Jonathan demmes stop making sense is still the concert. British distributors second sight films will release on bluray jonathan demmes film stop making sense 1984, starring david byrne, bernie worrell, alex weir, steven scales, and lynn mabry. Stop making sense caught talking heads at the apex of its second life. Stop making sense is an invitation to pleasure that will never wear out its welcome. David byrne remembers jonathan demme, collaborating on stop. While the stop making sense film brought out a fantastically stylized performance from the new wave masters including the now iconic big suit of david byrne, the live album itself is absolutely no slouch. The film was notably the first to utilize digital audio techniques for the entirety of its. Why jonathan demmes stop making sense will never be topped. Rerelease of the original 1984 lp with addition of all those songs from the film stop making sense that were not previously included on the lp. Stop making sense is director jonathan demmes remarkable concert film that captures the enormous energy and joyous highs of the talking heads live. Talking heads start making sense music, film, tv and. Stop making sense is acclaimed director jonathan demmes remarkable concert film that captures the enormous energy and joyous highs of the talking heads live performance.
The oscarwinning filmmaker behind the silence of the lambs and philadelphia also directed stop making sense, the 1984 film of byrnes band talking heads in. Like the tour it documents, stop making sense builds piecebypiece, beginning with byrne completely alone on a stage for the first song, psycho killer, and then adding more heads and more scenery, song after song, until the four. And its not the frenetic, janglednerves energy of a rock band thats wired. David byrne remembers jonathan demme, collaborating on. With david byrne, bernie worrell, alex weir, steven scales.
Stop making sense is a great film and most certainly a great album well, the reissue is, not so much the original, but ill tackle that in a bit, but it is not the best concert film. Directed by the late, great, jonathan demme the silence of the lambs, philadelphia stop making sense subverted the typical concert film with long shots, lack of audience footage, and minimal lighting. 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. Now the movie can be experienced with heightened visual clarity and. I thought that fear of music, you might say, completed the earlier vision of the. Jonathan demme revolutionised the art of shooting rock concerts. Jonathan demmes stop making sense is still the concert film.
Nov 20, 2019 stop making sens screens as part of a brand new collaboration with community stalwart the jupiter hotel, this november we inaugurate a series of monthly screenings of great music films, operating as an extension of our annual reel music film festival. The films innovative use of 24track sound recording allowed director jonathan demme. In that time the audience watches the stage fill with the rest of the band, backup singers, and props, not the least of which was. The album spent over two years 118 weeks on the billboard 200 chart. Stop making sense 1999 director jonathan demme captures the frantic energy and artsy groove of talking heads in this concert movie shot at the hollywood pantages theatre in 1983. The album features only nine of the songs from the movie, many of them heavily edited. Stop making sense is a 1984 american concert film featuring a live performance by talking heads.
Until stop making sense came along, the consensus among film critics and rock critics alike was that martin scorseses 1978 picture the last waltz was the greatest concert film ever made. An innovative concert movie for the rock group the talking heads. Over 30 years since its release, stop making sense has yet to be outdone. Beginning with an acoustic rendition of psycho killer, the brazenly expressive and joyous documentary evolves several times, adding and layering musicians, instruments, backdrops to fully realize what becomes an untethering of limitation and expectation. Stop making sense emerged as more than a live document. Every 3rd wednesday in the jupiters beautiful dreamtent free admission. Editing the picture in six weeks, mixing the sound in another two, stop making sense was completed only ninety days after demme wrapped photography.
Byrne is known for his belief that music should be performed in an interesting, visual manner, and this should make him proud. Theres more information at the top and bottom of the screen than all of the dvd and blu ray releases. Why jonathan demmes talking heads film will never be topped. Talking heads was already a postpunk powerhouse before jonathan demmes fabled 1984 concert film stop making sense helped make the band a popculture legend. Stop making sense opens as lead singer david byrne walks out onto an empty stage holding only an acoustic guitar and a portable cassette tape player. As one of the most acclaimed and influential music documentaries of alltime, jonathan demmes stop making sense has never. David byrne in stop making sense 1984 stop making sense 1984 for the 15th anniversary rerelease, quad movie poster, 40 x 30. Watch stop making sense 1983 full movie free online. Stop making sense 1984 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. He had done this movie called melvin and howard, which we liked very much. The album spent over two years on the billboard 200 chart limited pressings of the original lp version featured a fullcolor picture book wrapped around the album jacket. This critically acclaimed 15th anniversary theatrical rerelease, has been digitallyremastered, allowing the brilliance of the music and visuals to take full advantage of stateoftheart technology. Jul 14, 2014 stop making sense is director jonathan demmes remarkable concert film that captures the enormous energy and joyous highs of the talking heads live performance. Stop making sense the 1984 dance music movie featuring david byrne and chris frantz at the award winning 80s movies rewind.
The release will be available for purchase on november 16. This quintessential music film features the incredible music of talking heads. Stop making sense is a 1984 american concert film featuring a live performance by american. The bands frontman, david byrne, first appears on an empty stage, armed with only an acoustic guitar, and is gradually joined by bassist tina weymouth, drummer chris. Listen free to talking heads stop making sense psycho killer, swamp and more. The overwelming impression throughout stop making sense is of enormous energy, of life being lived at a joyous high. He introduces the first song, psyco killer by saying i want to play a tape. Considered one of the greatest concert films, stop making sense captures talking heads during their speaking in tongues tour. Jonathan demme captures the frantic energy of talking heads in this concert movie shot at the hollywood pantages theatre in 1983. David byrne praises jonathan demmes vision for stop. I met jonathan in the 80s when talking heads were touring a show that he would eventually film and turn into stop making sense.
