David Byrne Movies

  • 2008
    The Vanguard

    The Vanguard

    The Vanguard

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    The year is 2015 and overpopulation and famine have plunged our planet into chaos and one desperate survivor finds himself being hunted and pursued...

    The Vanguard
  • 1989
    Heavy Petting

    Heavy Petting

    Heavy Petting

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    Celebrities and creatives -- including musician David Byrne, performance artist Spalding Gray, comedian Sandra Bernhard, radical activist Abbie...

    Heavy Petting
  • 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
  • 2008
    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

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    Wild Combination is a visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell....

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2011
    Ride, Rise, Roar

    Ride, Rise, Roar

    Ride, Rise, Roar

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    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...

    Ride, Rise, Roar
  • 2009
    Wandering Heart

    Wandering Heart

    Wandering Heart

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    Wandering Heart intimately follows Caetano from São Paulo to New York and Japan, during the release of his first album recorded solely in...

    Wandering Heart
  • 2007
    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell

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    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...

    NY77: The Coolest Year in Hell
  • 2004
    The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

    The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

    The Pogues Live at the Town and Country

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    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...

    The Pogues Live at the Town and Country
  • 1982
    Talking Heads live at Montreux Jazz Festival

    Talking Heads live at Montreux Jazz Festival

    Talking Heads live at Montreux Jazz Festival

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    Talking Heads perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland on July 9, 1982. Originally broadcast on Swiss TV and radio.

    Talking Heads live at Montreux Jazz Festival
  • 2008
    Celia: The Queen

    Celia: The Queen

    Celia: The Queen

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    Celia: The Queen
  • 1981
    America Is Waiting

    America Is Waiting

    America Is Waiting

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    Stock footage edited with music to comment on American culture.

    America Is Waiting
  • 1998
    Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

    Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

    Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th

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    Meet the match made in pop heaven, when the singer-songwriter and the 1960s hitmaking composer collaborated on the 1998 album Painted From Memory,...

    Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach: Sessions at West 54th
  • 1986
    Report From L.A.

    Report From L.A.

    Report From L.A.

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    The television production Two Moon July was a multidisciplinary event that featured experimental video, film, visual art, performance and music in a...

    Report From L.A.
  • 2016
    Contemporary Color

    Contemporary Color

    Contemporary Color

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    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...

    Contemporary Color
  • 1981
    Mea Culpa

    Mea Culpa

    Mea Culpa

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    In his first collaboration with David Byrne and Brian Eno, Conner used footage from educational films to create a rhythmically austere image-track...

    Mea Culpa
  • 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
  • 1994
    After 68

    After 68

    After 68

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    The story of Frieda, a young girl growing up in strife-torn late 1960's Derry, and her attempts to have a normal adolescence despite the violence...

    After 68