Tag: The Silence of the Lambs
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Hannibal Lecter Caused Major Headaches For Army Of Darkness
Some films are connected in ways a casual observer could not possibly fathom. Hollywood is a massive labyrinth of deals, of complex contracts, and of vaguely interconnected equity that can link two seemingly random film projects that couldn’t be more different. That was certainly the case with Jonathan Demme’s Academy Award-winning film “The Silence of the…
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TV, Interrupted: Hannibal’s Cancellation Still Has Fans In A Chokehold 7 Years Later
(Welcome to TV, Interrupted, a series where the /Film team remembers, eulogizes, and makes a case for the revival of TV shows we loved that were canceled far too soon.)If you mention “Hannibal” to the right person, a very specific reaction is all but guaranteed. It can typically be reduced to a wide-eyed desperation, a…
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Tom Fleischman, Oscar-Winning Sound Engineer, Resigns From Academy Over Controversial Telecast Overhaul
Tom Fleischman, a frequent collaborator of Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee and a five-time Oscar-nominee for his work as a rerecording mixer, has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in response to the organization’s plan to reformat and pre-tape eight categories and weave them into live broadcast of the 2022 Academy…
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This Improvised Sir Anthony Hopkins Line Changed The Silence Of The Lambs Forever
The tongue clucks in “Hereditary.” Ju-on’s death rattle. The Babadook’s vocal fry. There are some uncanny sounds in horror movies that invade more nightmares than any spoken line. One such sound was ad-libbed by a knighted Oscar-winning Welshman on the set of a movie directed by a Roger Corman protege. Any guesses? The answer is…
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Everything You Never Knew About ‘The Silence of the Lambs’
Thirty years later, and the lambs have not stopped screaming.Before “Mindhunter” and the true crime craze, “The Silence of the Lambs” was the definitive psychological serial killer story. A young FBI agent, Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), sets out to interview convicted cannibal Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) in hopes to solve a high-profile kidnapping case. The…
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Reconsidering ‘The Silence Of The Lambs’: Wolves Do More Than Wear Sheep’s Clothing In Jonathan Demme’s Complicated Classic
“The Silence Of The Lambs” is a hostile workplace environment melodrama about what women endure in and out of the home, trained to be pliant and agreeable while predated upon by superiors, peers, and serial killers who want to wear their skin without— the film takes pains to clarify — also wanting to be them.…
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The Silence of the Lambs at 30: a landmark thriller of horror and humanity
Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins gave indelible performances in the Oscar-sweeping adaptation of Thomas Harris’s terrifying novel“You know what you look like with your good bag and your cheap shoes? You look like a rube.”It takes almost no time for Hannibal Lecter, the mightiest of all fictional serial killers, to size up Clarice Starling in…
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Revisiting ‘Silence of the Lambs’ At 30 & The Lecterverse’s Wide Menu Detectives And Demons [Be Reel Podcast]
This Valentine’s Day, “The Silence of the Lambs” celebrates 30 years of haunting imaginations and changing serial-killer cinema forever.On this week’s Be Reel, Noah and Chance appreciate the many inimitable qualities of Jonathan Demme‘s 1991 classic, including its lack of genre fealty, its simultaneous intensity and restraint, and how it perfectly positions Clarice Starling as…
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Buffalo Bill’s House from ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ Could Be Yours
For a cool $298,500, you could own a 1.76-acre piece of movie history in Pennsylvania, as the house featured in Jonathan Demme’s 1991 “The Silence of the Lambs” where serial killer Buffalo Bill lived is now up for sale. It’s most famously seen in the movie’s final showdown between the villain and Clarice Starling (Jodie…