Almost famous / Cameron Crowe. by Crowe, Cameron, 1957-

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Almost famous : [screenplay] / Cameron Crowe. by Crowe, Cameron, 1957-

“…Almost famous (Motion picture : 2000)…”

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Remote : reflections on life in the shadow of celebrity / David Shields ; foreword by Philip Lopate. by Shields, David, 1956-

Table of Contents: “…Cover13; -- Acknowledgments13; -- Foreword13; -- Prologue: Life Story -- The Nimbus of Her Fame Makes a Nullity of Us All -- Problems and Solutions to Problems -- Information Sickness -- Life Story -- Life Story -- Radio -- Blood and Guts in High School -- Always -- Almost Famous -- The Nimbus of His Fame Makes a Nullity of Us All -- The Cultural Contradictions of Late Capitalism -- Robert Capa, Misunderstood -- Love Is Not a Consolation -- Desire -- The Nimbus of Their Fame Makes a Nullity of Us All -- The Tradition Is Here, the Memories Are Waiting: Several More Sporting Events in Search of a Sponsor -- Always -- The Confessions -- The Cultural Contradictions of Late Capitalism -- Almost Famous -- The Nimbus of His Fame Makes a Nullity of Us All -- Robert Capa, Misunderstood -- The Nimbus of His Fame Makes a Nullity of Us All -- About the Author -- Why We Live at the Movies -- Desire -- Where We Live and What We Live For -- Where We Live and What We Live For -- Where We Live and What We Live For -- Life Is Elsewhere: A Rube8217;s Lament -- Almost Famous -- Stuttering -- Robert Capa, Misunderstood -- The Nimbus of Her Fame Makes a Nullity of Us All -- Where We Live and What We Live For -- Problems and Solutions to Problems -- Problems and Solutions to Problems -- The Subject at the Vanishing Point -- The Confessions -- Almost Famous -- Why We Live at the Movies -- Why We Live at the Movies -- The Nimbus of His Fame etc.: Dreams about Kurt Cobain -- The One We Truly Want -- The Cultural Contradictions of Late Capitalism -- The Cultural Contradictions of Early Capitalism: Postcards from Camp -- Love Is Not a Consolation; Love Is a Light -- Desire -- Why We Live at the Movies -- The Confessions -- The One We Truly Want: A Brief Survey of Ideal Desire -- Radio -- Last Lines: It Isn8217;t the Suspense That Is Killing Us -- Epilogue: How to Make a Paper Hat -- Notes.…”
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Constance Lindsay Skinner : writing on the frontier / Jean Barman. by Barman, Jean, 1939-

Table of Contents: “…Writing on the frontier -- A British Columbian inheritance -- Border crossing -- Beyond journalism -- Storytelling -- Engaging the frontier -- Private woman -- Old and new directions -- Return to the British Columbia frontier -- No more private woman -- Almost famous -- Reflections -- Appendix: Chronology of the life of Constance Lindsay Skinner.…”
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Fame junkies : the hidden truths behind America's favorite addiction / Jake Halpern. by Halpern, Jake

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : hooked on fame -- Going to fame school -- Mobs of fame-starved children -- Home for the famous and almost famous -- The association of celebrity personal assistants -- The desire to belong : why everyone wants to have dinner with Paris Hilton and 50 Cent -- When reflected glory isn't enough : confessions of an upwardly-mobile celebrity "slave" -- Monkeys, US Weekly, and the power of social information -- A choice of worship : Rod vs. god -- Conclusion : some reflections from Hollywood's premiere retirement.…”

The grand illusion : love, lies, and my life with Styx / Chuck Panozzo ; with Michele Skettino. by Panozzo, Chuck

Table of Contents: “…The Wooden Nickel years ; Almost famous ; Hey now, you're a rock star -- Free-falling. …”
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A feminine ending / by Sarah Treem. by Treem, Sarah

Let's spend the night together : backstage secrets of rock muses and supergroupies / Pamela Des Barres. by Des Barres, Pamela

