Something Wild

“Something Wild by Jonathan Demme. I'm actually screening this movie today at IFC Center. I picked it as an oldie but a classic. The reason I picked it is Jonathan Demme, he was sort of hitting his stride right as I was in film school and a big inspiration to me. He was very much influenced by New Wave music the way I was and also very much like a film school kind of director. Something Wild is like Living End and Doom Generation, very much related to Bringing Up Baby.”

“Let’s talk about this film, Something Wild. Jonathan Demme, in his career, excelled in many genres. I think this is a particularly striking film to me because, tonally, there’s something about this film that I think is really special, jarring, but also makes complete sense in terms of the story it’s telling. Also there’s just amazing things like even just the end credits of this film, with a live Performance over the end roller, is something that I find really inspirational.”