SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Camp Offbeat but tame  Aug 16, 2009 Directed and co-written by Todd Graff, who took an earlier look at the pubescent performing arts in 2003's "Camp," "Bandslam" is the least offensive teen movie in ages. The only truly icky bits are a few ill-advised "thematic elements" (to quote the MPAA) involving that wild-man percussionist (Houston native Ryan Donowho) and Will's mom, played by an unusually frazzled Lisa Kudrow. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment) As teen musicals go, ‘Bandslam’ rocks  Aug 14, 2009 That writer-director is Todd Graff, a former actor who made the wonderful, if ragged, 2003 musical theater summer camp movie Camp. Bandslam is Camp with rock n roll instead of show tunes, but its roots go back to the Busby Berkeley backstagers and Mickey-and-Judy let s-put-on-a-show musicals of the 1930s. (Boston Globe) Flicks for tykes, tweens and kids at heart  Jun 30, 2009 Graff directed the very fun teen musical movie Camp. It's hard to write a really good, old-fashioned musical, Graff told the. (MSNBC -- Movies) Back to Movies News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009