Once in A Lifetime: "Stop Making Sense" and Talking Heads Live in Santa Monica

The 4K Restoration of the Greatest Concert Film of All Time, the Band, and Memories of 1983

Outside the Aero, September 19, 2023/Hope Anderson

Before “Stop Making Sense”, concert films followed a predictable, usually chronological structure: first, establishing shots of the venue and incoming throngs, then shots of the crew, then backstage encounters with the band, and finally the stage performance. Usually these were intercut, and the concert …