David Byrne
Also Known As: Talking Heads
Biography: David Byrne (/bɜːrn/; born 14 May 1952) is a Scottish-American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has released solo recordings and worked with various media, including film, photography, opera, fiction, and non-fiction. He has received an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a Special Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, and he is an inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Talking Heads. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Byrne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Sound
Place of Birth: Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK
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Social! Distance Dance Club
Overview: A team of creatives get together to throw the safest possible dance party in the middle of the pandemic in NYC. Starring David Byrne, Christian Jones, asmine Lee, Kevin Adams, Mara Isaacs, and Steven Hoggett. Commissioned by the Park Avenue Armory.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-05-14
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Stop Making Sense
Overview: A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-16
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True Stories
Overview: A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-10
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Talking Heads: Rock Pop in Concert
Overview: Adrian Belew augments the band on this 50-minute performance from the Westfalenhalle, in Dortmund, Germany, on December 20th, 1980, for the Rockpop TV show. Set List: Psycho Killer Cities I Zimbra Once In A Lifetime Animals Crosseyed And Painless Life During Wartime The Great Curve
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-03
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Heavy Petting
Overview: Celebrities and creatives -- including musician David Byrne, performance artist Spalding Gray, comedian Sandra Bernhard, radical activist Abbie Hoffman, and poet Allen Ginsberg-- recall their earliest sexual experiences.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-22
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Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
Overview: Meet the match made in pop heaven, when the singer-songwriter and the 1960s hitmaking composer collaborated on the 1998 album Painted From Memory, featuring the GRAMMY Award-winning song “I Still Have That Other Girl.” Their magical sessions were captured in this special episode of Sessions at West 54th, hosted by David Byrne.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-18
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Fathers and Songs: Music for Father's Day
Overview: Fatherhood has proved a great subject for a variety of artists - some celebratory, some conflicted, but all inspired by what dad does and doesn't do. Here's a mixture of songs that celebrate and probe the emotional complexities generated by the sometime head of the household. Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Cat Stevens, Emmylou Harris, Paul Simon, Madonna, Peter Gabriel, Mike and the Mechanics, Suggs and the Blockheads, Neil Young, James Brown, Pigbag and even Ozzy Osbourne and his daughter Kelly put in an appearance, making a cracking compilation for Father's Day.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-16
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Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
Overview: A look at "rock and roll" and other pop music based film of the 1970s.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-08-30
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Paul Simon: Under African Skies
Overview: Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end the Apartheid regime. On the 25th anniversary of Paul Simon's GRACELAND, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger offers a glimpse at the controversy surrounding the decision to record the album in South Africa despite a UN boycott of the nation, which was aimed at ending apartheid. In the run-up to an eagerly anticipated reunion concert, Simon, Quincy Jones, Peter Gabriel, David Byrne, Harry Belafonte, Paul McCartney and others reflect on the decision to record with local artists in South Africa, and the cultural impact of the album that delivered such hits as "I Know What I Know" and "You Can Call Me Al."
Genres: Music Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-11
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Dead End Kids
Overview: The 1986 film version of the theatrical production "Dead End Kids" by the NYC avant-garde theatre group The Mabou Mines.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-15
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Twyla Moves
Overview: Interwoven with her storied career and prolific works, Twyla Moves sees legendary choreographer Twyla Tharp navigate her latest creative challenge: making a dance for a world plagued by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-16
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This Must Be the Place
Overview: A bored, retired rock star sets out to find his father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-24
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The Kitchen Presents: Two Moon July
Overview: Two Moon July was a multidisciplinary event that featured experimental video, film, visual art, performance and music in a theatrical framework. More than thirty artists participated in the program, which was produced for the Kitchen by Carlota Schoolman and directed by Tom Bowes.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-03
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Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart
Overview: An incredible retracing of the evolution of Reed's remarkable career over three decades. Filled with interviews with Reed, his friends and some of the major artists influenced by Reed including David Bowie, David Byrne, Patti Smith, Suzanne Vega, Dave Stewart, Philip Glass and more. Production Notes, Biographies, Discography, Scene Access, Screen Test, Rare Velvet Footage
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-04-29
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Talking Heads: Live at Montreux Jazz Festival
Overview: Talking Heads perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on July 9, 1982. Originally broadcast on Swiss TV and radio.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-05
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Lulu on the Bridge
Overview: This film is about a famous jazz saxophonist, Izzy, whose life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.
