August 7, 2006
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“Great To Be Nominated”
Takes on
“Chinatown”

"Chinatown" (1974) received 11 Oscar nominations, including nominations for Best Picture and Actor (Jack Nicholson, pictured, as J.J. Gittes). The film will be screened as part of the Academy's "Great To Be Nominated" series on Monday, August 14, at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Beverly Hills, CA – The 1974 Best Picture nominee “Chinatown” will be screened as the next feature in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ “Great To Be Nominated” series. The film noir-inspired tale of crime and corruption in Los Angeles will be shown on Monday, August 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Actors Richard Bakalyan, Bruce Glover, James Hong and Burt Young, along with Oscar®-winning screenwriter Robert Towne, assistant director Hawk Koch, and casting director Mike Fenton, will participate in a panel discussion following the screening.

In “Chinatown,” Jack Nicholson stars as private investigator J.J. Gittes, hired to uncover the personal dalliances of Hollis Mulwray, chief engineer of the L.A. Water Department. But Gittes instead finds himself treading water in a sea of crimes, including murder, municipal corruption and incest. The film earned 11 Academy Award® nominations and won the Oscar for Writing – Original Screenplay (Towne). “Chinatown” was nominated for Best Picture (Robert Evans, producer), Actor (Nicholson), Actress (Faye Dunaway, as Evelyn Cross Mulwray), Art Direction (Richard Sylbert, W. Stewart Campbell; Set Decoration: Ruby Levitt), Cinematography (John A. Alonzo), Costume Design (Anthea Sylbert), Directing (Roman Polanski), Film Editing (Sam O’Steen), Music – Original Dramatic Score (Jerry Goldsmith) and Sound (Bud Grenzbach, Larry Jost).

The Oscar-nominated animated short “Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too” and the Oscar-nominated live action short “The Concert” will be screened prior to the feature.

Tickets for “Chinatown” may be purchased at a cost of $5 for the general public and $3 for Academy members and students with a valid ID. Tickets may be purchased by mail, in person at the Academy during regular business hours or, depending on availability, on the night of the screening when the doors open at 6:30 p.m. Curtain time for the feature is 7:30 p.m., and pre-show elements will begin at 7 p.m. The Academy is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. For more information, call (310) 247-3600.

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