Dig deeper, and "Chinatown" is a brilliant procedural that tackles themes of corruption and greed in an ever-changing, morally dubious America. Filled with quotable dialogue ("Forget it ...

The line -- "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." -- is uttered by Lawrence Walsh (Joe Mantell), the partner of Jack Nicholson's sardonic private eye Jack Gittes, after Jake's love interest Evelyn ...

"Chinatown, with all its implications for an evolving Los Angeles, is central to understanding the evolving Jake Gittes, as is his friendship with and dependence on his partner Lou Escobar," Towne ...

Chinatown' is one of the most celebrated films from the New Hollywood movement, but its legacy is muddied by the harrowing ...