Genres: Drama Mystery Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-09-06
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Between the Teeth
Overview: Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne performs with his band 10 Car Pile-Up at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, N.J., on October 31, 1992.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-03
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Talking Heads: Storytelling Giant
Overview: A compilation of ten music videos produced by Talking Heads during the 1980s. The videos are linked by apparently real people (not actors) telling stories from their lives.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-13
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The Making of True Stories
Overview: The making of a film about a bunch of people in Virgil, Texas.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-27
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The Man Who Bottled Clouds
Overview: A host of personalities reminisce about the life and work of songwriter, lawyer, and congressman Humberto Teixeira — aka "Baião Doctor" — the author of such classic Brazilian popular songs as "Asa Branca". A musical film about the baião, a movement in Brazilian music in the 1940s and 1950s that was later snowed under by samba and bossa nova.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2008-07-28
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Ride, Rise, Roar
Overview: David Byrne is a visual artist as well as a musician, and ever since his early days as a member of Talking Heads, he's wanted his concerts to be more than just a static performance. In 1984, Byrne and filmmaker Jonathan Demme redefined the boundaries of the concert film with the Talking Heads documentary STOP MAKING SENSE, and more than 25 years later Byrne has teamed up with David Hillman to create RIDE, RISE, ROAR, which documents Byrne's 2008-2009 concert tour, in which he performs new material written in collaboration with Brian Eno as well as favorites from his solo career as well as his tenure in Talking Heads. Using costumes and inventive choreography, Byrne and his musicians and dancers give his music a stage presentation as exciting as the music.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-21
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Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
Overview: In 1984, David Byrne put together a TV special on the Talking Heads for U.K. TV’s Channel 4, a 68-minute mix of live material filmed at Wembley Arena, interviews with the band, TV news clips, commercials and other various bits of found footage and sound.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Fabricating Tom Zé
Overview: The life and work of one of the most controversial Brazilian musicians, having as its backdrop Tom Zé's 2005 European Tour. The documentary shows a detailed vision of Tom Zé's personal musical universe, in which a guitar and a vacuum cleaner have the same melodic importance. In intimate interviews, he narrates different parts of his life and tells us about his musical debut in the early 60s, his downfall during the 70s, and his 90s comeback.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2006-06-07
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Beyond Ipanema
Overview: This documentary from filmmaker Guto Barra takes you beyond the 1960s bossa nova hit "The Girl from Ipanema" to explore how samba, Brazilectro and other Brazilian music styles have long captivated audiences and influenced musicians around the world. Mixing archival footage, fresh performances and interviews with leaders in the global music scene, Barra examines why Brazil's music consistently transcends boundaries of time and musical taste.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-11
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Café Tacvba - Un Segundo / MTV Unplugged
Overview: Second MTV Unplugged album of Café Tacvba.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2019-10-22
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Celia: The Queen
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Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2008-04-26
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Tori Amos: Sessions at West 54th
Overview: Tori Amos performs. Her set includes "iieee," "Past the Mission," "Caught a Lite Sneeze" and "The Waitress." Hosted by David Byrne.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-14
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The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
Overview: The Pogues playing on St. Patrick's Day in London's Town and Country serves to remind fans why we loved the band and possibly why their breakup was inevitable. A thoroughly sloshed Shane MacGowan mumbles and screams his way through most of their hits to that point in time. Of course, real fans like the mumbling and the screaming. Lots of energy, great guests - The Specials, the late Kirstie MacColl and especially the late great Joe Strummer - who not only gets up on stage for a stirring rendition of London Calling, but serves as a kind of host for the evening as he discusses what made the Pogues so great. The video times in at a paltry 60 minutes which leaves you begging for more, but between the singalong Wild Rover and the silly string silliness of Fiesta, it is a jam-packed entertaining piece of music history.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-15
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Talking Heads - Chronology
Overview: Chronology pulls together live performances from across Talking Heads' career. It starts with their earliest days at CBGB and The Kitchen in New York City in the mid-seventies, through their breakthrough years in the late seventies and on to global success in the eighties. They completed their last tour in 1983 although they would continue to make very successful albums throughout the eighties before officially breaking up in 1991. The DVD concludes with their "reunion" performance of "Life During Wartime" on their induction into the Rock `n' Roll Hall Of Fame in 2002.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-21
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Overview: Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-06
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Lennon or McCartney
Overview: 550 artists were interviewed over ten years. At some point during those interviews, they were asked a question and told to answer with one word only. Some stuck to one, some said more, some answered quickly, some thought it through, and some didn't answer at all. That question… Lennon or McCartney?
