Chinatown was inspired by a real story though the main plot and eventual dark ending were fabricated for the sake of the movie. It does an excellent job of wrapping its plot threads up by its ...

Played by Perry Lopez in the 1974 film, Escobar is more obstacle than ally to Gittes in that story. But their shared history as police partners patrolling Chinatown, as well as Escobar’s ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. This spring, I went to see Chinatown in a theater for the first time since its release, on June 20, 1974. The movie was headlining at the annual TCM Classic ...

In the 1974 film "Chinatown," there's deceit, deception and murder, as well as a timeless Los Angeles protagonist -- water. Having debuted 50 years ago this week, "Chinatown" is set against a race ...

Wasson also wrote that the movie's famous closing line originated with a vice cop who had told Towne that crimes in Chinatown were seldom prosecuted. "Robert Towne once said that Chinatown is a ...

Wasson also wrote that the movie’s famous closing line originated with a vice cop who had told Towne that crimes in Chinatown were seldom prosecuted. Donald Sutherland, left, and Robert Towne ...