STOP MAKING SENSE June 17th at Webster University ‘A Tribute to Jonathan Demme’

“I wanna introduce the band by name!”

STOP MAKING SENSE screens Saturday, June 17th at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 East Lockwood). This is the fourth film in their ‘Tribute to Jonathan Demme’ The movie starts at 8:00pm.

STOP MAKING SENSE (1984) is an action-packed concert film… not in the sense of leaping towers of pyrotechnics… but in the way of seeing David Byrne falling back, standing up, shoving lamps, and running around risers, while musicians emerge song-by-song and various backgrounds come and go. Everything is in perfect place for this concert film directed by Jonathan Demme –and, even better, it’s nonstop. There are no minute-long, audience-panning breaks; if one song ends, the next one’s almost there. And, of course, there’s the music. See this one at Webster U and you’ll be treated to some wonderful tracks -from a spastic, minor-keyed “Psycho Killer” to a somehow strangely touching, acoustic “Heaven,” a denser, heavier “Life During Wartime” funkier “Girlfriend is Better,” and the ‘Stop Making Sense’-only track, Big Business. Even the Tom Tom Club number is catchy, if not a bit too light. David Byrne remains his tense, geeky way throughout the entire performance, and the addition of the “Speaking in Tongues” musicians to the touring group packs every ounce of funk they can fit into “Making Flippy Floppy,” “Once in a Lifetime,” and “Burning Down the House.” For the uninitiated, it’s a fine place to start. For Talking Heads fans, it’s a must to see.

Admission is:

$6 for the general public
$5 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$4 for Webster University staff and faculty

Free for Webster students with proper I.D.

Here’s the rest of the line-up for the other films that will be part of the ‘Tribute to Jonathan Demme’:
6/23 – Something Wild (1986)
6/24 – Married to the Mob (1988)
6/30 – The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
7/1 –  Philadelphia (1993)