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-12
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David Byrne - Live from Austin Texas
Overview: This show, captured on November 28, 2001, was hailed by critics as Byrne's best work in years, and his performance on the Austin City Limits stage shows why. Joined by Austin's own eclectic tango ensemble Tosca, Byrne takes us down many different musical roads in his ACL debut. Recorded live and mixed in 5.1 surround sound, this DVD captures all the hits and more, and includes songs that were never aired on the original TV broadcast. This live release features former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne originally aired on the PBS Austin City Limits show,
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-02
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Contemporary Color
Overview: In the summer of 2015, legendary musician David Byrne staged an event at Brooklyn's Barclays Center to celebrate the art of Color Guard: synchronized dance routines involving flags, rifles, and sabers. Recruiting performers that include the likes of St. Vincent, Nelly Furtado, Ad-Rock, and Ira Glass to collaborate on original pieces with 10 color guard teams from across the US and Canada, Contemporary Color is a beautifully filmed snapshot of a one-of-a-kind live event.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-14
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The Blank Generation
Overview: The cream of the New York new wave/punk crop, filmed live at CBGB when the scene was just beginning. Includes performances by Patti Smith, Blondie, Television, the Ramones, Talking Heads, the Heartbreakers, the Shirts, Wayne County, the Marbles, the Dolls, Miamis, Harry Toledo, and the Tuff Darts (w/Robert Gordon).
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-04-22
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Talking Heads: Live in Rome
Overview: On December 18, 1980, the American rock band Talking Heads, with guest guitarist Adrian Belew, delivered a fantastic performance at Palaeur Arena in Rome that was filmed for broadcast on Italian TV. Taking place just two months after the release of Remain In Light, that night’s set was heavy on material from that album such as Born Under Punches, Crosseyed and Painless and The Great Curve.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1980-12-18
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Talking Heads: Capitol Theatre
Overview: Rare concert footage of Talking Heads performing their legendary Remain in Light set at Passiac, New Jersey's Capitol Theatre on November 4, 1980.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-11-04
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TV Party
Overview: From 1978 to 1982, Glenn O'Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV Party. Co-hosted by Chris Stein, from Blondie, and directed by filmmaker Amos Poe, the hour long show took television where it had never gone before: to the edge of civility and "sub-realism" as Glenn would put it. Walter Steding and his TV Party "Orchestra" provided a musical accompaniment to the madness at hand, and many artists and musicians, from The Clash, Nile Rodgers, Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Bryne and Arto Lindsey were regular guests. It was the cocktail party that could be a political party. With 80 hours of disintegrating 3/4 inch videotape as a starting point, we tracked down the trend setting participants still living today and found out what they remember of the period and how the show influenced their lives. This, combined with clips from the orginal show, became the documentary "TV Party.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-03
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Wandering Heart
Overview: Wandering Heart intimately follows Caetano from São Paulo to New York and Japan, during the release of his first album recorded solely in English. It takes considerably more than a week-long series of shows at Carnegie Hall, accolades in the New York Times, or the admiration of friends like Pedro Almodóvar, David Byrne and Michelangelo Antonioni to make Caetano feel comfortable outside of Brazil.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2009-07-24
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10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged
Overview: MTV Unplugged is a 1993 live album by 10,000 Maniacs. The music was recorded for the MTV Unplugged series and it was also the last album by the band featuring Natalie Merchant as vocalist. In addition to the songs released on this album, four takes of "How You've Grown" were recorded, second takes of "Because the Night" and "Gold Rush Brides", a brief take of "Puff the Magic Dragon" and three other songs which featured singer David Byrne as a guest: "Let The Mystery Be" (two takes, one of which was released as a B-Side to "Few and Far Between" and on Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings), "Jolene", and "Dallas". In 1994, it reached 13 on the Billboard 200.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-06-01
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25 Years of Punk
Overview: Lou Reed narrates this Television special that takes a look back at the beginnings of the punk rock movements in New York & England, the underground punk scenes in the 70's & 80's, and the punk resurgence in the 90's. A collaboration between VH1 and Spin magazine.
