Stop Making Sense: 10/13/09
07-01-09, 08:28 PM
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Stop Making Sense: 10/13/09
From Blu-ray.com:
In an early announcement to retailers, it has been revealed that Palm Pictures and Umvd/Visual Entertainment will release the Talking Heads concert film 'Stop Making Sense' on Blu-ray on October 13. No information on audio or video specifications or special features is available yet.
The set list is as follows:
1. Psycho Killer
2. Heaven
3. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
4. Found a Job
5. Slippery People
6. Burning Down the House
7. Life During Wartime
8. Making Flippy Floppy
9. Swamp
10. What a Day That Was
11. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
12. Once in a Lifetime
13. Genius of Love (Tom Tom Club)
14. Girlfriend is Better
15. Take Me to the River
16. Crosseyed and Painless
Stop Making Sense' is widely considered to be one of the finest concert films of all time. It was directed by Jonathan Demme ('The Silence of the Lambs') and lensed by cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth ('Blade Runner'), with an approach that intently avoided many genre clichés: no fast cutting, no audience shots, no flashy color scheme. Instead, uniqueness is achieved by novel ideas such as opening on a bare stage, expressionistic lighting or David Byrne's famous "big suit".
The set list is as follows:
1. Psycho Killer
2. Heaven
3. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
4. Found a Job
5. Slippery People
6. Burning Down the House
7. Life During Wartime
8. Making Flippy Floppy
9. Swamp
10. What a Day That Was
11. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
12. Once in a Lifetime
13. Genius of Love (Tom Tom Club)
14. Girlfriend is Better
15. Take Me to the River
16. Crosseyed and Painless
Stop Making Sense' is widely considered to be one of the finest concert films of all time. It was directed by Jonathan Demme ('The Silence of the Lambs') and lensed by cinematographer Jordan Cronenweth ('Blade Runner'), with an approach that intently avoided many genre clichés: no fast cutting, no audience shots, no flashy color scheme. Instead, uniqueness is achieved by novel ideas such as opening on a bare stage, expressionistic lighting or David Byrne's famous "big suit".
07-01-09, 09:31 PM
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Re: Stop Making Sense: 10/13/09
Yeah, this was mentioned in the release thread, but I think it deserves its own. 
The DVD had two different 5.1 mixes: a theatrical mix and a studio mix. I hope we get both of those in lossless, but I won't be upset if it's just the theatrical mix.
The DVD had two different 5.1 mixes: a theatrical mix and a studio mix. I hope we get both of those in lossless, but I won't be upset if it's just the theatrical mix.
07-02-09, 09:52 AM
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Re: Stop Making Sense: 10/13/09
I just came in my giant pants a little bit.
This along with "The Last Waltz" are the only two concert films I really need. The collection is complete.
This along with "The Last Waltz" are the only two concert films I really need. The collection is complete.
07-02-09, 03:01 PM
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Talking Heads pushed me into one new format with the Stop Making Sense DVD back in 1999 and into another (a dead format at that) with the Brick dualdisc set in 2005. If I didn't already have a PS3, this would be all it would take to force me to go Blu. Hell, if this was only coming out on HD-DVD, even now I'd buy a player to get it.
This is the hi-def release of the year for me.
This is the hi-def release of the year for me.
07-02-09, 03:12 PM
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Agreed. And to add insult to injury, not only was Brick in a dead format, but the dualdiscs were also authored so that the hi-def audio (the whole reason that I bought the set) didn't play on at least half of the available players... including mine. That was an angry day.
07-02-09, 03:15 PM
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Sweet! Definitely looking forward to this.
07-02-09, 10:52 PM
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Wow. This is a BD release I don't think anyone expected. At any rate, bonus! Best....concert movie.....EVER! Seriously, it's absolutely amazing.
09-28-09, 05:16 PM
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09-28-09, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
Great review. I don't think anyone was expecting more than an average PQ. The 5 out 5 audio rating makes this purchase a no brainer.
09-29-09, 12:40 PM
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When I was at TIFF the other week, there was a free outdoor screening of this movie right in the heart of the city at lunchtime. My wife and I were walking by just as it started. We decided to stay for the first song or two, but wound up staying for the whole thing. It was a very unique way to watch a movie.
People came and went during the film, but there was a Talking Heads superfan a couple rows ahead of us who was really into it. He'd applaud after every song like a live concert. The concept of applauding at a recorded performance seemed a little foreign to me, but his enthusiasm kind of made the experience fun. Little-by-little, other people joined in. By the end of the show, it was practically like being at a real concert.
People came and went during the film, but there was a Talking Heads superfan a couple rows ahead of us who was really into it. He'd applaud after every song like a live concert. The concept of applauding at a recorded performance seemed a little foreign to me, but his enthusiasm kind of made the experience fun. Little-by-little, other people joined in. By the end of the show, it was practically like being at a real concert.
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09-29-09, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by mbrunet
Agreed. And to add insult to injury, not only was Brick in a dead format, but the dualdiscs were also authored so that the hi-def audio (the whole reason that I bought the set) didn't play on at least half of the available players... including mine. That was an angry day.
03-16-23, 10:43 AM
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Re: Stop Making Sense: 10/13/09
Coming back to theaters with a new 4K transfer.
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03-16-23, 12:21 PM
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This new business strategy of A24 acquiring older films is very interesting...
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03-16-23, 01:23 PM
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Re: Stop Making Sense: 10/13/09
D'oh! I just posted something and then scrolled up to find that I'd already told the same story earlier in the thread. 
