Robyn Hitchcock can be seen in movie theaters all over the world in this summer's blockbuster "The Manchurian Candidate." In this twisty, political update of the cold-war era thriller, Robyn holds his own with Denzel Washington and Meryl Streep. Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme filmed Robyn's 1998 concert film "Storefront Hitchcock" and asked him to audition for the role of Noyle ("This sort of chief British creep"). That role ultimately went to Simon McBurney ("who's a proper actor"), with Hitchcock playing a "secondary creep" turning up on a train, in a New Jersey sandpit and a school just north of New York City where he'd "wander around corridors and scowl at people." Robyn's new album, "Spooked" will come out on Yep Roc Records October 10, and features collaborations with David Rawlings and Gillian Welch.