RIP Jonathan Demme

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AndyDursin
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RIP Jonathan Demme

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Demme had apparently been fighting cancer for some time.
I will remember him for various good films, but my favorites are Melvin & Howard, and the superlative Stop Making Sense.

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One of his earliest credits was directing one of the stronger later "Columbo" episodes "Murder Under Glass" with Louis Jourdan.

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Wish we could see his original cut of SWING SHIFT before Goldie Hawn and the Warner execs apparently ruined it.

Always liked SOMETHING WILD also. Weird road trip/romantic comedy/thriller with Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta and Jeff Daniels in the lead. Uneven but it has a certain something, and offbeat charm, that makes it easy to return to.

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Loved SILENCE OF THE LAMBS...movie, score, acting. Creepy and effective film.

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