Nationwide Talent Search Inspired by Warner Bros. Pictures' New Film ``Rock Star'' Offers Fans a Shot at Rock Stardom and a Demo Deal With Priority Records.Entertainment Editors BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 30, 2001 In the spirit of the new rock 'n roll comedy "Rock Star," starring Mark Wahlberg For the actor and television game show host, see Mark L. Walberg. Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5 1971) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and television producer. and Jennifer Aniston, Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Pictures, in association with Bel-Air Entertainment and VH1, have launched the Rock Star Tour Search, a national contest that offers undiscovered rock stars a chance to perform at the film's premiere and win a demo deal with Priority Records. Opening nationwide on Sept. 7, "Rock Star" tells the story of wannabe rock star Chris Cole
Steel dragons, originally known as Greyhawk dragons, are a fictional race of dragon in the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game's , the rock band he worships, chooses him to replace their lead singer after seeing a videotape of Cole fronting his Dragon tribute band. Beginning Aug. 6, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., the Rock Star Tour Search will also hit Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, Seattle, Dallas, Denver and Phoenix, where fans will be videotaped performing the original rock song "Livin' the Life," written exclusively for the "Rock Star" soundtrack. Thirteen winners will be selected, one from each of the 12 tour stops and one chosen from mail-in entries. The winners will receive a shopping spree from the Gap, a VIP tour of Warner Bros. Studios, and travel to L.A. to attend the premiere of "Rock Star" with the film's stars in September. Out of these 13 contestants, three finalists will be chosen and their performances will be posted on VH1.com, where the public can cast their votes for their favorite wannabe rocker on Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. weekend. The finalist who rocks the most votes will win the Grand Prize: a "Rock Star" diamond necklace from FOPE FOPE Future of Pediatric Education (project) FOPE Field Operations & Panel Engineers Jewelry and a demo deal from Priority Records. The Grand Prize winner will also perform live at the "Rock Star" premiere party. Fans and contestants can go to VH1.com or rockstarmovie.com for national and local rules, as well as dates for each of the Tour Search city stops. The Rock Star Tour Search is sponsored by Bel-Air Entertainment, Guitar Center, FOPE Jewelry, Priority Records, the Gap, Virgin Megastore and VH1. Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in association with Bel-Air Entertainment, a Maysville Pictures Production of a Stephen Herek Film, "Rock Star," starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston. Directed by Stephen Herek from a screenplay by John Stockwell, the film is produced by Robert Lawrence and Toby Jaffe and also stars Jason Flemyng, Timothy Olyphant, Timothy Spall and Dominic West. "Rock Star" is executive produced by Steven Reuther, George Clooney and Mike Ockrent. Musicians who play featured roles in the film include Jason Bonham Bonham can refer to:
"Rock Star" will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, an AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Time Warner Company. This film has been rated "R" by the Motion Picture Association of America, for language, sexuality and some drug content. Visit www.rockstarmovie.com / AOL Keyword: Rock Star. |
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