Cameron Crowe
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In honor of Pearl Jam's twentieth anniversary, Academy Award-winning director and music journalist Cameron Crowe created a definitive portrait of the seminal band: part concert film, part intimate insider-hang, part testimonial to the power of music and uncompromising artists.
4) Say anything
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A young man, recently graduated from high school, wants only one thing: a date with a fellow graduate. The catch is she's beautiful, brilliant and headed to England to study, and all his friends and her father tell him she's way out of his league. When they fall in love anyway, the result is a funny, poignant and joyous celebration of first love.
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The year is 1973 and it's all happening. Led Zeppelin is king, Richard Nixon is President, and idealistic fifteen-year-old William Miller is an aspiring music journalist. When Rolling Stone magazine hires him to go on the road with an up-and-coming band, William is thrust into the rock-and-roll circus, where his love of music, his longing for friendship, and his integrity as a writer collide. Almost Famous is a spirited tale of fandom, family, and...
6) Singles
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This tale of Seattle twentysomethings searching for-- and running from-- love centers around a romantically aloof rocker and his lovestruck neighbor who hopes to get him to change his tune.
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A chronicle of the last 50 years of American music, politics and popular culture. This special documentary offers the unique perspective of a celebrated magazine that always understood that rock 'n' roll was more than just music; it was a cultural force that helped shape America and defined generations.
13) Almost famous
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English
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Director Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical drama follows a teenage writer who lands a gig covering the up-and-coming rock band Stillwater for Rolling Stone magazine.
14) Say anything
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"It's graduation and Lloyd Dobler has only one ambition -- to date Diane Court. She's beautiful, she's intelligent and to everyone's amazement, she actually agrees to go out with Lloyd. At first just 'friends with potential,' Lloyd and Diane quickly develop into something more. But when Diane's overprotective father convinces her to end the relationship, a brokenhearted Lloyd vows to try anything, do anything and say anything to win her back"--Container....
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"From U2 to Carly Simon, the Temptations to TLC, artists describe in their own words how their songs became the soundtrack of our lives. What Beach Boys' song brings Paul McCartney to tears? What makes 'Light my fire' a rite-of-passage song for teens in every generation, according to Doors guitarist Robby Krieger? What is it about music that brings back so vividly the passion of our early loves, our adult losses, our richest memories? In Anthems We...
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Criterion collection volume 1075
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A comedy that chronicles the individual struggles of several high school teenagers in southern California as they deal with independence, success, money, school, adults, self-esteem, the opposite sex, and more.
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Five CD collection features nearly six hours of unreleased home, live, and radio recordings that flow chronologically to paint a rich portrait of Mitchell's rapid growth as a performer and songwriter during the period leading up to her debut album. This treasure trove of unheard audio includes 29 original Mitchell compositions that have never been released before with her vocals.
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It's the opportunity of a lifetime when teenage reporter William Miller lands an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine. Despite the objections of his protective mother, William hits the road with an up-and-coming rock band and finds there's a lot more to write home about than the music.
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"Neal Preston is one of the greatest rock photographers of all time. Exhilarated and Exhausted is a no-holds-barred complete retrospective of his 40-year career. Produced in collaboration with Neal, this is the first time he has allowed unrestricted access to his legendary archive - considered one of the music industry's most significant and extensive photo collections. This exceptional volume is a Who's Who of rock royalty."--