Complex sentence: Stillwater is not the same fictitious Stillwater band portrayed in the 2000 film "Almost Famous", although Cameron Crowe, the film's director, was able to get permission to use the name' Stillwater' after screening the film for the band.
Split into simpler sentences: Stillwater is not the same fictitious Stillwater band portrayed in the 2000 film "Almost Famous". Although, Cameron Crowe, the film's director, was able to get permission to use the name' Stillwater' after screening the film for the band.