David Byrne Movies

  • 1990
    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

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    This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection and raising money for AIDS research and relief. Some...

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
  • 2009
    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

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    An East Village performance space fought against the Bowery homeless shelter who threatened to shut them down. Some of the most iconic figures in...

    Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
  • 2012
    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies

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    Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received...

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies
  • 1988
    Checking Out

    Checking Out

    Checking Out

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    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...

    Checking Out
  • 2025
    Monk in Pieces

    Monk in Pieces

    Monk in Pieces

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    Visionary composer and performer Meredith Monk overcame hostile critics to become one of the great artists of her time. In her seventh decade of...

    Monk in Pieces
  • 1976
    The Blank Generation

    The Blank Generation

    The Blank Generation

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    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,...

    The Blank Generation
  • 2008
    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

    The Man Who Bottled Clouds

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    A host of personalities reminisce about the life and work of songwriter, lawyer, and congressman Humberto Teixeira — aka "Baião Doctor"...

    The Man Who Bottled Clouds
  • 1989
    Decade

    Decade

    Decade

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    Interviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr, David Byrne, George Michael and more, as they reflect on...

    Decade
  • 2019
    Museum Town

    Museum Town

    Museum Town

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    A rural American town suffering economically from factory closures finds an unconventional route to recovery with the help of MASS MoCA.

    Museum Town
  • 2001
    25 Years of Punk

    25 Years of Punk

    25 Years of Punk

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    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...

    25 Years of Punk
  • 1980
    Talking Heads - Live in Rome

    Talking Heads - Live in Rome

    Talking Heads - Live in Rome

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    On December 18, 1980, the American rock band Talking Heads, with guest guitarist Adrian Belew, delivered a fantastic performance at Palaeur Arena in...

    Talking Heads - Live in Rome
  • 1984
    Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

    Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

    Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime

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    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...

    Talking Heads: The Name of this Programme is Once In A Lifetime
  • 2009
    Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

    Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

    Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut

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    The enlightened and extra-terrestrial Brazilian genius-multi-instrumentalist flies to Asturias in 2008 to give a music workshop. His journey takes us...

    Tom Zé: Liberated Astronaut
  • 2005
    TV Party

    TV Party

    TV Party

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    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...

    TV Party
  • 2024
    Eno

    Eno

    Eno

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    Visionary musician and artist Brian Eno - known for producing David Bowie, U2, Talking Heads, among many others; pioneering the genre of ambient...

    Eno
  • 2002
    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s

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    A look at "rock and roll" and other pop music based film of the 1970s.

    Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The 1970s
  • 2011
    Talking Heads - Chronology

    Talking Heads - Chronology

    Talking Heads - Chronology

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    Chronology pulls together live performances from across Talking Heads' career. It starts with their earliest days at CBGB and The Kitchen in New York...

    Talking Heads - Chronology
  • 2000
    The Art of Amália

    The Art of Amália

    The Art of Amália

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    Documentary about the life of Portuguese Fado singer Amalia Rodrigues (1920-1999) with an interview and collection of footage from performances...

    The Art of Amália
  • 2004
    Dennis Cleveland

    Dennis Cleveland

    Dennis Cleveland

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    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.

    Dennis Cleveland
  • 1993
    10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

    10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

    10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged

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    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...

    10000 Maniacs: MTV Unplugged