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Jonathan Demme
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Jonathan Demme is among the first rank of filmmakers, with credits that include Philadelphia, Beloved and The Silence of the Lambs, for which he won an Oscar. He's directed 7 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances. Demme ... does concert films—on artists like Neil Young—is an activist, whose projects, such as Artists for Democracy in Haiti, reflect his political concern, and a documentary filmmaker. His most recent project, Right to Return, is about post-hurricane residents of New Orleans.
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In all the commentary on ''The Truth About Charlie,'' Jonathan Demme's remake of Stanley Donen's ''Charade,'' there has been little mention of one the original's prime delights: the deliciously witty script by Peter Stone. If ''Charade'' is a trifle, as some say, it is a masterly trifle, an elaborate and original murder mystery and a charming romance.
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Jonathan Demme is developing the remake of CHARADE with all black cast. He's talking to Will Smith and Thandy Newton. Jeffrey Wright is ... being considered for the role played by Walter Matthau in the original. And it will take place in Paris like in the original.
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Oscar-winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme talks about his decision to film a documentary on post-Katrina New Orleans. Musicians Chick Corea and Bela Fleck explain the teamwork behind their new album and ... perform.
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Demme has a real gift for finding exactly the right moments to typify a person's character. He spends an inordinate amount of time observing Carter at a barbecue, meeting and greeting the locals, but fixating on his meeting with a young girl who clearly charms him enough that he introduces her to Rosalynn. He seems to prefer the company and open-mindedness of college students to elder statesmen and seasoned interviewers. If Mark Twain had become president, he might have been something like Jimmy Carter. His post-White House life almost demands that you re-evaluate his legacy every couple of years or so, and JIMMY CARTER: MAN FROM PLAINS is a good way to remember why he got elected in the first place, and why he has never strayed far from our hearts and minds since.
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Eventually, Jonathan says his goal is to have five, two-to-three hour seasonal chapters of video that will make up a special DVD and will be available at libraries and universities across the country. He says he hopes his work will become a lasting testimony of the post-Katrina world. "[The DVD will be available] if anybody wants to know the heroism of these great Americans who dared to be pioneers and go back to these neighborhoods."
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