Storefront Hitchcock

Jonathan Demme brings a refreshing twist to the creaky concert-film formula with this intimate documentary, just as he did 15 years ago with the Talking Heads movie STOP MAKING SENSE. British singer Robyn Hitchcock's 1996 performance in a shop window on New York's grubby 14th Street is as quirky as the man himself. A founding member of seminal New Wave band the Soft Boys, Hitchcock's witty, surreal lyrics and catchy pop tunes have made him a cult favorite. Standing on a sparse stage, he performs 15 songs in front of a small, appreciative audience that's heard but never shown. The action is provided by street traffic behind Hitchcock: Some passers-by peer in briefly...