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descrizione il chitarrista dewey finn nutre un odio viscera ... Read more

descrizione il chitarrista dewey finn nutre un odio viscerale per il sistema e ha un'autentica venerazione per il rock. dewey vuol vincere a tutti i costi un concorso locale con la sua band ma il gruppo da un giorno all'altro lo licenzia. disperato e al verde, rispondere a una telefonata diretta al suo convivente e accetta al volo una supplenza in una prestigiosa scuola elementare. dewey non ha la minima idea di che cosa significhi insegnare, ma riesce a conquistare la fiducia dei suoi piccoli allievi. e quando li sente suonare nell'orchestra della scuola, decide di trasformare quei giovani prodigi in un gruppo rock.premi e riconoscimenti 2004 - miglior interpretazione comica mtv movie awards jack black Minimize

Turbo-charged comic Jack Black shakes School of Rock to its ... Read more

Turbo-charged comic Jack Black shakes School of Rock to its foundations, wailing with born-again metalhead passion as Dewey Finn, a guitarist who gets kicked out of a band because he grandstands too much--or, to put it another way, enjoys himself. Through an intercepted phone call, Finn gets a job as a substitute teacher for a fifth grade class at a private grade school. Neither students nor teacher quite know what to do with each other until Finn discovers that some of his young charges can play instruments; at once he starts turning them into a blistering rock & roll troupe that can crush his former band at an upcoming competition. School of Rock is silly and formulaic, but director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused), writer Mike White (The Good Girl), and especially Black and co-star Joan Cusack invest the formulas with such glee that the movie is irresistibly fun. --Bret Fetzer Minimize

Jack Black stars as a hell-raising guitarist with delusions ... Read more

Jack Black stars as a hell-raising guitarist with delusions of grandeur. Kicked out of his band and desperate for work, he impersonates a substitute teacher and turns a class of fifth grade high-achievers into high-voltage rock and rollers. Joan Cusack portrays the principal of the private school where Black is prepping the kids for a Battle of the Bands. Minimize

Jack Black, Joan Cusack. Looking for an easy gig, a down-an ... Read more

Jack Black, Joan Cusack. Looking for an easy gig, a down-and-out wannabe rock star takes a temp teaching job at a posh boarding school. Instead he finds a classroom full of uptight kids with a gap in their education-the art of rock 'n' roll. Soon the kids are reading, writing and rocking, getting ready for a battle of the bands competition! A nonstop comedy by Richard Linklater. 2003/color/109 min/PG-13/widescreen. Minimize

Turbo-charged comic Jack Black shakes School of Rock to its ... Read more

Turbo-charged comic Jack Black shakes School of Rock to its foundations, wailing with born-again metalhead passion as Dewey Finn, a guitarist who gets kicked out of a band because he grandstands too much--or, to put it another way, enjoys himself. Through an intercepted phone call, Finn gets a job as a substitute teacher for a fifth grade class at a private grade school. Neither students nor teacher quite know what to do with each other until Finn discovers that some of his young charges can play instruments; at once he starts turning them into a blistering rock & roll troupe that can crush his former band at an upcoming competition. School of Rock is silly and formulaic, but director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused), writer Mike White (The Good Girl), and especially Black and co-star Joan Cusack invest the formulas with such glee that the movie is irresistibly fun. --Bret Fetzer Minimize

From the man who introduced us to Jack Nicholson, Francis F ... Read more

From the man who introduced us to Jack Nicholson, Francis Ford Coppola, Jonathan Demme and Martin Scorsese, Shout! Factory is proud to present new collectors editions of Roger Cormans most loved productions.Vince Lombardi High School has quite a reputation: it is the wildest, most rockin high school around! That is, until a thug of a principal, Miss Togar, comes along and tries to make the school a totalitarian state. With the help of the Ramones, the students of Vince Lombardi battle the iron-fisted rule of Miss Togar and take their battle to a truly explosive conclusion!Starring P.J. Soles (Halloween), Vince Van Patten (Hell Night), Clint Howard (Grand Theft Auto), Dey Young (Spaceballs), Mary Woronov (Death Race 2000), Dick Miller (Piranha) and Paul Bartel (Hollywood Boulevard).Bonus Features * New Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer (1.85:1) * Special Introduction From Director Allan Arkush* Audio Commentary With Director Allan Arkush, Producer Mike Finnell And Screenwriter Richard Whitley* Audio Commentary With Roger Corman And Dey Young* New Audio Commentary With Director Allan Arkush, P.J. Soles And Clint Howard* Back To School: A Retrospective Including All-New Interviews With Allan Arkush, Roger Corman, Joe Dante, Dey Young And Marky Ramone * Staying After Class: A New Interview With P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten And Dey Young * Interview With Roger Corman Conducted By Leonard Maltin* New Interview With Director Allan Arkush Including A Look At Rare, Behind-The-Scenes Stills From His Personal Collection* Audio Outtakes From The Roxy * Original Radio Ads And TV Spots* Original Theatrical Trailer With Commentary By Eli Roth Courtesy Of Trailersfromhell.comAnd More . . . Minimize

