Chinatown redux

Just in case anyone thinks designers have no life outside of work...Watching on average 4-5 films per week for the past ten years has made it difficult to write about them. Over time I find they blur together and I forget details about them. Often I have to go back and watch them again— which is a pleasure. I did this recently with "Chinatown." This is on my top ten list of all time, perhaps in the top five. The stars were in alignment in 1974 when director Roman Polanski, writer Robert Towne, Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, producer Robert Evans and the rest of the cast and crew came together for this gem. Watching the film reaffirmed my belief that a great story is the bedrock good films are built upon. Maybe the best part of watching this on DVD was the commentary. Hearing Polanski, Towne and Nicholson reminisce was touching and interesting. Sad as well. Okay- back to work...