Smoking in the rain outside the House of Demme

Finally saw RACHEL GETTING MARRIED, which is like a Demme film reunion party that everyone’s invited to, but after you leave, you never see any of them again. And there’s something about that which makes your own life seem, perhaps, empty by comparison. Unless, of course, you’re lucky enough to have a non-dysfunctional artistic, musical, happy joyous and free, affluent family. One of Demme’s strengths has been the concert film and his unique ways of mixing live musical performances into his d