Saturday, April 22, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Dryden Theatre
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Almost Famous (2000)
(Cameron Crowe, US 2000, 122 min., DCP)
It’s 1973 and William, the son of an overbearing and conservative mother, finds the opportunity of a lifetime in a band named Stillwater. Traveling with them on tour to cover the story for Rolling Stone, he falls in love with the beautifully enigmatic “band-aid” (don’t call her a groupie!) Penny Lane. Heartwarming, honest, and deeply personal, Crowe’s homage to the youthful exuberance and freedom of rock and roll is based on his own experience as a teenage journalist, touring with the likes of the Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, and Yes. Hoffmann provides one of his most indelible performances as William’s real-life mentor, Lester Bangs, editor of Creem magazine.