How Saoirse Ronan Became the Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’

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Talking Heads never got around to shooting a music video for “Psycho Killer.” They had other priorities to worry about at the time, like burning down the competition at CBGB. Exactly 50 years after their live debut at the New York venue, though, they faced up to the facts and gave the people some visuals. The resulting video, directed by Mike Mills — of cinema, not R.E.M. — follows a young woman played by Saoirse Ronan who’s seemingly on the brink of losing it as several days pass in her life.