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"Amelia" is a film biography of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank). In limited release from IFC Films, Lars von Trier's graphic "Antichrist" had a modest debut, pulling in $73,500 in six theaters for a $12,250 average. (KCRA 3, CA)
Paranormal Activity slays Saw Oct 26, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are hits the big screen, Hilary Swank stars as Amelia, and Michael Jackson takes his final bow ... "Amelia" is a film biography of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart starring double-Oscar winner Hilary Swank. (MSNBC -- News)
Box Office Bloodbath: Paranormal Slays Saw VI Oct 26, 2009
" Instead, it cadged just $6.3 million. Expect no sequels du Freak. Nor will you be seeing Amelia 2: Lost and Found. The Earhart movie, originally to have been directed by Phillip Noyce, with Cate Blanchett rumored to play Amelia Earhart, was finally made with Hilary Swank starring and India-born, Harvard-educated Mira Nair behind the camera. It happens that, in every recent year divisible by five, Swank has won the Academy Award for Best Actress: in 2000 for Boys Don,t Cry and 2005 for Million... (Time.com)
David Denby: Tales of Amelia Earhart, Valery Gergiev, and the Paris Opera Ballet. Oct 26, 2009
Hilary Swank plays Earhart in Mira Nair s new movie ... In Amelia, Hilary Swank, playing Amelia Earhart, the celebrity aviatrix of the nineteen-twenties and thirties, has a big, toothy smile, high cheekbones, and short hair that seems to have been chopped with a knife. (New Yorker)
"Amelia": What becomes a legend most? Oct 26, 2009
Hilary Swank has the face, and the swagger, to play Amelia Earhart ... Hilary Swank in "Amelia." ... It's a big story, and a rich one, particularly when you factor in the complexities of Earhart's relationship with her publicist husband, George Putnam, and her extramarital affair with Gene Vidal (father of Gore), the director of the Bureau of Air Commerce under FDR. Then there's the fact that "Amelia" has perfect casting in its favor: There's no current actress better suited, in terms of... (Salon)
New Biopic: Amelia Earhart Must Be Rolling in Her Watery Grave Oct 25, 2009
Directed by Mira Nair and executive-produced by its star Hilary Swank, the movie seems oddly preoccupied with the audience's approval for its subject. It's not enough that Earhart was a pioneering aviator, the first woman (and the second person) to successfully cross the Atlantic solo, and that she vanished mysteriously during an attempt to be the first person to circumnavigate the equator. (Slate)
Movie capsules Oct 25, 2009
Amelia It s Oscar season: Time to wheel out Hilary Swank for her annual viewing. This biopic of aviator Amelia Earhart is a big, hollow white elephant with a sharp idea struggling to get out: How does a woman marketed to the public as a star turn herself back into a human being. (Boston Globe)
Review: 'Amelia' doesn't fly Oct 24, 2009
Film stars Hilary Swank as aviator Amelia Earhart ... Hilary Swank plays Amelia Earhart and Richard Gere plays husband George Putnam in "Amelia.". (CNN)
French Cinema Now, New Italian Cinema festivals Oct 24, 2009
Keep that crucial difference in mind: "Amelia," with Hilary Swank, will wait around until you're in the mood. But "Villa Amalia," the new Benoit Jacquot film, is playing at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Review: 'Amelia' can't overcome obstacle Oct 24, 2009
Starring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere ... Starring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Movie capsule reviews Oct 24, 2009
Hilary Swank (with Richard Gere, center) as pilot-celebrity Amelia Earhart in the drama Amelia ... Amelia It s Oscar season: Time to wheel out Hilary Swank for her annual viewing. (Boston Globe)
Amelia Earhart's scarf flying to space Oct 24, 2009
As the film "Amelia" starring Hilary Swank in the title role recounts, Earhart, who made the by a woman in 1933, and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean during an attempt in 1937 to become the first female to fly around the world. Earhart's scarf accompanying Bresnik on STS-129 is on loan from the Museum of in Oklahoma City, which displays the history of the Ninety-Nines, the international organization of female aviators founded in 1929 by 99 women pilots... (MSNBC -- Technology)
Review: 'Amelia' Suffers Ups, Downs Oct 24, 2009
