What is Stop Making Sense / The Last Waltz about?

STOP MAKING SENSE, 1984, Palm Pictures, 88 min. Jonathan Demme revolutionized the art of shooting rock concerts with this innovative masterpiece about Talking Heads, considered by many critics to be the best concert film of all time. THE LAST WALTZ, 1978, MGM Repertory, 117 min. On Thanksgiving Day 1976, 5,000 cheering fans gathered for the historic farewell concert of The Band. Martin Scorsese provides fascinating interviews with Band members, but the film's real hook is the stage show, which includes rock legends Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Paul Butterfield, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Neil Young.

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What is Stop Making Sense / The Last Waltz about?: STOP MAKING SENSE, 1984, Palm Pictures, 88 min. Jonathan Demme revolutionized the art of shooting rock concerts with this innovative masterpiece about Talking Heads, considered by many critics to be the best concert film of all time.
THE LAST WALTZ, 1978, MGM Repertory, 117 min. On Thanksgiving Day 1976, 5,000 cheering fans gathered for the historic farewell concert of The Band. Martin Scorsese provides fascinating interviews with Band members, but the film's real hook is the stage show, which includes rock legends Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Paul Butterfield, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Neil Young.