Chinatown (feat. Kieran Scarlett)

Kevin welcomes writer and filmmaker Kieran Scarlett to talk about Roman Polanski’s neo-noir mystery ‘Chinatown,’ the likely runner-up in the 1974 Oscar race that lost to ‘The Godfather Part II.’

0:00 – 1:16 – Introduction

1:17 – 36:24 – ‘Chinatown’ review 

36:25 – 1:10:57 – Why ‘Chinatown’ lost Best Picture

1:10:58 – 1:44:21 – Shoulda been a contender

1:44:22 – 1:47:40 – Did ‘Chinatown’ deserve to win?

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Theme/End Music is “The Virtue” by Jonathan Adamich