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Aug. 13, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley
Cartoon Networking
Locals finding success at SuperDeluxe.com
"...filmmaker Bob Ray of Rock Opera and the recent Roller Derby doc Hell on Wheels fame and A Scanner..."
July 20, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Page Two: Let's Get Lost
An invocation on the eve of South by Southwest
"...Bob Ray tells the story of Austin women's Roller Derby in Hell on Wheels; Manufacturing Dissent critiques Michael..."
March 9, 2007 Column by Louis Black
Page Two: Scratching the Surface
Festival films, the Austin Music Awards, and the truth about South by Southwest
"...by Werner Campbell, about the recent history of women's Roller Derby in Austin. It is one of those films..."
March 2, 2007 Column by Louis Black
Film News
As Perry proposes $20 million for incentives in budget, two major productions open up shop in Austin
"...9-17. Among them is Bob Ray and Werner Campbell's Roller Derby documentary, Hell on Wheels, which has been five..."
Feb. 16, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell
Midseason Lonestar Rollergirls Bout: Holy Rollers vs. Rhinestone Cowgirls
"...rollicking time of panty-grabbing and hair-pulling at the Texas Roller Derby's Lonestar Rollergirls' most recent bout, at the Austin..."
Feb. 12, 2007 Sports Post by Sofia Resnick
'Possession Arrow': Badgley<-Razook
"...half-marathon while his wife tried out for the local Roller Derby team. Both did excellent and admirable work bespeaking..."
Jan. 15, 2007 Sports Post by Shawn Badgley
Sports Top 10
Vince Young dominated here and everywhere
"...saw the continued success of not one but two Roller Derby leagues here in town, the Lonestar Rollergirls and..."
Jan. 5, 2007 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan
Top 10 Local and Regional Stories of '06
"...saw the continued success of not one but two Roller Derby leagues here in town, the Lonestar Rollergirls and..."
Jan. 4, 2007 Sports Post by Mark Fagan
TV Eye
The other woman
"...finish a screenplay on the early days of the Roller Derby). While Jackie loathes every moment of each "important"..."
July 21, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta
SXSW Film
Interviews and reviews
"...The subjects of this compelling documentary are former roller derby stars from San Francisco's glory days of the..."
March 17, 2006 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten
Film News
The Sundance Channel and NetFlix make 'Room' for Kyle Henry
"...Woollen about a group of quirky former stars of roller derby during its heyday in the Sixties and Seventies...."
March 10, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell
Film News
Burnt Orange has been living in a cave, while Texas looks to be trending toward Santos; plus, 'Ape Shit,' 'Chainsaw,' and 'The Breakdance Kid'
"...as "gut-busting, smart/lowbrow, down-and-dirty, pseudo-intelligent potty humor." Meanwhile, Ray's roller-derby documentary Hell on Wheels has been pared down to..."
Oct. 21, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell
Film News
Action Figure's new digs; plus, 'The Cassidy Kids,' Native American shape-shifters vs. bounty hunters, and more
"...Action Figure Studios, the local group behind A&E series Rollergirls, has purchased th e former Texas Meat Purveyors facility..."
July 22, 2005 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell
Bob Ray on 'Rock Opera'
"...short films and eventually beginning work on his Austin Roller Derby documentary Hell on Wheels...."
April 29, 2005 Screens Review by Marc Savlov
TCB
SXSW news
"...bar line with filmmaker Bob Ray, who hopes his Roller Derby documentary is ready for Toronto next year. Over..."
March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Christopher Gray
The Mob House Rules
Trail of Dead introduces their new epic release to the
world
"...was at the Playland skating rink for the Texas Rollergirls' Roller Derby finals; Keely sang a memorable "Star-Spangled Banner."..."
Jan. 28, 2005 Music Feature by Christopher Gray
Film News
Austin movie crews are coming home for the holidays
and should quickly unpack for frightful film fun
"...documentary about the Texas women who are single-handedly reviving Roller Derby...."
Nov. 26, 2004 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell
Short Cuts
Bob Ray's 'Hillbilly Doomsday' has been found!
"...and big attitudes, Hell on Wheels: The Texas Women's Roller Derby Story, and has found time not only to..."
Aug. 20, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov
Stitching Up a Storm
Textile art is alive and well in the Camp Fig exhibition "Pins & Needles"
"...joke goes untried in this rock & roll- and roller-derby-inspired series...."
Aug. 6, 2004 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper
Short Cuts
Harry Knowles hits it big, in a manner of speaking. Plus: the Wilsons on SoCo and Bob Ray in the West.
"...man, to drum up funding for the Texas all-girl roller derby documentary he has been working on for more..."
Oct. 24, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov
Short Cuts
Festival news from around the globe, as pertaining to Austin's little chunk of it.
"...to happen this year -- Ray, busy with his roller derby documentary, won't be in attendance. One Austinite who..."
May 16, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov
Stone Cold Genius
MP4.com highlights the work of Bob Ray.
"..."We had a party during South by for the roller derby documentary I'm working on," recounts Ray, "and one..."
April 11, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
After a Fashion: SXSW Wednesday
Ka-plam! Your Style Avatar is out and about and making the scene at SXSW. It's just begun, y'all.
"...So it was off to Elysium for the Texas Rollergirls party -- Bob Ray's documentary about our local roller..."
March 14, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
Short Cuts
Bob Ray gets stonied.
"...cutting his new, much-anticipated documentary on Austin's turbocharged, all-female roller derby league (Texas Rollergirls), local indie filmmaker Bob Ray..."
Feb. 21, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov
News/Print
Something wonderful is about to happen to you.
"...her from asking him out to the All Girl Roller Derby when its season resumes that month...."
Nov. 1, 2002 Books Column by Shawn Badgley
The Giving Tree
Making movies takes money. Lots of it. From grants to bakes sales, credit card max-outs to benevolent rich uncles, local filmmakers struggle to come up with the cash.
"...City Contracts for his new documentary on the Austin roller derby league. For his stoner epic Rock Opera, the..."
May 24, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov
Coach's Corner
Coach's new dog, Jasper, is a joy. So was the Canadian gold medal in men's hockey.
"...the darkened home command center and view figure skating, roller-derby-on-skates (short-track), and a plethora of sledding events involving careening..."
March 1, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton
Fandemonium!
Television fans who organize to keep their favorite shows on the air, or even don the occasional Star Fleet Commanding Officer's uniform, are often depicted as lonely losers with too much time on their hands. According to TV columnist Belinda Acosta, the truth is quite the opposite.
"...But fans of pro wrestling, the now-defunct XFL, or roller derby are less so...."
Feb. 15, 2002 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta
After a Fashion
Thanksgiving? What with the day-after mall mania and less-than-stellar eating experience we had on Turkey Day proper, at least we can be thankful for Austin's cool fashion shows and celebrity sightings.
"...madness. The walkways of the malls more closely resembled Roller Derby rather than Rodeo Drive, as places like Dillard's..."
