Review: 'Amelia' can't overcome obstacle Oct 24, 2009
Starring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere ... Contrary to what you might expect, the seemingly obligatory scene does not appear: No one says to Richard Gere, who plays Amelia's husband, "Your wife is missing," which means Gere doesn't get to do his usual thing of scrunching up his face and breathing as if he were in a Lamaze class ... Starring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Review: 'Amelia' doesn't fly Oct 24, 2009
Hilary Swank plays Amelia Earhart and Richard Gere plays husband George Putnam in "Amelia.". The mystery we ought to be paying attention to is: What really happened on the legendary American aviator's final, fatal flight in 1937. (CNN)
Review: 'Amelia' Suffers Ups, Downs Oct 24, 2009
Screenwriters Ron Bass and Anna Hamilton Phelan, working from two Earhart biographies, scratch the surface of "Lady Lindy." The film covers a distinct time period in Earhart's life, beginning with the 1928 flight that made her famous as the first woman to cross the Atlantic (she was a passenger, however), her marriage to George Putnam (Richard Gere), her affair with pilot Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor) and her doomed endeavor piloting her own plane around the world in 1937. In the movie, Earhart... (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Bland biopic fails to capture Earhart's spirit Oct 23, 2009
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. By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY Amelia goes airborne but never fully soars. (USA Today -- Life)
Great Expectations Oct 23, 2009
I find that too many live in a fantasy world created by movies and TV. My experiences seem to be all the women want to date a Richard Gere character ... Even Richard Gere is not Richard Gere. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Weak script and lethargic acting ground 'Amelia' Oct 23, 2009
We get the facts of Earhart's pioneering achievements, her marriage to her promoter (Richard Gere), her fling with a fellow pilot (Ewan McGregor) ... 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, with a solid performance from... (Fresno Bee)
Amelia boresA lazy coffee-table book of a movie, "Amelia" is dressed to the... Oct 23, 2009
According to this version, Earhart's push for publicity as "Lady Lindy" and for commercial endorsements (a luggage line still carries her name) were instigated entirely by her husband, publisher George Putnam (Richard Gere, strolling through a role he seems to realize he's too old for). Part of the reason "Amelia" is so boring is that the filmmakers carefully airbrush out anything that might make Earhart seem like an actual human being. (New York Post -- News)
Stodgy Amelia never gets off the ground Oct 23, 2009
Starring: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregorDirector: Mira NairRun time: 1 hour, 51 minutesMPAA rating: PG. Over the course of Earharts life, we see her fall in love with and marry publisher George Putnam (Richard Gere) and pursue an affair with aviation expert Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor), whos most famous these days as the father of author Gore Vidal. (MSNBC -- News)
Julia was homage to my mother: Streep Oct 23, 2009
Offering star power to this year's festival was Hollywood hunk George Clooney in Canadian director Jason Reitman's comedy, Up in the Air, and Richard Gere in the out-of-competition Hachiko, about the deep bond between a professor and the Japanese Akita dog. The festival kicked off with Oscar-winning Bosnian director Danis Tanovic's gut-wrenching film, Triage, recounting the harrowing experience of two British photojournalists covering the Iraqi-Kurdish conflict in 1988. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Hollywood's Amelia Earhart: Lost at Sea Oct 23, 2009
" Earhart responds when George Putnam (Richard Gere) her future manager, publisher and husband asks why she wants to fly. When he first proposes marriage, she demurs, telling him, "I want to be free, George, to be a vagabond of the air. " To a bleary-eyed pilot who questions her decision to take to the skies in dicey weather, she says, "I'm as serious as you are hungover. (Time.com)
‘Amelia’ explores how a pilot became a celebrity Oct 23, 2009
For all its dull pomp, Amelia is unexpectedly frank about how Earhart s public persona - Lady Lindy, the dashing flying flapper - was an invention of, among others, publisher George Putnam (Richard Gere) ... Starring: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor. (Boston Globe)
