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Since Dewey is played by Jack Black, in whose short, round frame the Tasmanian Devil apparently resides--and since his friend is played by this film's writer, Mike White, who also scripted High Fidelity and TV's Freaks and Geeks, and since the director is Richard Linklater of Dazed and Confused fame--you might guess that The School of Rock is a skeptical, slackery satire with spasms of irony and angst. You'd be wrong. The movie is a joyous, sloppy, quasi-inspirational comedy that means to stride down the middle of the road, gathering all significant movie demographics...
...Writer Mike White (The Good Girl), whose previous work has generally been audacious and edgy, consistently plays it safe in School of Rock, using Black as a cushion upon which to fall back in the least comically risky manner. Similarly, the past films of director Richard Linklater (Waking Life, Dazed and Confused) have hardly suggested a proficiency at producing inspirational mainstream comedies of this type. However, both White and Linklater prove adept at producing conventional material uncommonly well. School of Rock echoes with comic and emotional resonance without getting mired in sentimentality, allowing Black to revel in a role...
Since then, Harvard’s squad has undergone a major overhaul. Five of seven starters have graduated from last season—including Honorable Mention All-American Mike Masteron ‘03—and four freshmen are now on the roster. Add in new coach Scott Russell to the mix, and the team is barely recognizable...
...George W. Bush be beaten in 2004? Yes, he can. Will he be beaten? With the lack of a serious opponent, probably not. Though Bush has been sub-par in areas such as the economy and enviornment, the weak field of Democrats will keep him in office another term. Mike Anderson Syracuse...
...Certainly, as any incumbent president could. Would his defeat be good for America? No. My prediction is that by September 2004, the economy - including new jobs - will be reserved and Iraq will be seen as a major success - to the chagrin of many who read this publication. Mike Wiley Champlin, Minn...