Almost Famous (2000)
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Overview
In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he discovers the exhilarating and heartbreaking realities behind rock stardom.
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jump ↓It's All Happening - This week we're getting on the bus - not the plane - with 70s rockers Stillwater as we go on tour with Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical Almost Famous . Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia as we analyse a love letter to classic rock. We hope you hav…
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It's All Happening - This week we're getting on the bus - not the plane - with 70s rockers Stillwater as we go on tour with Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical Almost Famous. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia as we analyse a love letter to classic rock. We hope you have your final words for Rolling Stone in our landmark 50th episode as we discuss:
- Which events undertaken by the fictional Stillwater are based on real-life rock band legends
- Which events undertaken by William are actually memories of writer/director Cameron Crowe from his time as a Rolling Stone journalist.
- What is the appeal of Penny Lane? How does Kate Hudson steal the show as she does.
- Why does the film want us to forgive Russell?
- Why does the film want us to forgive William?
- We go through some initial casting decisions and talk about the ramifications that these changes had on the end product
- We hear a funny story about Frances McDormand and Cameron Crowe's mother
- Whether or not Almost Famous is the Best Film Ever