Jonathan Demme is to be honored for his work within film and television at the 49th Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Awards in February next year.

The Silence Of The Lambs director will be presented with the Cinema Audio Society Filmmaker Award at the prestigious ceremony which will be held at the Crystal Ballroom of the Millennium-Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.

The Oscar winner has directed or produced more than 30 movies, including Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married, and The Manchurian Candidate.

CAS president David E. Fluhr says in a statement, "We are thrilled to be honoring Jonathan ...

Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme is set to give an upcoming gig by country star Kenny Chesney the Hollywood treatment for a new Internet concert.

The Never Wanted Nothing More singer is the latest artist to take part in the American Express Unstaged music series, which will see his show streamed live online for fans around the world.

The Silence of the Lambs filmmaker will be taking charge of the cameras when Chesney hits the stage in New Jersey on June 20th and the musician is excited about the creative new venture.

He tells the Associated Press, "I think it's a unique situation...

A planned biopic of Bob Marley's life has been thrown into doubt again - director Jonathan Demme has reportedly followed in Martin Scorsese's footsteps and quit the project.

The Raging Bull legend was originally signed up to helm the story of the late reggae icon's life, with Marley's family heaping praise on the moviemaker for taking charge of the production.

In a statement, Marley's son Ziggy said, "I am thrilled that the Marley family will finally have the opportunity to document our father's legacy and are truly honoured to have Mr. Scorsese guide the journey."

But due to pr...

The biopic is a longstanding Hollywood tradition. There are the big budget epics like the now infamous Elizabeth Taylor vehicle "Cleopatra," David Lean's masterpiece, "Lawrence of Arabia," or Richard Attenborough's "Gandhi." Then there are the smaller pictures chronicling the equally gripping stories of those less celebrated. Daniel Day Lewis' portrayal of the Irish cerebral palsy painter, Christy Brown in "My Left Foot," or Bill Condon's 2004 film "Kinsey" about human sexuality researcher Alfred Kinsey come to mind.

In recent years, thanks in part to the wide success of the films "Ray...

Emotional actress Anne Hathaway is taking a little time away from showbusiness in an effort to address the personal hell she has been through this year. The Brokeback Mountain star split from boyfriend Raffaello Follieri in June shortly before he was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy, wire fraud, and money laundering in an alleged scam allowing him to purchase unwanted U.S. properties owned by the Catholic Church.

Hathaway threw herself into work in an effort to keep a distance from the scandal and her ex, but her feelings came to a head recently during a visit to director pal Jonath...

Anne Hathaway has taken aim at actors who alter their faces with plastic surgery - insisting film stars need flaws to express emotion.

The Princess Diaries actress once felt so insecure about her looks, she considered having a nose job. But the 25-year-old, now the face of beauty giant Lancôme, is happy with her imperfections - because they lend her face character.

She says, "I wanted a nose job, but now, my nose is what lets me change my face a lot - and I can be glamorous as Agent 99 (in Get Smart), then look rough as a drug addict for (director) Jonathan Demme (in forthcoming...

Moviemaker Martin Scorsese has been forced to step down as the director of a new Bob Marley documentary due to scheduling conflicts. The Oscar winner, who won acclaim for his recent Rolling Stones concert film Shine A Light, has been replaced by Jonathan Demme, who made Talking Heads' film Stop Making Sense and Neil Young: Heart of Gold.

The Marley film will be released to coincide with what would have been the reggae icon's 65th birthday in February, 2010.

-Marley's Discography vs. Scorsese's Filmography

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LOS ANGELES -- 12-time Grammy Award-winner Emmylou Harris retraces the back roads of her remarkable musical journey that spans more than three decades with a highly personalized, far-reaching boxed set spotlighting her favorite tracks and difficult-to-find or previously unreleased gems.

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