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Robert Towne obituary

American screenwriter and director best known for the hit films Chinatown, The Last Detail and Shampoo

The Guardian - UK

Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown, dies aged 89

Writer, who died in his Los Angeles home, also worked without credit on The Godfather and Bonnie and Clyde

The Guardian - US

Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89

Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail" and other films whose script for "Chinatown" became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died

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50 Years Ago, an Iconic Neo-Noir Thriller Shocked Audiences — And Changed the Genre Forever

Roman Polanski's bleak 1974 masterpiece Chinatown set new standards for the film noir genre. And half a century later, it hasn't been topped.

Inverse

Chinatown at 50: has there been a greater screenplay since?

The 1974 noir boasts standout acting from Jack Nicholson and director Roman Polanski at peak form but it’s Robert Towne’s deft, intelligent script that takes breath away

The Guardian - US

Film show: D-Day classics, from 'The Longest Day' to 'Saving Private Ryan'

As commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings take place in Normandy, film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us about her favorite D-Day classics – from star-studded extravaganza "The Longest Day" to Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan". Plus, Jessica Chastain and Peter Sarsgaard star in "Memory", a harsh tale…

France 24

French court clears director Roman Polanski of defamation against Charlotte Lewis

The Paris criminal court has acquitted filmmaker Roman Polanski of defamation against British actress Charlotte Lewis after she accused him of raping her when she was a teenager.

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French Court Acquits Roman Polanski Of Defamation Charges

French court acquits Roman Polanski of defamation in a case involving sexual assault allegations. The ruling focused on defamation, not the truth of the as...

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Polanski On Trial In France On Charge Of Defaming Accuser

Veteran Franco-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski went on trial in France on Tuesday over allegations he defamed a British actress who accused him of sexual abuse in the 1980s.

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Radio France Internationale

Filmmaker Roman Polanski on trial in Paris on defamation charges

Filmmaker Roman Polanski will face a defamation trial on Tuesday in France for questioning the veracity of the sexual assault allegations made by actress Charlotte Lewis.

Radio France Internationale

French actress dominates Césars with calls for reckoning on sexual violence

Actress Judith Godrèche received a standing ovation at the 2024 César Awards on Friday as she spoke out against sexual violence in the French film industry. Meanwhile, Cannes Palme d'Or winner Anatomy of a Fall dominated the event with six trophies, including best film, giving it new momentum ahead of…

Total Film

The 32 greatest '60s movie characters

Amid sweeping societal changes, the cinema saw an influx of iconic characters

France 24

Awards season comes as French actors accuse filmmakers of sex abuse in new #MeToo wave

As French cinema basks in Academy Awards attention, actors who allege they were teenage victims of sexual and physical abuse by directors decades older than them are shining the light on the repulsive underside of the country's industry.

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32 of the Most Legendary Hollywood Rivalries

Whether they lasted a month or a decade, these feuds are legendary.

The Guardian - UK

Tom Priestley obituary

Film editor who was nominated for an Oscar for Deliverance and sought to promote his father JB Priestley’s writing

The Conversation

'A nightmare B-side to the American dream': Helter Skelter is the bestselling true crime book of all time – but how true is it?

Approaching midnight on August 8, 1969, an old Ford left Spahn Ranch, an abandoned Western movie set outside Los Angeles. The ramshackle commune housed a group of misfits and renegades who would come to be known globally as the Manson family.

The Conversation

Property woes and punk sensibilities define Paradise Estate, Max Easton's witty new novel

Max Easton’s novel Paradise Estate offers a variation on the share-house drama epitomised by Monkey Grip (1977), Helen Garner’s chronicle of communal living in Melbourne.

The Independent UK

Front door of home where Manson family murdered Sharon Tate sells for $127k

The door where Manson cult member Susan Atkins wrote ‘Pig’ in Sharon Tate’s blood has sold for $127k

Evening Standard

Venice Film Festival’s big winners: from Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things to Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border

We look at the hits and misses of La Serenissima’s film festival this year

The Independent UK

Venice Film Festival round-up: From Yorgos Lanthimos standout Poor Things to Michael Mann’s operatic Ferrari

Festivalgoers will surely agree that the 2023 competition was one of the most eclectic and eccentric in recent memory, writes Geoffrey Macnab

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