David Byrne Movies

  • 2023
    John Mulaney: Baby J

    John Mulaney: Baby J

    John Mulaney: Baby J

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    A chaotic intervention. An action-packed stay in rehab. After a weird couple of years, John Mulaney comes out swinging in his return to the stage.

    John Mulaney: Baby J
  • 2025
    We Want the Funk!

    We Want the Funk!

    We Want the Funk!

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    Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.

    We Want the Funk!
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1982
    The Catherine Wheel

    The Catherine Wheel

    The Catherine Wheel

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    Seamlessly blending elements of movement and music, Twyla Tharp choreographs a rock 'n' roll dance spectacular, set to a score by former Talking...

    The Catherine Wheel
  • 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
  • 2006
    Fabricating Tom Zé

    Fabricating Tom Zé

    Fabricating Tom Zé

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    The life and work of one of the most controversial Brazilian musicians, having as its backdrop Tom Zé's 2005 European Tour. The documentary...

    Fabricating Tom Zé
  • 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
  • 2016
    Contemporary Color

    Contemporary Color

    Contemporary Color

    6.82016HD

    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
  • 1989
    Heavy Petting

    Heavy Petting

    Heavy Petting

    5.61989HD

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

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

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    6.42008HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2008
    The Vanguard

    The Vanguard

    The Vanguard

    3.82008HD

    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
  • 1986
    Dead End Kids

    Dead End Kids

    Dead End Kids

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    The 1986 film version of the theatrical production "Dead End Kids" by the NYC avant-garde theatre group The Mabou Mines.

    Dead End Kids