Jonathan Demme
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.
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Birthday: February 22, 1944
Deathday: April 26, 2017
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Into the Night
1985-02-22
Into the Night
Overview: Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.
Genres: Thriller Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-02-22
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The Incredible Melting Man
1977-11-10
The Incredible Melting Man
Overview: An astronaut exposed to cosmic rays outside of Saturn's rings returns to Earth and begins to melt away. Escaping from the hospital, he wanders around the backwoods looking for human flesh to eat.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-10
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Pablo
2012-10-17
Pablo
Overview: Pablo blends documentary and animation elements to tell the saga of "famous unknown" Pablo Ferro, a man with a personal journey that spans from Havana, during the pre-Cuban revolution to his current home, in the garage behind his son's house.
Genres: Animation Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-17
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Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021-03-26
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Overview: Hopkins’ career has spanned several decades, which is why we will also use many interviews that he gave throughout his life, allowing us to put him back into the context of each period and will be helpful in understanding his role in the history of cinema, because he was far from following the trends. He never belonged to any film movement; he is a chameleon that has always preferred natural acting, ‘non-acting’ when method acting was the fashion.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-26
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Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978-04-06
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Overview: Documentary examining the life and career of producer/director Roger Corman. Clips from his films and interviews with actors and crew members who have worked with him are featured.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-04-06
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The Many Miracles of Household Saints
2024-01-06
The Many Miracles of Household Saints
Overview: In keeping with the intergenerational magic of 'Household Saints', filmmaker Martina Savoca-Guay has crafted a compelling new documentary, 'The Many Miracles of Household Saints', revealing the improbable story behind the making of the film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-06
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That Thing You Do!
1996-10-04
That Thing You Do!
Overview: A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-04
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I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015-04-25
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
Overview: This documentary short tells the story of cartoonist David Boswell and his greatest creation: Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman. In the late '70s, David Boswell birthed Reid Fleming, a counterculture icon in the form of a comic book anti-hero. Fast forward to the '80s, Warner Brothers aimed for a Hollywood film. Today, three decades later, Reid Fleming remains stuck in a contractual quagmire. Jonathan Demme, Academy Award-Winner (The Silence of the Lambs, Stop Making Sense), narrates "I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!" This documentary blends stop-motion animation with interviews from Boswell, Hollywood cohorts, and fans, exploring the enduring allure of the indomitable Reid Fleming, the World's Toughest Milkman.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-25
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Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999-10-13
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Overview: This documentary is a fascinating look at the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Briefly covering much of his early British works, the film primarily focuses on his American classics, such as "Shadow of a Doubt", "Notorious", "Rear Window", "Vertigo", "Psycho" and "The Birds". The movie also covers his television years and neatly examines the Hitchcock signature touches, from his inevitable brief cameo to his famous MacGuffin.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-13
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Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001-08-21
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Overview: A behind-the-scenes look at the making of this Oscar winning thriller, prepared for its tenth anniversary. Includes interviews with star Anthony Hopkins, as well as other members of the cast and crew, giving their views on the experience of creating this masterpiece of terror and suspense.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-21
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Corman's World
2011-12-16
Corman's World
Overview: A chronicle of the long career of American filmmaker Roger Corman, the most tenacious and ingenious low-budget producer and director in the US film industry, a pioneer of independent filmmaking and discoverer of new talent.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-16
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Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
2005-12-08
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
Overview: Documentary about the making of "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991). Presented as three short documentaries on the collector's edition DVD (MGM, January 2007), but first appeared in the 2005 European release.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-08
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Midnight Sun Film Festival
1987-01-01
Midnight Sun Film Festival
Overview: The greatest film festival (anti)promotional short ever made which explains why Midnight Sun is a unique event for both film buffs in Finland and some of the stellar international talents who attend it and also appear in this hilarious guide to a very Finnish way of showing films.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
2004-07-19
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
Overview: 10 years after the release of "Philadelphia," director Jonathan Demme, Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington and others discuss about the making of that film and it's important legacy through the years of being the first mainstream Hollywood film about dealing with the topic of Aids, revealing its impact on culture and society. Cast and crew talk about the inception of the project, the making of it and curious stories about one of the greatest hits of 1993.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-19
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One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
1994-05-05
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
Overview: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room This thoughts and feelings of gays with AIDS are revealed in this documentary set in a New York West Village clinic. One of the patients dies during the course of the film. The patients speak with candor and humor about their grave condition, about the support they give each other, and about their preparations for death. The outcome alternates between pathos and the upbeat.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-05
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Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009-04-24
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Overview: An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in music have performed here.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-24
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The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
1991-08-20
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Overview: This brief throwback piece focused on interview snippets from Hopkins, Demme, Glenn, Foster, FBI agent John Douglas and another unnamed FBI agent.
