In 2000, Cameron Crowe‘s semi-autobiographical Almost Famous hit. A film that wowed audiences and critics alike with its nostalgic journey seen through a young adolescent’s eyes as he experienced the world of rock music, it’s one of the filmmaker’s most enduring works. After starting the decade with such a hit, Crowe‘s next two movies, Vanilla Sky and Elizabethtown, were received with much less praise and generally considered to be flops.
He’s remained quiet since then, but that dry period is about to come to a (hopefully satisfying) end. With three films coming out within the next twelve months, he looks to be back. The first is The Union, a documentary on the making of Elton John and Leon Russell‘s album of the same name. The second is the narrative, We Bought A Zoo, starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson, a film which centers on a family’s move to the countryside in Southern California to renovate and reopen a struggling zoo.
The third is another documentary, Pearl Jam Twenty, which — as you may have already figured out — is a film marking the fantastic band Pearl Jam‘s twentieth anniversary, which is debuting at TIFF. So, without further ado, here is the official trailer, courtesy of ThePlaylist:
Personally, I love the style of the trailer (the addition of one David Lynch is a welcome surprise) and, as a big Pearl Jam fan, I eagerly await the film, which will air on PBS on October 21st as part of their American Masters series.
Synopsis: Pearl Jam Twenty chronicles the years leading up to the band’s formation, the chaos that ensued soon-after their rise to megastardom, their step back from center stage, and the creation of a trusted circle that would surround them—giving way to a work culture that would sustain them. Told in big themes and bold colors with blistering sound, the film is carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely-seen and never-before seen footage spanning the band’s career. Pearl Jam Twenty is the definitive portrait of Pearl Jam: part concert film, part intimate insider-hang, part testimonial to the power of music and uncompromising artists.”
Crowe has also stated that the documentary shall feature footage of Neil Young, Chris Cornell and none other than legendary Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, a man who once attacked Pearl Jam for “”Pioneering a corporate, alternative and cock-rock fusion” and had a lasting feud with the band. However, they are said to have reconciled before Cobain‘s suicide so it will be interesting to see what role he plays in the film.
What do you think of the trailer? Are you fan of Pearl Jam?