After the Academy Award-winning success of The Silence of the Lambs, it would have been very easy for director Jonathan Demme to become beholden to Hollywood, and the increasingly narcoleptic rhythms of an ever-diminishing slate of genre fare for which he would have been richly compensated. Instead, Demme chose the road less traveled, mixing studio fare (Philadelphia, a remake of The Manchurian Candidate) and the occasional indie (Rachel Getting Married) with nonfiction works that indulged some of his other intellectual interests — including a trio of documentaries on Neil Young. With his latest film, Enzo Avitabile Music Life, Demme again mines his love of music, offering up a look at the renowned Neopolitan saxophonist and singer-songwriter of the title, recognized amongst musicians for both his passion and endless experimentation. For the full, original review, from ShockYa, click here; for more on the movie, meanwhile, click here to visit its website. (Shadow Distribution, unrated, 82 minutes)
