“Bandslam” is a pretty good movie given that the odds of it having been a pretty bad movie were steep. On its face, it sounds like the highest-possible fructose corn syrup: Lonely new kid in town, ...

Nobody swears in “Bandslam.” Can you believe it? Here it is, a movie about teenagers gearing up for a high school battle of the bands, with a cast of characters that runs the usual gamut from nerd to ...

Gaelan Connell rocks out in 'Bandslam.' By Stephen Whitty Newhouse News Service Some things are just contradictions in terms. Like "gourmet popcorn." Or "political courage." Or "good, wholesome rock ...

The film's plot line is highly fictitious as it begins with Will Burton (Gaelan Connell) being the loser in his Cincinnati school. He then moves to New Jersey and becomes one of the popular kids. At ...

"I really love supporting parts," says actress Lisa Kudrow. "You don't have the burden of doing all this exposition. And you don't have the burden of playing a character who -- especially in a big ...

"Bandslam," Summit Entertainment's "High School Musical"/"Camp Rock" clone, is a movie about music and high school and guilt and fitting in. It's surprisingly not awful for something this overly ...