RIP Demme
posted April 27, 2017 #
I read the unfortunate news yesterday that Jonathan Demme had passed. The Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia are probably his most widely known directorial works but there are many lesser known gems that should be noted.
While certainly not unheard of, I can't recommend the Talking Heads documentary Stop Making Sense more emphatically. I'm not one for concert movies or re-watching live performances but I've seen this multiple times and it never gets old. I'll even go with some hyperbole and say it's probably the most perfectly executed concert film out there. You can read David Bryne's Rest In Peace note to Demme here.
Also take 20 minutes to day to watch the New Order video for The Perfect Kiss which Demme directed. It's 10 minutes long and you'll want to watch it twice.
While certainly not unheard of, I can't recommend the Talking Heads documentary Stop Making Sense more emphatically. I'm not one for concert movies or re-watching live performances but I've seen this multiple times and it never gets old. I'll even go with some hyperbole and say it's probably the most perfectly executed concert film out there. You can read David Bryne's Rest In Peace note to Demme here.
Also take 20 minutes to day to watch the New Order video for The Perfect Kiss which Demme directed. It's 10 minutes long and you'll want to watch it twice.