school of rock: Last News

have tied the knot more than two decades after meeting on the beloved 2003 film.Angelo Massagli and Caitlin Hale were just 10 years old when they first crossed paths at the audition for “School of Rock,” which follows Jack Black as a destitute, never-was rock-and-rollers who builds a rock band from a class of elementary school kids.Hale played precocious pig-tailed back-up singer Marta, or “Blondie” as Black’s character referred to her. Massagli took the part of Frankie, aka the “Tough Guy,” one of the band’s security detail.Massagli was left awe-struck after seeing Hale’s audition, as he told The New York Times.The young actress wowed producers with a show-stopping rendition of “Everything’s Coming Up Roses” from “Gypsy,” switching up the lyrics to be about the movie’s director, five-time Oscar nominee Richard Linklater.

Plenty of comedy and coming-of-age films are set in a classroom, some with troublesome students and others with reluctant teachers. These types of movies, especially in the early 2000s, were commonplace; however, few have stood the test of time, still hold their own, and have been enjoyed by the younger generations two decades later like “School of Rock” does.  Ranked: The Best Characters In Richard Linklater’s Movies “School of Rock” hit theatres on October 3, 2003, a full year before Aaron Samuels asked Cady Heron what day it was, opening at number one at the box office, leading Jack Black to skyrocket into stardom and inspiring an entire generation to “stick it” to “the man.”  The film sees Black as Dewey Finn, an eccentric guitarist with delusions of fame who is kicked out of his band and desperate for work.