That’s right! Filming has begun on We Bought a Zoo! The long awaited seventh feature film from Cameron Crowe is off and running! Here’s a pic as Matt Damon watches a bit of playback. Please note, these are just behind the scenes shots at the set location are not Matt in character in front of the camera.
There’s a nice article over at Express UK that chronicles Benjamin Mee’s story and his book, We Bought a Zoo which begins filming later this month.
Ben had this to say about the exposure he hopes the film will bring to the Dartmoor Zoological Park:
“We’re keeping our fingers crossed that every American tourist who comes to the UK after the film is out will want to visit us and meet the real animals.”
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.
