Director: Cameron Crowe
Genre: Drama/
Comedy
Runtime: 122
minutes
Year:
2000
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee,
Zooey Deschanel, Anna Paquin, Fairuza Balk, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bijou
Philips, Jimmy Fallon
Description: A high school
boy (Patrick Fugit) in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for
Rollin Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them
on their concert tour.
I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2022 MOVIE CHALLENGE.
WEEK 49: A MOVIE ABOUT A MUSICIAN
Review: It’s 1973. Fifteen-year-old William Miller lives in San Diego and dreams
of becoming the best rock journalist ever. His great love of music was born
from a collection of records his sister left him four years earlier when she
left home. William writes articles for local magazines and also sends them to a
rock and roll magazine. The editor of this magazine, Lester Bangs, is in San
Diego and William seeks him out. He manages to get an assignment from Lester to
write about Black Sabbath who are performing in San Diego. When William is
trying to get in, he meets a few groupies, including the mysterious Penny Lane.
Moments later, Stillwater’s band members arrive. Partly because of his contact with
Penny, William gets in touch with this band, who actually, because he is a
journalist, consider him the enemy.
Some time later, William is
approached by Rolling Stone Magazine, to write an extensive tour report of
Stillwater. And so William, leaving behind a very distressed mother, travels
with the band along with Penny.
“Almost Famous” a good film
about music. The film describes director Cameron Crowe’s own life as a rock
journalist and he says that this film is a love letter to music. Even though
the film isn’t very realistic, it does have many layers. The search for success
and happiness, the loss of youthful innocence, it’s about love and passion.
“Almost Famous” is
considered to be one of the best film of 2000. I personally wouldn’t go that
far, but it’s strong enough to be memorable.
Rating: 3,5/
5
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