I just wanted to wish Mr. Billy Wilder a happy 95th birthday today. Have you seen the section of the site dedicated to Conversations with Wilder? It includes a bio of the legendary director, an except from the book, and multiple book reviews. Don’t forget, The Apartment was released on DVD this past week, if you haven’t seen it, do yourself a favor and rent it or buy it!
I’ve added Cameron’s liner notes for Peter Frampton’s “I’m In You” and “Frampton Comes Alive!”. They’re available to read in the Written By section.
You need to check out the “retrospective” look back at the band Stillwater complete with a bio, discography, and behind the scenes info. A special thanks to Corey Cox for all his help on the Stillwater bio, it’s much appreciated.
I’ve added the production notes for Singles (after many hours of transcribing). There’s some great quotes from Cameron about making the film, so check them out in the Singles section of the site.
I’m very pleased to present a new article on Cameron Crowe courtesy of writer David Konow over at Creative Screenwriting Magazine. David sent this over himself and it’s substantially longer than the version that appeared in January/February 2001 issue. Thanks David, I appreciate your support.
Peter Staddon, VP of Marketing for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, who posts regular at Home Theater Forum recently stated that Say Anything… should be released on DVD by the end of the year. No features have been announced, but Fox is working closely with Cameron. You may recall, that Cameron has expressed a strong interest to record a commentary track with John Cusack. I will keep you posted on any further developments.
Reuters reports that Mike McCready, lead guitarist for Pearl Jam and Singles alumni, is working with Nancy Wilson on the score for Vanilla Sky. It should be really interesting. Stay tuned for more info as it develops.
Congratulations to Cameron who received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Almost Famous. Here’s a few pictures from the big event:
