Source on this? There has been a lot of total speculation reported as fact around this movie and specifically around its relation to Vineland. (Which, re: your post, is more about the 1960s hippies in Reagan-era '90s.)
My first Elliott Smith record was Figure 8, which is still my favourite too, but all of his records are great (including the posthumous From a Basement on the Hill). As alluded to above, on top of his otherworldly songwriting ability, the man simply had a conception of melody and arrangement...
It was a pretty crazy end to the playoff race. 4 to 7 are all within a point. I was in 6th for most of the year, slid into 7th a couple weeks ago and somehow made it to 4th in the final week.