Table of Contents: “…-- Miss Mercy's blues : shock treatment -- Michele Overman : love in her eyes and flowers in her hair -- Cassandra : the virgin groupie -- Lori Lightning : absolute beginners -- Sweet Connie : there's only one way to rock -- Gayle O'Connor : crazy, crazy nights -- Margaret Moser and the Texas Blondes : slow dazzle -- Pleasant Gehman : flesh for fantasy -- A chat with Bebe Buell -- Patti and Lisa : dangerous but worth the risk -- Rebecca Bonyadi : come as you are -- Pleather : celebrity skin -- Lexa Vonn and the Plastics : user friendly -- Sarah Madison : miss you in a heartbeat -- Tina King : in so deep -- Amanda Milius : let me stand next to your flower -- Static Beth : size queen of the stars -- Epilogue : Cameron Crowe : almost famous.…”
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Taboo : essays on culture and education / edited by Shirley R. Steinberg and Lindsay Cornish.

Table of Contents: “…Weiner -- Almost feminist: truth, the trope of the writer, and the male gaze in Almost famous / Dennis Parsons -- Laughing at ourselves (in the dark) : comedy and the critical reflections of social actions / Roymieco A. …”

Dead lines : slices of life from the obit beat / George Hesselberg. by Hesselberg, George

Table of Contents: “…Mole, Continued -- Digging Up Graveside Traditions -- Hats Off to Kindness -- Outliving the Obit -- Beyond First Impressions -- The Storytelling Cobbler -- Madison's Fallen Angel -- More than an Organ Donor -- The Cat That Came Back -- Footnotes on a Local Legend -- Memories of a Stonecutter -- In Search of the Simple Life -- Till Death Did They Part -- Rolling through Life -- Traveling Yesterday's Back Roads -- Radio Villain -- A Stranger Far from Home -- Pennies from Heaven -- The Girl Who Survived -- By the Way, You're Dead -- Prolific Letter Writer -- The Lenient Police Chief -- Busy till the End -- Casualty of War -- Heiress of the Big Top -- Almost Famous -- Pagan Suicide -- Cook's Bewildering Death -- Mrs. …”
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Laurel Canyon / an Antidote Films production ; a film by Lisa Cholodenko ; producer, Susan A. Stover ; producer, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte ; written and directed by Lisa Cholodenko.

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Based on a true story : fact and fantasy in 100 favorite movies / Jonathan Vankin and John Whalen. by Vankin, Jonathan, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…A beautiful mind -- Catch me if you can -- The hurricane -- Erin Brockovich -- Melvin and Howard -- Norma Rae -- Biker boyz -- Fear and loathing in Las Vegas/Where the buffalo roam -- Searching for Bobby Fischer -- Shattered Glass -- Men of honor -- Pushing tin -- Ghosts of Mississippi -- A civil action -- American splendor -- The Amityville horror -- The mothman prophecies -- Brotherhood of the wolf -- FairyTale: a true story -- The enigma of Kaspar Hauser/Kaspar Hauser -- Fire in the sky -- Communion -- The serpent and the rainbow -- Heavenly creatures -- From hell -- Monster -- Murder in the first -- City by the sea -- Blow -- Serpico/Prince of the city -- The French connection -- Bonnie and Clyde -- Goodfellas -- Donnie Brasco -- Dog day afternoon -- The elephant man -- Mask -- Girl, interrupted -- Veronica Guerin -- Boys don't cry -- Born on the Fourth of July -- The perfect storm -- Adaptation -- Ed Wood -- Confessions of a dangerous mind -- Man on the moon -- Auto focus -- Sid and Nancy -- 24 hour party people -- Chaplin -- Bird -- Coal miner's daughter -- Almost famous -- 54 -- The sound of music -- Seabiscuit -- Hoosiers -- Ali -- Radio -- Blue crush -- Remember the Titans -- The rookie -- Raging bull -- Eight men out -- Patton -- Pearl harbor -- Enemy at the gates -- Black hawk down -- We were soldiers -- Casualities of war/Hamburger hill -- K-19: the widowmaker -- Gallipoli -- Braveheart -- Excalibur -- The affair of the necklace -- Elizabeth -- Shakespeare in love -- Girl with a pearl earring -- The return of Martin Guerre -- Mutiny on the bounty -- Amistad -- The patriot -- Titanic -- Gangs of New York -- Jeremiah Johnson -- The last emperor -- Lawrence of Arabia -- Rabbit-proof fence -- Gandhi -- Malcolm X -- The right stuff -- Apollo 13 -- All the president's men -- The falcon and the snowman -- Summer of Sam -- Scandal -- Quiz show -- Thirteen days -- Schindler's list -- JFK.…”

All the real girls / a Jean Doumanian production ; produced by Lisa Muskat ; written and directed by David Gordon Green.

