York Sheridan Design Students

Amanda was at the opening for York Sheridan's Design Students' Graduation.

Young stars are dancing in the street

Canada.com/Entertainment has a peek of a scene from Hairspray.

The short musical number featured Amanda Bynes as Penny Pingleton, Zac Efron as Link Larkin and Nicole Blonsky as Tracy Turnblad. The three did several takes of a scene in which they jump out of a school bus and watch Seaweed J. Stubbs (Elijah Kelley) sing and dance.

Pingleton is so enthralled by the performance, she faints.

The brief scene, directed by Adam Shankman (Cheaper by the Dozen), took more than five hours to complete. A busy block of Dundas Street West in Toronto was shut down and transformed into 1962 Baltimore.

Hairspray, a remake of the 1988 John Waters film about the desegregation of a TV dance show, was filmed in Toronto and stars John Travolta, Christopher Walken, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah and James Marsden. But the real star is 17-year-old Blonsky, whose acting experience consists only of roles in a few high school musicals.


Hairspray pumped millions into Toronto’s economy. Budgeted at over $50 million (U.S.), the film was produced by the same team as the Oscar-winning Chicago (which was also filmed in Toronto). It's in cinemas this summer.

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WILAY Season One DVD Review

411manina.com has another good review for What I Like About You Season One.

I've done a variety of reviews on a number of teen-related shows during my time on 411mania. You might remember my reviews of The O.C. and Degrassi. I continue that tradition with my review of What I Like About You. Since I can remember, I've always had a certain fondness for teen drama. It's probably my favorite form of television. Where else can you see attractive people going through problems while pop music plays in the background? Plus, I think the teenage years are always interesting and complex. It's that complex period where you are forced to grow up in a hurry. If not, you might get left behind. That being said, I don't enjoy all teen drama. Some of it can be phony and fake. I can point to a number of MTV shows to prove my point. We need characters that are likable, interesting, and fun to be around.

Thankfully, What I Like About You features all of the above.

What I Like About You is aided by its fantastic ensemble cast. Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth have fantastic chemistry on screen together. Bynes is a skilled physical comic. If you haven't seen it already, I recommend that you check out She's the Man. It's a lot of fun.

Sleepers Vs. Blockbusters

CNN.com has an interesting article about all of the blockbusters coming out this summer, including Hairspray:

The Broadway adaptation "Hairspray" presents something wildly different: John Travolta in drag as an overweight Baltimore housewife, a role originated by Divine in the 1980s cult film that inspired the stage version.

"Hairspray" also is unique as this summer's one big musical, a genre reborn in recent years with hits such as "Chicago" and "Dreamgirls."

"It's like the Western or science fiction. You just have to do them well and people will want to see them," Travolta said. "People just have more tolerance for comedy and drama not done well, but musicals you have to do full-blast, everyone on their best game, their A-plus game. Then you can pull it off."

As she does in "Stardust," Pfeiffer plays the villain of "Hairspray," the story of a plump teen who leads a fight to integrate a TV dance show in the 1960s.

"Hairspray" nominated for MTV Movie Award

Hairspray has already been nominated for an MTV Movie Award in the category 'Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet'. Be sure to vote!

Vote here: http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/ma07/vote.jhtml?categoryId=best_summer