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'''''Hubert Selby Jr.: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow''''' is a 2005 documentary film about writer [[Hubert Selby Jr. (nonfiction)|Hubert Selby Jr.]]

The film's title ''It/ll Be Better Tomorrow'' is taken from Selby's novel ''The Demon''.  

The slash is included in Selby's typography.[citation needed] In the film, Selby explains that, on his manual typewriter, an apostrophe meant typing an "uppercase 8", so it was simpler to use a slash. Selby objects to apostrophes generally, preferring the spelling "dont" to "don't".[citation needed]

The 79-minute film features new interviews with Selby, known by his nickname "Cubby", as well as Lou Reed, Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, James Remar, Darren Aronofsky, Uli Edel, Gilbert Sorrentino, Nick Tosches, Jerry Stahl, Richard Price, Amiri Baraka, James Ragan, Michael Silverblatt, Jem Cohen, Kenneth Shiffrin, Nicolas Winding Refn, Desmond Nakano, Susan Compo, and Kaytie Lee with archival appearances by [[Henry Rollins (nonfiction)|Henry Rollins]] and Anthony Kiedis. The film is narrated by Robert Downey Jr.

== Crew ==

The film is directed by Michael W. Dean and Kenneth Shiffrin. The editor is Ryan Brown.

The film's executive producers are Selby's wife Suzanne Selby and Kenneth Shiffrin, who was Selby's writing partner on three projects including the screenplay, Scardust.[citation needed]

== References ==

* "Hubert Selby Jr.: It/ll be Better Tomorrow". The New York Times.

== In the News ==

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File:Haste Exit to Brooklyn.jpg|link=Haste Exit to Brooklyn|'''''[[Haste Exit to Brooklyn]]''''' is a 1989 time management film adapted from Hubert Selby Jr.'s 1964 book of the same title.

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== Fiction cross-reference ==

* [[Blinding Orion]] - random cross-reference
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* ''[[Haste Exit to Brooklyn]]''

== Nonfiction cross-reference ==

* [[Documentary film (nonfiction)]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles (nonfiction)]]
* [[Henry Rollins (nonfiction)]]
* [[Hubert Selby Jr. (nonfiction)]] - Hubert "Cubby" Selby Jr. (July 27, 1928 – April 26, 2004) was an American writer. His best-known novels are ''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' (1964) and ''Requiem for a Dream'' (1978), exploring worlds in the New York area. Both novels were adapted later as films, and he appeared in small roles in each. Selby wrote about a harsh underworld seldom portrayed in literature. His first novel was prosecuted for obscenity in the United Kingdom and banned in Italy, prompting defences from many leading authors such as Anthony Burgess. He was highly influential to more than a generation of writers; for more than 20 years, he taught creative writing at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he lived full-time after 1983.

== External links ==

* [https://www.cubbymovie.com/ Official website]
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437236/ Hubert Selby Jr.: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow] @ IMDb
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_Selby_Jr.:_It/ll_Be_Better_Tomorrow Hubert Selby Jr.: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow] @ Wikipedia


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