Jack Black, Joan Cusack. Looking for an easy gig, a down-an ... Read more

Jack Black, Joan Cusack. Looking for an easy gig, a down-and-out wannabe rock star takes a temp teaching job at a posh boarding school. Instead he finds a classroom full of uptight kids with a gap in their education-the art of rock 'n' roll. Soon the kids are reading, writing and rocking, getting ready for a battle of the bands competition! A nonstop comedy by Richard Linklater. 2003/color/109 min/PG-13/widescreen. Minimize

Get all the latest information and see the SCHOOL OF THOUGH ... Read more

Get all the latest information and see the SCHOOL OF THOUGHT preview here: www.SurfsUpStudios.comSomething's happening deep in the heartland of America.Some folks are calling Fairfield, Iowa the "Midwestern Stepford."A few locals claim there's a creepy cult taking over their comfortable town.Even the County Commissioners say, "We really don't know what's going on here."But a legendary Hollywood director and the local schools he's teamed up with, know exactly what's up in Fairfield.Take this intriguing and amazing adventure into the Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment and Maharishi University, where students meditate twice a day, win sports championships on a regular basis and score in the top 1% of state exams.Your guide is Academy Award-nominated director, David Lynch (Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and The Elephant Man).Lynch brings along a few friends to Iowa, including Beatles collaborator, Donovan (Mellow Yellow, Hurdy Gurdy Man and Sunshine Superman) and the world-renowned quantum physicist, John Hagelin (What The Bleep Do We Know!?)Together, these three peacemakers are touring the world with their mind-blowing solution to creating harmonious schools and world peace.Their answer? Have every student, in every school, practice Transcendental Meditation and watch them become happier, healthier and more focused - thereby dissolving the life-threatening stress which typically manifests itself in young people through drug abuse, peer pressures and violence.When the success of the David Lynch Weekend gains the attention of the national press - David, Dr. Hagelin and Donovan soon find themselves at Radio City Music Hall, where they join Paul McCartney, Beach Boy Mike Love, Russell Simmons and Ringo Starr to benefit David's Foundation and his compassionate mission to bring meditation to 1-million needy children around the world.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. Minimize

Get all the latest information and see the SCHOOL OF THOUGH ... Read more

Get all the latest information and see the SCHOOL OF THOUGHT preview here: www.SurfsUpStudios.comSomething's happening deep in the heartland of America.Some folks are calling Fairfield, Iowa the "Midwestern Stepford."A few locals claim there's a creepy cult taking over their comfortable town.Even the County Commissioners say, "We really don't know what's going on here."But a legendary Hollywood director and the local schools he's teamed up with, know exactly what's up in Fairfield.Take this intriguing and amazing adventure into the Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment and Maharishi University, where students meditate twice a day, win sports championships on a regular basis and score in the top 1% of state exams.Your guide is Academy Award-nominated director, David Lynch (Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks and The Elephant Man).Lynch brings along a few friends to Iowa, including Beatles collaborator, Donovan (Mellow Yellow, Hurdy Gurdy Man and Sunshine Superman) and the world-renowned quantum physicist, John Hagelin (What The Bleep Do We Know!?)Together, these three peacemakers are touring the world with their mind-blowing solution to creating harmonious schools and world peace.Their answer? Have every student, in every school, practice Transcendental Meditation and watch them become happier, healthier and more focused - thereby dissolving the life-threatening stress which typically manifests itself in young people through drug abuse, peer pressures and violence.When the success of the David Lynch Weekend gains the attention of the national press - David, Dr. Hagelin and Donovan soon find themselves at Radio City Music Hall, where they join Paul McCartney, Beach Boy Mike Love, Russell Simmons and Ringo Starr to benefit David's Foundation and his compassionate mission to bring meditation to 1-million needy children around the world.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. Minimize

