Almost Famous

Taking Woodstock, Ang Lee’s latest film about the accidents, desperation, and missteps which led to the 1969 generation-defining concert, shares certain key elements with Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous. They both chronicle the power of music to band and unite, or tear asunder; each illuminates a generation through rock ‘n’ roll; and both are responsible for introducing a rapturously captivating star.

We know that movies about losing “it” will never go out of style, but we also doubt they’ll ever reach the nadir (or quality) they hit in the 80s.

Adventureland has many trappings integral to the genre; drugs, summer boredom, excessive drinking, hormonal youth thrust together in close proximity. But it can’t touch the quality of Say Anything/Superbad/Almost Famous no matter how much writer-director Greg Mottola wants it to.

It’s time to meet the parents.

Kate Hudson and new boyfriend Lance Armstrong took their relationship to a new level on Tuesday when Kate took Lance to meet her mother, Goldie Hawn.

Meeting the parents sucks. It’s always stressful, and you never know if you’ve made a good impression. Making matters even more intense in Lance, Goldie and Kate’s case, is that they had to battle through a throng of paparazzi to get into The Ivy at the Shore to enjoy their gettin'-to-know-ya lunch.