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Music from ROY’S WORLD.

Hard to believe that it’s been more than 3 years since a group of amazing musicians met up at Electrical Audio in Chicago to lay down some music for the soundtrack of Roy’s World: Barry Gifford’s Chicago. Hope this streaming sampler of Jason Adasiewicz’s brilliant tunes lifts your spirits.

3 things about Lorene Scafaria’s HUSTLERS

Hustlers [2019]

1. “Come into my fur.”

2. Three twenties.

3. She angrily shuts off the voice recorder; the film’s soundtrack drops out until she slams the door shut.

3 things about Steve James’s STEVIE

Stevie [2002]

1. A disastrous outing at Excalibur.

2. Offer of protection from the Aryan Brotherhood.

3. Because he did not demonstrate remorse, ten years instead of six.

3 things about Errol Morris’s A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME

A Brief History of Time [1991]

1. Eleven ways to get into the house.

2. Spaghetti.

3. Developing a new set of tools that no one else knows how to use.

3 things about Kenji Mizoguchi’s UGETSU

Ugetsu [1953]

1. An admonition amidst the fog.

2. Sanskrit characters on smooth skin.

3. Suddenly, a fire in the hearth.

3 things about Alfonso Cuarón’s A LITTLE PRINCESS

A Little Princess [1995]

1. Channeling Margaret Hamilton!

2. She skips gaily past them, saying, “Hello.”

3. Water droplets on a yellow rose.

3 things about Tim Whelan’s Q PLANES

Q Planes [1939]

1. Nonsensical compacts.

2. Cooking stew as a catalyst for deep thinking.

3. A closet entirely filled with identical umbrellas and bowler hats.

3 things about Marielle Heller’s CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?

Can You Ever Forgive Me? [2018]

1. “Do you have a letter of authentication for the letter of authentication?”

2. Ossified cat turds under the bed.

3. Baking sheets of paper.

3 things about Sidney Lumet's FAIL-SAFE

Fail-Safe [1964]

1. He slaps her and then says, “I’m not your kind.”

2. Tight shot of the back of Henry Fonda’s neck.

3. Matador. The roar of the engines, the roar of the crowd.

3 things about Anthony Mann's (and Laurence Harvey's) A DANDY IN ASPIC

A Dandy in Aspic [1968]

1. Is Nevil just a boytoy? Is he gay? No clues.

2. Slate gray sky, wet wooden pier.

3. Berlin’s mascot: Kinky Bear.