Two Huge Movies Coming Out 10/2

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First up is one that you might not have heard about but is getting rave reviews so far AND is Drew Barrymore's directorial debut.

Whip It! 🔗 [Link: foxsearchlight.com/whipit/] is based off of a book (that has since been renamed to Whip It!) and it is about a girl in a small town who feels out of place. Until she ends up strapping on 8 wheels and getting involved in Roller Derby. A ton of rollergirls (including the author of the book) are extras and apparently the cast of the movie actually did learn to skate and did a lot of their own stuff, including jumping over people. Reports from rollergirls on the site state that the cast were known to have their skates on for most of the day. Makes my feet hurt just thinking about it. Word on the 'Net (by going through various roller derby sites) is that those of you with local teams should be able to meet them at the theater as many are planning events around the release.

You must have been dead if you are not aware of the next one up. ALSO releasing on the same weekend is Zombieland 🔗 [Link: zombieland.com] starring that lovable goof Woody Harrelson. It promises to be full of laughs, gore, and a competition for zombie kill of the week. I am so interested in finding out what all of the rules for surviving a zombie apocalypse are by the end of the movie. Here's hoping that all will be revealed. Not too much more to say, after all it is a zombie movie.

Trailers can be found on the sites, be sure to watch them and then plan the outing with friends.

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Saw a sneak preview showing of Whip It and give it two thumbs up. Drew hit the ball out of the park for her first movie as a director. Smart, funny, great acting, and just enough derby action to keep it going without the sport overwhelming the overall story. This one is worth the full price of admission. MOF, I will be going with a different set of friends to see it again sometime in the next week or two.
Post Merge: October 02, 2009, 03:39:34 PM
Googling this thing and there are a ton of teams going to do everything from hand out flyers to mini exhibition bouts @ a lot of theaters this weekend. Go on out and meet them!

And why, yes, I am heading out the door in a bit to do just that myself. 🙂