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Pearl Jam FAQ : all that's left to know about Seattle's most enduring band / Thomas Edward Harkins and Bernard M. Corbett. by Harkins, Thomas E., Corbett, Bernard M.

Table of Contents: “…A Real Lollapalooza: Pearl Jam Joins a Traveling Rock and Roll Circus9. Almost Famous: Eddie, Pearl Jam, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; 10. …”
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Ryan Adams : Losering, a story of Whiskeytown / David Menconi. by Menconi, David Lawrence

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Awake in the dark : the best of Roger Ebert; forty years of reviews, essays, and interviews / Roger Ebert; foreword by David Bordwell. by Ebert, Roger

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / David Bordwell -- Introduction -- Prologue : death of a dream palace -- Review of La dolce vita -- Warren Beatty -- Part 1 : interviews and profiles -- James Stewart -- Robert Mitchum -- Mitch and Jimmy : some thoughts -- Lee Marvin -- Ingmar Bergman -- Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader -- Robert Altman -- Werner Herzog -- Meryl Streep -- Woody Allen -- Spike Lee -- Tom Hanks -- Errol Morris -- Steven Spielberg -- Part 2 : the best -- 1967 : Bonnie and Clyde -- 1968 : The battle of Algiers -- 1969 : Z -- 1970 : Five easy pieces -- 1971 : The last picture show -- 1972 : The godfather -- 1973 : Cries and whispers -- 1974 : Scenes from a marriage -- 1975 : Nashville -- 1976 : Small change -- 1977 : 3 women -- 1978 : An unmarried woman -- 1979 : Apocalypse now -- 1980 : The black stallion -- 1981 : My dinner with Andre -- 1982 : Sophie's choice -- 1983 : The right stuff -- 1984 : Amadeus -- 1985 : The color purple -- 1986 : Platoon -- 1987 : House of games -- 1988 : Mississippi burning -- 1989 : Do the right thing -- 1990 : Goodfellas -- 1991 : JFK -- 1992 : Malcolm X -- 1993 : Schindler's list -- 1994 : Hoop dreams -- 1995 : Leaving Las Vegas -- 1996 : Fargo -- 1997 : Eve's bayou -- 1998 : Dark city -- 1999 : Being John Malkovich -- 2000 : Almost famous -- 2001 : Monster's ball -- 2002 : Minority report -- 2003 : Million dollar baby -- 2005 : Crash -- Part 3 : Foreign films -- Tokyo story -- The music room -- Au hasard Balthazar -- Belle de jour -- The wild child -- Claire's knee -- Last tango in Paris -- Fellini's Roma -- Stroszek -- The marriage of Maria Braun -- Wings of desire -- Raise the red lantern -- The scent of green papaya -- Spirited away -- City of god -- Part 4 : documentaries -- Woodstock -- Harlan County, U.S.A. -- Gates of Heaven -- Say amen, somebody -- The 'up' movies -- Shoah -- Dear America : letters home from Vietnam -- Crumb -- Heidi Fleiss, Hollywood madam -- Microcosmos -- Part 5 : overlooked and underrated -- Thieves like us -- Bring me the head of Alfredo Garcia -- Saint Jack -- El norte -- To live and die in L.A. -- Trouble in mind -- Housekeeping -- The rapture -- A soldier's daughter never cries -- The saddest music in the world -- Part 6 : essays and think pieces -- That's the way it is : The color purple and the Oscars -- Legacy of Star wars -- John Cassavetes : an appreciation -- Why I love black and white -- The case for an A rating -- Well, are movies better than ever? …”