Stop Making Sense

Stop Making Sense
Directed by Jonathan Demme

Saturday, October 20, 8 pm

Widely recognized as one of the greatest live music films of all time, the film pairs director Jonathan Demme with the New York art rock bank Talking Heads just as they are breaking out to become musical icons. Opening with frontman David Byrne singing alone to “Psycho Killer.” The stage soon fills with bandmates and stagehands as Demme displays sweeping cinematography capturing Byrne’s dynamic stagecraft and agile performance. 1984. U.S., DCP, 98 minutes. Recommended for 13+.


Deep in Vogue: Louisville’s Treasured Cinema

October 12 – 28

For over 20 years, the Vogue Theater was Louisville’s celebrated arthouse cinema with a plethora of screenings of classic Hollywood fare, foreign films, wild cult films, children’s matinees, American independent releases, and the ever-popular The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The cinema in St. Matthews packed houses and gave an informal film education to the region.

This fall marks the 20th anniversary since its closing and this series celebrates beloved films that played at the Vogue. In addition, there will be a display of ephemera from the Vogue preserved by former Vogue staff members and local cinema archivist David Conover.