The gallery has been updated with DVD screen captures of Whip It! and it’s from the whole movie since Drew directed it! Credit for these goes to Cute Poison. Enjoy!

This is a great movie – Drew did an amazing job as both actress and director. Make sure to get your own copy of the DVD and watch it if you haven’t already.

Here’s an interview Drew did for ELLE in which she talks about Whip It! and her Golden Globe.

Drew Barrymore’s exuberant coming-of-age roller-derby romp, Whip It, is as utterly likable as the actress herself. In honor of its DVD release last week, Barrymore talked to me about making her directorial debut, her Golden Globe win for Grey Gardens, and the inimitable Little Edie’s impact on her own free-spirited style.

—Erin Clements

What made you make the leap to directing?

Actually, I became obsessed with the idea at 7, but I wanted to be very patient about it. I wanted to be professionally far along in my life that I felt ready to take on the kind of discipline that it takes to be the type of director I wanted to be, which was a very, very detail-oriented presence for everything; every I dotted, every T crossed. Not every director does that and I also appreciate those people who are more relaxed about it, but for me, that’s what works. I found a really good story that inspired me and I worked to make it even more personal. I had to be able to really visualize it and have it be something that got me out of bed every day with total passion.

In an interview with Mom Logic, Drew says tons of great things about media and young girls today and also about her rumored engagement with Justin Long.

Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut, “Whip It,” now out on DVD and Blu-ray, is about a rebellious teenage girl who ditches the expected beauty pageant route and instead finds her own “tribe,” uncovering an unshakable bond with her mother in the process. Drew chats with us about why making this film was so important to her — and why positive messages and positive role models in girls’ lives are so important.
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Momlogic: Why was it so important for you to make this girl-power film?

Drew Barrymore: I love girl power, and I wanted — especially for moms and daughters — to cultivate that environment for them to be true to themselves and each other. Mothers, hopefully, want to protect their kids — but sometimes there can be a massive gap in trust and communication. I wanted to try to see both sides of it.

I also wanted to cultivate the support for people to really be who they are in this world — whether that’s coming from your mother, teammates, etc…. I think that is one of the biggest blessings and fortunes, to be supported for who we are. And honestly, I love it when my friends are real with me.

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Whip It! is now available on DVD and Bluray. Make sure to get your own copy – it’s a great movie and you can order it on Amazon here. We will have screen captures in the gallery of the movie and bonus features as soon as possible.

Thanks to Sarah for letting us know that costumes and props from Whip it! are up for action during Premiere Props’ annual Holiday Auction on December 12. Find more specific information below and behind the cut.

EL SEGUNDO (November 24, 2009) – Premiere Props announced today they will be hosting their annual Holiday Auction, featuring their collection of never before seen movie and TV props at the Premiere Props warehouse.

The live auction takes place on Saturday, December 12, at Premiere Props’ warehouse in El Segundo, California (128 Sierra Street, El Segundo, CA 90245). There will be a preview from 9am – 11am, before the auction starts at 11am. The Holiday Auction can be seen on Premiere Props’ 3 camera LIVE broadcast show online. A donation from the auction will be made to the Entertainment Industry Foundation, one of the leading charitable organizations of the entertainment industry.
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Cinema Blend posted some juicy information about the release of the Whip It! DVD that will be available on January 26th.

You’d think a positive critical consensus would mean a good showing at the box office. Sadly, that wasn’t the case for Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut, Whip It. Help Whip It earn the coin it deserves when Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment releases it on DVD and Blu-ray on January 26th.

Desperate to defy her beauty pageant-obsessed mother and escape her small hometown of Bodeen, Texas, Bliss Cavendar (Ellen Page) recruits her best friend Pash (Alia Shawkat) to go with her to Austin to check out a roller-derby bout. She’s instantly hooked and eager to give up the dresses for a pair of skates and a Hurl Scouts uniform. After convincing Pash to cover her shifts at their afterschool job and telling her mother she’s enrolled in an SAT prep course, Bliss is ready to hit the track as Babe Ruthless.

Having been one of my favorite movies of the year works against the film’s release on DVD and Blu-ray. Both the DVD and the Blu-ray for Whip It come with a dismal selection of bonus material. The DVD has an alternate ending and eight deleted scenes. The BD adds just a writer’s draft with Shauna Cross, the author of Derby Girl, the book upon which the film is based, and a digital copy of the movie. I loved both the film and the book, but those two additions are not nearly enough for me to drop $39.99 on the BD rather than just $29.98 on the DVD.

Don’t let my disappointment with the special features deter you from buying this movie. If anything, it shows how much I truly enjoyed the film. I was looking forward to more Whip It. and what these buying options come with just isn’t enough to satisfy.

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