Palm Pictures Press Release: Stop Making Sense 25th Anniversary Edition (Blu-ray)

ONE OF THE MOST REVERED CONCERT FILMS

OF ALL TIME RETURNS

STOP MAKING SENSE

- Celebrating Its 25^th Anniversary -

The Landmark Filmed Record of the Talking Heads, Directed by

Oscar-Winning Director Jonathan Demme Arrives on a 25^th Anniversary

Blu-ray Disc on October 13^th

- Includes Exclusive Never Before Seen Footage -

“One of the greatest rock movies ever made” – Leonard Maltin

New York, NY (August x, 2009) – The big white suit that seemed to dance on its own is back. Palm Pictures proudly announces the 25^th-anniversary Blu-ray release of STOP MAKING SENSE, the extraordinary concert film presenting the Talking Heads at their phenomenal peak – a true piece of pop-culture history.

Palm Pictures will release the long-awaited disc, containing previously unseen bonus material, on October 13, 2009.

Talking Heads emerged from New York’s punk rock scene in the late 1970s with a thrilling new sound combining art rock, funk, world music and the droll vocals of sensationally cerebral frontman David Byrne. By 1984, Talking Heads – comprising Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison -- were one of the world’s leading bands, creating records that were artistically innovative and challenging but also hugely popular. Rolling Stone magazine’s 2003 list of the greatest rock albums of all time includes four by the Talking Heads; the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

STOP MAKING SENSE captures Talking Heads at their best in concert footage shot at the famed Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Directed by Jonathan Demme, Oscar-winner for “The Silence of the Lambs,” the film contains 16 songs, including such favorites as “Psycho Killer,” “Burning Down the House,” “Life During Wartime,” “Once in a Lifetime” and the hit cover of Al Green’s “Take Me to the River.” David Byrne doing his art-nerd dance wearing an oversized, broad-shouldered white suit became the film’s signature image -- and one of the most iconic of the 1980s.

The film also made technical history as the first made entirely utilizing digital audio techniques. For Blu-ray, STOP MAKING SENSE has been remastered in high definition from a 35mm interpositive. Two audio options are available: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Stereo 2.0.

The Blu-ray disc also contains priceless bonus material: a previously unavailable 1999 press conference featuring a rare off-stage gathering of all four members of Talking Heads, the video short “David Byrne Interview … David Byrne” and two songs not included in the feature film.

STOP MAKING SENSE (BLU-RAY)