SummaryFar from your typical documentary, Rock School follows the trials and tribulations of far from your typical music school. Welcome to the hallowed halls of the Paul Green School of Rock Music, an after-school, Philadelphia institute of rock, where kids ages nine to seventeen learn the how-to's of rock and roll and serve under the tutelage of self-... Read More
Directed By:Don Argott
Rock School
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It's a big enough film to hold all the contradictions. Green has an ego and a gift for stealing the spotlight with a wink and a grin. Yet his respect for the kids is genuine.
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Engrossing and frequently hilarious.
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Those who appreciated "Metallica: Some Kind of Monster" will probably enjoy this documentary.
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A rousing, garage-band-style documentary.
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Alternately hilarious and alarming documentary.
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And while Ivy League-educated psychologist Green considers himself a natural teacher, his teaching technique involves pitting students against each other and haranguing them with rants that run from gentle, good-natured ribbing to flat-out verbal abuse, delivered at an ego-crushing volume.
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Until the last 20 minutes or so of Rock School, the actual playing, while often startlingly good, is kind of boring.
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