The Director with an Eye and Ear for Film is Gone

Jonathan Demme passed away at 73 much too soon and a major director of the past few decades with a few remarkable title like Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Melvin and Howard, The Last Embrace, Something Wild, Stop Making Sense, and many other documentaries and film work. He had good perspective on Hollywood of old that nurtured him and he encourgaed and singled out the upcoming new generation of filmmakers. I saw most of his films in the theater first run and am better off for it. An important artist is gone but his work remains.