{"product_id":"true-stories-951","title":"True Stories (#951)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMusic icon David Byrne was inspired by tabloid headlines to make his sole foray into feature-film directing, an ode to the extraordinariness of ordinary American life and a distillation of what was in his own idiosyncratic mind. The Talking Heads front man plays a visitor to Virgil, Texas, who introduces us to the citizens of the town during preparations for its Celebration of Specialness. As shot by cinematographer Ed Lachman, Texas becomes a hyperrealistic late-capitalist landscape of endless vistas, shopping malls, and prefab metal buildings. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrue Stories,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eByrne uses his songs to stitch together pop iconography, voodoo rituals, and a singular variety show—all in the service of uncovering the rich mysteries that lurk under the surface of everyday experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-feature-title-field=\"\" class=\"header_lvl2 hideSmall\"\u003eDIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-special-features-field=\"\" class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by director David Byrne and cinematogra­pher Ed Lachman, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack, supervised by Byrne, on the Blu-ray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew documentary about the film’s production, featuring Byrne, Lachman, screenwriter Stephen Tobolowsky, executive producer Edward Pressman, coproducer Karen Murphy, fashion-show costume designer Adelle Lutz, casting director Victoria Thomas, consultant Christina Patoski, actor Jo Harvey Allen, and artist and songwriter Terry Allen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCD containing the film’s complete soundtrack, compiled here for the first time (Blu-ray only)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eReal Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1986), a short documentary by Pamela Yates and Newton Thomas Sigel made on the set of the film\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNo Time to Look Back,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ea new homage to Virgil, Texas, the fictional town where True Stories is set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew documentary about designer Tibor Kalman and his influence on Byrne and work on the film, featuring Byrne and artist Maira Kalman, Tibor’s widow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeleted scenes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePLUS: Essays by critic Rebecca Bengal and journalist and author Joe Nick Patoski, along with, for the Blu-ray edition, an essay by Byrne; a 1986 piece by actor Spalding Gray on the film’s production; and a selection of production photography, along with Byrne’s tabloid clippings and writing about the film’s visual motifs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-special-features-field=\"\" class=\"product-features-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Criterion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40979520946220,"sku":"715515223713","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0359\/2201\/8348\/products\/true-stories-951-new-blu-ray-715515223713-8342918.jpg?v=1772392700","url":"https:\/\/www.orbitdvd.com\/products\/true-stories-951","provider":"Orbit DVD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}