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Jun. 20th, 2010 09:54 pmWas I the only one who hadn't watched David Byrne's True Stories until now? It's a musical pop-art movie about the American south in the early '80s (set in Virgil, TX, and filmed thereabouts.) As someone who experienced that culture as a kid, I'm in awe of the accuracy of the portrait. The buildings, streets, rooms, people - they really looked like that. Watching the movie, I could smell those places.
The movie was also an excuse to present the songs from the Talking Heads album in ideal settings. John Goodman sings People Like Us as a character who actually means the "We don't want freedom/ we don't want justice/ we just want someone to love" chorus, and City of Dreams, as music for the closing credits, could knock you over with a feather.
Its on Netflix. Consider this your anthropology homework for the week.
The movie was also an excuse to present the songs from the Talking Heads album in ideal settings. John Goodman sings People Like Us as a character who actually means the "We don't want freedom/ we don't want justice/ we just want someone to love" chorus, and City of Dreams, as music for the closing credits, could knock you over with a feather.
Its on Netflix. Consider this your anthropology homework for the week.