OT: RIP Jonathan Demme

[Gsinill]

...and thanks for some of the most thrilling 118 min. watching a movie.

[fiamme red]

The man had great skill as a director. Stop Making Sense is considered by some the best concert film ever made -- I'm not a Talking Heads fan, but I do appreciate how well it's done.

[Louis]

Originally Posted by Gsinill

...and thanks for some of the most thrilling 118 min. watching a movie.

"It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again."

[paredown]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

The man had great skill as a director. Stop Making Sense is considered by some the best concert film ever made -- I'm not a Talking Heads fan, but I do appreciate how well it's done.

Word.

I walked into it cold--and sat through both showings.

[Drmojo]

Spalding Grey thing--also R.I.P.

Melvin and Howard--one of his first films, rarely seen, worth a look

[Tony T]

Originally Posted by fiamme red

Stop Making Sense is considered by some the best concert film ever made -- I'm not a Talking Heads fan, but I do appreciate how well it's done.

Gotta give it another watch tonight.

[alexstar]

Just this past week I watched Silence of the Lambs and his excellent video for New Order's "The Perfect Kiss". I've thoroughly enjoyed his work and will miss his unique perspective. RIP

[paredown]

He was local to us--and a friend just posted on Facebook, reminding everyone of his donation of Haitian art for an auction organized by friends to benefit Haiti (after the earthquake)--and they raised $40,000 which was used to build a water treatment facility and repair an orphanage.

So--a good director and good man.

[sailorboy]

Silence of the Lambs is one of the top 10 movies ever made.

there, I said it.

[fiamme red]

Originally Posted by Drmojo

Spalding Grey thing--also R.I.P.

Melvin and Howard--one of his first films, rarely seen, worth a look

Another of his early films deserves to be better known, about CB radio fanatics in a rural Nebraska town. The original title was Citizens Band, and it was later released as Handle with Care. Like Melvin and Howard, it also stars Paul Le Mat.