to hear you talkin'
Or to hear your sense of things
Or to call you up on a Sunday morning
In spite of all the damage I've done
Well, I broke our home
And left you nowhere to run
Yes, I broke our home
And left you nowhere to run
But I never knock my days away
I think you understand that I could not stay
But I like to hear you laughing, oh
In spite of all the damage I've done
In spite of all the damage I've done
Well, I broke our home
And left you nowhere to run
Yes, I broke our home
And left you nowhere to run