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Ballarat Film Society | Stop Making Sense

September 12 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Classic Talking Heads Concert

Viewing a filmed music concert has been a tradition of the BFS, so this year we are fortunate to have a new remastering of the very famous 1983 concert that Talking Heads did over four live shows at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles.

Director Jonathan Demme is known for his film Silence of the Lambs (1991) which won 5 Academy Awards and best picture. David Byrne implored the band to wear neutral coloured clothing to ensure an optimum camera recording and quite a lot of editing took place but the reviews of the film are astounding. On the Rotten Tomatoes aggregator, Stop Making Sense holds an approval rating of 100% based on 66 reviews: an average of 9.3 out of 10. Why Talking Heads? Well, they are pretty well known plus they are very, very good on stage. Enjoy! Madman.

USA, 1984 Digital Remaster. Dir: Jonathan Demme. Actors include David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Talking Heads musicians.

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Membership

12 months – Feb-December: $60
6 months – Feb-June or July-Dec: $30

To join or renew your membership, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474), or come with cash on the night.

Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash.

For film enquiries, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the  Ballarat Film Society website 

All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme.

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