A huge isolated rock in the midst of desert in Australia: A ... Read more

A huge isolated rock in the midst of desert in Australia: Ayers Rock. I produced two films around this rock, however, they are very contrasting in the way the films were made. As the document of its making, "Moments At The Rock" shot with an amateur video camera, is the first piece presented here. This film was awarded Grand Prize at Edison. This camera got strange halations from the strong sunshine in the desert of Australia, and I was quite surprised by the result which surpassed the color change caused by nature over the rock. Minimize

"Rock, Rock, Rock!" Made in 1956, this small-scale look at ... Read more

"Rock, Rock, Rock!" Made in 1956, this small-scale look at the then new phenomenon of Rock & Roll takes a page from the books of many of the big scale musicals made by Hollywood studios. Like them, the musical performances more than make up for the thin plot and occasional weak dialogue. The biggest bonus is that the last half of the film is all music, when Alan Freed brings his show to the hero's prom. Before the advent of music videos promoting record sales, this film is essentially a 76-minute commercial for the top Rock 'n' Roll and R & B artists of the time. Starring Alan Freed (at the peak of his power and influence as the man who actually coined the term "Rock 'n' Roll") it also marks the screen debut of Tuesday Weld - albeit that her singing was actually the angelic voice of Connie Francis. On Screen performances include those from Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, The Johnny Burnette Trio, LaVern Baker and The Freed Band. Bonus Material: The Alan Freed Story The dean of rock music historians, Michael Ochs, describes the 'innocence' of the early Alan Freed concerts when 50% of the audience was black and 50% white. He chronicles the rise and fall of Freed as the voice of Rock 'n' Roll and the payola scandal the ended the DJ's career. Veteran musician Red Holloway speaks of America's narrow-mindedness when radio stations across the country decided to destroy records of this Rock and R&B music they considered to be damaging to the morals of American teenagers. Cornelius Grant, Motown's Music Director for Marvin Gaye, Mary Wells and The Temptations, credits Alan Freed with giving legitimacy to R&B by taking it to the mass music market and dubbing it Rock & Roll. Singer Bobby Vinton describes from his own experience how records were turned into hits in these early days of the Rock Era. In 1986 Alan freed was among the original Inductees to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland and, in 1991, he received the ultimate accolade of a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Minimize

THE COOL SCHOOL is an object lesson in how to build an art ... Read more

THE COOL SCHOOL is an object lesson in how to build an art scene from scratch and what to avoid in the process. Narrated by actor Jeff Bridges, the film focuses on the seminal Ferus Gallery, which groomed the LA art scene from a loose band of idealistic beatniks into a coterie of competitive, often brilliant artists, including Ed Kienholz, Ed Ruscha, Craig Kauffman, Wallace Berman, Ed Moses and Robert Irwin. The Ferus also served as launching point for New York imports, Andy Warhol (hosting his first Soup Can show), Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein as well as leading to the first Pop Art show and Marcel Duchamp's first retrospective. What was lost and gained is tied up in a complex web of egos, passions, money, and art. This is how L.A. came of age. Minimize

How far would you go to get the person of your dreams? In t ... Read more

How far would you go to get the person of your dreams? In the first Eating Out, Kyle (Jim Verraros) convinced his straight roommate to pretend to be gay in order to get the girl. Now, with the help of Gwen (Emily Brooke Hands) and Tiffani (Rebekah Kochan), Kyle pretends to be heterosexual in order to land Troy (Marco Dapper), the new guy (and nude model) who's turning the heads of both men and women. He soon finds himself joining the campus ex-gay support group and nabbing a girlfriend (Tiffany)! Kyle's ex-boyfriend Marc (Brett Chukerman) is horrified at the plan and decides to pursue the confused Troy with his own tactic -- being his "out" gay self. Who will win Troy first? In the boy eat boy, boy eat girl, bisexual mystique of Eating Out 2, the stakes are raised, sexual boundaries are obliterated, and the answer is never what you might expect! Minimize

