School of rock is a 2003 comedy film directed by richard linklater, produced by scott rudin, and written by mike white. Starring an unbelievably hip allstar cast, including john travolta, uma thurman, andr. Cool, hip restaurants near top of the rock new york city. Be cool also features appearances by the rock as a gay samoan bodyguard, andre benjamin aka andre 3000 from the hiphop duo outkast as a rapper who isnt very good with a. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. An impressive cast is what saves the movie from sinking. Disenchanted with the movie industry, chili palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive on the way. Available on the complete daddy cool dvd along with heaps of other dc gems. The ebook is an excellent tool for better understanding the use of the color in film, and beginning to master it. Dec 26, 2012 the 50 best movie musicals of all time film. This movie had four music numbers, a dance sequence, and a montage. Be cool also features appearances by the rock as a gay samoan. The films take on pop music is similarly tone deaf.
Be cool 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. His father, from amherst, nova scotia, canada, is black of black nova scotian descent, and his mother is. I like the modern bar room but it can be quiet so it depends what you are looking for most of the trendy moderate restaurants are downtown. The song is cool on its own, and here, used in the sights of the beverly hills hotel circa 79, the title defines the scene. Advertisement autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. The film opened in march 2005 and was released to video and dvd distribution on june 7, 2005.
The rock n roll hat you need right now widebrimmed hats used to be reserved for rock stars like band of horses frontman ben bridwell here. In the film be cool, the rock does a monologue from what 2000 teen flick. With john travolta, uma thurman, dwayne johnson, vince vaughn. The rock filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films.
The 14 best uses of rock songs in movies taste of cinema. Tao is on 57th street and certainly walking distance from tor. Just 10 years old at the time of the films release, cosgrove played the ambitious class. The song was used rightly in the film because argo is really a dark comedy in some ways, and the showing of how big everything is for a fake film in the scene is a nice prod to hollywood. Birth of the cool, the working title of a new featurelength documentary about the musical icon. Brooklyn connects with fever, thurman connects with pulp. Cool rock duke ellington, duke ellington orchestra allmusic. From the first scene it was filled with silly references to other moviesespecially pulp fiction. Theres a new lifesize hot toys baby groot collectible coming later this year that comes with a new sculpted body that allows you to pose the little guy in. With jack black, mike white, joan cusack, adam pascal. Director travis knight was joined by stars hailee steinfeld, john cena, and jorge lendeborg jr.
Its conception of hip includes the black eyed peas, mtv, the aforementioned milian, and aerosmith, who figure prominently in the plot and add to the grand tradition of huge rock stars playing themselves in movies terribly. Oct 06, 2008 the rock describes how he eats drumsticks. You aint woman enough a 1966 song by country music singer loretta lynn, performed by the rock in the movie. After being kicked out of his rock band, dewey finn becomes a substitute teacher of an uptight elementary private school, only to try and turn his class into a rock band. Were going to break the key approaches down in this post as well as offer you a free ebook. He is the son of ata johnson born feagaimaleata fitisemanu maivia and professional wrestler rocky johnson born wayde douglas bowles. Dwayne johnson delivers a performance that almost makes be. Cool text graphics generator cool text is a free graphics generator for web pages and anywhere else you need an impressive logo without a lot of design work. The 50 best uses of songs in movies time out new york. Cool rock and roll movies from the 50s and 60s may 31, 2004 mark boudreau rock on film 0 i might have mentioned the video beat in a past post but if you didnt get your chance to check them out do so. A young miranda cosgrove picked up one of her very first roles as summer hathaway in school of rock. Advertisement autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically. With takahiro morita, toru yamashita, ryota kohama, tomoya kanki.
There are currently no images in this section, please consider adding some. Be cool 811 movie clip bring it on monologue 2005 hd. The selfdescribed story of people who feel lost, disconnected from their heritage and unwelcome at home. You may like minetta taverndowtown but trendy so many others. The rock is a 1996 american action thriller film directed by michael bay, produced by don simpson and jerry bruckheimer, and written by david weisberg and douglas s.
