Production Charts and the Hutchinson Leader (MN) note that the upcoming roller derby film Whip It will be directed by Hollywood star Drew Barrymore. Whip It's screenwriter, L.A. Derby Doll Maggie Mayhem (aka Shauna Cross), is also the author of Derby Girl. The Leader article states that it's unclear if the movie is an adaptation of the book or just something similar. This will apparently be the first time directing for Barrymore. That's cool, but who will play K.C. Carr? Note to Barrymore: if it's set in the mid-west, go flat track for extra derby cred. And shoot the big climax bout scene at the Roy Wilkins.

Summary (from the article): "A Midwestern, small-town, teenage girl discovers the high-energy world of roller derby and must decide if she’s willing to go against her parents and friends in order to pursue the sport she loves."

Update: Ms. Mayhem emailed in to clarify things. She writes, "...it is an adaptation of my book, Derby Girl, and takes place in and around austin, tx. not the midwest. not that the midwest isn't cool." So much for the Roy. Ah, they'll probably shoot it in Vancouver anyway!

(Played by Derby Dolls banked track rules: 1 minute jams, lead jammer is always the one in front, minor penalties = penalty box for one minute and one blocker down from the team, major penalties = penalty box for one minute, no jammer for the penalized team, 2 penalty points for penalized skater, 5 penalty points and the skater is ejected. Penalty assessment is regardless of whether the penalized skater is a jammer or blocker. Penalties are similar to WFTDA 2.0)
by Busta Armov
December 8, 2007

LA Derby Dolls"Pity The April Fool"
April 21, 2007
Little Tokyo Shopping Mall, Los Angeles, CA

The last "Baby Doll Brawl" in December gave us the dramatic high flying"Johnny Crash" block caught on video Derby Dolls Boom!. PITA and Leia Mout (the dramatic players in the video), along with Mila Minute, Gori Spelling and Laguna Beyatch, emerged from that game to raise their respective veteran teams to a whole new level.

LA Derby Dolls
Little Tokyo Shopping Center, Los Angeles, CA
April 14, 2007 In a dramatic reversal of fortune, the Tough Cookies once again baked in their Siren defeating ingredients of a powerful defense and aggressive offense to ground the Fight Crew, who haven't lost a game since March 2005, bringing their season record to a leading 2-1.

It was a tight game from the start, and the Cookies announced their intent to take this game home with a 3-0 opening jam.

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LA Derby Dolls
Little Tokyo Shopping Center, Los Angeles, CA
March 3, 2007

The Tough Cookies earned a few more merit badges while the Sirens had their case thrown out of court, as the Girls in Green took down the Women in Blue, 32-26.

Pounding the Sirens relentlessly for the first 6 jams, the Cookies tasered the Black and Blue with an immediate and commanding 10 point lead, the Sirens calling in a 2-12 score to the station house. The battle was a bloody one, with members from both teams in penalty box jail for most of the jams.

On February 24, 2007 the sister leagues bouted for the first time ever, in a flat track pre-season exhibition bout in San Diego, CA. This game was BRUTAL. LA has some heavy hitters, but San Diego has speedy, agile jammers to dodge them!

LA Derby Dolls: 37
San Diego Derby Dolls: 62

In a much anticipated banked-track bout this weekend, the Los Angeles Derby Dolls fell to the Lonestar Rollergirls at their home track, The Dollhouse, in L.A. A bout recap can be found here. "The game started out on fairly even ground in the early jams, TXRD and LADD traded off points, starting with Sister Mary Jane's 2 points against LADD. In the beginning of the 5th jam, both teams were tied up 3-3. But that was also Smarty Pant's first jam, and she tore through the pack with little effective opposition taking the Lonestars to a 3 point lead. This was a pattern that would be repeated throughout the game."

TXRD and the Los Angeles Derby Dolls have announced that their inter-league banked-track bout, will be webcast live from South by Southwest in Austin, TX. The bout, to be held Thursday, March 16 at the Austin Convention Center, will begin at 7pm CST. Details and a link to the webcast will be available at TXRD.com. Tune your computer in for some serious roller derby!

UPDATE: It appears that you can only get access to the live webcast if you pre-order a copy of the video. So it's not entirely free. Go buy one anyway!