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Wes Andersons latest film, Asteroid City, takes place in a fictional American desert town circa 1955. Written, directed, and produced by Wes Anderson, from a story he wrote with Roman Coppola, the plot revolves around a Junior Stargazer Space Cadet convention organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition which is spectacularly disrupted by worldchanging events. Set in a retrofuturistic version of 1955, with Andersons extraordinary visual touch to the fore as always, the film is staged as a play, and the creation of the play. The metatextual plot is Andersons homage to popular memory and mythology about extraterrestrials and UFOs witnessed in the SouthWestern desert, in close proximity to atomic test sites, during the postwar period of the American 20th The stunning film features a remarkable ensemble cast that includes Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Margot Robbie, Jake Ryan, and Jeff Goldblum.Look out for Jarvis Cockers cameo as a cowboy in the band The Ranch Hands, which also features Seu JorgeThe soundtrack to Asteroid City is available on a limited edition orange 2LP set. Features You Cant Wake Up If You Dont Fall Asleep, performed by Jarvis Cocker and written by Jarvis and Richard Hawley, and Dear Alien Who Art in Heaven by the Asteroid City Cast. A mesmerising mixture of 1950s bluegrass, skiffle, cowboy classics and exotica, the soundtrack also includes six original score tracks by Oscaraward winning composer Alexandre Desplat.Please allow 57 business days for dispatch. Various Artists Double-Vinyl is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £42 +P&P