What's Playing Oct 22, 2009
Co-starring Richard Gere as her husband and Ewan McGregor as her lover. Directed by Mira Nair ("The Perez Family," "Monsoon Wedding"). (Athens Banner-Herald)
Hilary Swank finds her next thrill in highflying 'Amelia' Oct 22, 2009
Close study: Hilary Swank and Richard Gere portray real-life couple Amelia Earhart and George Putnam. Swank studied hours of newsreels and spent weeks learning Earhart's speech patterns for the role. (USA Today -- Life)
Mini movie reviews Oct 22, 2009
Co-starring Richard Gere as her husband and Ewan McGregor as her lover. Augusta Exchange. (The Augusta Chronicle)
RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: Stories that give you hope Oct 22, 2009
We get the facts of Earhart's pioneering achievements, her marriage to her promoter (Richard Gere), her fling with a fellow pilot (Ewan McGregor). And we get pretty pictures of airplanes in flight. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Ewan McGregor, Hilary Swank Celebrate 'Amelia' Premiere Oct 22, 2009
She had a writer's soul,' Richard Gere says of legendary pilot Amelia Earhart ... 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. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Click to read:Game Plan: If Israel Strikes Iran First Oct 19, 2009
Game Plan: If Israel Strikes Iran First - CBS Evening News - CBS News. Game Plan: If Israel Strikes Iran First. (CBS News)
Scaling Back Justice? Oct 19, 2009
Scaling Back Justice. - CBS Sunday Morning - CBS News. (CBS News)
Emanuel: Gov't in Kabul Must Be Credible Oct 19, 2009
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2009. White House Advisor Says It's Up to Afghans to Have Leaders Seen as Legitimate, and an Effective Partner in Securing Region. (CBS News)
Andy Williams: Hitting The High Notes Oct 19, 2009
The Legendary Songsmith Is Still Entertaining Audiences in His 80s, With No Signs of Slowing Down. Singer Andy Williams, performing at his theatre in Branson, Mo. (CBS News)
Kerry: Afghan Election Affects U.S. Plan Oct 19, 2009
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2009. Foreign Relations Chairman Doubts Obama Can Decide New Military Strategy Before Presidential Runoff Election. (CBS News)
Can't Afford Solar Panels? Lease Them Oct 19, 2009
Can't Afford Solar Panels. Lease Them - CBS Evening News - CBS News. (CBS News)
Click to read:Sheriff: Balloon Boy Saga Was Hot Air Oct 19, 2009
Sheriff: Balloon Boy Saga Was Hot Air - CBS News. Sheriff: Balloon Boy Saga Was Hot Air. (CBS News)
Best bets: Swank hopes to soar with Amelia Oct 19, 2009
The film looks at her adventurous spirit and her great loves (played by Ewan McGregor and Richard Gere). (Opens Oct. 23). (MSNBC -- News)
Click to read: Emerging Eating Disorder: Exercise Bulimia Oct 18, 2009
Emerging Eating Disorder: Exercise Bulimia - The Early Show - CBS News. Emerging Eating Disorder: Exercise Bulimia. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Heat Builds in Interracial Marriage Denial Oct 18, 2009
Calls Intensify for Firing or Resignation of La. Justice of the Peace Who Wouldn't Marry Black Man, White Woman. (CBS News)
Obama: Health Industry Deceiving Consumers Oct 18, 2009
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2009. President Says "Dishonest" Ads and Studies from Insurance Lobbyists Are Designed to Mislead. (CBS News)
'V for Vendetta' teen faces disorderly charge Oct 17, 2009
V for Vendetta' teen faces disorderly charge - CBS News. V for Vendetta' teen faces disorderly charge. (CBS News)
Bank of America Reports $2 Billion Loss Oct 17, 2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 16, 2009. Second-Largest U.S. Bank Says Credit Problems will Continue. (CBS News)
Daily TV and radio guide Oct 17, 2009
A gynecologist (Richard Gere) balances work and home. R (2000). (Boston Globe)
Botswana: party in power for 43 years to win again Oct 17, 2009
Botswana party in power for more than 40 years expected to win again in national election. (AP) GABORONE, Botswana (AP) - Botswana held its 10th free and peaceful election, an event all but eclipsed by political struggles and violence elsewhere in Africa. (CBS News -- World)
6 Charged in $20M Insider Trading Case Oct 17, 2009
NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2009. Billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, Galleon Group's Founder, among Those Arrested in Alleged Hedge Fund Conspiracy. (CBS News)
