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Oly Rollers rule the rink
Olympia :: WA :: USA | 2 days ago
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They were the underdogs, the no-name skaters from a small town out West. Matched against metropolitan teams like the New York Gotham, a roller derby team from Olympia with a shoestring budget and a big-dream coach wasn’t expected to win a national tournament...
Tags: Dani Lewis, oly roller, roller derby, Eric Charneski, U.S, Olympia, Sports entertainment, Women's Flat Track Derby Association, Speed skating, Roller, Third-wave Feminism, allnews
For skaters, it's full speed ahead
Canton :: MI :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility One minute, Scarlett Black was out on the roller rink, outfitted in helmet and elbow pads, holding her own in a pack of Charm City Roller Girl hopefuls. They furiously circled the floor, crouching low, demonstrating crossovers and abrupt stops...But in...
Tags: roller derby, roller skated, Laura Jansen, Canton, Roller skating, Roller Game, Charlotte Roller Girls, Roller skates, Roller rink, allnews
Houston roller girls go for national title
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 16 days ago
Credibility The league's travel team, HaRD Knocks, qualified for nationals by clinching the third spot in the South Central region in September. On Friday, Houston opens play against the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls from Denver. If Houston wins, it will play Philadelphia's...
Tags: Houston, houston roller, Philadelphia, Derby, DC Rollergirls, Rat City Rollergirls, Roller derby, Women's Flat Track Derby Association, Rollergirls, allnews
Whip It
Drew Barrymore has been a successful and appealing actress for almost thirty years, now, with Whip It, her directorial debut, she has shown that her skills extend to behind the camera as well. Ellen Page is Bliss Cavendar, stuck in a small Texas town,...
Tags: Ellen Page, Roller Derby
Drew Barrymore Whips Up a Winner with WHIP IT
How many of you out there remember the Golden Ages of roller derby in the 50's, the 70's or even during the depression in the 30's. For me, coming from Philly, roller derby in the 70's was a staple of entertainment - particularly for viewing on UHF television....
Tags: Drew Barrymore, Ellen Page, Shauna Cross, Zoe Bell, Eve, Grammy, Oscar, film, review, Daniel Stern, The Wonder Years, Juno, Kristin Wiig, Saturday Night Live, landon Pigg, singer, songwriter, director, Alia Shawkat, Juliette Lewis, Marcia Gay Harden, The Other Sister, ET, Steven Spielberg, LA Derby Dolls, Hard Candy, Babe Ruthless, Bliss Cavender, Flower Films, soundtrack, roller derby, Derby Dolls, Maggie Mayhem, Austin, Philadelphia, mother daughter relationship, Warriors
"Whip It" wobbles, but it doesn't fall down
Austin :: TX :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Bliss divides her time between school and her part-time waitressing job at a greasy spoon known as the Oink Joint. But one day, with her best friend Pash (Alia Shawkat) in tow, she sneaks off to Austin -- a place where cool things are definitely happening...
Tags: Roller Derby
A Minute With: Drew Barrymore directing "Whip It"
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Barrymore spoke to Reuters about directing her first movie. Q: We saw the movie in Toronto, and you seemed nervous on stage talking to the audience...I felt confident about the film I was presenting, but it was a big opportunity for me." Q: An opportunity?
Tags: Drew Barrymore, roller derby
'SNL' actress trained to skate for roller derby movie 'Whip It.'
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility The title describes a skating move in which teammates form a human chain in order to "whip" their scorer ahead of her opponents...Bliss' mentor is Maggie Mayhem, played with gentle humor by "Saturday Night Live's" Kristen Wiig. (Barrymore also stars as...
Tags: Drew Barrymore, roller derby, Grauman, Hollywood
Roller Derby: Banked Track Bonanza
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility Last year, the LA Derby Dolls hosted the first ever banked track roller derby inter-league tournament of the modern derby era: But as any derby fan knows, eventually all tracks lead to Austin. So it's no surprise that this weekend the biggest names in...
Tags: roller derby, banked tracks
Media Glutton, March 18, 2008
The media, I can't stop it. It keeps on coming into my brain and I love it. I was talking with a friend last week who's reading a book designed to inspire creativity. It encourages the reader to try taking a week long media-fast, avoiding all books, movies,...
Tags: Jonathan Coultan, John Adams, Roller Derby
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