Rare footage of the greatest stars of classic rock - Jimi H ... Read more

Rare footage of the greatest stars of classic rock - Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, Janis Joplin, The Who, The Byrds, The Doors, so many more - captured for all time in mind-blowing live performances of their greatest hits, from Cream's `Sunshine of Your Love' to Manfred Mann's `Mighty Quinn' to Duane Eddy's `Peter Gunn Theme' and many other great songs. The look and feel of an entire era comes to life in this rich collection. Concert footage intercut with TV-news footage from Vietnam and the space race ... early video effects reproducing psychedelic light shows ... flamboyant clothing ... the sheer youthfulness of departed stars like Janis and Jimi, as well as today's grizzled veterans like Eric Clapton and Joe Cocker - such elements combine to make this program a riveting musical and social document of an amazing time. Minimize

Spectacular examples of erosion, deposition, metamorphism, ... Read more

Spectacular examples of erosion, deposition, metamorphism, and volcanism were filed on location in the Rocky Mountains and at other locations across North America. This Rock Cycle DVD is one of the DVD's in the Scott Resources' Earth Science DVD series that takes a contemporary look at Planet Earth, its natural resources and the human impact on our global environment. Comes with a complete Teacher's Guide including program objectives, discussion points, class activities and a glossary. It is approximately 20 minutes long and is designed for Grades 6-12 and Ages 11-18. Minimize

I think it's probably impossible not to be charmed out of y ... Read more

I think it's probably impossible not to be charmed out of your socks by Junior High School" said film critic Roger Ebert. And I must admit I totally agree with him, which is not something I commonly do; simply put, you'd have to be a real scrooge not to find some sort of pleasure in this one. The plot is rather simply, has a boy (David Stewart) of about fourteen trying to summon up the courage to ask the school's prettiest girl (Karen Capelle) to attend a party with him. As his best friend (Kirk Burnett) gives him all sorts of advice on how to accomplish this, teachers, bullies and the class nerd (Mikal Robert Taylor) do much to get in the way. Somewhat oddly, this is a musical as well as a comedy/drama; it all works quite well, though, is really a lot of fun. The kids were all non-professional actors/actresses who attended Van Nuys Junior High in California. One of them happens to be the now famous pop singer Paula Abdul. Minimize

Good old fashion Rock n' Roll with appearances by Alan Free ... Read more

Good old fashion Rock n' Roll with appearances by Alan Freed, Chuck Berry, Frankie Lyman and more. This film may contain variations in audio and video quality due to limitations of the original source materialThis product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. Minimize

For the last 25 years, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has h ... Read more

For the last 25 years, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has honored the music's most influential figures at black-tie induction ceremonies where performers and audience alike let down their hair and rejuvenate themselves through exciting, once-in-a-lifetime performances. Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Live captures all the excitement, from the wise and witty speeches, to the most incredible combinations of talent ever assembled on a single stage. Think you've seen and heard it all before? This unprecedented collection celebrates rock's glorious history like no other video document. You will be blown away. And love every minute of it. Performances: Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen & The Rock Hall Jam Band - I Saw Her Standing There Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love Roy Orbison, Bruce Springsteen & The Rock Hall Jam Band - Oh, Pretty Woman John Fogerty & Friends - Green River The Doors with Eddie Vedder - Light My Fire Crosby, Stills & Nash with Tom Petty - For What It's Worth Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers Santana with Peter Green - Black Magic Woman Crosby, Stills & Nash with James Taylor and Emmylou Harris - Teach Your Children Jackson Browne - Running On Empty The Band with Eric Clapton - The Weight Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - The Promised Land Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood and Dhani Harrison - Handle With Care Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison and Prince - While My Guitar Gently Weeps Paul McCartney & The Rock Hall Jam Band - Let It Be This DVD also contains over 90 minutes of bonus features, including induction and acceptance speeches, behind-the-scenes footage and rare, never-before-seen rehearsal footage. Minimize

Emmy® Award-winner Tina Fey writes, executive produces, and ... Read more

Emmy® Award-winner Tina Fey writes, executive produces, and stars as Liz Lemon, the head writer of a live variety program in New York City. Liz's life is turned upside down when brash new network executive Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin in his Golden Globe winning role) interferes with her show, bringing the wildly unpredictable Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) into the cast. Now it's up to Liz to manage the mayhem and still try and have a life. Join in the behind-the-scenes hilarity with the first three seasons on DVD. Minimize

