There’s going to be an Almost Famous Block Party this Friday as part of the San Diego Film Festival. The special guest will be Pennie Trumbull (in her first public appearance). She is of course, the main inspiration for Pennie Lane in the film. You can get all the details over at the San Diego Film Festival’s official site.
We are back with Part 2 of our look at Singles locations. Amazing how some things have changed, while others have stayed the same, huh?
Greg here. Since I live in Seattle and with today marking Singles 20th anniversary, I thought it would be fun to take a look at some of the filming locations and how they look now. I’ve included stills from the movie along with recent pictures that I’ve taken. It’s crazy how many locations are gone or completely changed, while others have stood the test of time. We hope you enjoy Part 1 of this trip down memory lane.
Tidbit: The fountain was created out of styrofoam for the film and the building is only two stories, so there’s not actually an elevator. In reality, Cliff’s apartment was in the laundry room and storage area (located in the basement of the apartment complex).
Pearl Jam has just announced a re-release of the PJ20 Deluxe Edition Blu-ray or DVD that’s been sold out for awhile. It will be identical in video content to the original release, but will come in different package. The release date is November 13th. If you missed the deluxe edition the first time, you can order yours over at Pearl Jam’s official site.
Randy Newman – Sail Away (Warners/Reprise MS 2064)
For the past three years, Randy Newman has been the darling of the critics and the epitome of obscurity to all others.
Sail Away is Randy’s most commercial effort, which doesn’t detract from his overall performance at all. For the first time, I heard the cut “Sail Away” on AM radio, some kind of first.
Although Sail Away is a bit slicker than Live or even 12 Songs, if it gains him a little exposure it makes it all worthwhile.
That same old, tongue-in-cheek humor and drama is presented in the same “what-me-worry?” style that no studio proficiency can conceal.
Buy the album. The case of the unrecognized genius pianist is the biggest sob story in contemporary music.
Courtesy of the Door (aka San Diego Door) – Cameron Crowe – June 22, 1972 – July 6, 1972
Cameron profiles Bachman-Turner-Overdrive and their approach to the rock & roll business in this (new to the Uncool) 1975 Rolling Stone feature. There’s some killer/scary Randy Bachman quotes here as you can see where corporate rock began to take hold…
You can check out a free outdoor screening of We Bought A Zoo this Friday, August 31st at the Waltham Commons in Waltham, MA. This looks like a great place to see a movie and it’s just outside of Boston. More details over at their official site.
Photo By Mikael Jansson
Cameron sits down for a chat with Emma Stone in the latest issue of Interview magazine. They talk about how Emma grew up on 70s and 80s comedy, heartbreak, her filmography, The Apartment and much, much more. We hope you like it.
