The good girl. The bad boy. (And their sparks!) The Jock. The school princess. And even the geek desperate for a date. Sound familiar? It should as there have been a gaggle of flicks with such familiar folks, but can the Disney helmed version called "Prom" (out on Blu-ray combo pack August 30 via Walt Disney Home Entertainment!) add something new to the tired formula – check out the good or bad attendees list below!

Title: Prom

Grade: 4

Cast: Aimee Teegarden, Thomas McDonell, Nicholas Braun

Director: Joe Nussbaum

Rating: PG

Runtime: 104 minutes

Release Company: Walt Di...

Disney’s Prom takes audiences back to one of the most important nights of any teenager’s life. The pressure to fit in and simultaneously find yourself is never higher than in high school. In that facet, Prom succeeds on a multitude of levels.

Prom is as much a rite of passage as it is a school dance. In Disney’s Prom, 14 future Disney stars weave their way through the myriad challenges that confront the cast of sophomores and seniors as the dance of their lives approaches.

Aimee Teegarden and Thomas McDonell are Nova Prescott and Jesse Richter, two seniors who could not be more differ...

Last week I took a breather from the theater, because I knew things would be incredibly busy for me this week. From Thursday April 28 through Sunday May 1, I will be covering Independent Film Festival Boston, bringing you the inside scoop on what indie films to catch this summer when they hit your area, and speaking with the filmmakers behind them. Stay tuned for my festival coverage, which will include reviews and interviews.

Opening this week in theaters are the high octane “Fast & Furious” follow-up “Fast Five,” the Disney teen drama “Prom,” the sci-fi detective story “Dylan Dog:...