Resurgence of Noir

“Forget it Jake. it’s Chinatown”

This quote is number 74 on AFI’s list of “100 years . . . 100 Movie Quotes”.

The most important thing that I can say: I was thinking about the events, how and why they happened, as if I was the lead character. ‘Chinatown’ pulls you in and makes you feel like a part of the story. Writer Robert Towne, who won an Academy Awar…