Jonathan Demme to Shoot Film at Las Manitas

In the first bit of Las Manitas news this year that has nothing to do with small business displacement or forgivable loans, Academy Award winning director Jonathan Demme has announced plans to shoot a new film at the embattled downtown eatery.

The film (mentioned at the tail end of this Washington Post article) will apparently be a concert documentary featuring Austin roots rocker Alejandro Escovedo. No word yet on a timeframe for the shoot, but if it's going to happen, we'd guess it'd have to be, you know, soon.

Oooohhh, wouldn't it be great if Demme got together with Brendan Canty to make this the Austin edition of Burn to Shine? We are officially endorsing that idea, however unlikely it may be.

Demme is probably best known for his 1991 thriller Silence of the Lambs, and his 1993 drama Philadelphia (both of which won Academy Awards). But he's also had some solid experience directing music documentaries, including the 1984 Talking Heads doc Stop Making Sense, and the critically lauded Neil Young doc Heart of Gold.

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By math in Arts & Entertainment on June 18, 2007 1:35 PM 0 Comments

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Kat

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Patrick C.

Amen on the Burn to Shine thing. Austin totally deserves it, although I'm not entirely sure who would perform on it. But c'mon, if Chicago can get one so can we.

Anyway, this is pretty cool. I like Demme and I like Alejandro Escovedo, so, theoretically, I should like this.