A concert film that any self-regarding music fan should watch at least once, Stop Making Sense regularly, and rightfully, sits at atop lists of the greatest live concert films ever captured.
Jonathan Demme’s film documented Talking Heads at the summit of the twin peaks of commercial success and artistic vigour. Ostensibly touring their fifth record, Speaking in Tongues (and its instant classic singles, This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) and Burning Down the House), the tightly choreographed Talking Heads live experience had been fine-tuned into a jaw-dropping exhibition of the band's stature as ultra-expressive live performers, as well as a rock solid musical unit.
