Stop Making Sense
starring: David Byrne, Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steven Scales, Lynn Mabry
directed by: Jonathan Demme
directed by: Jonathan Demme
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0660200301323
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Palm Pictures / Umvd
Manufacturer: Palm Pictures / Umvd
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Palm Pictures / Umvd
Release Date: October 26, 1999
Running Time: 88 minutes
Sales Rank: 2934
Studio: Palm Pictures / Umvd
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
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Editorial Review:
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Over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December 1983, filmmaker Jonathan Demme joined creative forces with cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth and Talking Heads... and miracles occurred. Following a staging concept by singer-guitarist David Byrne, this euphoric concert film transcends that all-too-limited genre to become the greatest film of its kind. A guaranteed cure for anyone's blues, it's a celebration of music that never grows old, fueled by the polyrhythmic pop-funk precision that was a Talking Heads trademark, and lit from within by the geeky supernova that is David Byrne.
The staging--and Demme's filming of it--builds toward an orgasmic release of music, rising from the bare-stage simplicity of Byrne, accompanied only by a boom box on 'Psycho Killer,' to the ecstatic crescendo of 'Burning Down the House,' by which time the Heads and additional personnel have all arrived on stage for a performance that seems channeled from heaven for the purpose of universal uplift. (God bless Demme for avoiding shots of the luckiest audience in '80s pop history; its presence is acknowledged, but not at the viewer's expense.) With the deliriously eccentric Byrne as ringleader (pausing mid-concert to emerge in his now-legendary oversized suit), this circus of musical pleasure defies the futility of reductive description; it begs to be experienced, felt in the heart, head, and bones, and held there the way we hold on to cherished memories. On those three nights in December 1983, Talking Heads gave love, life, and joy in generous amounts that years cannot erode, and Demme captured this act of creative goodwill on film with minimalist artistic perfection. Stop Making Sense is an invitation to pleasure that will never wear out its welcome. --Jeff Shannon
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- Stop Making Sense is a gem.I saw Stop Making Sense on video years ago and loved the concert. Getting it on DVD re-mastered and ... Read More
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- Still Rockin' After All These Years!Saw this when it premired in a local theater and stuck around to see it two more times! Bought the VHS ... Read More
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- Great videoStop Making Sense is one of the truly great albums, and this video adds immeasurably to the audio experience. ... Read More
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- A timeless classicThis was great when it was released in the 80's and continues to hold up today. This "low tech" concert manages ... Read More
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- Truly a ClassicI am not the biggest of Talking Heads fans, but I do like much of their work. Yet, this is the one Talking Heads ... Read More
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