Lots of buzz around the Internet regarding a possible future project for Cameron. It would be an adaption of the book, We Bought a Zoo by Benjamin Mee. Nothing to confirm at this point, but it sounds intriguing. You can read a bit more over at Slash Film.
As part of their Best of the Decade series, the always great Paste magazine shares their 10 Best Movie Soundtracks. Vanilla Sky lands at #8 and Almost Famous was their #5 choice. Here’s what they said:
8. Vanilla Sky (2001)
Cameron Crowe’s follow-up to Almost Famous was confusing, aching and beautiful, and the music and that played throughout its disorienting scenes—eerie selections from Radiohead and Jeff Buckly, plus oddly jaunty moments thanks to Peter Gabriel Todd Rundgren—perfectly augmented that off-kilter mood. As a bonus, Crowe tossed Sigur Ros in the mix three years before Steve Zissou and his crew confronted the jaguar shark to the tune of “Staralfur.”
5. Almost Famous (2000)
The soundtrack of this decade’s best cinematic ode to the glory years of rock ‘n’ roll could’ve just been a greatest hits of assorted tunes by Led Zeppelin, The Who and The Allman Brothers. While those bands do show up, the compilation plays more like the best classic rock mixtape your dad never made, including perfect live versions (Bowie covering The Velvet Underground’s “I’m Waiting for the Man”) and under-appreciated album cuts (The Who’s “Sparks” from Tommy). And after the movie’s sing-along scene, only the soulless can resist “Tiny Dancer.”
The San Diego Union Tribune takes a fun look back at the recent 30-year class reunion at Clairemont High. Of course, this is the high school that Cameron “attended” for his book (and the eventual film) Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Hopefully you got your 20th Anniversary edition of Say Anything… on Blu-ray or DVD. A bunch of stories hit the Internet to celebrate and I thought I would share them with you.
A very in-depth piece on nearly the entire cast of Singles and what they are up to over at the NY Daily News. It’s worth a look, so check it out.
Check out Pearl Jam’s new music video, “The Fixer” directed by Cameron. The video was shot at Seattle’s legendary Showbox Theater.
Say Anything… will be re-released on DVD (along with its first Blu-ray release) on November 3rd. I’m happy that the … has returned to the title.
This 20th anniversary edition BD carries over all of the bonus materials of the previous DVD edition and adds four new features (a trivia track and three featurettes.) Two of the features (the trivia track and one featurette are Blu-ray exclusives).
Special features include:
Unreality magazine lists their Top 10 Most Polarizing Films of the Decade and Vanilla Sky made the cut. This doesn’t surprise me at all, as many people either love it or hate it. Some love it so much, they saw it multiple times at the theater (and helped it reach $100 million in domestic box office) and dissect its multiple secrets, while others don’t like remakes, Tom Cruise or the ending. Here’s the list of films (in no particular order) that made their Top 10:
