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"Being the CosmoGirl Entertainment Intern, I read the CosmoGirl Entertainment Daily Kiss about 50 times each day. A few weeks ago, I noticed some bloggers from Warsaw, Indiana: five teenagers \u2013 Hannah Bailey, Megan Krizmanich, Colin Clemens, Mitch Reinholt and Jake Tusing \u2013 who just happen to be the stars of the 2008 Sundance phenomenon movie American Teen. This documentary follows the final year of high school for five very different students \u2013 some know each other, some don&amp;#039;t \u2013 as they deal with life, love and college admissions in their small Mid-western town.  I don&amp;#039;t know what I was expecting really, a cross between The Hills and The Real World I guess, but what I got was a heart-felt, riveting portrait of kids just trying to figure out who they are during a pivotal year in their lives. Each of the five were given a label \u2013 the Rebel, the Geek, the Princess, the Jock and the Heart-throb \u2013 in an attempt to make you ask yourself \u2013 who was I in high school? And how have I moved past that label? Since it was the opening night in New York City, some of the cast was at the theatre at the end of the movie. Let me tell you, I was a little bit shell-shocked when I came out of the theatre discussing with my friend how cute I thought Mitch was only to see him standing next to me. Embarrassing? A bit.  I talked with the entire cast but the one person who I really related to was Megan. We&amp;#039;re both very bubbly so the director could barely shut us up as we chatted about everything from our latest shopping finds to our summer internships (me: CosmoGirl, her: a local hospital in Indiana) to the best nightspots in New York. We also shared stories \u2013 they were eerily similar \u2013 about our favorite senior year memories and discussed how no matter what your label may have been in high school, it definitely does not define who you are.  I re-lived my college acceptance with Megan&amp;#039;s tears of relief, remembered the uncertainty of dating someone outside of my circle of friends with Hannah and Mitch, rooted for Colin to get his scholarship to Indiana Tech and longed to give Jake a hug to reassure him that things would get better! (And remind him that rarely is one&amp;#039;s prom experience truly as amazing as it&amp;#039;s been built up to be!)  Please check out the official website and the Facebook page. The movie is only playing at select theatres but if you happen to be in a city where it is showing, this film is probably the best I&amp;#039;ve seen yet this year. Just for fun, tell me - who were/are YOU in high school? Do you think stereotypes are overrated too? Can&amp;#039;t wait to hear from you, Katie Amey Entertainment Intern "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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