Stop Making Sense: Talking Heads Concert Film Remastered for IMAX

The Talking Heads’ 1984 concert film, Stop Making Sense, has been remastered for IMAX theaters ahead of next year’s 40th anniversary. I had never heard of Talking Heads until David Byrne’s American Utopia premiered at TIFF in 2020. Watching the film last week in IMAX marked my first experience of listening to the new wave band’s music, let alone the documentary. When it comes to music, I’m more of a 1960s-1970s rock and roll/classic rock…

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Toronto 2020: David Byrne’s American Utopia

David Byrne’s American Utopia is an absolute joy to watch no matter how familiar you are with Byrne or the Talking Heads. Before I go any further with my review, please make sure to watch the concert film to the very end. Thanks to the joys of technology, it took three attempts to watch this concert film.  After crashing twice on Thursday morning, I decided to make another attempt in the evening.  Rather than continue…

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