Social Security Freeze: Time to Scrimp Oct 17, 2009
With No Annual Raise Due to Negative Inflation, Seniors on Fixed Income Take Thrift to Heart. Joan McGarr (left) and other seniors at the Southwest Focal Senior Center in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (CBS News)
Gere Choked Up Over Japanese Dog Film Oct 17, 2009
Richard Gere debuted his film "Hachiko: A Dog's Story" at the Rome Film Festival ... (AP) Richard Gere said Friday that he "cried like a baby" when he read the script of his new movie -- a remake based on a cherished Japanese story about a faithful dog that died at a train station waiting for its owner. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Cops to Re-Question "Balloon Boy" Family Oct 17, 2009
Colorado Police want to Make Sure Falcon Heene's Disappearance was not a Hoax. Russ Mitchell spoke with Psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Gardere about the balloon boy headlines and how the family can move on. (CBS News -- US)
Federal Deficit Hits Record $1.42 Trillion Oct 17, 2009
Federal Deficit Hits Record $1. 42 Trillion - CBS News. (CBS News -- US)
Click to read: Balloon Boy Dad: Story No Hoax Oct 17, 2009
Balloon Boy Dad: Story No Hoax - The Early Show - CBS News. Balloon Boy Dad: Story No Hoax. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Zen and the art of doing hard time Oct 10, 2009
Eastern religions encompassing meditation techniques have captivated hippies, 20-somethings and celebrities like actor Richard Gere. But since the 1960s, the art of meditation also has found a growing number of unlikely followers behind prison bars. (CNN -- Law)
Springfield Disrobes in "Californication" Oct 10, 2009
Photographers follow Jon Gosselin; Plus, Richard Gere 00004000 , Audrina Patridge, Jerry Seinfeld and Vince Vaughn. Photo Essay. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Producers of New PBS Series Joined By Experts to Reveal Science Behind Happiness Oct 9, 2009
Each episode weaves together the compelling personal stories of ordinary people and the latest scientific research, along with revealing comments from celebrities such as Chevy Chase, Larry David, Elizabeth Gilbert, Alanis Morissette, Katie Couric and Richard Gere. At the midday briefing, Senior Executive Producer Richard Hutton of Vulcan Productions and Executive Producer Dyllan McGee of Kunhardt McGee Productions provided a preview of "Families, Friends and Lovers," the first episode, which... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
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)
Streep, Gere, Clooney bound for Rome film fest Oct 3, 2009
Meryl Streep, Richard Gere and George Clooney are among the film stars attending this year's Rome Film Festival. Images. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Oscar Watch: George Clooney, The Coen Brothers And More Oct 3, 2009
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. It also won't hurt that the film is directed by revered international director Mira Nair, and the script was written by Oscar-winner Ronald Bass ("Rain Man"). (VHI.com -- Music News)
Ask and Mick LaSalle shall answer Sep 30, 2009
Dear Mick LaSalle: I always thought Richard Gere played a great part in "Chicago." Why was he not even nominated for an Oscar. Mike Souza, Turlock. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Streep, Gere, Clooney Among The Stars At Rome Film Festival Sep 26, 2009
ROME (AP) - Meryl Streep, Richard Gere and George Clooney are among the film stars attending this year's Rome Film Festival, and also expected to walk the red carpet are Colin Farrell, Helen Mirren and Anthony Hopkins. Movies screening out of competition at the Oct. 15-22 festival include "Julie ," with Streep, and Joel and Ethan Coen's "A Serious Man.". (KWTX.com, TX)
Italian Job For Streep, Clooney Sep 26, 2009
(AP) Meryl Streep, Richard Gere and George Clooney are among the film stars attending this year's Rome Film Festival. Also expected to walk the red carpet are Colin Farrell, Helen Mirren and Anthony Hopkins. (CBS News)
Juliette Binoche rejuvenated by Paris, 'Paris' Sep 20, 2009
" This decade has been one of continued success - Lasse Hallstrm's "Chocolat" opposite Johnny Depp, Michael Haneke's thriller "Cach" and the American romantic comedy "Dan in Real Life" opposite Steve Carell. She even made a pretty good movie in the Bay Area, shooting "Bee Season" opposite Richard Gere in Oakland and Berkeley. "I loved Berkeley," said Binoche, who has two children but has never been married. "I put my daughter in school there, and it was the best school I ever put her in. The... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