The missing pieces of the complex character are made all the more sketchy as Hilary Swank, channeling Katharine Hepburn, struggles to make Earhart earnest, but ends up creating a cardboard cut-out. Overly charming and overbearingly cute, Swank never captures the toughness or seriousness that was the fuel behind Earhart's unstoppable drive. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
After the film last week, members of the Tucson chapter of Ninety-Nines congregated around a poster of “Amelia” in the theater lobby. Photo by Ellen Sussman | Special to the Green Valley News Oct 24, 2009
Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank plays Earhart and Richard Gere is cast as her husband, George Putnam ... Calling the film wonderful, Mearl Frame said she couldn t believe how much Hilary Swank looked like Earhart. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Hollywood's Amelia Earhart: Lost at Sea Oct 23, 2009
By Monday, Nov. 02, 2009. " and "What did you wear. (Time.com)
Amelia boresA lazy coffee-table book of a movie, "Amelia" is dressed to the... Oct 23, 2009
A lazy coffee-table book of a movie, "Amelia" is dressed to the nines with nowhere to go, its hackneyed script and Mira Nair's unfocused direc tion never allowing Hilary Swank's performance as legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart to soar ... Hilary Swank plays pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart in "Amelia," a beautiful film hindered by a weak script. (New York Post -- News)
Bland biopic fails to capture Earhart's spirit Oct 23, 2009
Hilary Swank plays Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while attempting to be the first woman to fly around the world ... Amelia * * 1/2 out of four Stars: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Cherry JonesDirector: Mira NairDistributor: 20th Century FoxRating: PG for some sensuality, language, thematic elements and smokingRunning time: 1 hour, 51 minutesOpens Friday nationwide. (USA Today -- Life)
Soprano family values Oct 23, 2009
Drama starring Oscar-winner Hilary Swank plays like caramelized 1980s bio pic. Russell Swan makes a sad exit from the CBS series after fainting during game. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
Buffalo Pierce Arrow museum creates Hall of Fame Oct 23, 2009
Hilary Swank not the only actress to play Earhart. Hilary Swank is the latest actress to play Amelia Earhart. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Celebrate Hilary Swank films with corn pudding Oct 23, 2009
Advertisement Movie: Best of Hilary Swank Dinner: Corn Pudding The movie: Annette Bening seemed destined to bring home her first-ever Academy Award in 1999 for her work in "American Beauty," the eventual best-picture winner ... And that something was Hilary Swank. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Weak script and lethargic acting ground 'Amelia' Oct 23, 2009
Considering the risks Amelia Earhart took, losing her life in the call of aviation, Hilary Swank and director Mira Nair don't put much on the line in their film biography "Amelia." ... It boasts the two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank, perfectly cast as Amelia Earhart, with Richard Gere as Earhart's promoter-publisher husband, George Putnam ... " And yet this film, coming 72 years after Earhart vanished, plays it awfully safe. Under Mira Nair's direction, "Amelia" is respectable and respectful,... (Fresno Bee)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
Hilary Swank has the face, and the swagger, to play Amelia Earhart. So why does this ambitious biopic stall out. (Salon)
‘Amelia’ explores how a pilot became a celebrity Oct 23, 2009
Hilary Swank assumes the role of aviatrix Amelia Earhart in Amelia ... It s Oscar season and you know what that means: Time to wheel Hilary Swank out for her annual viewing ... Starring: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor. (Boston Globe)
Vampires Assistant juggles chills, chuckles Oct 22, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are hits the big screen, Hilary Swank stars as Amelia, and Michael Jackson takes his final bow ... 16: Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank talks with TODAYs Meredith Vieira about her role as Amelia Earhart in the new movie Amelia. (MSNBC -- Movies)
RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: Stories that give you hope Oct 22, 2009
Considering the risks Amelia Earhart took, losing her life in the call of aviation, Hilary Swank and director Mira Nair don't put much on the line in their film biography "Amelia.". Swank and Nair play it safe to the point of benumbing this woman's life, leaving Earhart as remote and muted as she is in the black-and-white photos and news footage of the aviator included at the film's end. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
