FOGCUTTER FILM SERIES VOLUME 25

STOP MAKING SENSE (1984)

The Fogcutter Film Series
hosted by Robert Mailer Anderson

6:00 PM: “Happy Hour Gramophone Concert” by DJ GrampaPhone spinning a set of rare and iconic 78 shellacs on his 1906 gramophone.

with FREE Wine while supplies last!

7:00 PM: Stop Making Sense (1984) – Why stop making sense? Why a movie? Why a big suit? Where do the odd movements come from? What will the band do next? A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album “Speaking in Tongues.” The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.

ROBERT MAILER ANDERSON: Anderson is a native San Franciscan, 9th generation Californian, writer, producer, filmmaker (Windows on The World, Pig Hunt) activist, author of the bestselling novel Boonville, and nominated for 3 Grammys as a music producer. His most recent work is the graphic novel My Fairy Godfather (Fantagraphics) - dedicated to The Castro Theater. He is also known as "DJ GrampaPhone” - spinning 78 records on his 120-year-old gramophone.

DOORS at 5:30 PM | MUSIC at 6:00 PM | FILM at 7:00 PM

Tickets for this film can be acquired with loyalty cards or our Annual CinemaSF passes.