Ricki and the Flash (2015)
Ricki Rendazzo (Streep, The Giver) is the lead singer of the house cover band at a small bar in Tarzana, California. It’s not enough to pay the bills these days, so during the day, she can...
Tagged: Jonathan Demme
Last Embrace (1979)
Twelve years he would put his type of influential thriller on the map in The Silence of the Lambs, Jonathan Demme made an homage to the master of the contemporary thriller himself, Alfred Hitchcock. Last Embrace may...
Melvin and Howard (1980)
There are a few acclaimed films that seem very fresh and original at the time, but over time, they are forgotten by most except the people who championed them because they really weren’t as...
The Agronomist (2003)
Acclaimed feature film director Jonathan Demme put together this fascinating documentary about one of the most popular and essential figures in Haitian politics, Jean Dominique, entitled The Agronomist, an ironic title which tells of his educational...
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Remaking a time-honored classic film seems like a useless task, as part of the reason why the original is considered classic is due to the ability to endure over time and speak to different...
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
I’ve often referred to movies as “half-baked” but it’s a rare instance when I find one that I can label as “over-cooked.” The Truth About Charlie is one of those instances. It’s actually quite a shame...
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Clarice Starling (Foster, Foxes) is an FBI agent-in-training who is sent for the near impossible task of gaining the aid of a dangerous psychopath, Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins, The Bounty), in catching a serial killer nicknamed Buffalo Bill...