Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

Birthday: 1944-02-22

Place of Birth: Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

Biography: Robert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed the acclaimed films Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), Philadelphia (1993), and Rachel Getting Married (2008), as well as the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense (1984), which is widely considered to be one of the greatest concert films of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Demme, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies

Into the Night
Into the Night

Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met...

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The Incredible Melting Man
The Incredible Melting Man

An astronaut exposed to cosmic rays outside of Saturn's rings returns to Earth and begins to melt aw...

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Pablo
Pablo

Pablo blends documentary and animation elements to tell the saga of "famous unknown" Pablo Ferro, a ...

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Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Hopkins’ career has spanned several decades, which is why we will also use many interviews that he g...

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Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

Documentary examining the life and career of producer/director Roger Corman. Clips from his films an...

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The Many Miracles of Household Saints
The Many Miracles of Household Saints

In keeping with the intergenerational magic of 'Household Saints', filmmaker Martina Savoca-Guay has...

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That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do!

A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with...

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I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

This documentary short tells the story of cartoonist David Boswell and his greatest creation: Reid F...

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Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

This documentary is a fascinating look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Briefly covering...

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Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Oscar winning thriller, prepared for its tenth annive...

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Corman's World
Corman's World

A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious ...

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Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster

Documentary about the making of "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). Presented as three short document...

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Midnight Sun Film Festival
Midnight Sun Film Festival

The greatest film festival (anti)promotional short ever made which explains why Midnight Sun is a un...

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People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

10 years after the release of "Philadelphia," director Jonathan Demme, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington ...

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One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room

Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room This thoughts and feelings of gays with AIDS are revealed in thi...

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Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut ...

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The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

This brief throwback piece focused on interview snippets from Hopkins, Demme, Glenn, Foster, FBI age...

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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled by t...

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Cousin Bobby
Cousin Bobby

Robert Castle is the idealistic pastor of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem, and also the cousin...

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Last Embrace
Last Embrace

Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the...

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Sodankylä Forever
Sodankylä Forever

The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arc...

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Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob

Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime wo...

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Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

With interviews from cast and crew, including stars Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, and director Jona...

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Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains

A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."...

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Jodie Foster - Hollywood under the skin
Jodie Foster - Hollywood under the skin

From her precocious status as a sex symbol to her consecration as a filmmaker, Jodie Foster's story ...

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Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning
Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning

"The Beginning" is one of three Johnathan Demme & Jodie Foster documentary features included in the ...

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Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs
Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs

"Making Silence of the Lambs" is one of three Johnathan Demme & Jodie Foster documentary features in...

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Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence

"Breaking the Silence" is one of three Johnathan Demme & Jodie Foster documentary features included ...

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Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers

This documentary highlights the reunion of Bruce Springsteen with his E Street Band as they join for...

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