Chinatown (1974) Starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway and John Huston Written by Robert Towne Directed by Roman Polanski Chinatown is a hell of a noir film. Set in the Los Angeles of the 1930s, it uses the acquisition of water by land barons to explore deeper themes of moral bankruptcy and how one man's remorseless … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: Chinatown (#19)
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The AFI Top 100 Films: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (#20)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher and Will Sampson Written by Lawrence Hauben and Bo Goldman (screenplay) and Ken Kesey (novel) Directed by Milos FormanJon Ronson (he of The Men Who Stare at Goats fame) submitted a report for NPR's This American Life one week, about a man in England … Continue reading The AFI Top 100 Films: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (#20)
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 