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Almost Famous: Cameron Crowe
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"Almost Famous" emerges as one of the best films of the year. Hell, it's one of the best films of the last twenty years. It's voice is so honest you forget you're watching a movie. Instead, you're hanging out with some really cool people in 1973. Crowe pegs the time with such accuracy the illusion becomes complete.
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September 13, 2000: Bob Welch's song "Future Games" is featured in the new Cameron Crowe movie, "Almost Famous" The movie will be everywhere on September 29th; more information can be found here. Thanks to Bob Welch for this information.
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This earnest respect for young love and immature dreams is central to Almost Famous. Early on in the film, William's older sister announces she's leaving home by referring to an old Simon and Garfunkle song. Sure enough, "America" starts playing over the soundtrack, but it doesn't cut off at the first verse like any other movie would. No, Crowe plays it through to the final chorus as if to admonish the audience that it's ok to be inspired by
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Almost Famous is one of the best films of the year. It may be an Oscar contender. Thanks to director Crowe's execution, this is one trip down memory lane that's worth the price of admission.
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