An energetic, if overlong, music-driven comedy set against the backdrop of a high school battle of the bands competition, the film manages to come up with a fresh backbeat for the familiar alienated ...

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 ...

Comedy. Starring Vanessa Hudgens and Gaelan Connell. Directed by Todd Graff. (PG. 111 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) Nobody swears in "Bandslam." Here it is, a movie about teenagers gearing up for a ...

In a summer without a fresh installment of the “High School Musical” series, here comes “Bandslam,” which shares the school setting and Vanessa Hudgens. Yet this sprightly spawn has enough ...

Some things are just contradictions in terms, like "gourmet popcorn" or "political courage" or "good, wholesome rock movie." Sure, Disney has made millions with its "High School Musical" franchise.

LITTLE ROCK — 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 over ...