When you’re a kid, your birthday is all about presents, balloons, friends, and fun. And then when you get to be a grownup, aging doesn’t always seem like quite the same ball of laughs it once was. But ...

Drew Barrymore has forged a persona as both an actress and producer with movies that exude a playful sense of girl power, so it only makes sense that "Whip It," her first feature as a director, would ...