'I'm Not There': Hopefully better than 'Velvet Goldmine'

Can Todd Haynes' "experimental" take on Bob Dylan, "I'm Not There," sound any cooler? Cate Blanchett? Check. David Cross? Check. Just-announced soundtrack featuring Eddie Vedder, Stephen Malkmus, Cat Power, Yo La Tengo, Jeff Tweedy and John Doe? Ummmm...CHECK.

And, like his "Velvet Goldmine," Haynes' "I'm Not There" will have a "houseband" playing on many of the tracks. The so-called Million Dollar Bashers was assembled by Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo and also features SY's Steve Shelley on drums, Television guitarist Tom Verlaine, Wilco guitarist Nels Cline (all better!), Beck guitarist Smokey Hormel, keyboardist John Medeski (as in "...Martin and Wood") and Dylan bassist Tony Garnier.