Stars: Robert Carlyle, Charles Dance, Kerry Fox, Colin Friels, Ben Mendelsohn

Director: Craig Lahiff

Summary: The true story about a young aboriginal man who, in 1959, was convicted of the murder of a nine-year-old girl. International News Baron, Rupert Murdoch, is the driving force behind securing a retrial...

In 1950s Australia, Max Stuart, an illiterate Aborigine, is suddenly arrested by police for murdering a nine year old white girl. He crumbles under interrogation and signs a confession to the killing, signing away his right to life. Robert Carlyle and Kerry Fox play young, naive defence lawyers determined to reveal the police force's intimidation and institutional racism. They draw the attention of up-an-coming press mogul Rupert Murdoch to champion their case through his newspapers in London, and changing Australia's conservative law establishment forever.

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Turbo-charged comic Jack Black shakes School of Rockto its foundations, wailing with born-again metalhead passion as Dewey Finn, a guitarist who gets kicked out of a band because he grandstands too much--or, to put it another way, enjoys himself. Through an intercepted phone call, Finn gets a job as a substitute teacher for a fifth grade class at a private grade school. Neither students nor teacher quite know what to do with each other until Finn discovers that some of his young charges can play instruments; at once he starts turning them into a blistering rock &roll troupe that can crush his former band at an upcoming competition. School of Rock is silly and formulaic, but director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused), writer Mike White (The Good Girl), and especially Black and co-star Joan Cusack invest the formulas with such glee that the movie is irresistibly fun. --Bret Fetzer

On the DVD:Like the movie, the DVD extras are smarter and a lot more entertaining than your average flick. The making-of feature ("Lessons Learned") has the usual behind-the-scenes banter but Jack Black is in fine form--that is, something special--interviewing as much as being interviewed about the making of the film. His unique pitch to Led Zeppelin to use their song is alone worth the price of the DVD. Black is more his maniacal self and a bit more grating in MTV's Diary segment, but his commentary track with director Richard Linklater is as insightful as it is funny. Ok, it's a lot more funny, but entertaining throughout. The commentary track featuring just the kid actors is less so, but any preteen would love listening to it. To top it off, the DVD-ROM has Dewey Finn's instantly famous blackboard history of rock. You can drill down to the bands mentioned and get a brief history of each. --Doug Thomas

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 0
Special Features:	Director Interview, Trailers
Year:	2002
Release Date:	June 28, 2004
Runtime:	97 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	T V D 3477
Keywords:	Black, White, General, Drama
Genre:	Drama