Ben Affleck Sets Eyes on ’70s Cinema with Making-of-Chinatown Project

Movies about the creation of real movies tend to be more successful when the subjects are flops (The Disaster Artist, Ed Wood) or if they break from reality (Shadow of the Vampire, Close-Up), than when the finished project is a success (compare with the muted response to Anthony Hopkins vehicle Hitchcock). But with The Big Goodbye, Affleck has an opportunity to revel in the golden era of mid-70s “New Hollywood.”