David Byrne's American Utopia |
Spike Lee documents the former Talking Heads frontman's brilliant, timely 2019 Broadway show, based on his recent album and tour of the same name.
David Byrne's American Utopia brings the Talking Heads frontman's critically acclaimed Broadway show to the big screen in a one-of-a-kind film directed by Oscar and Emmy-winner Spike Lee.
Recorded during its late 2019 to early 2020 run at Broadway's Hudson Theatre in New York City, Byrne is joined by an ensemble of 11 musicians, singers, and dancers from around the globe, inviting audiences into a joyous dreamworld where human connection, self-evolution, and social justice are paramount.
The special includes performances of songs from Byrne's 2018 solo album of the same name, in addition to popular Talking Heads favorites such as "Once in a Lifetime" and "Burning Down the House."
The musical numbers accompanied with brief monologues allows Byrne to address various sociopolitical topics from police brutality, immigration, climate change, to the critical 2020 US election.
RELEASE DATE
Thursday 26th November
DURATION
101 min
RATING
M
CAST
David Byrne
DIRECTOR
Spike Lee
GENRE
Concert
PARTICIPATING CINEMAS
The Astor Theatre, Pentridge Cinema, Palace Balwyn, Palace Cinema Como, Palace Dendy Brighton, The Kino, Palace Westgarth, Palace Norton Street, Palace Verona, Palace Central, Palace Byron Bay, Palace James St, Palace Barracks, Palace Electric Cinema, Palace Raine Square
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David Byrne's American Utopia | Official Trailer
Official Trailer | Netflix
REVIEW: David Byrne's American Utopia
David Byrne was front and centre for one of the greatest music concert movies of all time, 1984's Stop Making Sense. In those days, he was the driving force behind Talking Heads. Now, Byrne works in a selfdefined space where the lines between recorded music, performance art and cultural commentary are erased, moved or blurred as he alone sees fit. It is in this space his most recent crossmedia project ended up enjoying a short sellout run on Broadway in 2019. Luckily, just before its close, renowned director Spike Lee (Blackkklansman) was tapped to film Byrne's show for posterity. The end result? A brilliant music concert movie in the same exalted company as Stop Making Sense itself. All you see is multi-tasking musician-dancers working through a repertoire of Byrne's solo output and his time with the Heads. However, what you feel is a total sensory overload, with Lee's cameras moving through, around and above the activity onstage with an exemplary eye for detail. Magnificent stuff.
LEIGH PAATSCH Review - HeraldSun
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