Presented with Thomas Harris’ bestselling novel “The Silence of the Lambs,” most Hollywood directors would have been primarily enticed by the lurid appeal of its serial killers, Hannibal “The Cannibal ...

David M. Stewart's biography of Jonathan Demme, shown during his promotional tour for "Something Wild," spotlights the filmmaker's activism and love of music. (Ron Riesterer / MediaNews Group / ...

Jonathan Demme‘s death at the age of 73 prompted an outpouring of online memorials from film lovers who remembered the Oscar-winning director for his varied career: everything from the chilling, ...

To look at the filmography of Jonathan Demme is to see a man who refused to be pinned down by genre or expectations. With a career that spanned more than 40 years, Demme made a name for himself with ...

Filmed over the course of a few performances at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, “Stop Making Sense” eschews many of the traditional signifiers established by previous concert films like ...

Tallahasseeans are reflecting on their work with famous film director Jonathan Demme. Demme died of cancer Wednesday at the age of 73. He spent about two months in Tallahassee back in the 80's filming ...

It’s been 30 years since the release of Stop Making Sense, the Jonathan Demme-directed Talking Heads concert pic that’s widely recognized as one of the greatest live music films of all time. Stop ...

Editor’s Note: Gene Seymour is a film critic who has written about music, movies and culture for The New York Times, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly and The Washington Post. The opinions expressed in ...

Director Jonathan Demme’s humanist spirit reigned over his lengthy, textured career, covering everything from a Talking Heads concert film and a Hannibal Lecter thriller to a Henrik Ibsen adaptation.

Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme, who filmed the rip-snortin’ road movie “Something Wild” (1986) in and around Tallahassee, died of cancer on Wednesday morning. He was 73. Demme is best known for ...

Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme has died of cancer complications, his publicist told Variety. He was 73 years old. Following The Silence of the Lambs, Demme used his clout to make Philadelphia, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Demme, the eclectic, ever-enthusiastic filmmaker behind the Oscar winners "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Philadelphia," and the director of one of the most seminal concert ...