Robyn Hitchcock

The Manchurian Candidate -- In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.

Academy Award-winners Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep, along with Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Liev Schreiber, mesmerize a whole new generation of audiences in Academy Award winner Jonathan Demme’s "The Manchurian Candidate." As the entire nation watches the presidential campaign hurtle towards Election Day, one soldier races to uncover the conspiracy behind it - a conspiracy that seeks to destroy democracy itself.

This remake of the 1962 film, adapted from the 1959 novel of the same name, tells the story of a veteran who begins to unravel an unfathomable truth - that in the midst of the first Gulf War, soldiers were kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.

Filmmaker Jonathan Demme showcases the music of British singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock in a New York storefront setting with a live audience. Setting up a stage in a New York storefront, Hitchcock plays with his back to the glass, while an audience looks on inside and passersby view the action through the window.