Stop Making Sense 👔

Today's movie is a concert documentary streaming on Prime Video

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Today’s recommendation is for Stop Making Sense (1984), streaming on Prime Video and The Criterion Channel. This Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs) directed concert documentary featuring the Talking Heads has been hailed as one of the best, if not the best, of the genre.

Directed by Jonathan Demme // ⏱ 88 mins // 🎭 Concert Documentary

Here’s what it’s about:

Over four nights at the Pantages Theater in 1983 Jonathan Demme captured the Talking Heads’ performance during their tour to promote the album Speaking in Tongues. [Trailer]

Why you should watch it:

While Jonathan Demme will always be remembered for his seminal psychological horror masterpiece The Silence of the Lambs, his work on concert films makes up a large portion of his filmography. It’s unsurprising considering his narrative work even has the kind rhythm that you’d expect from a m…