The Washington Post, October 14th, 2005
Cameron Crowe's career was just beginning when his father's life suddenly ended. It was 1989, and Crowe's directorial debut, "Say Anything," had just received a rave review from influential critical duo Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert. Crowe's father, James, was announcing his son's cinematic accolades while visiting relatives in Lexington, Ky., when he unexpectedly died of a heart attack at age 67. His death had a profound impact on Crowe, one that can be seen on screen in "Elizabethtown." (See review on Page 43.) The movie -- another of the writer-director's signature comedy-drama-romance hybrid...
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