[Metroactive Movies]   Once in a Lifetime  [whitespace] Stop
Making Sense  Fifteen years later, the Talking Heads film, 'Stop
Making Sense,' strikes a timely generational chord and makes
more sense than ever  By Richard von Busack  Ah, what's the
matter with him? How do you know?  THIS EXCHANGE of lyrics is
key to Stop Making Sense, the greatest rock-concert film ever
made. When Edna Holt and Lynn Mabry deliver the assurance that
the Lord won't mind on the chorus of "Slippery People," their
shout of joy overwhelms the musical tension that David Byrne and
the Talking Heads have been building. Holt and Mabry's harmonies
smash through the wired-up instrumentation the same way that
Byrne's vocals bust out of him, as if he were fighting to keep
his voice down even as he sings.  Watching Stop Making Sense
anew after a decade and a half (the 1984 film receives a limited
rerelease, starting May 28), it's easy to see how director
Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs) sets up this pivotal
moment.  First comes the e