edonline
09-04-2001, 04:07 PM
Over the weekend, I watched the Talking Heads' "Stop Making Sense" and was amazed again at how great this film is, especially on DVD.
Jonathan Demme did an excellent job, particularly by focusing just on the band, rather than gratutious shots of the audience which seem to be in every concert film. Also the blending of one concert's footage to another is almost flawless that you might not even know that you are watching footage from three different concerts.
The band were at the height of their success and with the creativity of David Byrne, they were able to combine music, visuals and an onstage performance that even today can barely be surpassed.
On the 15th Anniversary re-release, they are a few extras including 2 tracks of 3 songs which were not included in the film (Cities, Big Business & I Zimbra). Also included is a segment where David Byrne interviews himnself and shows that he does indeed have a sense of humor.
As Leonard Maltin wrote "One of the greatest rock movies ever made".
Jonathan Demme did an excellent job, particularly by focusing just on the band, rather than gratutious shots of the audience which seem to be in every concert film. Also the blending of one concert's footage to another is almost flawless that you might not even know that you are watching footage from three different concerts.
The band were at the height of their success and with the creativity of David Byrne, they were able to combine music, visuals and an onstage performance that even today can barely be surpassed.
On the 15th Anniversary re-release, they are a few extras including 2 tracks of 3 songs which were not included in the film (Cities, Big Business & I Zimbra). Also included is a segment where David Byrne interviews himnself and shows that he does indeed have a sense of humor.
As Leonard Maltin wrote "One of the greatest rock movies ever made".