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leAesalp Seaurs alreig4 Stit‘pit.3 o FIAO4;PirSe Jack Black and "School Of Rock," Rock If there was an award for the cutest film of the year, 'The School 0' Rock would win hands down. It's filled with a wonderful spirit, quirks' characters, and a great passion for its suhlect matter. Rock! Jack Mad: stars as Dewy Finn, a dirty, free loading cuitarist, who wants nothin, more than to win the $20,000 prize in the upcoming - Battle of the Bands." Alter being threatened by his roommates, Patty (Sara Silverman) and Ned (Mike White). to be thrown out of his apartment at the end of the week. if he doesn't come up with the rent, Dewy lies his way into a substitute teaching job at a \ ery exclusive prep school, "Fhe jots was initially supposed to 2i to Ned, Instead o teaching, the school curricu (um, Dew\ decides to seerdi), start a band with the kids and teach thou how to "rock out be cat use urcowilit.; $2OOOO cud the 11 / il ;, - /irr ! 'SL it... REvtEwEd By ARTIST/CROUP Album TITIE LAbEI: RELEASE DATE. GENRE: Pop/Rock OVERALL RATING: *at e** By MATT MOSLEY Film Reviewer ,t 101 SEE MICHELLE O'MALLEy DAVE MATTHEWS ),t "SOME DEVIL" RCA SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 N) tic utppin DBEE REI►IEYYS WPSH The Reactor Radio Club %':~'t ~' ~'w ~ l :fi~4 {~S ;'t~ MET= c,,uimoc kISW Normally, I would complain about the conventional state of the written word, bui screenwriter Mike White has penned a (HE that is not only enjoyable for kids, hut for adults as well. I'm reminded of the animal era film from 1998, Ant ,in which the comedy plays on different levels. Kids will enjoy Black's eccentricities and will relate to the chiklhoi:)d problems of the class, and adults appreciate the eclect uses or musicd.! history 'and the passion lei \\ inch snhiect ;natter is handled. We'b seen the story of The ,'';ciro(ii Re/ filli49n time I)c:fore. and in this really a had 11 . 6119.. Director o.)si , A!Wion-; -,Utd tkO - Hir ,S 0 ,4[4: di`k Hp . ..* V,int 07cy'f, 1 .?; 1,0 i;» komv Jack Black is on the rise tv , ; , ,i tyq ;,,,Rl;cdsc 'HS , . 1,,k1 ,!0' ,1 );), L.D HEARd WORStp- TEM. IT, DON Rob Ably 81.1 T pENCIOUS ** Rating . * * * * * MMM * ID HORRIbIE