Almost Famous.
2000 DreamWorks Pictures and Columbia Pictures.
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Fairuza Balk, Anna Paquin, Noah Taylor, Zooey Deschanel, Jimmy Fallon
Director: Cameron Crowe
Available from Amazon as a single DVD, or the "Untitled" directors' cut.
Cameron Crowe's 2000 semi-autobiographical film features a 15-year-old aspiring writer named William Miller (Fugit) who idolizes Lester Bangs (Hoffman) who lives with his overprotective mother Elaine (McDormand). William is unpopular with his peers, so he writes for underground papers about his love for rock music, and the record collection given to him by his older sister Anita (Deschanel), who left home because she could no longer cope with Elaine's beliefs. Bangs gives William a $35 assignment to review a Black Sabbath concert, and Lester advices him to "honest and unmerciful"...without mentioning how he can get into the show or meet the band. Unable to get into the arena, William meets a group of "Band-Aids", who are not "groupies". William strikes up a conversation with their leader, Penny Lane (Hudson), and he eventually does get backstage with the opening act, Stillwater. Their guitarist, Russell Hammond (Crudup), takes a liking to William.
Most of the story that follows sees William, who eventually gets a prime assignment for Rolling Stone trying to interview Russell, which usually never happens for whatever reason, even if Russell continually promises to talk to him "soon". William also develops a friendship with Penny Lane, who also has genuine feelings for Russell. William ends up spending more time on the road chasing this story than what he had promised his overprotective mother, who wanted him home "four days later".
Highly recommended movie.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Say Anything...
Say Anything... 1989 20th Century Fox.
Starring: John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, Lili Taylor, Joan Cusack
Director: Cameron Crowe
Buy Say Anything... at Amazon (special edition).
Believe me, this movie is much more than John Cusack holding a boombox over his head.
Lloyd Dobler is a mediocre student and aspiring kickboxer who is romantically pursuing the school valedictorian Diane Court (Skye), even if his friends believe that she's totally out of his league. Diane has won a major scholarship to study in England, and will be going there at the end of the summer, so Lloyd doesn't have that much time to win her heart. Meanwhile, Diane's father Jim is under investigation by the IRS for tax violations committed at his nursing school, and Diane agonizes about not spending enough time with him before she goes overseas. Jim also doesn't approve of his daughter dating an underachiever like Lloyd.
Highly, highly recommended.
P.S. Standing outside the house of the person you want more than anything, and holding a boombox blaring "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel doesn't work in real life. You'll annoy the neighbors, and come across as a total creep. Maybe if you're lucky, that person you want won't send someone else to tell you to back off!
Besides, what if your crush doesn't even like Peter Gabriel?
Starring: John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, Lili Taylor, Joan Cusack
Director: Cameron Crowe
Buy Say Anything... at Amazon (special edition).
Believe me, this movie is much more than John Cusack holding a boombox over his head.
Lloyd Dobler is a mediocre student and aspiring kickboxer who is romantically pursuing the school valedictorian Diane Court (Skye), even if his friends believe that she's totally out of his league. Diane has won a major scholarship to study in England, and will be going there at the end of the summer, so Lloyd doesn't have that much time to win her heart. Meanwhile, Diane's father Jim is under investigation by the IRS for tax violations committed at his nursing school, and Diane agonizes about not spending enough time with him before she goes overseas. Jim also doesn't approve of his daughter dating an underachiever like Lloyd.
Highly, highly recommended.
P.S. Standing outside the house of the person you want more than anything, and holding a boombox blaring "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel doesn't work in real life. You'll annoy the neighbors, and come across as a total creep. Maybe if you're lucky, that person you want won't send someone else to tell you to back off!
Besides, what if your crush doesn't even like Peter Gabriel?
Monday, December 8, 2008
Singles
Singles. 1992 Warner Bros. Pictures.
Starring: Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, Matt Dillon, Bill Pullman
Director: Cameron Crowe
Buy Singles from Amazon, still in its attractive old school WB snapcase!
In Seattle during the early '90s, two young couples (Fonda & Dillon, Sedgwick & Scott) grapple with their own romantic problems as well as the love lives of their friends and other associates. The entire film takes place during Seattle's grunge explosion, and members of Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden do make brief appearances during the film. (Notably absent is the involvement of the members of Nirvana or any hint of their music; also, Kurt Cobain said he hated this film)
Chances are, you're probably more familiar with the soundtrack than the film itself.
Singles also prompted Warner Bros. to attempt to turn it into a television series. Crowe objected to this, so some slight changes were made, and the end result was Friends.
Cute movie. I probably would've flipped over it had I actually seen it during high school!
Starring: Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, Matt Dillon, Bill Pullman
Director: Cameron Crowe
Buy Singles from Amazon, still in its attractive old school WB snapcase!
In Seattle during the early '90s, two young couples (Fonda & Dillon, Sedgwick & Scott) grapple with their own romantic problems as well as the love lives of their friends and other associates. The entire film takes place during Seattle's grunge explosion, and members of Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden do make brief appearances during the film. (Notably absent is the involvement of the members of Nirvana or any hint of their music; also, Kurt Cobain said he hated this film)
Chances are, you're probably more familiar with the soundtrack than the film itself.
Singles also prompted Warner Bros. to attempt to turn it into a television series. Crowe objected to this, so some slight changes were made, and the end result was Friends.
Cute movie. I probably would've flipped over it had I actually seen it during high school!
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