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Backstage Mom: The challenges of parenting a child actor
By Susan Parcheta
11/28/2009

You hear plenty of stories about backstage moms.

When the Drew Barrymore roller derby film “Whip It” was released in October, I sat down with Laura Bickel and her seven-year old son, Austin, at Kahuna Coffee in Hartland. The Bickel family was just getting used to the idea of seeing Austin up on the big screen.

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A Year in Mooring, Austin Bickel, Drew Barrymore, Josh Lucas, Laura Bickel, Whip It
‘Whip It’ Derby Girl Amy Ruby: A Cut Above
by Susan Parcheta
11/08/2009

Roller derby was something way off my radar until Drew Barrymore brought the movie “Whip It”to the big screen this October.

But then, a strange thing happened on my Facebook forum. I kept seeing references to “Whip It” on my wall. People were discussing it. There were comments about the sister of a young Facebook friend of mine, saying how great she was in the movie.

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Amy Ruby, Detroit Roller Derby, Whip It, Wigs for Kids
Can films like ‘Whip It’ work movie magic for Michigan's economy?
by Susan Parcheta
11/02/2009

The lean green skating machine movie “Whip It,” with actress Drew Barrymore in her first directorial role and starring Ellen Page as Bliss Cavender (Babe Ruthless) has cast a spell of sorts on the local film industry.

Based on the Shauna Cross novel “Derby Girl,” the roller derby story sparkles with its theme: Be your own hero.

The question is, will such movies be the heroes that help transform Michigan’s economy? With enough oomph, can movies made here create a whip-it effect on the local film industry, powering up the economy and bringing more and more jobs?

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film incentive, Michigan actors, Michigan jobs, movies, Whip It
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