There’s a new concert film out! It’s called David Byrne’s American Utopia, directed by none other than Spike Lee and shot by none other than Ellen Kuras. It documents David Byrne’s most recent tour-turned Broadway show, and it’s drawn much discussion: in particular, to David Byrne’s previous high-profile concert film, Stop Making Sense. We took this release as an opportunity to delve into the entire genre of concert cinema, and the difficulties that arise when one must turn a stage-bound show intended for a live audience into a film object.
We also discuss Stop Making Sense (Jonathan Demme), Jazz on a Summer’s Day (Bert Stern, Aram Avakian), Monterey Pop (D.A. Pennebaker, 1967), Gimme Shelter (Chartlotte Zwerin, Albert & David Maysles, 1970), Woodstock (Michael Wadleigh, 1970), The Last Waltz (Martin Scorsese, 1978), U2: Rattle and Hum (Phil Joanou, 1988), Bjork: Biophilia (Peter Strickland & Nick Fenton, 2014), Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! (Adam Yauch, 2006), Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse (Julian Schnabel, 2008), Heart of Gold (2006), Trunk Show (2009), Journeys (2011) (Jonathan Demme), and Shine a Light (Martin Scorsese, 2008)
Commentary 6 - STILL PROCESSING with Sophy Romvari
Commentary 5 - IN DOG YEARS with Sophy Romvari
Commentary 4 - NORMAN NORMAN with Sophy Romvari
Commentary 3 - PUMPKIN MOVIE with Sophy Romvari
Commentary 2 - IT’S HIM with Sophy Romvari
Commentary 1 - NINE BEHIND with Sophy Romvari
1-Year Anniversary Q&A [Featuring Wong Kar-wai and Snyder Cut Hot Takes]
S3E10 - Rescuing The Good, the Bad and the Ugly with Benji Heran & Jordan Krug
S3E09 - Adapting Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with Tim Brayton
S3E08 - Colour Grading with Andrea Chlebak
S3E07 - The Bourne Series and Chaos Cinema
S3E06 - Wes Craven's Meta Horror with Mike Thorn
S3E05 - After Last Season and Outsider Art with Bram Ruiter
S3E04 - Eighth Grade and the Internet with Bronwyn Henderson and Brietta Stewart
S3e03 - Documentary Verite with Sophy Romvari
S3E02 - Narrative Verite with Whit Stillman
S3E01 - Film Preservation and Home Video with Blake Blasingame
Inter-season Special 2 - Listener Q&A
AMA Announcement - Plus HOT TAKES with Devan
S2E10 - Colour in the Films of Wong Kar-Wai
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