David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It's official. Writing my next book on the Dude 🎳 020
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 28/08/2026New book deal in the works. More details coming soon! 010
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 05/08/2026One year after publication, it's sincerely heartwarming to see this picture from one of Demme's PA's on Philadelphia and Beloved. Enjoy the book, Brian! 061
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 18/06/2026July is Jonathan Demme month on @criterionchannl.bsky.social! 000
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 14/05/2026I'll be at the Somerville Public Library on June 3rd hosting a groovy LaserDisc double-feature of Jonathan Demme's work. Come one, come all! 020
Reposted by David M. Stewart Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Sure, I spent the '80s watching action movies that were mostly military revenge fantasies about the Middle East. But then I went to college and spent the '90s watching movies mostly about Tehran schoolgirls trying to accomplish various simple tasks. The Iranian New Wave would fix a lot of people. 271769156
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 04/03/2026A huge dankje (Thank you!) to De Filmkrant for a glowing review of my book. Glad to know that my work has reached the Netherlands! I'm open to any book tour events in Amsterdam. 010
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Reading 'Naked Lunch' at my local diner while Steely Dan blares on the stereo. Coincidence or fate? 000
Reposted by David M. Stewart IndieWire @indiewire.com · 04/02/2026'Married to the Mob' on 4K UHD provides an opportunity to rediscover the crime comedy Jonathan Demme made before 'Silence of the Lambs.'bit.lyJonathan Demme’s ‘Married to the Mob’ Arrives on 4K: Why His Pre-‘Silence of the Lambs’ Crime Comedy Is a Must-See'Married to the Mob' on 4K UHD provides an opportunity to rediscover the crime comedy Jonathan Demme made before 'Silence of the Lambs.' 021
Reposted by David M. Stewart Siddhant Adlakha @siddhantadlakha.bsky.social · 04/02/2026My first for @avclub.com: Alex Gibney's documentary "Knife" examines Salman Rushdie, his work, and his transformation into a symbol of martyrdom—and through intimate, grisly footage of his attack and arduous recovery, re-humanizes him. #Sundance2026 www.avclub.com/knife-the-at...avclub.comSalman Rushdie became a martyr, but Knife makes him human againAlex Gibney's Sundance documentary Knife: The Attempted Murder Of Salman Rushdie separates its subject from the sensation. 1154
Reposted by David M. Stewart Kurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Illustrating why, 38 years ago, we nicknamed him “short- fingered VULGARIAN Donald Trump.” 217820
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 10/01/2026No worries! There's still a few copies of my book available through @vinsyn.bsky.social. 030
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Hello Gorgeous! I wrote an essay for this new edition of MARRIED TO THE MOB. Be sure to pre-order from @cine-matographe.bsky.social . Thanks, @jlalibs.com! 020
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 05/12/2025"Consumer Friendly" is code speak for "Abandoning Theaters" 010
Reposted by David M. Stewart THE FUTURIST! @tfuturist.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Currently Reading: It's #Demmecember THERE'S NO GOING BACK - The Life and. Films of Jonathan Demme by David M. Stewart 011
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Tomorrow night, I'll be talking about my book with Irv Slifkin via Zoom. Registration is free. 020
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Pleased to stop by Boston University and sign a copy of my book for an esteemed reader/bookshop proprietor. 030
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 04/11/2025My landlady collected my rent and had me sign a copy of my book; it's looking like a good month ahead. 030
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Looking back on my high school newspaper editorial, "They Shoot Lawyers, Don't They?" 000
Reposted by David M. Stewart Grey Sky Photography @greyskyphotography.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Watched this last night on Criterion. Demme was a magician, no two ways about it. www.criterionchannel.com/rachel-getti...criterionchannel.comRachel Getting Married - The Criterion ChannelDirected by Jonathan Demme • 2008 • United States Starring Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin When Kym (Anne Hathaway) returns to the Buchman family home for the wedding of her sister, Rache... 192
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Some kind words from Film International! Thank you! 000
Reposted by David M. Stewart The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 20/10/2025Looking for a fall read? We recommend new books on Clint Eastwood, Abel Ferrara, Jonathan Demme, Ed Wood, and much more. Explore @schobie.bsky.social's column: thefilmstage.com/recommended-... 0204
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Thanks to @thefilmstage.com for including my book in this month's recommended reading list! 020
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 05/10/2025Years as a League of Gentlemen devotee made me pique my interest towards Bucks Fizz. 110
Reposted by David M. Stewart Non Films @nonfilms.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Recent reading: Corpses, Fools, and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema (Caden Mark Gardner & Willow Catelyn Maclay); Everything is Now: The 1960s New York Avant Garde (J. Hoberman); There’s No Going Back: The Life and Work of Jonathan Demme (David M. Stewart). 082
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 03/10/2025It's October 3rd, the day Warner Brothers released The Maltese Falcon. 010
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 01/10/2025I had a lovely chat with @www.johnbleasdale.com for his podcast, 'Writers on Film.' 031
Reposted by David M. Stewart Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 25/09/2025PPS: Demme would have been proud. 1141
Reposted by David M. Stewart Travis Woods @aheartofgould.bsky.social · 25/09/2025ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER: Its pleasures are too myriad and multifaceted to mention them all here, so I’ll just say: It’s nice to see Sean Penn remind the world that he’s the greatest fucking actor of his generation. PS: Best needle drop of the decade. 2382
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 25/09/2025One Battle After Another (****) PTA+ Pynchon+Battle of Algiers+Something Wild = Prescient Epic! 010
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Is the Rapture some garage band trying to release an album? 000
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 22/09/2025One beach read after another. Thanks, @shakeymike.bsky.social! 041
Reposted by David M. Stewart The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21/09/2025Al Pacino on Dog Day Afternoon at 50: ‘It plays more today than it even did then’theguardian.comAl Pacino on Dog Day Afternoon at 50: ‘It plays more today than it even did then’The 85-year-old actor talks the legacy of his stirring 1975 drama, his love of YouTube, fake death rumours and why he won’t discuss politics 315238
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Richard Nixon tried suppressing the antiwar humor of CBS's "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" and a 1973 TV production of David Rabe's "Sticks and Bones," but the overall consensus of Americans rolled their eyes over these forms of censorship. This too shall pass. (2/2) 130
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 18/09/2025With the chaos of Colbert and Kimmel being silenced, I'm reminded of Havel's thoughts on fighting authoritarianism through satire: "Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not." (1/2) 030
Reposted by David M. Stewart John Bleasdale @www.johnbleasdale.com · 17/09/2025Been looking forward to this for a Loooooong time @filmnerddave.bsky.social 1111
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 17/09/2025One week before I catch One Battle After Another, and realizing all these guys worked with Leo DiCaprio at some point in their careers. 020
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 14/09/2025One of the many joys from my book tour is meeting those who had the privilege of not only working with Jonathan Demme, but marching alongside him. Someone at @brattletheatre.bsky.social shared this photo taken on September 9, 1992, of Demme marching alongside the NAACP in Washington, D.C. 031
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Such a heartwarming anecdote about Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter. 030
David M. Stewart @filmnerddave.bsky.social · 07/09/2025"We've got Hollywood right were we want 'em, Paul!" 051