Genres: Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-04-19
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We're Gonna Die
Overview: With her band - Future Wife - and David Byrne, playwright Young Jean Lee takes the stage in a life-affirming show that anyone could perform, about the thing everyone has in common: WE’RE GONNA DIE. You may be miserable, but you won’t be alone.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-08-27
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Museum Town
Overview: A rural American town suffering economically from factory closures finds an unconventional route to recovery with the help of MASS MoCA.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-03-10
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Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Overview: An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in music have performed here.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-24
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John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch
Overview: John Mulaney and his kid pals tackle existential topics for all ages with catchy songs, comedy sketches and special guests in a nostalgic variety special.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-24
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Lubbock Lights
Overview: From the poetic to the philosphical, the heartbreaking to the hilarious, Lubbock Lights explores the phenomenon that is West Texas music.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-15
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Dancing Barefoot
Overview: In this 1995 made-for television biopic, see legendary musician and filmmaker Ivan Kral as he made music history. With guitar and camera in the 70s, playing with Iggy Pop, Blondie and Patti Smith Group, he triumphed, rising from refugee to rock icon.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: cs
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Well How Did We Get Here? A Brief History of Talking Heads
Overview: A brief history of Talking Heads (and how they got here!)
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-03
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Everything For All Reasons
Overview: Fringe even in the fringe world of music of the 70's - Terry Allen is an artist in a class of his own. Everything For All Reasons introduces Terry's story, and is punctuated by his most beloved songs from a concert full of special guests.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-08
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Decade
Overview: Interviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr, David Byrne, George Michael and more, as they reflect on the 1980s.
Genres: Documentary Music History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-09
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David Byrne's American Utopia
Overview: A filmed version of David Byrne's Broadway show, a unifying musical celebration that inspires audiences to connect to each other and to the global community.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-10
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Checking Out
Overview: When his best friend dies of a heart attack, Ray Macklin becomes a man obsessed with his own mortality. Convinced that all his aches and pains are an indication of his imminent death, Ray's life turns into a slapstick farce of health-crazed anxiety and hypochondria.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-10-26
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By the Ways, a Journey with William Eggleston
Overview: French filmmakers Cedric Laty and Vincent Gerard chronicle the life of lensman William Eggleston, emerging with an artful documentary as much about the man as it is about the everyday places in the American South that he encapsulates, and transforms, in his work. Considered a pioneer of color photography, Eggleston is known for seeing the beautiful in the mundane, and the film captures the essence of his vision.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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David Byrne: ACL Fest 2018
Overview: SETLIST: 01. Here, 02. Lazy, 03. I Zimbra (Talking Heads song), 04. Slippery People (Talking Heads song), 05. Everybody’s Coming to My House, 06. This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) (Talking Heads song), 07. Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song), 08. Toe Jam (Brighton Port Authority cover), 09. Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) (Talking Heads song), 10. Every Day Is a Miracle, 11. Road to Nowhere (Talking Heads song), 12. Burning Down the House (Talking Heads song), 13. Hell You Talmbout (Janelle Monáe cover)
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-05
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Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Overview: This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection and raising money for AIDS research and relief. Some of today's most celebrated recording artists performing their interpretations of the classic songs of Cole Porter.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-01
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The Art of Amália
