 High School Musical 2006   TV, 98 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Musical / Drama
Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Alyson Reed, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Chris Warren Jr., Olesya Rulin, Bart Johnson, Ryne Sanborn, Socorro Herrera
When basketball superstar Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and shy, smart Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) are randomly selected to sing karaoke on vacation, they instantly connect. But imagine Troy's surprise when he returns to school to find that Gabriella is the new girl! Being friends or anything more is unheard of as they are in completely opposite cliques. They decide to audition for the school musical, throwing the students of East High into turmoil. Although some enjoy the merging of cliques, the school's main theatrical talents–Sharpay and Ryan Evans (Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel)–are outraged. They will do anything in their power to keep Troy and Gabriella from "their" show. (Review by LW) 1 User Review
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| | - | - 01/09/2007 | | iLOVE TROY BOLTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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High School Musical 2 2007  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Comedy
Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Bart Johnson, Matthew Miles Carter, Alyson Reed, Chris Warren Jr., Olesya Rulin, Ryne Sanborn, Socorro Herrera, Leslie Wing
This sequel takes place during summer vacation, and Sharpay (Ashley Tisdale) is plotting to lure Troy (Zac Efron) away from Gabriella (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) by getting him a job at her parents' country club. There is one major problem with her plan: Troy accepts the job with the provision that the club will also hire those he recommends, and he manages to get Gabriella and the rest of his Wildcat friends hired. But during the summer, Troy does begin to enjoy his new lifestyle and breaks up with Gabriella. Meanwhile, Sharpay's brother Ryan (Lucas Grabeel) makes friends with the Wildcats. The club is getting ready for its annual talent show, and after Sharpay replaces Ryan and asks Troy to sing with her in the show, Ryan forms a group with the Wildcats. Now Troy begins to question whether giving up his friends is worth what he wants. Troy had told Sharpay that he would sing with her under the condition that he could also sing with everyone else. By show's end, the Wildcats, Sharpay, Gabriella, Ryan, and Troy are all on stage singing–together. Music abounds.
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High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2008  G, 112 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Kenny Ortega
Cast: Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Bart Johnson, Alyson Reed, Olesya Rulin, Chris Warren Jr., Ryne Sanborn, KayCee Stroh, Matt Prokop, Justin Martin, Jemma McKenzie-Brown
Albuquerque's East High seniors Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and Gabriella Montez (Vanessa Anne Hudgens) are facing graduation. Troy, as captain of the Wildcat basketball team, has won another championship and cannot decide between going on with basketball or choosing a theater career. Gabriella has decided to accept an early admission to Stanford, which will mean a separation from Troy. In the midst of their changing lives, Troy and Gabriella join the other Wildcats in staging a Spring musical that will reflect what is going on in their lives as they reach the end of high school and plan for the future.
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The Reading Room 2005 PG, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Georg Stanford Brown
Cast: James Earl Jones, Joanna Cassidy, Georg Stanford Brown, Tim Reid, Kathryne Dora Brown, Keith Robinson, Douglas Spain, Austin Marques, Gabby Soleil, Monique Coleman, Lynne Moody, Christian Monzon, Jeanne Sakata
William Campbell (James Earl Jones) promised his wife (Lynne Moody) on her deathbed that he would open a reading room in their inner-city neighborhood to help teach illiterate neighbors how to read. He opens the reading room, but almost insurmountable problems arise and threaten his efforts to help the neighborhood. 2 User Reviews
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| | Truely inspirational | Anonymous 11/18/2009 | | Character building storyline steering a "not for profit" work project, James Earl Jones fills the screen with the intelligent emotion of a worthwhile act. |
| | Very Enjoyable | 03/14/2007 | | Useful for leadership training in Education at schools. Very well done and it was clean. |
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| 1. High School Musical (2006)
2. High School Musical 2 (2007)
3. High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
4. The Reading Room (2005)
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