Call them the Blues Brothers 2003-in Marc Levin's lively verite-driven film, hip-hop legend Chuck D (of Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the Chess Records legacy) return to Chicago to explore the heyday of Chicago blues as they unite to produce music that seeks to bring veteran blues players together with contemporary hip-hop musicians such as Common and members of The Roots. Along with never-before-seen archival footage of Howlin' Wolf are original performances by Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic Slim, Ike Turner and Sam Lay.

Says Levin: 'When we were shooting Sam Lay and his band at the Chicago Blues Festival, they were playing Muddy Waters' classic, 'I Got My Mojo Workin.' I closed my eyes and was transported back to when I was a 15-year-old hanging in my buddy's basement listening to the Paul Butterfield Blues Band for the first time. My life was changed that day and 35 years later the music's still shakin' my soul. The feel of that day in the basement is what I have set out to capture in this film.'

FIVE EXTRA FULL-LENGTH PERFORMANCES NOT SEEN IN THE FILM: The Electrik Mud Kats (Aka Electric Mud Band) with vocals by Chuck D, Common &, Kyle Jason - 'Mannish Boy', Lonnie Brooks - 'All My Money Back', Koko Taylor - 'Ernestine', Otis Rush - 'So Many Roads, So Many Trains', Howlin' Wolf - 'Evil (Is Going On)'

THE BLUES SERIES - Under the guiding hand of Martin Scorsese, the blues is a series of seven personal and impressionistic films viewed through the lens of seven-world famous directors who share a passion for the music. The films, by Scorsese, Mike Figgis, Wim Wenders, Clint Eastwood, Charles Burnett, Marc Levin and Richard Pearce, capture the essence of blues music and delve into its global influence - from it's roots in Africa to its inspirational role in today's music.