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Almost Famous

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    David Fricke Isn’t ‘Weekend Update’ Material“The reference is lost on most people,” James Austin Johnson explained. “That said, John Mulaney laughed big and hard at the first 30 seconds.”
  2. wya brian yorkey
    Almost Famous Is Definitely ClosingThe musical will play its last Broadway performance on January 8.
  3. theater review
    Onstage, It’s Almost Almost Famous You’ll meet them all again on the long journey to the middle.
  4. last night on late night
    Jimmy Fallon to Reprise Almost Famous Role on BroadwayPutting his beard to use!
  5. theater
    Almost Famous Is Almost on Broadway After Pandemic DelaysCameron Crowe’s musical adaptation will premiere this November.
  6. groupie goddess
    The Real Penny Lane Has a Few Things Left to Say About Almost Famous“I’ve been trying to redeem the word ‘groupie’ for most of my life,” says Pamela Des Barres, one of three women who inspired Cameron Crowe’s story.
  7. role call
    Patrick Fugit Answers Every Question We Have About Almost FamousFugit tells us about his crush on Kate Hudson, the legendary cast parties, and Bijou Phillips’s attempts to “corrupt” him.
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    The Bittersweet Experience of Watching Almost Famous 20 Years OnThe movie is, by Cameron Crowe’s own admission, based on actual things that happened to him. Two decades later, it feels like his biggest fantasy.
  9. stream this
    It’s Time to Rewatch the Cher Film That Taught Us About Air RightsStream these classics and expand your mind.
  10. theater
    Rock and Roll, But Make It Theater: The Almost Famous Musical Has a CastWritten by Cameron Crowe.
  11. theater
    It’s All Happening in Song: Cameron Crowe Is Turning Almost Famous Into MusicalNext to Normal’s Tom Kitt will write the music.
  12. acting
    James Marsden Is a Great, Underappreciated ActorHis versatility and perfect good looks are antithetical to what it takes to be a star.
  13. Russell Peters Wouldn’t Mind a Little More Fame When talking shop with his “uber successful” friends, Russell Peters often finds himself in a grass-is-greener kind of situation. “They’re […]
  14. vulture lists
    Every Philip Seymour Hoffman Movie, Ranked From Worst to BestUpon the release of his final movie, Mockingjay Part 2, we delve deep into the filmography of one of the all-time best actors.
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    Crowe on Watching Hoffman Become Lester Bangs“We went over one of the scenes and I looked at Phil, and at a certain point, he was sitting on a sofa and I was struck by this one thought: ‘He’s ready.’” 
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    Almost Famous Star Talks Philip Seymour HoffmanHow PSH got him to cry for the “Uncool” scene.
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    Cameron Crowe’s Account of PSH’s ‘Uncool’ Scene“When the scene was over, I realized that Hoffman had pulled off a magic trick.”
  18. clickables
    Read the Deleted Opening Scene to Say Anything“His nose looks slightly mashed.”
  19. vulture lists
    6 Most Realistic Music-Journo Movies of All TimeIs it near ‘Almost Famous’? ‘The Idolmaker’? ‘The Doors’?