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Film Review: Whip It

source: speakingsubjectively (WordPress)

Ellen Page continues to prove that she is quite the talented little actress. Some may argue that she is playing the same character she portrayed in the critical darling, Juno, and to an extent it is somewhat true. I have, in recent weeks, been quite critical of her Juno co-star, Michael Cera,...

Published Wed, Oct 14

Whip It (part 2)

source: Screenwriting from Iowa

Ellen Page can skate. Really skate. Roller derby-style to boot. That alone makes Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut Whip It worth seeing. But wait, there’s more…. Most people know Page for her Juno role, but the 22-year-old Oscar nominated actress from Nova Scotia already has a decade old ca...

Published Sun, Oct 4

Stuntwoman Zoe Bell Talks Whip It, Tarantino’s Genius Mind

source: Wired

Roller derby queens rip it up in Whip It, the new movie from director Drew Barrymore. The action-comedy stars (left to right) Kristen Wiig, Barrymore, Zoe Bell, Eve, Ellen Page, Andrew Wilson and Krissy Krash. Photo: Darren Michaels/Photos courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures

Published Thu, Oct 1

Red carpet report: ‘Whip It’

source: Ellen Page Fan Site

Director Drew Barrymore, star Ellen Page and lots of their Hollywood friends hit the red carpet Tuesday night for the premiere of Whip It. Director Drew Barrymore, star Ellen Page and lots of their Hollywood friends hit the red carpet Tuesday night for the premiere of Whip It.

Published Wed, Sep 30

Whip It Review

source: The Fastest Growing Ellen Page Fan Community

Of course, sizable credit for the film's winning ways belongs to Page, whose performance -- complete with her own skating -- is one of grit, grace and speed. Acting far less precocious than she did in "Juno" and "Hard Candy," the young thesp takes a slight and welcome turn toward realism her...

Published Sun, Sep 6

First look: Barrymore gets ready to roll for ‘Whip It’

source: Ellen Page Fan Site

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Put that woman on roller skates, and you've got hell on wheels. You've also got the new roller-derby comedy Whip It, starring Ellen Page as a rebellious teenager who signs up to play the brutal and sexy female sport against her mother's will, finding fri...

Published Sat, Jun 27

New Movies & Box Office Predictions: Up, Drag Me to Hell

source: Blogcritics

 OH Alison Lohman (who signed on after Ellen Page dropped off) stars as a loan officer who is cursed by an old woman. Will the demons succeed in dragging her to hell? Raimi co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Ivan and has Justin Long, David Paymer, ...

Published Thu, May 28

Drew Barrymore's Whip It! Coming in October

source: Paste Magazine

 GA Earlier last year, Barrymore snagged Juno's Ellen Page to co-star along with Juliette Lewis, Jimmy Fallon, and Eve. The film is based on the book Derby Girl by Shauna Cross, where the blue-haired protagonist Bliss, played by Page, finds a way to deal ...

Published Thu, May 14