To celebrate the upcoming release of the film BANDSLAM, in theatres August 14, 2009, Summit Entertainment and Walden Media will bring the film’s stars together with students from Los Angeles County middle schools for a day of exploring the music business through an interactive educational experience at The GRAMMY Museum at LA LIVE in Downtown Los Angeles on May 15th.
Co-stars Aly Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Gaelan Connell and Hollywood Record’s Mitchell Lieb will help students examine the role and positive impact of music in society based on the themes from their upcoming film: BANDSLAM. Through the program, students will learn about music arrangement, composition, musicianship, and the importance of music in everyday life. GRAMMY songwriter Lucy Walsh, daughter of The Eagles’ Joe Walsh, will also be participating in the Q&A and performing for the students. The program will be recorded and edited to service to educators across the country to use in their classrooms.
BANDSLAM is a funny teen tale that navigates life’s big dilemmas between friendship and romance, gossip and truth, jealousy and loyalty, dreams and reality. When gifted singer-songwriter Charlotte Banks asks new kid in town Will Burton to manage her fledgling rock band, she appears to have just one goal in mind: go head-to-head against her egotistical musician ex-boyfriend at the biggest event of the year, a battle of the bands. Against all odds, their band develops a sound all its own with a real shot at success in the contest. When disaster strikes, it’s time for the band to make a choice: Do they admit defeat, or face the music and stand up for what they believe in?
Walden hosts Reel Thinking events for all of its titles; they are multi-component educational and entertainment events. The programs engage onsite and remote students nationwide in informative and interactive interdisciplinary explorations while incorporating national and state educational content standards.
Other sponsors for the event include The GRAMMY Museum, Cable in the Classrooms, The National Association for Music Education (MENC), and SchoolTube.
Great news! Aly has been cast in a new movie called “The Roommate”.
Minka Kelly has joined Leighton Meester to topline Screen Gems’ thriller “The Roommate,” being directed by Christian E. Christiansen.
Aly Michalka and Matt Lanter also have joined the cast, which includes Cam Gigandet.
“Roommate” is a psychological thriller about a deranged college freshman, Rebecca (Meester), who becomes dangerously obsessed with her new roommate, Sara (Kelly).
Michalka (“Phil of the Future”) will play an outgoing dormmate determined to give Sara a social life. Lanter (“90210”) will play Sara’s ex-boyfriend. Gigandet will play her current boyfriend.
Roy Lee and Doug Davison’s Vertigo Entertainment is producing. Sonny Mallhi, a Vertigo executive vp, wrote the script and also is an exec producer.
Lanter, repped by Endeavor and Emerald Talent Group, is the voice of Anakin Skywalker in “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and next appears in Summit’s horror movie “Sorority Row.”
Michalka next toplines Summit and Walden’s rock-oriented summer release “Bandslam.” She and sister AJ are releasing a CD for Hollywood Records this year.
Michalka is repped by CAA, Lynda Goodfriend Artists Management and Strategic Artist Management.
Kelly (“Friday Night Lights”) recently wrapped “Body Politic,” a pilot for the CW, and next appears in Fox Searchlight’s romantic comedy “(500) Days of Summer.” She is repped by CAA and Management 360.
Hey. I’ve added a few new pictures of Alyson attending Herve Leger by Max Azria and LIVE On Sunset. Hopefully more will pop up.. I added 67 more pictures from the event. Previews and gallery links are below:
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072 x Public Appearances > Events > Herve Leger by Max Azria and LIVE On Sunset – 5/6/09
I’ve added some new pictures of Alyson attending the Nylon Magazine’s Young Hollywood Issue Party from last night. She looks pretty as always. Previews and gallery link are below:
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052 x Public Appearances > Parties > Nylon Magazine’s Young Hollywood Issue Party – 5/4/09
I added more Bandslam stills & more pictures of Alyson at the “17 Again” Premiere, mostly high quality or large quality. Previews and gallery links are below:
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007 x Movie Productions > Bandslam > Stills & Promotional
052 x Public Appearances > Premieres > “17 Again” LA Premiere – 04/14/09
I’ve added a new photoshoot to the gallery. Unfortunately, they are really small pictures though. Sorry! Hopefully we’ll be able to find them larger one day. Previews and gallery link are below:
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044 x Scans/Photoshoots > Photoshoots > Photoshoot 40