Peter Agliata, Kerwin DeVonish, Tim Ives, Ellen Kuras, Sam Levy, Charles Libin, Declan Quinn, Yousheng Tang, Gregor Tavenner and David Waterston Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Special Paul Hsu, Pete Keppler and Michael Lonsdale
#SAM ADAMS UTOPIA SERIES#
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety Special Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special Jeff Skoll, David Linde, Diane Weyermann, Len Blavatnik, David Bither, Charlie Cohen, Kurt Deutsch, Bill Pohlad, Christa Zofcin Workman, Jon Kamen, Dave Sirulnick, Meredith Bennett, Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson, Patrick Catullo, Sue Naegle, Alec Sash, David Byrne and Spike Lee Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specialsīest Edited Variety Talk/Sketch Show or Special
#SAM ADAMS UTOPIA MOVIE#
Club devotes a lengthy review to American Utopia as "the right movie for 2020", noting how Byrne balances hope in a tumultuous world, writing, "The key to American Utopia 's resonance isn’t so much one of joy versus despair as it is connection versus isolation". The site's critical consensus reads, "Helmed in elegant and exhilarating style by Spike Lee, David Byrne's American Utopia is a concert film that doubles as a joyously cathartic celebration." On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 93 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". It holds a 98% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 135 reviews, with an average of 8.6/10. The film received a limited theatrical release in the United States throughout September 2021.Īmerican Utopia received critical acclaim. Universal Pictures distributes the film in all other countries. It was broadcast in the United States and Canada on HBO and made available for streaming through HBO Max (U.S.) and Crave (Canada) on October 17, 2020. It screened at the New York Film Festival on October 3, 2020, and the BFI London Film Festival on October 14, 2020. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2020. In June 2020, it was announced Spike Lee had directed a filmed version of the Broadway performance American Utopia by David Byrne, with HBO distributing.
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"Slippery People" (from Speaking in Tongues)." This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (from Speaking in Tongues)."Don't Worry About the Government" (from Talking Heads: 77)."I Know Sometimes a Man Is Wrong" (from Rei Momo).Mauro Refosco – drums, musical director.Karl Mansfield – keyboards, musical director.David Byrne – lead vocals, occasional guitar.All provide percussion all except Byrne provide backing vocals.