Overview: Documentary about the life of Portuguese Fado singer Amalia Rodrigues (1920-1999) with an interview and collection of footage from performances throughout her long career.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2000-12-08
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La Casa del Ritmo: A Film About Los Amigos Invisibles
Overview: A compelling story about Grammy-winning Venezuelan funksters Los Amigos Invisibles, from their early days playing in Caracas, Venezuela, to being discovered by David Byrne of Talking Heads and their rise to international stardom. The viewer experiences their story as it intertwines with a live performance filmed at the Highline Ballroom in New York City in March 2011. The band, with the same original 6 members, celebrates 20 years in 2011.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 2012-04-18
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FeeLee. History of a Single Label
Overview: If it were necessary to describe the history of independent rock music in Russia in one word, then this word would be Gorbushka. It is a password that has not needed explanation for more than 30 years. This is the Feelee music company, a celebration of the open-air free industry and a true portal to world music, ranging from Nick Cave and Coil to Sonic Youth and Rage Against the Machine. The film, based on archival footage and eyewitness accounts, tells how Feelee has come a long way, changing with the country and changing the country, and as a result has taken its special place in Russian culture.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2020-08-03
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Hream
Overview: A documentary following musician and nurse Doug Hream Blunt on his first world tour.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-06
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David Byrne: Live At Union Chapel
Overview: "(Nothing But) Flowers" (Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth) "And She Was" "Once in a Lifetime" (Byrne, Brian Eno, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth) "God's Child" "The Great Intoxication" "Un Di Felice" (Giuseppe Verdi) "The Revolution" "Sax and Violins" (Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth) "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth) "What a Day That Was" "Like Humans Do" "U.B. Jesus" "Life During Wartime" (Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth) "Lazy" (Byrne, X-Press 2) "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam) "Ausencia" (Goran Bregović, Teofilo Chantre) "The Accident" "Road to Nowhere" (Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth)
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-11
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Temporary Color
Overview: A true crime concert doc about David Byrne and two escaped convicts.
Genres: Documentary Comedy Music Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-22
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Summer of Love
Overview: Produced in collaboration with MICA-TV, Summer of Love is a public service announcement produced for the American Foundation for AIDS Research. Featuring The B-52’s, David Byrne, Allen Ginsburg, Quentin Crisp, John Kelly, and others.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Triple-Chaser
Overview: When US border agents fired tear gas grenades at civilians in November 2018, photographs showed that many of those grenades were manufactured by the Safariland Group, one of the world’s major manufacturers of so-called ‘less-lethal munitions’. The Safariland Group is owned by Warren B. Kanders, the vice chair of the board of trustees of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-17
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NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
Overview: New York City, 1977 - It was a time when the city had fallen into decay, with too few jobs, money, police, schools, and social services. There was a city wide blackout with major looting, a serial killer on the loose, and the Bronx was burning. And yet out of the chaos emerged one of the most creative times any city has ever encountered.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-09
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Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
Overview: Wild Combination is a visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his death in 1992, Arthur prolifically created music that spanned both pop and the transcendent possibilities of abstract art. Now, over fifteen years since his passing, Arthur's work is finally finding its audience. Wolf incorporates rare archival footage and commentary from Arthur's family, friends, and closest collaborators to tell this poignant and important story.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-26
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New York Rock at the BBC
