Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Thursday, August 21 @ 7:00 PM
Princess Cinemas
46 King Street North
Waterloo , Ontario
N2J 2W8
www.princesscinemas.com
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Norfolk, VA
Sunday, August 24 @ 1:00 PM
Naro Theater
1507 Colley Ave
Norfolk VA , 23517
757-625-6276
http://narocinema.com./
sponsored by
Dominion Derby Girls
www.dominionderbygirls.net
New Orleans, LA
Tuesday, August 12 @ 7:30
Contemporary Arts Center
900 Camp St .
New Orleans , LA 70130
504.528.3805
presented by
New Orleans Film Society
www.neworleansfilmfest.com
with special guests
Big Easy Rollergirls
www.bigeasyrollergirls.com
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Norfolk, VA
Sunday, August 24 @ 1:00 PM
Naro Theater
1507 Colley Ave
Norfolk VA , 23517
757-625-6276
http://narocinema.com./
sponsored by
Dominion Derby Girls
www.dominionderbygirls.net
wow and ouch. we had a blast at RollerCon. Still too tired to talk about it…
We’ve got some big news we’ll be announcing soon. Something about something related to what’s going down this weekend at RollerCon.
Tangentially, for the first time ever, we will have Hell on Wheels DVDs for sale!! No lie! We teamed up with the kick ass indie outfit IndiePix and put together a RollerCon special edition version. It’s a taste of more to come. But, hold on… I’ve said too much.
We’ll have more big news on that in a week or so.
Bob Ray and Werner Campbell will be in Vegas from Thursday night through Monday morn and on Friday, IndiePix ninja Jason Tyrrell gets to town with a ninja-bag of DVDs. So hook up with us and we’ll hook you up.
We’re screening the flick on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 PM at the Double Down, so drag your drunken carcass down to the DD and have a Bloody Mary and watch the flick with us. Bob & Werner will do one of those Q&A thingies after the flick.
Now’s your chance to own a piece of history! “Hell on Wheels” is the “Birth of a Nation” for the derby set!
Wanna hear it first? Sign up for the Hell on Wheels mailing list and get the low-down. Roll down to the bottom of this page: www.HellOnWheelsTheMovie.com/index2.htm
Bob Ray and Werner Capmbell will be rolling in style all weekend at RollerCon. We have a super-cool super-secret surprise we’ll let you know about real soon. And it’ll all kick-off at RollerCon!!! Speaking of, thanks to both the Fabulous Sin City Rollergirls and Sin City Skates for co-sponsoring the screening!
RollerCon screening in Las Vegas!!!!
*** director Bob Ray and producer Werner Campbell in attendance ***
Sunday, August 3 @ 1:30 PM
Double Down
4640 Paradise Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89169
(702) 791-5775
www.doubledownsaloon.com
co-sponsored by
Sin City Skates
www.sincityskates.com
and
We just confirmed a screening at RollerCon in Las Vegas. The screening will be Sunday, August 3rd at 1:30pm at the Double Down. Director Bob Ray and producer Werner Campbell will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A and to get-down, derby-style.
More details and some very exciting news coming SOON.
“Hell” in Cincinnati
Cincinnati , OH
Friday, July 18 @ 8:00 pm
Know Theatre Of Cincinnati
1120 Jackson St
Cincinnati , OH 45202
(513) 300-5669
www.knowtheatre.com
sponsored by:
Cincinnati Rollergirls
www.cincinnatirollergirls.com
and catch some CRG live action on Sat: CRG Black Sheep vs Carolina All-Stars Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, OH Sat, Jul 19, 2008 07:00 PM
Listen to 700 WLW in Cincinnati on Friday afternoon for a live interview with filmmakers Bob Ray & Werner Campbell. We’ll have some surprise guests in the studio and it’ll be a blast!
“Hell” in Edmonton
Edmonton, Canada
Sat, July 19 @ 8:00 pm
Metro Cinema Society
622, 7 Churchill Square
Edmonton , Alberta
T5J 2V5 Canada
Tel: 780.425.9212
www.metrocinema.org
sponsored by
E-Ville Roller Derby
www.e-villederby.com
I went up to OKC to visit some family and attend the OKC screening of Hell on Wheels at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art last weekend. It was a freakin’ blast! The Oklahoma Victory Dolls did a fantastic job of setting up and cross-promoting the screening. We had two great screenings w/ enthusiastic crowds and fun Q&As after. The after-party was hoot as well.
On top of that, we got great reviews in the Oklahoma Gazette and the Oklahoman.