Genres: Documentary Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-08-20
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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016-08-05
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Overview: Highlighting one of the most innovative American directors, this film reveals the path traveled by the auteur from his small-town Texas roots to his warm reception on the awards circuit. Long before he directed Boyhood, Richard Linklater’s intense desire to create fueled his work outside the Hollywood system. Rather than leave Texas, he chose to collaborate with like-minded artists crafting modest, low-budget films in a DIY style. His ability to showcase realistic characters and tell honest stories was evident from his films, and others soon took notice of his raw talent.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-08-05
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Cousin Bobby
1992-05-29
Cousin Bobby
Overview: Robert Castle is the idealistic pastor of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Harlem, and also the cousin of filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Demme's affectionate portrait of his cousin traces Castle's story, beginning with his first parish assignment, in New Jersey in the early 1960s, in an increasingly African-American-populated neighborhood rocked by violence and civil rights protests. The film raises intimate discussions of race, faith and family, while also showing Castle's daily routine as a pastor.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-29
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Last Embrace
1979-05-04
Last Embrace
Overview: Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which he eventually returns to work. But, once again, he begins to doubt his sanity when he receives a bizarre death threat written in Hebrew. Not knowing which of his colleagues wants to kill him, Hannan teams up with pretty young college student Ellie Fabian to attempt to unravel the mystery.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-05-04
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The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman
1999-02-01
The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman
Overview: Documentary on Roger Corman
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-02-01
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Sodankylä Forever
2010-08-05
Sodankylä Forever
Overview: The Midnight Sun Film Festival is held every June in the Finnish village of Sodankylä beyond the arctic circle — where the sun never sets. Founded by Aki and Mika Kaurismäki along with Anssi Mänttäri and Peter von Bagh in 1985, the festival has played host to an international who’s who of directors and each day begins with a two-hour discussion. To mark the festival’s silver anniversary, festival director Peter von Bagh edited together highlights from these dialogues to create an epic four-part choral history of cinema drawn from the anecdotes, insights, and wisdom of his all-star cast: Coppola, Fuller, Forman, Chabrol, Corman, Demy, Kieslowski, Kiarostami, Varda, Oliveira, Erice, Rouch, Gilliam, Jancso — and 64 more. Ranging across innumerable topics (war, censorship, movie stars, formative influences, America, neorealism) these voices, many now passed away, engage in a personal dialogue across the years that’s by turns charming, profound, hilarious and moving.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2010-08-05
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Married to the Mob
1988-08-19
Married to the Mob
Overview: Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and her son depart for New York City to make a fresh start. Unfortunately, Tony has set his sights upon Angela -- and so has an undercover FBI agent looking to use her to bust Tony.
Genres: Comedy Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-19
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Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
2010-09-08
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
Overview: With interviews from cast and crew, including stars Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, and director Jonathan Demme, this feature-length documentary tells the story of how a film with a young director trained in B-movies and cheesy comedies managed to make one of the most chilling films in decades, and how a studio in the midst of collapse turned out a film that took the box office - and Oscars - by storm.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-08
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Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
2007-10-26
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
Overview: A chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-26
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Jodie Foster, Hollywood Under the Skin
2021-04-03
Jodie Foster, Hollywood Under the Skin
Overview: From her precocious status as a sex symbol to her consecration as a filmmaker, Jodie Foster's story is about a feminist struggle, albeit atypical, fought on and off the screen. This film sets out to retrace her remarkable journey within the Hollywood industry.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2021-04-03
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