Starring: Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, Cate Blanchett, Alfred Molina, Steve Coogan
Director: Jim Jarmusch
The film: You can feel the natural progression of this smart Jim Jarmusch film - from the director's first hazy idea through to its full fruition as a realised project.
It begins rather clumsily, but once Jarmusch's guests get their act together, it's a thoroughly entertaining - and evocative - experience.
Critics of the Jarmusch style say there's too often too little going on in his films, that they're all style over substance. But the quiet moments here allow for a greater intimacy with the project.
As the title suggests, basically the ever stylish Jarmusch has gathered together some of his friends, who sit down over a smoke and a brew. The director then just lets the cameras roll.
They're either in character or playing themselves, and the process either works or it doesn't. There's no middle ground.