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A look at ‘Blood on the Flat Track’ (and where to find Oscar-nominated films this weekend)

February 25th, 2010 at Thu, 25th, 2010 at 6:30 am by Jennifer Morris

There’s been plenty of love for Drew Barrymore’s “Whip It,” last year’s charming roller derby flick that’s as cute and sparkly as Barbie roller skates. But this is roller derby, rough and rowdy by definition, so today I offer you this: Just days before Kitsap’s Slaughter County Roller Vixens host their Wild West Showdown at the fairgrounds comes the release of the Seattle-made documentary “Blood on the Flat Track: The Rise of the Rat City Rollergirls.” It hit DVD shelves this week, and chronicles the team’s first two seasons. The Rollergirls debuted to crowds of only a few hundred in 2004, and now sell 1,500 tickets each month. Below is a trailer for the film, and check out the Web site here.

In other movie news, if you’re searching for last-minute screenings of this year’s Oscar-nominated films, look no further:

- “The Last Station,” a drama about the later years of Russian author Leo Tolstoy starring Oscar-nominated Christopher Plummer (for best actor in a supporting role) and Helen Mirren (for best actress in a leading role) is playing this weekend at the Lynwood Theatre on Bainbridge and the Historic Orchard Theater in Port Orchard.

- Tentatively coming to the Lynwood March 5 is Tom Ford’s “A Single Man,” starring best leading actor nominee Colin Firth. Also with Julianne Moore, it’s the story of a middle-aged college professor finding life after the death of his longtime partner.

- “The Hurt Locker” will also show this weekend at the Historic Orchard Theater. Nominated for nine Oscars, including best directing for Kathryn Bigelow, best performance by a leading actor for Jeremy Renner and best picture of the year, it follows the final month of deployment for an elite Army bomb squad in Iraq. (Just watched this one over the weekend, and found it deserving of all the hype it’s received. “Crazy Heart” is on tonight’s agenda.)

- Also, you can still find “Avatar,” a best picture contender, at the Regal Silverdale 4. A few of the other best picture nominees are out on DVD, including “District 9,” “Inglorious Basterds” and “Up.”

The Academy Awards air March 7. Will you watch?

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