Overview: Celebrating the cream of the New York rock scene, including classic performances from the Ramones, New York Dolls, Television, Blondie, Lou Reed and more. 01.New York Dolls - Jet Boy (Nov 1973) 02.Patti Smith Group - Horses (May 1976) 03.Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (Jan 1978) 04.Television - Foxhole (May 1978) 05.Ramones - Don't Come Close (Sep 1978) 06.Blondie - I'm Alway Touched By Your Presence Dear (Mar 1978) 07.Lou Reed - Waiting For The Man (Dec 1984) 08.John Cale - Dying On The Vine (Dec 1985) 09.Sonic Youth - Sugar Kane (Dec 1992) 10.Patti Smith - Because The Night (Apr 2002) 11.Lou Reed - Perfect Day (May 2003) 12.John Cale - Venus In Furs (Oct 2003) 13.David Byrne - This Must Be The Place (May 2004) 14.Antony And The johnsons - Hope There's Some One (Jun 2005) 15.The Strokes - Last Nite (Jun 2006)
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-24
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Beleza Tropical
Overview: This half-hour documentary was screened on Channel 4 in 1989. Charlie Gillett is in conversation with David Byrne and Susan Young. Gillett explores Byrne's interest in the music composed during Brazil's repressive political regime spanning the 1960's -1980’s, and Byrne's aim to introduce a wider audience to this music by compiling a series of albums featuring musicians from that era. Byrne asked Young to direct the animated film Beleza Tropical (Umbabarauma) to accompany the first of these albums. Young describes her approach to the making of the film and reflects upon this subtle and fascinating genre of music. The soundtrack features various artists from the album Beleza Tropical, Brazil Classics 1.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
Overview: The enlightened and extra-terrestrial Brazilian genius-multi-instrumentalist flies to Asturias in 2008 to give a music workshop. His journey takes us on another: that of his career, the ostracism with which he would be punished, his perpetual crusade for the materialization of “the idea”, his unique inspiration and incredible sense of humour. All emitted through his words and those of the people that surround him. An authentic pioneer, a free and cosmic spirit.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-24
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Dennis Cleveland
Overview: A 2002 live performance of Mikel Rouse's Dennis Cleveland, a multimedia opera set entirely on a television talk show in the late 20th century.
Genres: Documentary Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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Homo Brasilis: Tom Zé
Overview: Delve into the life of Antônio José Santana Martins, known as Tom Zé. Born in Bahia, this scholar of Brazilian music heads to São Paulo to propel a career filled with unusual and hilarious stories. The tropicalist artist revisits memories of his childhood in Irará, shares stories about his fellow tropicalismo movement colleagues, and reveals how his album "Estudando o Samba" won over David Byrne and launched him onto the global stage.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2023-05-04
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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Overview: Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup bringing together legendary Saturday Night Live hall-of-famers, iconic guests and surprise musical performances.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-02-14
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Overview: Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.
Genres: Music Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-01-27
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Report From L.A.
Overview: The television production Two Moon July was a multidisciplinary event that featured experimental video, film, visual art, performance and music in a theatrical framework. More than thirty artists participated in the program, which was produced for the Kitchen by Carlota Schoolman and directed by Tom Bowes. This production reflects a moment when art centers were experimenting with new modes of presenting the arts for television. Talking Heads' front man David Byrne is featured in the performance piece Report from L.A.; choreographer and dancer Bill T. Jones performs Inspiration to the accompaniment of John and Evan Lurie's music. Art works by '80s art stars Cindy Sherman, Robert Longo and Jonathan Borofsky are integral to the mise en scene, while music by downtown legends Brian Eno, Philip Glass and Arto Lindsay, among others, provides a running soundtrack. (EAI)
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-03
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Real Life
Overview: Documentary made on the set of David Byrne's 1986 film TRUE STORIES.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-31
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Monk in Pieces
Overview: Visionary composer and performer Meredith Monk overcame hostile critics to become one of the great artists of her time. In her seventh decade of creativity, she ponders how her unique work can continue without her.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-08-21
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We Want the Funk!
Overview: Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-04-08
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Untitled Patton/Byrne Piece
Overview: Patton Oswalt makes funny faces and David Byrne performs in an unusual place.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-06-24
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