STOP MAKING SENSE

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.

Now available on Blu-ray on the 25th anniversary of the film's release, with the following features & extras:

• never-before-seen 1 hr. press conference Q&A with the full band, filmed at the theatrical rerelease in April 1999
• bonus tracks: "Cities," "Big Business" / "I Zimbra"
• bonus audio commentary by all 4 band members & Jonathan Demme
• storyboard-to-film comparison
• video short "David Byrne Interviews . . . David Byrne"
• remastered video in high definition from 35mm interpositive

 

"Greatest concert movie ever..."
- Rolling Stone