Rare footage of the greatest stars of classic rock - Jimi H ... Read more

Rare footage of the greatest stars of classic rock - Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, Janis Joplin, The Who, The Byrds, The Doors, so many more - captured for all time in mind-blowing live performances of their greatest hits, from Cream's `Sunshine of Your Love' to Manfred Mann's `Mighty Quinn' to Duane Eddy's `Peter Gunn Theme' and many other great songs. The look and feel of an entire era comes to life in this rich collection. Concert footage intercut with TV-news footage from Vietnam and the space race ... early video effects reproducing psychedelic light shows ... flamboyant clothing ... the sheer youthfulness of departed stars like Janis and Jimi, as well as today's grizzled veterans like Eric Clapton and Joe Cocker - such elements combine to make this program a riveting musical and social document of an amazing time. Minimize

From 1933 until 1941, as totalitarianism took hold in Germa ... Read more

From 1933 until 1941, as totalitarianism took hold in Germany and Italy, hundreds of scholars, intellectuals, and artists fled Europe for America. The story of these emigres, many of whom found safe haven in the United States, is the subject of The Exiles. Recapturing an extraordinary chapter in twentieth-century life, this compelling documentary chronicles the most significant rescue of oppressed artists and intellectuals in modern times and highlights their far-reaching contributions to culture and scholarship in their adopted country. Divided into two hour-long segments, The Exiles, an Emmy Award winning documentary, spans nearly six decades of Euro-American history. Its chronology begins with the pre-World War II conditions that first prompted the emigres to leave their homelands and concludes with their present-day reflections about mankind's future. For insights into the refugee experience, the film interweaves candid recollections of surviving exiles with those of individuals who aided in their escape. Friends, colleagues and cultural historians describe how these Europeans left their indelible mark on a wide range of academic disciplines and fields of endeavor. This richly detailed account of the quest for intellectual and artistic freedom also draws on a wealth of period footage and archival material, combined with evocative reenactments of major rescue efforts that brought the exiles to the United States. A dramatic reading of emigre poet Hans Sahl's work "We Are the Last Ones," which punctuates the opening and closing of the program, underscores the currency of its subject for the latter part of our century. Minimize

Minnie Driver stars as an impoverished Jewish woman, Mary, ... Read more

Minnie Driver stars as an impoverished Jewish woman, Mary, living in an emphatically anti-Semitic England in the mid-19th century. Following the murder of her beloved father--who leaves his survivors strapped with his debts--she camouflages her identity as a Protestant of Italian descent and takes a job as governess to an unorthodox Scottish family. In this film by Sandra Goldbacher, sundry conventions from Victorian novels mix with a contemporary, feminist take on Mary's subsequent adventures. Mary asserts, with some effort, her authority over her willful charge (Florence Hoath); she dodges the insults of a vaguely ghoulish matriarch (Harriet Walter); and she becomes an aide, confidante, and lover to the man of the house (Tom Wilkinson), a naturalist dabbling with early experiments in photography. Goldbacher fails to make it all feel as fully realized as it could be (much of the detail and soul of Mary's life in London is too telescoped and impressionistic to sink in). But the film's middle section, in which the heroine's complicity with Wilkinson's married character engages her keen intelligence as well as her untapped sensuality, is deeply felt. It's nice to see Driver prove she can carry a film, though the dreamy, exotic photography by Ashley Rowe certainly pulls a viewer along as well. --Tom Keogh Minimize

A prime candidate for cult status (it even spawned a sequel ... Read more

A prime candidate for cult status (it even spawned a sequel), this apocalyptic 1995 horror flick belongs in the darker corners of the comedy-horror sub-genre that includes Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mimic, and Phantoms--and like those movies it's a mixed blessing with some highlights worth savoring. This one's got Christopher Walken in its favor, starring as the Angel Gabriel, who's really mad at God for allowing humans into heaven (because, you see, humans have souls and angels don't, and God plays favorites). Gabriel takes his anger out on the human race, coming to Earth to capture the soul of the most evil human alive in an effort to defeat the "good" angels that remain in God's good graces. One of the good angels is played by Eric Stoltz, who captures the evil soul before Walken does and transfers it into the body of a little girl. Are you with us so far? Don't worry if you're not, because writer-director Gregory Widen filled The Prophecy with so many wild ideas that he didn't bother to connect them to a coherent plot. Add Viggo Mortensen as the devil and Elias Koteas as a priest-turned detective who's tracking Walken and it's clear that Widen was attempting something ambitious here. He nearly succeeded, since The Prophecy jumpstarts its heaven-and-hell rivalry with enough action, humor, and intelligence to make the movie sufficiently entertaining. It was enjoyable enough to entice Walken back for the sequel, so if you're into this kind of thing, this one's a keeper. --Jeff Shannon Minimize