robert towne

Uncovering Curiosities: Mark Cousins’ THE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY

Mark Cousins’ epic documentary series. The Story of Film: An Odyssey is a fascinating fifteen hour documentary chronicling the last hundred-plus years of cinema. From the origins of cinema through to the present day, Cousins’ film leaves no [...]

January 27, 2022

Forget it, Ben. It’s Chinatown! Ben Affleck To Direct Making Of Chinatown Movie THE BIG GOODBYE

The mighty Ben Affleck will direct, write and produce The Big Goodbye, a screen adaptation of Sam Wasson’s book The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood.. The book tells the behind-the-scenes story of the making of Roman [...]

August 8, 2020

Notebook Reviews: TEQUILA SUNRISE

Robert Towne – 1988 Tequila Sunrise is a sizzling first-rate thriller from the great writer/director Robert Towne. This 1988 film is slick and enjoyable with a top tier cast (Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer) who all [...]

April 6, 2020

Mel Gibson And Robert Towne Team For DANCING BEAR

Mel Gibson is keeping himself busy. He’s got a Passion Of The Christ sequel on the way, a western series with Kurt Russell in development, a potential Lethal Weapon 5, a Joe Carnahan thriller in the pipeline and now comes news he might direct [...]

February 24, 2018

DVD Review: THE STORY OF FILM: AN ODYSSEY

Mark Cousins’ fifteen hour documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey is a fascinating chronicle through the last hundred plus years of cinema. From the origins of cinema through to the present day, Cousins’ film leaves no stone unturned when [...]

April 22, 2012