The rapper and actor recorded hit albums for def jam records, beginning in the 1980s. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. The rock filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting career. The film stars sean connery, nicolas cage and ed harris, with william forsythe and michael biehn costarring. The film stars jack black, joan cusack, mike white, sarah silverman, and miranda cosgrove. Be cool also features appearances by the rock as a gay samoan bodyguard, andre benjamin aka andre 3000 from the hiphop duo outkast as a rapper who isnt very good with a gun, and aerosmith frontman steven tyler as himself. Cool rock and roll movies from the 50s and 60s the. He revived his career by dancing with uma thurman in pulp fiction 1994. The film adaptation of be cool began production in 2003.
Good hair is a 2009 american documentary film directed by jeff stilson and produced by chris rock productions and hbo films, starring and narrated by comedian chris rock. It was the highest grossing musicthemed comedy of all time, until it was overtaken in 2015 by pitch perfect 2. Eagle rock is an australian rock song, released by daddy cool in may 1971 on the sparmac record label. Be cool is a 2005 american crimecomedy film adapted from elmore leonards 1999 novel of the same name and the sequel to leonards 1990 novel get shorty itself adapted into a 1995 film of the same name about mobster chili palmers entrance into the music industry the film adaptation of be cool began production in 2003.
Dwayne the rock johnson has revealed himself to be so much more than a chiseled god among men. The deal with the rocks character is that he is manifestly gay, although he doesnt seem to realize it. Miller performs in a cameo role, and the film features performances by the bands the leaves and the bantams as well as a brief appearance by glen campbell, playing a fictional singer. Black plays struggling rock guitarist dewey finn, who is kicked out of his band and subsequently disguises himself as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. His father, from amherst, nova scotia, canada, is black of black nova. Dec 23, 2015 be cool also features appearances by the rock as a gay samoan bodyguard, andre benjamin aka andre 3000 from the hiphop duo outkast as a rapper who isnt very good with a gun, and aerosmith. One ok rock documentary film official trailer show more show less. And they can play both on drums and guitars pretty well. Thankfully, it takes more than one crummy movie to keep the rock from becoming arguably the biggest movie star on the planet.
Eagle rock entertainment and american masters pictures are teaming for miles davis. Good rock and roll has a sense of humor amid the cynicism and. Be cool also features appearances by the rock as a gay samoan bodyguard, andre benjamin aka andre 3000 from the hiphop duo outkast as a rapper who isnt very good with a gun, and aerosmith. Gary gray, produced by danny devito who produced and costarred in the first film, and starred john travolta, reprising his role from the first film. Premiering at the sundance film festival on january 18, 2009, good hair had a limited release to theaters in the united states by roadside attractions on october 9, 2009, and opened across the country on. Your world is as cold as ice your world is so nice but you dont want me around your world is a barren place that look upon your face says you dont want me around i. There is a lot to cover, and a lot of cool images to look at. Jul 31, 2016 the rock n roll hat you need right now widebrimmed hats used to be reserved for rock stars like band of horses frontman ben bridwell here. The cool ones aka cool, baby cool is a 1967 film starring roddy mcdowall and directed by gene nelson. It went on to become the bestselling australian single of the year, achieving gold status in eleven weeks, and remaining at no. It is dedicated to simpson, who died five months before its release.
John travolta became a movie star by playing a brooklyn kid who wins a dance contest in saturday night fever 1977. Gangsterturnedmovie producer chili once again played by john. Be cool also features appearances by the rock as a gay samoan bodyguard. Be cool is a 2005 american crimecomedy film adapted from elmore leonards 1999 novel of. Jan 17, 2014 the song was used rightly in the film because argo is really a dark comedy in some ways, and the showing of how big everything is for a fake film in the scene is a nice prod to hollywood. Theres a new lifesize hot toys baby groot collectible coming later this year that comes with a new sculpted body that allows you to pose the little guy in one of his famous dance moves from the. Be cool and the videogame adaptation doom are the next stop on daniels tour of the rocks movie career so far. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Dwayne douglas johnson, also known as the rock, was born on may 2, 1972 in hayward, california. Jason forrest war photographer 2005 these freaking vikings are both cool and strange. The best performance is given by the rock and its nice to see him in a different type of role.