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Cameron Crowe’s semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous, about the fictional folk rock band Stillwater in the early 1970s, was a breakout hit for star Kate Hudson. Hudson played the mysterious Penny Lane, winning a Golden Globe and earning an Academy Award nomination for the role. But according to Crowe, Natalie Portman, who was a much more well-known actress at the time, was originally in the running. In fact, several of the film’s major parts were initially intended to be occupied by bigger names. [caption id="attachment_911332" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via DreamWorks PIctures[/caption] Speaking with …

Nicole Kidman wasn't the only one.

I'm digging the '90s vibes and the wild hats.

From writer/director Mike Doyle, the romantic comedy Almost Love follows a group of friends, as they navigate love, life and relationships. From Adam (Scott Evans) and Marklin (Augustus Prew) assessing where they’re at in their five-year relationship, to Elizabeth (Kate Walsh) and the questionable state of her marriage, to Cammy (Michelle Buteau) and the homeless status of her new beau Henry (Colin Donnell), to Haley (Zoe Chao) and her feelings toward the teenaged Scott James (Christopher Gray), they’re all just trying to figure out how to make things work, with the humor and heartbreak that comes …

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I love Almost Famous. As far as I’m concerned, it’s a perfect film. It’s sweet, it’s romantic, it’s a love story, and at its heart, it’s about family, both by blood and family we choose for ourselves. And when you add in the fact that it’s a story about a teenager who’s given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band, who then writes that story while on the road with them for their concert tour, Almost Famous then becomes a film that …

From director A.J. Eaton and producer/interviewer Cameron Crowe, David Crosby: Remember My Name is not just a great music documentary about an iconic rock musician, but it’s also an intimate, honest and heartfelt portrait of a man who’s had soaring career highs and incredible personal lows, and isn’t afraid to acknowledge the role he played in it all. Through candid conversations with the singer/songwriter, the film looks at Crosby’s time in The Byrds, as well as Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and contrasts that with his experience touring …