DVDanger: Final Girl

Abigail Breslin, the revisionist scream queen

"...Final girl (n.): trope in genre films of surviving female in..."

Oct. 17, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sk8 Baby Sk8

Austin author Inga Muscio (Cunt, Seal Press) reflects on her experience as a badass skateboard babe and wonders why more women in Austin don't fancy life on four wheels.

"...chick who probably just wants to impress her new pro-skater boyfriend with her willingness to take up his interests..."

April 7, 2000 Features Feature by Inga M. Muscio

I, Tonya

Belated biopic redress for America's skating punchline

"...in 1994 (January 6, to be precise), a figure skater named Nancy Kerrigan was assaulted just above the knee..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Video Premiere: Wild Bill & the Lost Knobs

Romance escapes lovable goofball on ‘She Don’t Say No’

"...a break. The mustachioed Austin singer-songwriter goes for the girl at every turn in the new video for the..."

July 28, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Electric Skaterland

Austin births a Roller Derby renaissance

"...That means a skater is down and hasn't gotten back up. As the..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tough Enough

Whip It director Drew Barrymore and scribe Shauna Cross roll with the punches

"...love letter to Austin" – and to its derby girls...."

Oct. 2, 2009 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

They Don't Call It Gamefellas for Nothin'

"...the most part, console games are largely unexplored by girl game developers. Currently, Laura Groppe's Girl Games Inc. is..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Opening the Book on Roller Derby

Local photographer Kickstarting history of Texas Rollergirls

"...the home of photographing Roller Derby, and longtime Texas Rollergirls photographer Felicia Graham is crowdfunding a collection of her..."

June 9, 2016 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...who makes his directorial debut with Chicago-set ghost story Girl on the Third Floor...."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Local Writer Makes Black History Month Accessible to All

Autumn Arnett knows there are stories to be told

"...listed on the curriculum as "the best Black figure skater in history." Thomas, an Olympic medalist in 1988 (and..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse

Netflix's Home Game Catches Austin Roller Derby on the Track

TXRD rolls onto the unconventional sports show

"...the banked track TXRD and the flat track Texas Rollergirls), it was a new phenomenon to Reza. "I'd never..."

July 10, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Desolation Angel

Ana Lily Amirpour on the cult of cinema

"...in director Ana Lily Amirpour's mesmeric feature debut A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. It haunts you, to..."

June 26, 2015 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Thursday

"...to make ice skating a sport? Have the little skater girls do a triple lutz to this shit. –..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

AFS Announces Short Film Grant Recipients

Society breaks $2 million in assistance to filmmakers

"..."MICHELLE" D: Kenya Gillespie A shy 10-year-old Asian American girl fights off her bullies with a little help from..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Riding While Female

Women athletes make their mark at X Games Austin

"...early start: At age 10, she was the lone skater in a small town. "I practiced every night in..."

June 5, 2015 Sports Feature by Jessi Cape

'The Gentle Order of Girls and Boys'

Dao Strom's 'Four Stories': an excerpt

"...about Dao Strom's new book, The Gentle Order of Girls and Boys, in which she explores the way five..."

May 5, 2006 Books Feature by Nora Ankrum

Rollergirl

A million lights are dancing and there you are, a shooting star! You are a muse on eight wheels! You are roller skating!

"...rink out on Burnet Road. You both were still Girl Scouts when roller skating fell from grace, but the..."

May 11, 2001 Features Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Many Truths of I, Tonya

Sebastian Stan and Steven Rogers on unreliable narrators and figure skating's most controversial figure

"...There are two Tonya Hardings. There's the world-class figure skater who threw it all away when she had some..."

Jan. 5, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Playback – Fun Fun Fun Fest: A Decade of Aggression

Flashing back on 10 years of Fun Fun Fun Fest

"...Undercard: Angry Samoans, Diplo, Poison Idea, Girl Talk..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Bob Log III Q&A

One-man guitar orgy crams into Mohawk on Thursday

"...song for that butt or that pet. It's been girl butts, guy butts, and I did songs for two..."

July 21, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Star of Texas Preview: Gotham Girls Play a Game of Thrones

NY bruisers could set new record this weekend

"...into,'" said jammer OMG WTF, co-captain of the Gotham Rollergirls. "Everyone we talked to says, 'I can't believe you..."

July 21, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Excused Absences and Quality Subs

Depleted rosters mean high marks for newer Texas Rollergirls

"...full-bore Hustlers. At stake: A place in the Texas Rollergirls' championship game...."

June 13, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

One More Win Before Regionals

TXRG gets tested but not bested by Bay Area Derby road team

"...after the Texecutioners beat the visiting Bay Area Derby Girls, Texas Rollergirl Crackerjack grinned broadly. "Guess how many times..."

Sept. 9, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Controlling Their Own Destiny

So many questions for the gaming industry, so many Austin game developers to answer them

"...to the recent and thoroughly addictive Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, and from gritty, nuanced combat exercises such as..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...supported by tours with Tool, the Jesus Lizard, and Girls Against Boys. Their effort on Dallas' Idol Records, High..."

March 15, 2002 Music Feature

After a Fashion

This week, After a Fashion goes south -- South Congress, that is, to visit with old friends and discover new faces.

"...of course, Eric Massey was a championship award-winning figure skater -- the photos show his award clearly evident underneath..."

March 2, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser