What It's About:

Filmed over the course of a three-day stint at Hollywood's Pantages Theater, this concert documentary celebrates the inspired pop energy of New Wave pioneers Talking Heads-David Byrne, Chris Franz, Tina Weymouth, and Jerry Harrison-as they are joined onstage by a succession of phenomenal players, including keyboardist Bernie Worrell.

Why I Love It:

Jonathan Demme's infectious first musical outing captures the ecstatic fervor of the Talking Heads at the very peak of their fame, but it is much more than a filmed performance: Working from an idea hatched by super-quirky frontman David Byrne, "Sense" opens with Byrne's solo rendition of "Psycho Killer" (accompanying himself on boombox) and builds, song by song and player by player, to a roof-raising climax with "Burning Down the House." Demme's film is an uplifting, concept-driven dance party that avoids all the clichés.