When it comes to fears, I have many of them, and most are trivial. For example, that my toothbrush will fly out of my hands and into the open toilet while I’m brushing my teeth. 2,639 more words
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Walk This Way
While showing THE CONFORMIST to students — a depleted bunch just now, as they’re all off making films, the swine — I suddenly realized that the above sequence, with its creepy fascist flunkies leading Trintignant to his Important Appointment — was a Fellini swipe. 174 more words

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) [Horror-Thriller]
I first read Thomas Harris’ The Silence of the Lambs as part of a school assignment in 2012 (we had to read three books in a list of 40 classics, so I chose the weirdest and creepiest ones possible). 431 more words

The Silence of the Lambs
AFI Top 100 Ranking: 74
Release: February 14, 1991
Writer: Ted Tally
Director: Jonathan Demme
Star: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Ted Levine… 1,229 more words

The New York City Apartment of Late Filmmaker Jonathan Demme Sold for $2.4 Million
The longtime New York City apartment of late and lauded filmmaker Jonathan Demme was sold by his widow, Joanne Howard, for $2.4 million. The Oscar-winning “Silence of the Lambs” director, who… 329 more words

#13 The Silence of the Lamb (1991)
#13 The Silence of the Lamb
1991 // USA // Jonathan Demme
Criterion Collection (LINK)
The Silence of the Lamb is a psychological thriller, a police procedural, a serial killer horror, and above all, a feminist film. 336 more words