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Flashback: Gene Kelly Tapping Into His Roller Skillz
In this day and age of special effects and stunt doubles, we'd be remiss not to stop and appreciate the masters of old. Take Gene Kelly here — singing, tapping, skating, acting, and charming the pants skirts off of all them swooning ladies. Gene was a bona fide quintuple threat.
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7 Things I Learned About Girl Power From Watching "Whip It"
It's rare to see empowering chick flicks (even that genre name is a little annoying), but Whip It, starring Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Wiig, and the terrifyingly awesome Juliette Lewis, was fun and inspirational.
The film is about teenager Bliss Cavendar (Ellen Page), who would rather skate on a roller derby team than don an evening gown and compete in beauty pageants as her mother wants her to. The following is what I learned about that outmoded term "girl power" from watching it:
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Say What? Roller Derby Queen Gets Gussied Up to Kick Ass
"I can wear bright red lipstick and go out and play because I want to look good while I'm hitting somebody or while I'm taking somebody out."
— Lyndsay Trader, an education administrator who skates for the roller derby league RollerGirls under the name "Mitzi Massacre." She's part of a growing number of women joining roller derby leagues, which were big in the '60s and '70s — on television, anyway.
Flight of the Conchords Dudes Know What the Ladies Want
Even with a '70s porn 'stache, Jemaine rocks my world. (Sorry, Bret!) Here the sexy boys prove that even on roller skates, they define hotness. Mreow!
GiggleSugar Best of the Week
- Celine Dion is no longer just amazing. Celine Dion is better than you.
- An itty-bitty baby beagle learns the call of the wild.
- Gene Kelly tap dancing on roller skates? Gimme, gimme more!
Flashback: Xanadu
The early '80s were a magical, innocent time — a time when a movie about Greek muses coming down to earth to help mortals build a roller skating rink was not billed as a comedy. And who doesn't love Olivia Newton-John or Electric Light Orchestra? The costumes (and music) from this film make me want to watch it again.Remember Your First Crush?
I sure do. 6th grade. Aaron D.
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