Catch Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense in an exclusive IMAX Live Experience screening, celebrate the life of one of music’s greatest icons in a special global premiere event and rock to ABBA: The Movie – Fan Event in select Ster-Kinekor cinemas
22 September 2023 – Three exclusive and iconic music specials make their way onto the big screen at select Ster-Kinekor cinemas during September. One of them has been dubbed ‘the greatest concert film of all time’ and Talking Heads fans concur. The second is a celebration of the life of one of music’s greatest icons, Carlos Santana, while the third exclusive special will have ABBA fans donning their ’70s disco outfits, dancing in the aisles!
Stop Making Sense: The IMAX Experience, an exclusive IMAX 40th Anniversary Event, includes a screening of the concert film and a Q&A that reunited the four original band members. The one-off encore screening of this music special will be shown in Ster-Kinekor IMAX cinemas (Baywest, Blue Route, Capegate, Gateway, Cradlestone, Eastgate, Mall of Africa and The Grove**) on Sunday 24 September at 14:30, and bookings are now open.
Stop Making Sense is considered to be the greatest concert film of all time. It brings the Talking Heads concert at Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre in December 1983, featuring band members David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison, to the biggest screens in the country for one more screening, following the initial sold-out screening on 12 September.
Directed by renowned filmmaker Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs) and conceived for the stage by David Byrne, the film captures the band at its exhilarating best, in this new and complete 4K restoration for the film’s 40th anniversary. The concert features an ecstatic ensemble of supporting musicians including Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steve Scales, Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt, alongside the band members.
The film’s running time is 120 minutes and includes the band’s Q&A. Watch the trailer for Stop Making Sense here.
The second music special, exclusive to Ster-Kinekor, celebrates the life of one of music’s greatest icons in this premiere screening event. Carlos: The Santana Journey plays across cinemas globally, including here in South Africa at select Ster-Kinekor cinemas, for two shows only, on 23 September at 14:30 and on 27 September at 19:30.
The film will be screened at the following Ster-Kinekor cinemas: The Grove in Pretoria; Eastgate and The Zone @Rosebank in Johannesburg; Gateway in Umhlanga; and at Cavendish in Cape Town. Included in the two screenings is introductory content featuring director Rudy Valdez and Carlos Santana, exclusive to this event.
At the age of five, in his native Mexico, Carlos Santana learned to play the violin. At eight, he developed a lifelong love for the guitar. At 14, he honed those guitar virtuoso skills and his performance style working as a street musician, starting his own band long after, while still a teenager. And at 22, just before his first album was released to acclaim, Carlos Santana became one of the major discoveries of Woodstock, anchoring the famous festival’s second afternoon on 16 August 1969.
A music industry legend for 50 years and a 10-time Grammy-winning global sensation, Santana continues to be one of the music world’s premiere artists, blending jazz, blues, and the Mariachi sound with a rock ‘n roll spirituality and a sense of connection to music’s primal connection to our deepest emotions.
The electric documentary Carlos: The Santana Journey utilises new interviews with Santana and his family alongside never-before-seen archival footage, including home video recordings Santana himself made, concert footage and behind-the-scenes moments. Two-time Emmy-winning director Rudy Valdez creates an intimate, rich documentary about a man whose sound casts a spell on fans who love, as one of Santana’s famous song titles says, “how his rhythm goes”.
The film has a running time of 97 minutes. Watch the trailer for Carlos: The Santana Journey here.
ABBA fans, pull out your favourite ’70s disco glam and get ready to dance in the aisles with the release of ABBA: THE MOVIE – Fan Event on 08 and 10 October, at Cinema Nouveau Rosebank Mall, and at Ster-Kinekor’s cinemas at Brooklyn Mall, Gateway and V&A Waterfront.
Starring the famous ABBA four, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog, this iconic 1977 film has been remastered and includes exclusive content from the creators of ABBA Voyage and ABBA The Museum in Stockholm, plus rare footage from the 1977 tour.
The ultimate ABBA party will be in cinemas for two days only. This music special is exclusive to Ster-Kinekor, and bookings are now open. Transporting audiences to the disco era when the Swedish icons first ruled the charts and hearts of millions, get ready to step back in time and groove to their iconic tunes.
Watch the trailer for ABBA: THE MOVIE – Fan Event here.
Don’t miss the opportunity to watch these three exclusive music specials. Book your tickets at www.sterkinekor.com or download the SK App on your smartphone. For news and updates, go to Facebook: Ster-Kinekor Theatres | follow Ster-Kinekor on Twitter: @Ster-Kinekor. For all queries, call Ticketline on 0861-Movies (668 437).