The Groupie Who Inspired Penny Lane Gets Angry Over ‘Almost Famous’: ‘This Character Is Pathetic’
Pamela Des Barres says Penny Lane’s overdose in “Almost Famous” is “horribly misogynistic.”
Pamela Des Barres says Penny Lane’s overdose in “Almost Famous” is “horribly misogynistic.”
Crowe was a journalist for Rolling Stone in the 1970s, but wrote this article that ultimately inspired the film in 1996.
Contemporary film critics have long pointed to Penny Lane as a glaring example of the manic pixie dream girl trope.
The writer-director of “Jerry Maguire” and “Almost Famous” sees a way out of the studio morass, and the aging rocker helped him get there.
At a Tribeca Film Festival reunion to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary, filmmaker Cameron Crowe and star Cusack revealed how a classic Lloyd Dobler scene came to be.
In an interview at the IndieWire Sundance Studio, Crowe says that audiences will see proof of “lessons learned” in his next film.
Time to start digging musicals, as Crowe’s Oscar-nominated semi-autobiographical 2000 film “Almost Famous” is heading to the stage.
No shirt, no shoes, no dice.
Tom Cruise’s incredible career has spanned more than 35 years and 45 roles, but only one of those parts captures every part of his essence.
Even with a fittingly uneven finale, Cameron Crowe’s “Roadies” carries a substantial message worth saving from this garbage fire. Bring on Season 2.
Critics won’t pay the price of admission if there’s no spectacle.
Following the disastrous “Aloha,” the “Almost Famous” scribe goes back to his roots in “Roadies,” using the 10-hour Showtime drama as rehab (we hope).