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SCHOOL OF ROCK is a hilarious romp that parents will enjoy as much as their children. Jack Black stars as Dewey Finn, a wannabe rock star who doesn't seem to be rocking much of anything these days. Kicked out of the band that he started and about to be kicked out of his apartment, Dewey pretends that he's his roommate Ned .. Read more

Starring	Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman
Director	Richard Linklater
Genres	Comedy

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A host of potential classics debut at Sundance
- 24 Jan 2007
The Sundance film festival in Utah's Park City annually provides the scene for a number of potential classics to premiere. And this year's event, which started this week, looks to be no exception, featuring a movie entitled Year of the Dog written and directed by Mike White, who audiences might not recognise but whose films they may have seen. Fans of musical comedy School of Rock, which White wrote, might know him as the shy and downtrodden Ned Schneebly, who finds his identity stolen by best... Read more
Jack Black sings up for comedy-fest
- 04 Jun 2007
School Of Rock star Jack Black has signed up for the new film from Columbia, Year One, adding his name to a list of funnymen that are involved with the movie. According to reports, the man from Shallow Hal, Nacho Libre and Orange County has pledged his acting talents to the movie, which is written and directed by Harold Ramis, who starred in Groundhog Day and played Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II. The film is being produced by Judd Apatow, who also lent his production talents Read more
Half Nelson
- 16 Apr 2007
Ryan Gosling's Dan Dunne is the most inspirational teacher I've seen at the movies since Jack Black in School of Rock. Or at any rate, the most credible. Sure, he splits from the History curriculum to teach dialectics to his class of Angelino eighth graders. Yes, he illustrates his theorem by arm-wrestling the students. But what really sets Mr Dunne apart isn't his unconventional style. It's his manic-depressive streak and raging cocaine habit - both directly attributable to his liberal-leftist Read more
Black describes casting Meat Loaf
- 06 Oct 2006
Musician and actor Jack Black has said that there was only one choice in mind for who to play his father in his next movie. Rocker Meat Loaf is to make an appearance in the film, starring Black and his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass in their attempt to become the greatest band on Earth. Tim Robbins and Ben Stiller will also appear in the comedy film, entitled Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny. "We look alike, obviously," said Black, "but it was mostly his energy that inspired us Read more
Jackson lets monkey out of cage
- 05 Dec 2005
The high anticipated King Kong is to have its world premiere tonight in New York. The film is the return to the screen for Peter Jackson, director of the Lord Of the Rings: The Return Of The King, with another epic lasting over three hours. The film, a second remake of the 1933 classic, cost over $200 million to make, $32 million over budget, so much is riding on its success both for Jackson and Universal Studios, which gave him full creative control. Starring alongside the huge ape will be... Read more