In celebration of Empire magazine’s 300th issue, Cameron shared his original notes as he contemplated the many possible titles for Almost Famous. As you know, the movie was Untitled for quite awhile (and was Cameron’s original choice). Check out Cameron’s introduction and all the various alternative titles below:
Todd Rundgren - Something Anything
Here’s Cameron’s list of his Top 10 Albums of 1973 as featured on the Untitled (Almost Famous) DVD and Blu-ray in no particular order.
The Rolling Stones Goats Head Soup
As you know, Best Buy has had the exclusive rights to sell the Almost Famous (i.e. the Untitled Bootleg Cut) Blu-ray in North America since January. This will soon change as the film will be available everywhere beginning October 4, 2011. All special features and disc contents will be identical to the Best Buy release.
I’ve revamped the Stillwater page with some awesome mementos from the old Vinyl Films site. In addition to existing behind the scenes info, you’ll find a discography (with album art and tracklistings), a family tree, the animated spinoff that wasn’t to be and much more. Have fun poking around.
I was very excited to see the UK release (Sony Pictures) of Almost Famous arrive in my mailbox today! I thought I would provide a report as I know many of you are interested.
The BD is all regions. So it will play on all U.S. machines. This is the “Untitled” version. The picture quality is stunning. It’s a certainly a significant step up from standard DVD. Your HDTV will be smiling!!!
Audio quality is also great. The BD includes True HD 5.1
Extras are slim, but this may be a rights issue overseas. The BD includes the Lester Bangs interview and B-sides (now titled “Love Comes and Goes”) from the Bootleg Cut DVD. No other extras are included (except for trailers from Across the Universe and Close Encounters of the Third Kind).
Now that the format war is all but over (Best Buy, Netflix and WalMart all announced they would only support Blu-ray in the coming months), I’m hopeful will see more of Cameron’s films on Blu-ray soon….but this will definitely hold me over until then!!!!!!
The 2 Disc DVD for Untitled – The Bootleg Cut is out now! Here’s a few of the reviews that have popped up online.
Here’s the cover art for the new DVD and a look at the cover of the Stillwater CD. Thanks to Finn Anthony over at DVD Shrine for sharing the image. Click to enlarge.
Compiled from multiple sources, here’s the latest (but not final) specs on the upcoming DVD.
Almost Famous: Untitled: The Bootleg Cut
Street Date: December 4, 2001
M.S.R.P: $34.95
Disc 1:
159-minute director’s cut Commentary track with Cameron Crowe
Disc 2:
122 minute theatrical version
Extras:
Lester Bangs BBC Interview ”Stairway to Heaven” Deleted Scene (with commentary by Cameron Crowe) Cast Auditions (i.e. Screen Tests) New Menu Music by Nancy Wilson Stillwater Cleveland Concert Excerpt Cameron Crowe’s Rolling Stone Articles Cameron Crowe’s Top 10 Albums of 1973 The Complete Screenplay accessible by DVD-Rom Theatrical Trailer
Disc 3: Stillwater Audio CD
6 Complete Stillwater Tracks: Fever Dog, Love Thing, Chance Upon You, Love Comes and Goes, Hour Of Need and You Had To Be There.
Unknown: “Fever Dog” Music Video, HBO: Making of Almost Famous, Audio Specs (i.e. DD 5.1, DTS).
Of course, more information will follow when it becomes available.