We also got fantastic reviews from the Salt Lake City Weekly and the Birmingham Post (we screened in both those cities last weekend as well).
http://www.slweekly.com/index.cfm?do=article.details&id=E4A120B4-14D1-13A2-9F29FBA3D542F0B0
http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/film-news/2008/07/02/will-smith-flexes-more-muscle-in-hancock-65233-21219244/
http://www.okgazette.com/p/12747/a/2116/Default.aspx?ReturnUrl=LwBEAGUAZgBhAHUAbAB0AC4AYQBzAHAAeAAslashAHAAPQAxADIANwA0ADcA
http://newsok.com/skirmishes-take-place-on-and-off-the-track/article/3265515
Bob Ray & his mom flanked by Oklahoma Victory Dolls
Also last week, I did two Australian radio interviews, one for a local Perth station and the second for Australia’s version of NPR! We’re screening at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival this coming week.
Cheers,
-bob
I just did two back to back Australian radio interviews and both radio presenters loved the flick. The first one was for the Perth arm of Australian National Radio, and the other was for a Perth community station. Both were fun (but weird cuz they live in the future). Oh yeah, we’re screening in Perth (at the Revelation Perth International Film Festival) this weekend (as well as Birmingham (UK), Oklahoma City (w/ me in attendance for Q&A), and Salt Lake City… man, we are EVERYWHERE).
And speaking of Birmingham, I caught early wind of a cool review (It should be printed in the Birmingham Post in a day or so). Dig it:
HELL ON WHEELSCert 18 90 minsInvented in Chicago in the mid 30s and swiftly transforming from simple race to full contact competitive sport, come 1970 roller derby had peaked and died. But then, in 2001, a huckster with big ideas and little application breezed into Austin, Texas looking to put together all-women roller derby. Several hard living, and frequently heavily tattooed girls were keen to get involved and when he proved the king of empty promises, decided to take things into their own hands. Thus was born the Bad Girl, Good Woman league, a paradoxical grassroots mix of sexy feminism and male fantasy (especially in the notion of the Spank Alley penalty) determined to prove women could work together without any help from men.Adopting such colourful stage names as Iron Maiden, Tinkerhell, and Miss Conduct, the league soon attracted enough players to form four teams, overcoming any number of obstacles to get the sport back on its feet.
Public response was good, but within a couple of years arguments about ownership and control saw a split between the (well-intentioned but somewhat naive) council and those in the ranks who wanted more say. Eventually, 80 members quit to form the rival breakaway skater-run league, Texas Rollergirls.
As such, while there’s plenty of footage of the sport in all its skimpy uniforms and full blooded aggression, roller derby itself is actually incidental to this absorbing documentary. Unlike, say, Hoop Dreams, it’s much more about women in the tough world of business politics where ambitions and egos don’t always sit well with dreams and ideals. Even handed in allowing all sides to have their say with a steady succession of interviews mixed between the archive footage, it’s a fascinating and surprisingly inspirational piece of work, with as much appeal to The Apprentice audience as skate fanatics.
from sea to shining sea and a hop across the pond, Hell on Wheels screens in triplicate on Fourth of July weekend. Check it:
upcoming “Hell on Wheels” screenings:
Oklahoma City, OK
Saturday July 5 @ 5:30 pm and 8:00 pm
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch Drive
Oklahoma City OK 73102
405-278-8237
http://www.okcmoa.com/film
sponsored by the
Oklahoma Victory Dolls
http://oklahomavictorydolls.com
***Director Bob Ray in attendance for post-screening Q&A
Birmingham, England
Saturday July 5 @ 1:00 pm and 11:00 pm
The Electric Cinema
47-49 Station Street Birmingham B5 4DY
0121 643 7879
www.theelectric.co.uk
A day of derby mayhem sponsored by
Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames
www.blitzdames.com
Hell on Wheels is premiering as part of a full day of roller derby delights, including:
-Two showings to allow as many people as possible an opportunity to
see this film for the first time ever outside of North America
-Open scrimmages, where you get real experience playing
the game with skaters from all over the U.K.and Europe.
-Sessions designed just for fresh meat to get rolling
towards passing basic skills in a hurry
-Late night afterparty with all your rollersisters at Subside, Birmingham ’s
premiere alternative rock bar, until the wee hours
-Special rate at partner Birmingham Backpacker’s Central
for accommodation, while rooms last.
Salt Lake City, UT
Sunday, July 6
Brewvies
677 S 200 W # D
Salt Lake City , UT 84101
(801) 355-5500
www.brewvies.com
sponsored by
Salt City Derby Girls
www.saltcityderbygirls.com
Cincinnati , OH
Friday, July 18 @ 8:00 pm
Know Theatre Of Cincinnati
1120 Jackson St
Cincinnati , OH 45202
(513) 300-5669
www.knowtheatre.com
sponsored by:
Cincinnati Rollergirls
www.cincinnatirollergirls.com
more screenings just announced on the Hell on Wheels page: www.HellOnWheelsTheMovie.com
