A Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month February 28, 2020 All Things Pass Into the Night: Jonathan Demme’s Soundtracks Jonathan Demme's personally curated soundtracks added color, style & iconic moments to some of his most famous films.
F Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 3, 2020 February’s Filmmaker of the Month: Jonathan Demme For the month of romance, we celebrate the birthday of the late great Jonathan Demme, whose filmmaking was as eclectic as it was empathetic.
T Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 29, 2020 The Neoliberal Time Capsule of “Ricki and the Flash” Jonathan Demme's final film is a flawed, fascinating time capsule into Obama-era politics.
H Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month February 26, 2020 How “A Master Builder” Stumbled in Its Journey From Stage to Screen Jonathan Demme's penultimate film is well-made and features excellent performances, but suffers in scope.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 24, 2020 “Rachel Getting Married” Is Harrowing, Messy, and Real With its lo-fi aesthetics and quietly chaotic presentation, Jonathan Demme's 2008 drama never goes for the easy conflicts at hand.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 22, 2020 “The Manchurian Candidate”, A Study of Humanity Lost Jonathan Demme's remake of the 1962 classic is as notable for its look at political dehumanization as it is its modernization.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 21, 2020 “The Truth About Charlie” Is Like Drinking Coffee Through a Veil Jonathan Demme's remake of Charade marks a low point in his career from casting and acting to pacing and direction.
O Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 15, 2020 One Woman Finds Her Way in a Man’s World in “Married to the Mob” Jonathan Demme directed Michelle Pfeiffer in a winning performance in a feminist take on screwball comedy.
T Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 15, 2020 The Myth & Mystery of “The Silence of the Lambs” Jonathan Demme hit an Oscar home run with a gripping thriller & iconic performances from Anthony Hopkins & Jodie Foster.
I Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 8, 2020 I’m a Real Live Wire: Breaking Down David Byrne’s Electric Performance In “Stop Making Sense” Jonathan Demme's Talking Heads doc is beautifully chaotic in construction, but most of it comes from David Byrne's performance.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 5, 2020 “Caged Heat” is a Unlikely Start to an Acclaimed Filmography Jonathan Demme's sleazy but interesting feature debut tried to put a new spin on the women in prison genre.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2023 September 17, 2023 TIFF 2023 Features Round-Up: The Monk & the Gun shines A trio of quirky films offer unique stories, but Pawo Choyning Dorji's gentle comedy is the true standout.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2023 September 16, 2023 TIFF 2023 Dispatch: Stop Making Sense, Swan Song & more The rerelease of Talking Heads' iconic concert film is a delight for even casual fans.
T Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 24, 2023 The Happening is a disaster worthy of love Shyamalan’s eco-horror misfire almost ended his career, but 15 years later, the film comes off more as a goofy cult classic than box office bomb.
A Categories Anniversaries Movies October 10, 2021 A Celebration Of Specialness: True Stories at 35 David Byrne's winsome wisp of a film didn't get the attention it deserved upon release, but its charms persist 35 years later.
P Categories Columns Movies P.S.H. I Love You October 19, 2020 P.S.H. I Love You: Hoffman serves up sleaze in the middling “Red Dragon” Try as he might, Philip Seymour Hoffman can't lend enough sleaze to Brett Ratner's Hannibal Lecter sequel to make it feel less like a bland retread.
& Categories Anniversaries Movies October 18, 2020 “Re-Animator” revisited: Stuart Gordon’s masterpiece lives on Lovecraft adaptations have never been better or more gruesome, even 35 years later.
N Categories Festivals Movies NYFF 58 Reviews September 24, 2020 NYFF 58: “David Byrne’s American Utopia” is an explosion of music and humanism Spike Lee captures all the vibrancy and social import of Byrne's rightly-acclaimed Broadway show.
S Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 14, 2020 Schumacher puts character over tension in “The Client” Joel Schumacher's ninth feature adapts John Grisham's usual action nonsense with depth & sensitivity.
L Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 25, 2020 Loco De Amor: The Yuppie Punk of “Something Wild” Demme's 1986 screwball comedy is one of his most joyful and unexpectedly rebellious films.
E Categories Ebertfest 2019 Festivals Movies April 16, 2019 Ebertfest 2019: Celebrating Roger in Fine Filmic Fashion From Bound to Sideways to Romy and Michelle, this year's Ebertfest was a celebration of the weird, eclectic, and fantastic films Roger Ebert loved.