"Amelia's" Aviator Style Lands on Runways Oct 22, 2009
In this film publicity image released by Fox Searchlight, Hilary Swank portrays Amelia Earhart in a scene from, "Amelia." (AP/Fox Searchlight, Ken Woroner) ... The leather bomber jacket shown in the new Earhart biopic "Amelia" starring Hilary Swank marries function and style in a way that finicky fashion has embraced through the years, says Franco DiCarlo, executive vice president of Belstaff USA, the brand that collaborated with the filmmakers on key wardrobe pieces. (CBS News)
Hilary Swank finds her next thrill in highflying 'Amelia' Oct 22, 2009
"A force of nature": Hilary Swank's portrayal of lost aviator Amelia Earhart arrives Friday ... Hilary Swank finds her next thrill in highflying 'Amelia ... Close study: Hilary Swank and Richard Gere portray real-life couple Amelia Earhart and George Putnam. (USA Today -- Life)
Ewan McGregor, Hilary Swank Celebrate 'Amelia' Premiere Oct 22, 2009
NEW YORK Ewan McGregor, Hilary Swank and Richard Gere all stepped out on Tuesday night to celebrate the New York premiere of "Amelia," their lavish biopic about legendary pilot Amelia Earhart. "Well, I think Amelia was one of those women who made no apologies for living her life the way she wanted," Swank told the press on the red carpet. (VHI.com -- Music News)
What's Playing Oct 22, 2009
Amelia - Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank tries for a third with this glossy, award-baiting biopic of Amelia Earhart, who disappeared in 1937 while trying to fly solo around the world. Co-starring Richard Gere as her husband and Ewan McGregor as her lover. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Judge refuses to block Chris Rock film Oct 20, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are hits the big screen, Hilary Swank stars as Amelia, and Michael Jackson takes his final bow. more photos. (MSNBC -- News)
Cops Seek Possible Balloon Boy Hoax Cohort Oct 20, 2009
Associate of Richard Heene Wanted for Questioning as Police Consider Felony Charges. Colorado officials are seeking criminal charges in the runaway balloon case, accusing the parents of putting on a "very good show". (CBS News)
Burris Becomes a Key Player on Health Care Oct 20, 2009
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2009. Shunned Illinois Senator Makes Waves for Saying He Won't Vote for Bill Without Public Option. (CBS News)
Time To Clean Up Tainted Journalism Oct 20, 2009
The Monday Note: In Countless Ways, Small And Large, The Product Reviews Process Is Failing Readers By Lack Of Transparency. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma). (CBS News)
Billions in U.S. Bonds Go Unclaimed Oct 20, 2009
States, Treasury Dept. Battle in Court Over $16B in Lost, Forgotten Bonds Dating Back to WWII. A 1942 war bonds poster from the Department of Treasury. (CBS News -- US)
Kitchen Organization Made Simple Oct 20, 2009
NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2009. Real Simple Magazine Shares Tips for Making the Most of Small Spaces. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Search for Amelia Earhart expands to theaters this week Oct 20, 2009
Headliner: Hilary Swank in Amelia. THE FINAL FLIGHT INTO FAME AND MYSTERY. (USA Today)
U.N.: Can halt violence against women Oct 19, 2009
Latest news, Latest News Headlines, news articles, news video, news photos - UPI.com (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
Winging itAmelia Earhart never had a plan. She didn’t have a career path or... Oct 19, 2009
In Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Amy Adams took a turn as the spunky flyer, and in the biopic Amelia, out Friday, double Oscar winner Hilary Swank is playing the lead ... In Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Amy Adams took a turn as the spunky flyer, and in the biopic Amelia, out Friday, double Oscar winner Hilary Swank is playing the lead. (New York Post -- News)
Best bets: Swank hopes to soar with Amelia Oct 19, 2009
Will Hilary Swank make "Amelia" soar ... MoviesCan Hilary Swank find success in a film where shes not either a tomboy or an actual boy. (MSNBC -- News)
Hilary Swank has the craft to back up Oscars Oct 19, 2009
Hilary Swank has the craft to back up Oscars - Movies- msnbc ... Hilary Swank has the craft to back up Oscars ... 16: Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank talks with TODAYs Meredith Vieira about her role as Amelia Earhart in the new movie Amelia. (MSNBC -- News)
