Ecstatic. Jonathan Demme must have been closest to his element
when he made this concert film showing the Talking Heads at the
height of their powers. Demme cements the Heads' status as
punk-era demigods by reproducing a personal take on their
performance and simultaneously remaining absolutely unobtrusive
-- a trick many lesser filmmakers would do well to learn. Demme
also directed one of my favorite music videos (New Order's "The
Perfect Kiss") and captured a Spalding Gray monologue (the
riveting and hilarious Swimming to Cambodia) before he started
making Oscar-winners (The Silence of the Lambs,
Philadelphia). He'll never go hungry, but he also may never direct another
perfect picture.
Song, Dance: 5 Movie
Musicals
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