The directors subject is the talking heads, a newwavepoprock group comprised of david byrne, chris franz, tina weymouth and jerry harrison. Stop making sense is a concert film featuring talking heads, and is often regarded by critics as the finest example of the genre. But then scorsese didnt have much competition at the time. My friend, the director jonathan demme, passed last night. The 15th anniversary rerelease of the live concert film has been digitally remixed and remastered, featuring three audio mixes in 5. Stop making sense is filled with so much iconic imagery that its a miracle that its all in one film. Stop making sense by talking heads album, new wave.
The film was made during a threeday concert gig at the pantages theater in hollywood. Directed by jonathan demme, it was shot over the course of four nights at hollywoods pantages theater in december 1983, as the group was touring to promote their new album speaking in tongues. Once in a lifetime a film comes around that shatters genre conventions. The directors subject is the talking heads, a newwavepoprock group comprised of david byrne. Jul 12, 2018 this quintessential music film features the incredible music of talking heads. The sixth sense managed to overshadow another horror film from 1999 starring a child who could also see dead people and an alist actor. The jacob burns film center jbfc is a nonprofit cultural arts center dedicated to presenting the best of independent, documentary, and world cinema. Jun 10, 2014 theres a moment about half an hour into the 1984 talking heads concert film stop making sense when it looks like frontman david byrne is about to collapse. The film is the first made entirely using digital audio techniques.
While theres no debating the importance of jonathan demmes classic film record of talking heads 1983 tour, the soundtrack released in support of it is a thornier matter. Since its release, purists have found stop making sense slickly mixed and, worse yet, incomprehensive. Stop making sense is director jonathan demmes remarkable concert film that captures the enormous energy and joyous highs of the talking heads live performance. Apr 26, 2017 my friend, the director jonathan demme, passed last night. Palm pictures is proud to present the groundbreaking talking heads concert film stop making sense. There are a lot of reasons to see concert films, but the only ones that usually get mentioned are the music and. Jonathans not that much older than we are and he was hot at the. Stop making sense is a testimony to the bizarre brilliance of david byrne, who proves himself to be not only an inspired composer of manicmelodic new wave pop, but also an inventive installation artist and alarming stage presence.
Stop making sense was the first featurelength documentary effort of filmmaker jonathan demme. Stop making sens screens as part of a brand new collaboration with community stalwart the jupiter hotel, this november we inaugurate a series of monthly screenings of great music films, operating as an extension of our annual reel music film festival. The movie ruined by the success of the sixth sense was a small horror film called stir of echoes. The nine tracks included jumble and truncate the natural progression of frontman david byrnes meticulously arranged. The album spent over two years on the billboard 200 chart. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Apr 26, 2017 stop making sense is a great film and most certainly a great album well, the reissue is, not so much the original, but ill tackle that in a bit, but it is not the best concert film. All four talking heads returned to the scene of the crime on monday, where fifteen years ago, stop making sense, their groundbreaking jonathan demme. The movie was put before an audience for the first time in april 1984 at the san francisco international film festival. I met jonathan in the 80s when talking heads were touring a show that he would. Lead singer david byrne, featured here in his iconic big suit, worked behind the scenes with demme on the concept for the film.
Talking heads stop making sense concert hd youtube. Search, discover and share your favorite stop making sense gifs. Stop making sense is a 1984 american concert film featuring a live performance by american rock band talking heads. Jonathan demme revolutionised the art of shooting rock concerts with this innovative and lively record of the talking. Demme, who directed stop making sense in 1983 and passed away on april 26, created the concert film to rule. Universally acclaimed as one of the best concert films ever made, stop making sense documents the groundbreaking talking heads at their peak. This thrilling performance by the talking heads, full of classic hits and striking visuals, shows the excitement of attending a live show. Jonathan demmes stop making sense is much more than a. They focused on not only songs, but performances, something that translated extremely well to their stop making sense concert film. Talking heads stop making sense changed concert films forever. Stop making sense is a live album by talking heads, the soundtrack to the film of the same name. Band members david byrne, tina weymouth, chris frantz and jerry harrison are joined by bernie worrell, alex weir, steve scales, lynn mabry and edna holt in this groundbreaking concert film that is packed with the talking heads most.
Stop making sense was the first featurelength documentary effort of filmmaker. Band members david byrne, tina weymouth, chris frantz and jerry harrison are joined by bernie worrell, alex weir, steve scales, lynn mabry and edna holt in this groundbreaking. Find out where stop making sense is streaming, if stop making sense is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Stop making sense is 1984 album by talking heads, the soundtrack to the film of the same name. Jonathan demmes blissful 1984 concert film is itself a navigation of competing impulses, artistic identities, and visual expressions. It was released in september 1984 and features nine tracks from the movie, albeit with treatment and editing. The 1970s were the era when rock became big business, and the refugees from the counterculture who still controlled the pop culture press were. Stop making sense where to stream and watch decider.
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