Hollywood’s love affair with aviation has had its ups, downs Oct 18, 2009
In Amelia, which opens Friday, Hilary Swank plays her in hopes of another best actress Oscar. Amelia continues a long Hollywood tradition: the daring aviator movie. (Boston Globe)
10 Celebs With Unusual Child-Rearing TacticsHilary Swank lets her boyfriend's 6-year-old son see her naked, all the time. Oct 18, 2009
Stars With Unusual Parenting Habits, Hilary Swank, Tom Cruise, Will Smith - ABC News. ADVERTISEMENT. (ABC News)
Hilary Swank: I let boyfriends son see me nude Oct 17, 2009
Hilary Swank: I let boyfriends son see me nude - Parenting & Family ... Hilary Swank: I let boyfriends son see me nude ... 16: Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank talks with TODAYs Meredith Vieira about her role as Amelia Earhart in the new movie Amelia. (MSNBC -- Health)
Jackson song debuts Oct 13, 2009
Naturally"I just toss and turn too much when I sleep, and if I'm in clothes, I get all twisted up." Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank, explaining to Marie Claire why she sleeps naked. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
How Butler did it Oct 12, 2009
The only person the muscled star actually beat up was his P.S. I Love You co-star Hilary Swank, giving her a cut that required stitches when he accidentally smacked her with his suspenders ... The only person the muscled star actually beat up was his P.S. I Love You co-star Hilary Swank, giving her a cut that required stitches when he accidentally smacked her with his suspenders. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Fall films 2009: From sci-fi to horror to family-friendly, Hollywood promises something for everyone this autumn Oct 9, 2009
I also think Hilary Swank could garner a Best Actress nomination for the biopic Amelia. Worst film prediction: Surrogates. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Fall Film Releases 2009 Oct 9, 2009
Synopsis: The story of the famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank) and her husband George Putman (Richard Gere) ... Starring: Hilary Swank, Joe Anderson, Mia Wasikowska, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor and Virginia Madsen. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Hilary's nude awakening Oct 9, 2009
Hilary Swank doesn't mind being naked in front of her boyfriend's son. The 'P.S. I Love You' actress has no qualms about flashing her flesh in front of partner John Campisi's child, but admits she might have to start wearing clothes soon. (iAfrica.com)
Film actress Watts 'best value' Oct 9, 2009
Other film stars to grace the top 10 include Halle Berry, Anne Hathaway and double Academy Award winner Hilary Swank. Forbes compiles its list by looking at 100 Hollywood stars, which must have starred in at least three films in the past five years which opened in 500 cinemas. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Hilary Swank and Demi Moore at Abu Dhabi film festival Oct 9, 2009
ABU DHABI (AFP) - Hilary Swank and Demi Moore starred for the United States at the opening of the Third Middle East Film Festival in the UAE capital on Thursday, while a host of Arab performers shared the spotlight ... Hilary Swank presented the award to Redgrave's husband, Italian actor Franco Nero. (Yahoo! Asia News)
A new breed of women whip it in roller derby Oct 4, 2009
Where the Wild Things Are hits the big screen, Hilary Swank stars as Amelia, and Michael Jackson takes his final bow. more photos. (MSNBC -- News)
Oscar Watch: George Clooney, The Coen Brothers And More Oct 3, 2009
"Amelia" It seems like every time Hilary Swank takes the lead role in a movie late in the year ("Boys Don't Cry," "Million Dollar Baby"), the Academy takes notice. Based on the true story of the 1937 disappearance of famed aviatrix Amelia Earhart, "Amelia" places Swank in this biopic adventure with co-stars Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Hammer and Overture Announce Primary Cast for 'Let Me In' Oct 2, 2009
Hammer recently wrapped production on "The Resident," which stars Academy Award winner Hilary Swank and Jeffrey Dean Morgan and is directed by Antti Jokinen. ABOUT EXCLUSIVE MEDIA GROUP (EMG). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Pet Talk: Shelter-touting groups have a message, and a pet, for you Sep 30, 2009
