Iβm just wondering, when you guys think Jonathan Demme, what movies come to mind or even what are your favorites? Iβm only sayin this because he had such a diverse filmography.
Discuss.
He loved that movie.
(I rewatched it last night. Gentlemanβs 6. Some great bits)
Denim Getting Buried
I was talking to a friend about what would make a good Superman movie, and we decided Demme would've been perfect for it. Now I can't get the idea of a Demme directed Superman movie out of my head.
What are other director/movie fantasy match ups that you're sad don't exist?
His films (that we are counting which is all the ones covered by the podcast) in chronological order are:
- Caged Heat
- Crazy Mama
- Fighting Mad
- Citizen's Band (aka Handle With Care)
- Last Embrace
- Melvin and Howard
- Swing Shift
- Stop Making Sense
- Something Wild
- Swimming to Cambodia
- Married to the Mob
- The Silence of the Lambs
- Philadelphia
- Beloved
- The Truth About Charlie
- The Manchurian Candidate
- Rachel Getting Married
- A Master Builder
- Ricki and the Flash
- Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids
Reading about Demme's Stop Making Sense sent me down a wormhole that led me to this: Demme (RIP) talking to Deadline about how the Princess Bride/Butch Cassidy/All the President's Men screenwriter (also RIP) called him, unsolicited, and told him to cut a lengthy sequence from Silence of the Lambs. (Goldman had seen a screening of the film before its release.)
It worked, of course; Silence of the Lambs is a perfect movie.
Happy November! Remember March? An amazingly cool thing happened, which is that the late great JONATHAN DEMME WON BLANK CHECK MARCH MADNESS!!!! So now, it's time to dig in to what is, for the first definitive time in Blank Check History, a Completed Filmography. So much discover, such a wide ranging filmography that I'm excited to go on with #TheTwoFriends and the Blankie Community. Here is everything, as far as I know, being covered on the pod and where it is available as of this moment. I will do my best to keep it updated as this filmography takes us to our next Madness, but my general resource is JustWatch for streaming services, Zap2It for TV listings, and Amazon for physical media availability, as well as my local library system. And, as always, international Blankies who want to share for your locality, you are very much appreciated.
Caged Heat: Included with Amazon Prime or FuboTV subscription, streaming free with ads on TUBI TV. Available for purchase and rental only on Amazon.
Crazy Mama: Included with Amazon Prime, streaming free with ads on TUBI TV and Pluto TV. Available for purchase/rental on Amazon.
Fighting Mad: You can find it on DVD online in a Fun Double Feature Two Pack! Otherwise, maybe it's at your library?
Citizenβs Band: Available for Purchase/Rental on Amazon, iTunes, GooglePlay.
Last Embrace: DVD/Blu-Ray available online, also perhaps your local library.
Melvin and Howard: DVD available online, also perhaps your local library.
Swing Shift: Theatrical cut available for purchase and rental on most of the usual places. The Director's Cut popped up recently online but has disappeared again, I'm sure if any enterprising Blankie wanted to point others towards it we would all be very grateful.
Stop Making Sense: Streaming on Prime and SundanceNow. Free with Ads on Vudu, TUBI TV, and Pluto TV.
Something Wild: Streaming on Prime and Criterion Channel. Free with Ads on Vudu, TUBI TV, and Pluto TV.
Swimming to Cambodia (Patreon Only): DVD available online, and perhaps also your local library.
Married to the Mob: Streaming on Prime and library-based Hoopla. Purchase/rental on most of the usual places.
The Silence of the Lambs: Purchase/rental most of the usual places.
Philadelphia: Streaming on Prime. Purchase and rental on most of the usual places.
Beloved: Available for Purchase/rental on most of the
... keep reading on reddit β‘I remember hearing that Silence of the Lambs received criticism from the gay community for the movieβs portrayal of homosexuality and transexuality. Jonathan received much acclaim from the movie, winning many oscars. I wonder if Jonathan felt he had a duty to the LGBTQ community to make something worthy
