“I cannot say I knew Jonathan Demme well. But I saw in him, more than once, the kind of care, patience, and kindness that helped make him such a distinctive moviemaker and person. If you were someone who shared even a little of his artistic enthusiasm, and/or his overall love of people, which balanced a cockeyed optimism with can-do pragmatism, he’d make you feel like a part of his extended family on those occasions when your orbit intersected his.”

“I cannot say I knew Jonathan Demme well. But I saw in him, more than once, the kind of care, patience, and kindness that helped make him such a distinctive moviemaker and person. If you were someone who shared even a little of his artistic enthusiasm, and/or his overall love of people, which balanced a…

Ira Deutchman Remembers Working With Jonathan Demme

Ira Deutchman Remembers Working With Jonathan Demme

When Young Jonathan Demme Met François Truffaut

When Young Jonathan Demme Met François Truffaut

Seth Abramovitch On Whether Madonna Can Stop “Blonde Ambition” Production

Seth Abramovitch On Whether Madonna Can Stop “Blonde Ambition” Production

THE REPUBLICAN PLAN TO NUKE THE INTERNET, REVEALED

“The Republican Plan To Nuke The Internet, Revealed” “They make this weird argument that what the FCC did was popular and what they’re about to do is unpopular. Lots of people come talk with me about an open internet — that transcends partisan politics and analysis.’”

“The House will vote on a bill that will make the US Register of Copyrights a presidential appointment, confirmed by the Senate. The bill is celebrated by big copyright owners and dreaded by public interest groups, the result of a power struggle that could dictate how much industry will influence who runs the US Copyright Office.”

“The House will vote on a bill that will make the US Register of Copyrights a presidential appointment, confirmed by the Senate. The bill is celebrated by big copyright owners and dreaded by public interest groups, the result of a power struggle that could dictate how much industry will influence who runs the US Copyright…

Charlie Lyne Continues His Absurdist Battle Against British Film Censorship

Charlie Lyne Continues His Absurdist Battle Against British Film Censorship

Some L. A. Small Businesses Brace For Potential Writers Strike

Some L. A. Small Businesses Brace For Potential Writers Strike

A Farewell To Jonathan Demme

He will be remembered mostly for his many achievements as a film director, but I am sure he would feel no slight to be remembered as simply a great human being.

I was friends with Jonathan Demme for over 40 years. His greatness as a filmmaker is only exceeded by his greatness as a human being. — Roger Corman (@RogerCorman) April 26, 2017

“It should be easy to say goodbye to a filmmaker who achieved so much. But it’s not. There are plenty of modern-day directors who are cool, as Demme was, and some who perhaps have as much heart. But no one has shown such perfectly balanced proportions of both.”

“It should be easy to say goodbye to a filmmaker who achieved so much. But it’s not. There are plenty of modern-day directors who are cool, as Demme was, and some who perhaps have as much heart. But no one has shown such perfectly balanced proportions of both.”  

Bruce Weber’s Lilting Obit For Jonathan Demme

“A personable man with the curiosity gene and the what-comes-next instinct of someone who likes to both hear and tell stories, Mr. Demme had a good one of his own, a Mr. Deeds kind of tale in which he wandered into good fortune and took advantage of it.” Bruce Weber’s Lilting Obit For Jonathan Demme

Netflix May Do Truncated Theatrical Releases In France

“We are exploring theatrical distribution of these two films in France, for a limited theatrical run, day-and-date with the films’ release on Netflix.” Netflix May Do Truncated Theatrical Releases Of Cannes Competition Titles

Laura Emerick Reports From Ebertfest

Laura Emerick Reports From Ebertfest

Marc Bernardin On Voting WGA Strike Authorization

“None of that changes the fact that I am scared shitless. I am not a 24-year-old kid coming out of film school and sharing an apartment with a gaggle of friends. I have a family that needs health insurance and a mortgage that needs to be paid. I am a grown-ass man who lives in…

A Disturbing Take On How The Cars Cars Came Into Being

A Disturbing Take On How The Cars Cars Came Into Being

David Byrne On Jonathan Demme

“Jonathan’s skill was to see the show almost as a theatrical ensemble piece, in which the characters and their quirks would be introduced to the audience, and you’d get to know the band as people, each with their distinct personalities. They became your friends, in a sense.” David Byrne On His Friend Jonathan Demme

“Demme was alert to what was precious and true in every life he chanced upon, and he wanted to impress his audience the importance of remaining open to the world and the possibilities of understanding it affords us. Just because the story has a hero doesn’t mean everyone else is subordinate to him. Everyone else has a story, too: listen to them, be attentive and observant, and your own will prove all the more abundant.”

“Demme was alert to what was precious and true in every life he chanced upon, and he wanted to impress his audience the importance of remaining open to the world and the possibilities of understanding it affords us. Just because the story has a hero doesn’t mean everyone else is subordinate to him. Everyone else has a…

Mark Harris Looks Back To Two For The Road For “Cinema ’67 Revisited”

Mark: I just wish you’d stop sniping. Joanna: I haven’t said a word. Mark: Just because you use a silencer doesn’t mean you’re not a sniper. Mark Harris Looks Back To Two For The Road For “Cinema ’67 Revisited”