# Jonathan Demme
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Robert jonathan demme ( DEM-ee; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of film and television who earned widespread acclaim.
Originally beginning his career under B-movie producer Roger Corman, Demme made his directorial debut with the 1974 women-in-prison film Caged Heat, before becoming known for his casually humanist films such as Melvin and Howard (1980), Swing Shift (1984), Something Wild (1986), and Married to the Mob (1988). His direction of the 1991 psychological horror film The Silence of the Lambs (1991), won him the Academy Award for Best Director.
Stop Making Sense vs. The Last Waltz | Movie Death Match
Chris Klimek convenes a battle of the bands between two of the most acclaimed concert films ever made: Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense and Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz.
One is a lean, propulsive document of Talking Heads at the height of their powers, transforming a live performance into so…
Take 5 with David Byrne
David Byrne is a music icon.
With Talking Heads, or his many wild collaborations, and as an acclaimed solo artist, he's continually pushed the boundaries of sound, crafting some of the most iconic live performances of our time.
Over five decades, he's never stopped asking why. His curiosity has dri…
Ep. 182: Fly Me
We continue #SEXtember FORE: Play with an early entry in the Ciro Santiago New World Pictures canon: 1973's FLY ME! It's a film about three nurses, er, sorry, teachers, nope, flight attendants, that's it, working a flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong, each of whom have their own adventure. Toby …
"Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads
It's time to return to Talking Heads, and their inimitable 1980 song "Once In A Lifetime." The subject of this episode was selected by the annual Strong Songs Patreon bracket vote. Thanks to everyone who voted!
Written by: Talking Heads and Brian Eno
Produced by: Brian Eno
Album: Remain In Light, 1…
Episode 725 - Swing Shift (1984), Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell
Mark and John discuss the 1984 romantic drama Swing Shift. Directed by Jonathan Demme and starring Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Christine Lahti, and a bunch of rivets, the movie focuses on what happens when a nice married lady is forced to work with a charming jazz musician. In this episode, they als…
Crime Month: The Silence of the Lambs
It’s our final episode of Crime Month! Hannibal the Cannibal joins the party in Jonathan Demme’s “The Silence of the Lambs.” No fava beans or chianti here, but we do dig into how a horror-thriller swept the Big Five at the Oscars, what makes Clarice Starling such an enduring heroine, and how the fi…
Melvin Dummar: Howard Hughes Will
Melvin Dummar: Howard Hughes WillMelvin Earl Dummar (August 28, 1944 – December 9, 2018) was a Utah man who earned attention when he claimed to have saved reclusive business tycoon Howard Hughes in the Nevada desert in 1967, and to have been awarded part of Hughes' vast estate. Dummar's claims resu…
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) • From the Vault • Why It Still Gets Under Your Skin
Join Darryl as he revisits The Silence of the Lambs, the 1991 psychological thriller from Jonathan Demme, in this From the Vault look at Jodie Foster's face off with Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lecter, and whether one of the most decorated thrillers ever made still holds up more than three decades la…
David Byrne
How did David Byrne go from being a twitchy art-rock frontman to one of our most beloved artists? At age 74, he’s got a new book, Sleeping Beauties: Why Good Ideas Go Dormant and How They Wake Up, plus associated live events; an ongoing immersive experience with Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, Theater o…
Is Quentin Tarantino the Biggest Thief in Hollwyood?
Andy made Aries sit through two '70s women-in-prison classics, Caged Heat and The Big Doll House, and Aries is NOT happy about it. Andy makes the case for why these Roger Corman grindhouse flicks matter: they launched Pam Grier, gave Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs) his first directing gig, an…
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