Talking Heads pictures from Variety.com

Turner preps for May 20th upfronts

TV News: Cable co. hammering out N.Y. ad presentation -- Turner Networks turned heads at last year's upfront, presenting its fare to advertisers smack in the middle of the broadcast sessions while favorably comparing the quality of its award-winning drama to an NBC sked that included, in the words of Turner entertainment topper Steve Koonin, "a man named Wolf in a unitard and a talking car."

Published: 2009-02-25 Provider: Variety.com

David Byrne

Music Reviews: More perceptible now than three decades ago, Brian Eno drew out tension in the Talking Heads' music in a painterly fashion, locking in a base and then introducing tangents that sprang forth in rhythms, melody lines and lyrics.

Published: 2008-10-06 Provider: Variety.com

Secrecy

Film Reviews: This doc is more in stylistic keeping with Errol Morris' artful blend of aestheticized talking heads and visual accompaniments.

Published: 2008-01-21 Provider: Variety.com

The Pixar Story

Film Reviews: Leslie Iwerks' "The Pixar Story" charts the company's rise to infinity and beyond, so to speak, and who better to chronicle the journey than the Oscar-nominated granddaughter of animation pioneer Ub Iwerks? Though a talking-heads retrospective by nature, pic boasts not only all the right heads (from the three Pixar principals -- John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs -- to Michael Eisner and honorary godfather George Lucas) but also plenty of animated eye candy from Pixar itself, including early shorts and concept art. Result makes for a rosy inhouse portrait, sure to interest fans, especially down the road on DVD.

Published: 2007-07-30 Provider: Variety.com

Directors use animation in documentaries

Animation: 'Waltz,' 'Chicago 10' re-create reality with cartoons -- A significant drop in documentary box office receipts in recent years has forced filmmakers to rethink their approach. Talking heads and voiceovers are increasingly being replaced with not only re-enactment sequences but also animation.

Published: 2008-11-14 Provider: Variety.com

Stranded: I've Come From a Plane That Crashed in the Mountains

Film Reviews: A docu constructed from re-enactments, talking heads and no actual footage of the story it tells, but that still packs a punch.

Published: 2007-12-04 Provider: Variety.com

Screamers

Film Reviews: What does metal band System of a Down have to do with the mass extermination of Armenians in 1915? Descended from survivors of the so-called "Armenian genocide," band members teamed with Armenian-American filmmaker Carla Garapedian and partner Peter McAlevey to make "Screamers," a soapbox doc that intercuts concert footage with talking heads and scenes of horrifying human atrocity.

Published: 2006-12-08 Provider: Variety.com Keywords: Entertainment Industry News, Daily Variety, Movie Reviews, TV, Awards, Oscars, Cannes, Box Office, Hollywood