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Saturday, August 31st, 2002

The Rolling Stone interview from 1994 has been added to the Interviews and Articles section. This interview was conducted a few months after the release of Philadelphia and a few weeks before the 1994 Academy Awards.

I've also added a Scripts section to the site, with links to the original screenplays for The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, and Charade (the Peter Stone original, not The Truth About Charlie).

Next update: a new Roger Corman section.

Another new section has been added to the the site: Demme on DVD . This includes information on all 10 Jonathan Demme-directed films currently available on DVD, as well as Demme DVD news and rumours, and more.

I've also added my email address so you can send questions, comments, and suggestions. Please note: I'm still not Jonathan Demme so please don't send questions for him, to me.

Next update: the Philadelphia interview from Rolling Stone.

I've added a new section to the site on legendary film critic, Pauline Kael. Arguably the most influential and admired American film critic, Kael was one of the first and most passionate champions of Jonathan Demme's work.

In its current form, this section includes Kael on Demme: Reviews, Kael on Demme: Quotations, Kael books, and an article from 1988, describing an encounter between Demme and Kael.

Next update: Demme on DVD.

The Truth About Charlie official site is now online. It features a plot synopsis, a photo gallery, a link to the trailer, and movie-themed wallpaper.

In the United States, The Truth About Charlie has been rated PG-13 for "some violence and sexual content/nudity." For more information, click on the PG-13 logo.

As promised, I've transcribed the November 1998 interview from Premiere's "Filmmaker Series". This interview was conducted by Premiere film critic Glenn Kenny. The focus of the piece is Beloved but Demme touches on other subjects, as well.

Next update: a new section on film critic Pauline Kael and her relationship with Jonathan Demme.

I've kicked off the Interviews and Articles section with an interview from L.A. Weekly, entitled "Start Making Sense". As the title suggests, this interview was published around the time of Stop Making Sense, in November 1984.

Next update: the complete Premiere interview from 1998.

Welcome to STOREFRONT DEMME. This site is a personal tribute to Jonathan Demme, not an official site. It is not endorsed by Jonathan Demme, in any way. In the coming weeks, more content will be added, along with regular news updates. As the site expands, you'll read about it here, in the News and Updates section. For now, here's the first news report:

Entertainment Weekly's fall movie preview issue is out now and includes brief articles on The Truth About Charlie and Adaptation (co-produced by Demme's production company, Clinica Estetico).

The Truth About Charlie trailer is now online and playing at a theatre near you. The film's North American release is officially set for Friday, October 25th.

For those who may have missed it, Aint it Cool News posted several reviews of The Truth About Charlie, in April. Bear in mind, the film was not complete when these reviews were written and it may have changed substantially since then.

If you haven't picked up the new Crazy Mama DVD yet, it's worth checking out. Although the transfer isn't very good, the disc features a surprising and entertaining commentary with Demme and mentor/collaborator/independent-film-legend, Roger Corman. Demme was chosen to replace the film's original director but Corman disliked his film so much he considered cancelling Demme's planned followup to Caged Heat (Fighting Mad, which was delayed due to Demme's sudden involvement in Crazy Mama). Now, 25 years later, Corman shows great enthusiasm for the film he once disliked. The DVD also features a 15 minute, on-camera discussion between Demme and Corman, covering many subjects: Demme's beginnings with Corman, Hannibal, Corman's favorable response to The Truth About Charlie (which he still calls Charade), etc.

In future projects news, according to Stephen King's official site, Jonathan Demme is attached to direct Asylum. This screen adaptation of Patrick McGrath's novel has been scripted by King (it's the first time he's adapted someone else's work, for the screen). McGrath is also the author of Spider, the novel upon which David Cronenberg's new film is based.

In other future projects news, on August 12th Dark Horizons reported that Jonathan Demme is set to work with Jodie Foster again, on his next project. This project does not appear to be Asylum, as Richard Price (Clockers, The Color of Money) is listed as the film's writer. In the November 1998 issue of Premiere, Demme discussed a still unrealized collaboration with Richard Price: "There are a couple of things that Clinica's doing that I'm really excited about, and that I hope come to fruition: Neil LaBute is now doing a rewrite on a script that I worked on with Richard Price about three years ago. It's called Bleeder, and we're hoping it'll be Neil's next movie." It wasn't Neil LaBute's next movie and, as far as I know, LaBute is no longer involved with this project. It's still not clear if the current Demme/Foster/Price collaboration is, in fact, Bleeder.

Next update: an interview from 1984.