David Byrne admits Talking Heads split “wasn’t handled well”

David Fincher has explained why he chose to include tracks by The Smiths on the soundtrack for his upcoming film The Killer.Michael Fassbender stars as a troubled assassin in the upcoming thriller, which is based on the French graphic novel by Alexis Nolent. It was adapted by screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker, who previously worked with Fincher on Seven.While the film’s score is composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Fincher explained at the Venice Film Festival how The Smiths also came to feature heavily on the soundtrack.“The Smiths were a post-production addition because I knew I wanted to use ‘How Soon Is Now?’ and I love the idea of that song specifically as a tool for assuaging his anxiety,” Fincher said (via IndieWire).

Carole Horst Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man” stars Glen Powell as Gary Johnson, a milquetoast philosophy professor who moonlights as an undercover cop set on flushing out people who hire contract killers. One day, Johnson gets the call to pose as a killer for hire, and proves he has a real talent for impersonation — and arrests. He dons different contract killer personas for different stings.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic Is it something in the air? At this year’s Venice Film Festival, the unofficial theme appears to be hit men. David Fincher’s “The Killer” is all about an icy methodical professional executioner. Woody Allen’s “Coup de Chance” turns on an act of murder-for-hire.

That Glen Powell is a gem of an actor is nothing new, but twenty years into his career, and after stealing the show in a bunch of films and series, we can all finally stop praying for him to get a leading role worthy of his talents. In “Hit Man,” Powell reunites with his “Everybody Wants Some!!” director Richard Linklater for a part that allows him to be by turns nerdy, sexy, and funny, but at all times almost unbearably charming.

Lily Collins is still very much in love.

Aerosmith kicked off their US farewell tour with their first performance of ‘Adam’s Apple’ in five years, and a cover of a classic Fleetwood Mac track. Check out footage of the show and the full setlist below.The rock veterans announced details of their ‘Peace Out’ farewell tour back in May when they told fans that the upcoming tour would be their last and, although “it’s not goodbye”, it is “peace out” to their days on the road. This came over 50 years after they formed.Now, Steven Tyler and co.

Thursday night’s audience at Broadway’s Here Lies Love got a surprise bonus performance when DJ Fatboy Slim, who co-wrote the musical with David Byrne, took to the stage and spun a one-night-only set following the show.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Following a brief run of shows alongside John Mulaney and Jon Stewart, Pete Davidson will embark on a solo stand-up trek with dates set through October. Tickets to Davidson’s 2023 standup tour, which kicks off at The National in Richmond, Va.

Talking Heads has said that the re-release of their film Stop Making Sense acted as somewhat of a “healing experience” for the band.The musician reflected on the 1983, Jonathan Demme-directed concert film in a new interview on the Kyle Meredith With… podcast, and explained how re-releasing the film has helped the members grow closer.The band are reissuing the film to celebrate 40 years since it was first released, and the moment also will see members Harrison, David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, and Chris Frantz come together for their first public reunion in over two decades.According to Harrison, although the band underwent a tumultuous break-up, revisiting the film – which has been restored to 4K and distributed by A24 – has helped the members settle their differences, and played a significant role in bringing them back together.“We own the film together, [so we had] to work together to make a decision,” he told the host. “‘Is A24 the right distributor for us, the right partner for us?’ We had to have conversations about that, and this is something we did together.

Duran Duran have announced that they will release a new Halloween-themed album in October called ‘Danse Macabre’. The thirteen track (obviously) record features new songs, spine-chilling covers and reworked versions of the spookiest songs from the band’s back catalogue.“The idea was born out of a show we played in Las Vegas on 31 Oct 2022”, says keyboardist Nick Rhodes.

Duran Duran have announced a new Halloween-themed album which will see them cover Billie Eilish, Talking Heads and more.‘Danse Macabre’ will be released on October 27 and feature a mix of new original songs, reworkings of songs from the band’s catalogue and covers.Alongside versions of Eilish’s ‘Bury A Friend’ and Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ (featuring Måneskin bassist Victoria De Angelis), they will also share versions of The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Paint It Black’, The Specials‘ ‘Ghost Town’, Siouxsie and the Banshees’ ‘Spellbound’ and Cerrone’s ‘Supernature’.To announce the album, the band have shared its title track, one of three original new songs for the project.Keyboardist Nick Rhodes said: “The song ‘Danse Macabre’ celebrates the joy and madness of Halloween. It is the title track of our forthcoming album, which gathers together an unusual mix of cover versions, reworked Duran Duran songs and several new compositions.

Westlife singer Nicky Byrne has renewed his wedding vows with wife Georgina, after 20 years of marriage.The couple met when they were just 12 years old and originally tied the knot at their Dublin home. Nicky told fans the news by posting photos of the celebration on Instagram, writing: "Summer House Party and we tied the knot again!!" Over the years, most of Nicky's bandmates have married, while Mark Feehily is engaged to his fiancé Cailean O'Neill after announcing the news in 2019.

A slew of singles are headed to the beach for the ninth season of “Bachelor in Paradise,” the raunchy spinoff from “The Bachelor” where alums get another chance at their journey for love. “Bachelor in Paradise” Season 9 — which premieres on Sept. 28 at 9 p.m.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent “Dance First,” a portrait of Irish writer Samuel Beckett starring Gabriel Byrne and directed by Oscar winner James Marsh, will close this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival, playing out of competition. Byrne, a memorable lead in “The Usual Suspects” and “Miller’s Crossing” who also won a Golden Globe for his performance in “In Treatment,” plays Samuel Beckett, driving into his deep contradictions and inner torment of a writer who was a Parisian bon vivant, a WWII Resistance fighter and then Nobel Prize-winning playwright who, however, became a recluse, living the last years of his life in a single room in a nursing home, ashamed of past actions and convinced that for much of his life he had been a failure.

Sarah Hyland and Wells Adams are sweetly commemorating their first year as a married couple.Hyland took to Instagram on Sunday to share a celebratory message to her hubby, and posted a throwback photo from their special day, as she stunned in her white wedding gown and he showed off his wedding ring while pulling a playful face and rocking a classic black suit.«One year married to you flew by in a blink of an eye,» Hyland wrote. «You’re my HUSBAND.

Sarah Hyland and husband Wells Adams are celebrating one year of marriage.

David Byrne has said he regrets the way Talking Heads split up, explaining that he was a “bitter tyrant” at the time.The group recently announced that they would be reuniting for a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Fest in celebration of the 40th anniversary of their legendary concert film, Stop Making Sense. The event will mark the band’s first public appearance together in over 20 years.In an interview with People, former Talking Heads frontman Byrne explained: “As a younger person, I was not as pleasant to be around.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The forthcoming re-release of the Talking Heads’ 1984 classic “Stop Making Sense” — which is universally regarded as one of the greatest concert films ever made — has put the long-defunct group more in the spotlight than they’ve been in decades. A day after it was announced that the four members will be onstage together for the first time since 2002 for a Q&A at the Toronto Film Festival, frontman/songwriter David Byrne has expressed some regret over the group’s contentious split in the late 1980s. “As a younger person, I was not as pleasant to be around.

Forty years ago, the late filmmaker Jonathan Demme and the art-punk band The Talking Heads made one of the most outstanding concert docs of all time, “Stop Making Sense.” Now on this milestone anniversary, the beloved concert doc returns to theaters with a TIFF World Premiere and Global IMAX Live event on September 11 in a pristine new 4K restoration. Following that debut, the doc will then exclusively open in IMAX on September 22 and in theaters everywhere on September 29.

Talking Heads bandmates David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison will make a public appearance together next month in Toronto for the first time since their 2002 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.