Here’s a nice interview with Cameron’s cousin, musician Charlie Crowe. Enjoy!
Cameron’s Top 10 – Empire 500 Greatest
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As a follow up to a previous post regarding Empire magazine’s “The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time”, many of you have asked what Cameron’s personal Top 10 was. There’s some expected films here, but also a few surprises (No Harold and Maude?)! So without further adieu…
- The Rules of the Game (Renoir)
- The Apartment (Wilder)
- Shampoo (Ashby)
- Tootsie (Pollack)
- Strangelove (Kubrick)
- Local Hero (Forsyth)
- Old Boy (Chan-Wook)
- Best Years of Our Lives (Wyler)
- Some Like It Hot (Wilder)
- The Royal Tenenbaums (Anderson)
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Town Hall Woes
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Town Hall (i.e. the forum or message board) is out of service. We have been slammed with spam and are working through the problems. We don’t have an ETA for its return, but you can keep up with the latest happenings by visiting the newsstand section.
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Bear with Us
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We have been attacked by spammers in Town Hall. We are working to resolve this issue. thanks for your patience.
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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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Empire Magazine – 500 Greatest Movies of All Time
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Empire Magazine has just published their 500 Greatest Movies of All Time. The films were chosen by readers, critics and a panel of Hollywood insiders (including Quentin Tarantino, Sam Mendes, Mike Leigh, Guillermo Del Toro, Pedro Almodovar and Cameron Crowe).
Here’s the Top 10:
- The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, 1981)
- Star Wars Episode V: Empire Strikes Back (Irvin Kershner,1980)
- Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)
- Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1975)
- GoodFellas (Martin Scorsese, 1990)
- Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola, 1979)
- Singin’ in the Rain (Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly, 1952)
- Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)
- Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999)
FYI. Almost Famous landed at #142 and Jerry Maguire made the cut at #420.
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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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Almost Famous At Stone Brewing
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The Stone Brewing Co. in Escondido, CA will be showing Almost Famous (details below). There will be door prizes courtesy of Vinyl Films, so if you’re going, you’d better study up on your Almost Famous trivia!. Don’t forget this is 21 years and over.
Previous Vinyl Films supported screenings included Harold and Maude and Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Almost Famous
WITH DOOR PRIZES FROM CAMERON CROWE AND VINYL FILMS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH @ 8PM
A modern classic! We’ll have some Almost Famous collectibles from Cameron Crowe and our friends at Vinyl Films that we’ll be giving away for true fans of the film who can answer some expert trivia questions!
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