Actress Hilary Swank is the celebrity spokesperson for this year's Iams-sponsored Home 4 the Holidays adoption drive. Here she's with Buster at the Helen Woodward Animal Center in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (USA Today -- Life)
Iconic Lingerie - Hilary Swank, Franca Sozzani, Qi Qi, Giovanni Gastel, Wichy Hassan and Jan Rosenberg Nominate the Winner of the Triumph Inspiration Award 2009 Sep 24, 2009
A celebrity expert judging panel, consisting of two-time Academy Award winning actress Hilary Swank, Editor in Chief of Vogue Italy Franca Sozzani, Hong Kong's international model Qi Qi, legendary fashion photographer Giovanni Gastel, co-founder and creative director of the fashion label Miss Sixty, Wichy Hassan, and Jan Rosenberg, Head of Global Sales and Marketing Triumph International, decided which design piece is the most creative interpretation of this year's award motto "Icons" ...... (PR Newswire)
Fall 2009 movie preview Sep 18, 2009
Hilary Swank (two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank) plays the aviatrix; Richard Gere turns up as her husband ... Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine; Clive Owen, Boys are Back; Robert DeNiro, George Clooney; Morgan Freeman, District 9 guy; Viggo Mortensen'; ben fosterBest Actress: Mo'Nique; Meryl Streep, Audrey Tatou; Penelope Cruz, Hilary Swank; Best Supporting Actor: Inglourious Basterds guy; Stanley Tucci; Best Supporting Actress: Susan Sarandon; Nine women; Betty White. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Must-see movies: We're still looking for blue skies through those falling leaves Sep 15, 2009
Hilary Swank portrays the iconic aviatrix in director Mira Nair's biography of Amelia Earhart, whose final 1937 flight over the Pacific (unfortunately, not all the way over) left more questions than answers. 10. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
The Fall Films: Safe for Grown-Ups Sep 14, 2009
Two-time Oscar winner and Earhart look-a-like Hilary Swank plays the pioneering pilot in this biopic. And remember "Fame". (CBS News)
A look at this fall’s movies Sep 13, 2009
Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart sounds like a no-brainer ... Hilary Swank s playing Amelia Earhart. (Boston Globe)
Fall Movie Preview: Studios save best films for fall Sep 11, 2009
"Amelia" (PG): Hilary Swank stars as Amelia Earhart. Those six words just sound like Oscar bait, don't they. (Florida Today)
Fall movies not to miss Sep 7, 2009
Amelia Hilary Swank has one of the odder Hollywood careers. She's won an Oscar both times she's been nominated - for "Boys Don't Cry" and "Million Dollar Baby." But the majority of her other movies, including, "The Affair of the Necklace," "The Reaping" and "P.S. I Love You," have been less than enthusiastically received. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hilary Swank To Promote Pet Adoption Sep 4, 2009
VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty ImagesHilary Swank. NEW YORK -- Hilary Swank is putting her animal appreciation to work as an ambassador for a pet adoption campaign ... 1:31 P.M. GMT december 18, 2007 7:31 P.M. GMT december 18, 2007 In a new @ The Movies interview, Tim Lammers talks with Oscar winner Hilary Swank about the complexities of her new role in the romantic comedy drama "P.S. I Love You." Tim Lammers, Web Staff Editor. (Click2Houston, TX)
Sawyer to take over as ABC news anchor Sep 4, 2009
Hilary Swank is putting her animal appreciation to work as an ambassador for a pet adoption campaign. The two-time Oscar-winning actress said yesterday that the Iams Home 4 the Holidays Pet Adoption Campaign has "struck a chord with my heart.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Rimes, husband to divorce Sep 4, 2009
" Blanchett gets conked on head during show Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett suffered a head wound when she was hit by a prop on stage Wednesday during a Sydney theater performance. The performance of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire" was canceled, but the 40-year-old Australian actress planned to return to the stage for Thursday's show, Sydney Theater Company spokesman Tim McKeough said. "Another actor lifted the prop above his head, and she somehow sustained a minor blow to... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Swank Promotes Pet Adoption Sep 4, 2009
Oscar winner Hilary Swank takes up the cause of shelter animals ... (AP) Hilary Swank is putting her animal appreciation to work as an ambassador for a pet adoption campaign. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
