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1 Stop Making Sense 1984

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No backstage chat, no crowd blather. With hyper-sharp focus, director Jonathan Demme cuts through gigmovie clichés and spotlights NY newwavers Talking Heads’ ingenious metastaging as they click into gear. Burning down the

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