Silence of the Lambs Director to Helm AMC Sci-Fi Pilot
The Fox TV Studios/AMC Studios-produced show was picked up in April and is the network's first sci-fi production. read more
Found in: TV, NewsThe 10 Best Music Documentaries of 2012
This year saw directors like Spike Lee, Jonathan Demme and Kevin Macdonald filming some iconic music legends. But it also showed that little-known filmmakers documenting smaller acts can create just as a powerful a story. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayNeil Young Journeys
Neil Young Journeys is director Jonathan Demme’s documentary of the last two nights of Young’s solo world tour performing at Toronto’s Massey Hall. The uncut performances, almost entirely from his 2010 album Le Noise, are interspersed with footage of Young driving around his hometown of Omemee, Ontario, in a 1956 Crown Victoria. In the car, he tells stories about his childhood, showing Demme the places where he grew up, almost all of which have been completely destroyed. This is the third documentary Demme has made with Young, the first being Neil Young: Heart of Gold, where Young performed in Nashville... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsWatch the Trailer for Jonathan Demme's Neil Young Journeys
It’s no secret that director Jonathan Demme (Philadelphia, Silence of the Lambs, Rachel Getting Married) is a huge Neil Young fan. He’s already made two Neil Young films in the past six years-2006’s Heart of Gold and 2009’s Neil Young Trunk Show-and later this year he’ll be releasing a third. Neil Young Journeys will follow the legendary folk rocker as he visits his boyhood home in North Ontario followed by a performance at Massey Hall in Toronto. Massey Hall, of course, was where Young’s acclaimed live album Live at Massey Hall took place.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNeil Young Trunk Show Coming to DVD/Blu-ray
The second installment of filmmaker Jonathan Demme’s Neil Young concert trilogy will be shown in select cities next month. For those who can’t make it to the theater during the movie’s week-long run, Trunk Show is coming to DVD and Blu-ray later this year.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJonathan Demme Turns Dave Eggers Hurricane Katrina Story Into Animated Film
Jonathan Demme (Rachel Getting Married, Philadelphia, Silence of the Lambs) acquired the rights to the book Zeitoun, which he plans to make into an animated film.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsJonathan Demme plans fiction film after new docs
Like Paste and most of Twitter, Jonathan Demme was at SXSW last week, in his case to screen portions of his new Neil Young doc, Neil Young Trunk Show. In the meantime, the veteran director (Rachel Getting Married) revealed to MTV that after he completes his latest documentaries (he also has a Bob Marley flick on the way), he will return to fiction to write and direct an adaptation of Michel Faber’s The Courage Consort. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSam Raimi and Jonathan Demme plan SXSW screenings
You may remember our coverage about the screening of Sam Raimi's Drag Me To Hell in L.A. The movie is his return to directing horror movies. At that time the film was still incomplete, and apparently Raimi will offer another sneak peak of the project in its still-unfinished form at this year's SXSW. Also on the incomplete front, a screening of Jonathan Demme's not-quite-complete documentary about Neil Young will go down as well.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsRachel Getting Married
Jonathan Demme's unexpected foray into low-budget... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsToronto International Film Festival 2008
The Toronto International Film Festival, which wrapped up its 10-day run this past weekend, is arguably the most important film festival in North America. But to the average moviegoer it's not as well known as Sundance, in part because TIFF samples the most promising new film from around the world while Sundance emphasizes home-grown movies, for better or worse. But TIFF showcases its share of English-language films, too -- often with star-studded red-carpet premieres -- and this year some of the festival's best movies were among them:Rachel Getting MarriedI'll have to admit that the new film from Jonathan Demme (Silence... read more
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