Quote of the Day: Robert Towne

“As with wines, there are vintage years for films because of their significance. It’s true of ’39, ’40, ’46 and ’74 … Whatever the quality that history decides, the consistent level of ambition was higher in the ’70s… Filmmakers thought people would see movies more relevant to their lives and problems than today. Their assumption was that their taste was similar to that of the audience.”
— Robert Towne, Los Angeles Times, 1999