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American Hot Wax: Cameron Becomes the Story

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We’ve got a new Rolling Stone article to share with you today. Cameron visited the set of the 1978 film, American Hot Wax, a film that chronicles Alan Freed (an influential DJ)  and the early days of rock ‘n roll. What’s interesting is that he was asked to portray a delivery boy and he shares the process with the readers. Ultimately his lines and most of his scene was cut from the film, but you can kind of see him (wearing the paper hat) during the “Come and Go With Me” studio sequence (34:00 minute mark).

Incidentally, American Hot Wax has never been released on DVD and is extremely collectable on VHS. However, you can watch the film over on Myspace.

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Jul 7, 2011

It’s True! Cameron Directs Pearl Jam!

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Yes. The rumors are true. Cameron directed a Pearl Jam video/commercial this Thursday in Seattle (at the legendary Showbox). It also looks like a 20th anniversary documentary of the band is in the works with Crowe at the helm. Kelly Curtis, Pearl Jam’s manager, provides the details in this interview with Billboard. Here’s a few exciting quotes:

Curtis said that the Target commercial was only one reason for the Showbox session; with singer Eddie Vedder on tour supporting his solo work for the next month, “we had a narrow window to get some footage,” says Curtis. “We shot three or four songs that night.” Curtis said that some of the footage may be used for a project that Cameron Crowe is working on in connection to the band’s 20th anniversary.

 

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Jun 1, 2009

More Blu-ray Goodness

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Another excellent Blu-ray is on the way(November 18th)…If you recall, the original DVD has liner notes from Cameron and this Hi-Def version will as well.

Paul McCartney: The Space Within US BLU-RAY EDITION

In 2005, rock legend Paul McCartney crossed America with his record-breaking, sold out US tour. Now, harnessing the power of more than 25 hi-definition cameras and the thunder of 5.1 digital surround sound, PAUL McCARTNEY: THE SPACE WITHIN US captures this epic experience on Blu-ray.Better than a front-row seat, this feature-length concert film takes viewers onto the stage and beyond, capturing Paul’s out of this world performance–which was beamed to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station who wake up to some “English Tea” with Paul and the band through a live feed from the tour.

 

Songlist: Magical Mystery Tour / Flaming Pie / Maybe I’m Amazed / Eleanor Rigby / Let Me Roll It / Drive My Car / Got To Get You Into My Life / Till There Was You / I Will / Fine Line / Good Day Sunshine / Fixing a Hole / Hey Jude / Too Many People / Penny Lane / English Tea / I’ve Got a Feeling / Follow Me / Jenny Wren / Helter Skelter / Yesterday / Get Back

Extras Include: Sound Check Songs “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Friends to Go,” and “How Kind of You”; More About US–Extensive Interviews with Paul McCartney, the Band, and the US Tour Crew; US Tour Pre-Show Film; On The Road With US; Liner Notes Introduction by Cameron Crowe; Song Selections

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Oct 10, 2008

Risky Business Returns

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Don’t miss the recently released 25th anniversary of Risky Business on standard DVD and Blu-ray. It’s never looked better with a gorgeous new remastered version of the film. Amongst the extras:

  • Commentary track with director Paul Brickman, producer Jon Avnet and star Tom Cruise.
  • A retrospective 25 minute documentary with thoughts from cast and crew (Paul Brickman, Jon Avnet, Tom Cruise, Rebecca DeMornay, Bronson Pinchot, Joe Pantoliano and Curtis Armstrong). You’ll also hear from Cameron Crowe and Amy Heckerling (director of Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Clueless).
  • An alternate ending
  • Theatrical Trailer
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Sep 27, 2008

Cameron Talks Pearl Jam 5 X 1

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“5 x 1 Pearl Jam Through the Eye of Lance Mercer” is a new photo book (available through the Pearl Jam fan club) with over 180 previously unreleased photos of Pearl Jam like you’ve never seen them before.

Along with Cameron’s contribution, “5X1″ also includes essays from musicians such as Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Michael Stipe and Ben Harper, activist Gloria Steinem, actor Tim Robbins and surfer Kelly Slater.

You can learn more here

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Sep 8, 2006

Joni Mitchell’s Dreamland

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Did you know that Joni Mitchell’s new album Dreamland (a career spanning greatest hits hand picked by Joni) includes liner notes by Cameron? Check em out here.

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Nov 29, 2004

Cameron’s Journal for Elizabethtown

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Here’s the first entry for Cameron’s Elizabethtown Journal.

December, 2003

Elizabethtown finally has its lead actors. Orlando Bloom (as Drew Baylor) and Kirsten Dunst (as Claire Colburn). Dunst had come very close to being cast in Almost Famous and Bloom had been the lead (with Kate Beckinsale) in my one and only commercial, a black and white ad for the Gap. We’d made a pact to work together in the future. Now’s the time. Only one problem. He’s not available for close to six months. Dunst will have time to make another movie, “Wimbledon,” in England, and I will have time to storyboard and prepare the movie to a fine degree. And the movie, which is set in summer, will be able to be shot in summer. That had always been a problem  how were we going to do a movie about summer, in all its glorious humidity, with January snow on the ground? It feels right to wait. Vinyl Films will go into a long pre-production hibernation_ we make all kinds of plans on how to spend the down time. We’ll work on future projects, plot visual style on “E-town,” plan music for the movie and we’ll put out the vinyl on our fave artists Low and Mark Kozelek, and wait out the long months.

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Dec 8, 2003

Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums

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Cameron was among the 273 voters for Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums of all time (this special issue is on newsstands now!). Crowe’s #1 selection was the Beach Boys album Pet Sounds. He wrote this about that seminal album. I’m trying to get all 50 of Cameron’s picks, so stay tuned….

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Dec 1, 2003

  • Almost Famous- Paramount+, AMC+

  • David Crosby: Remember My Name- Starz

  • Elizabethtown- FUBO

  • Say Anything...- Disney+, Hulu, AMC+

  • Vanilla Sky- Paramount+,Showtime

  • We Bought A Zoo- Disney+, Roku