God save our Cate Blanchett Sep 18, 2009
David Gulpilil may have taken to referring to himself as King David (thankfully, he didnt announce this while running through the street in an oversized nappy, as Richard Gere famously did in the dud film of the same name), but all of us must surely soon begin referring to Blanchett as Queen Cate. This became blindingly obvious while HRH Cate was in attendance at the launch of the Australian Centre for the Moving Images , the tremendous new (and free and permanent) exhibition on the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
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. Mira Nair directs. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
For Dan Brown, fame is a double-edged sword Sep 16, 2009
He actually does strap himself into gravity boots like Richard Gere in American Gigolo and hangs around upside down and batlike until his muse checks back in. I wish I looked like Richard Gere in the gravity boots, he laughed. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Finally! Dan Brown's 'The Lost Symbol' Out Sep 16, 2009
Brown said he does his best work at 4 a.m. and if he's suffering from writer's block, will put on gravity boots like Richard Gere wore in the movie "Gigilo" and hang upside down. Related. (ABC News)
A look at this fall’s movies Sep 13, 2009
Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor play the aviator s men, but the movie will soar or crash (sorry, hard to resist) on the strength of Swank s performance. Also opening: Motherhood. (Boston Globe)
Dunne eulogized in NY as great dad, friend, gossip Sep 11, 2009
The Mass was held Thursday at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in Manhattan, where stars such as Richard Gere, Julianna Margulies, Liev Schreiber and Dana Delany rubbed shoulders with society figures including Diane von Furstenberg. Father Daniel Morrisey said Dunne spent over nine years planning every detail of the funeral, which began with the singing of his favorite Cole Porter song, "Anything Goes.". (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Movie Review: Unfaithful Sep 10, 2009
Diane Lane and Richard Gere in a 20th Century Fox Production ... But when her husband (Richard Gere) learns of her infidelity, Connie s life quickly plunges into the dangerous unknown ... Yet Diane Lane, Richard Gere, and Olivier Martinez bring new life to characters that were perhaps not meant to breathe. (Suite101.com)
Best of both worlds Sep 10, 2009
She followed that up with Autumn In New York starring Richard Gere and Winona Ryder in 2000. I loved every minute of directing my two films, and I would love to do it again once I get the chance, she said, adding that these days she is too busy taking care of her two young daughters. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Clooney gets paranormal with Goats in Venice Sep 9, 2009
Richard Gere and Don Cheadle star as police officers whose lives show the strain of too many years on duty. The Venice Film Festival runs through Sept. 12. (MSNBC -- News)
Middle-aged in Middle Kingdom Sep 8, 2009
In 2000, she became the first Chinese-born actress to direct a Hollywood film, the romantic drama Autumn in New York, starring Richard Gere. "The inner urge to seek the next thing keeps me busy and I think it is a good thing for an actress, especially for a Chinese actress working in Hollywood," she says. (Xinhuanet, China)
Fall movies not to miss Sep 7, 2009
She gets male support from Richard Gere as the aviator's husband and business manager. Oct. 23. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Deirdre Reilly: The joy of snow globes Sep 7, 2009
Fine, that is, until I saw a certain movie starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, and Diane s character was being showered with snow globes; along with having an adulterous affair she was also drowning in snow globes gifted to her. Frankly, I was annoyed. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
We Hear . . . Sep 5, 2009
THAT Thalia, Liev Schreiber, Randi Weingarten and Richard Gere (who did a voice-over for a documentary about Tibet) are some of the Hamptons celebs who've used the North Haven recording studio of singer/songwriter Bryan Downey 00004000 this summer. . (New York Post -- Gossip)
How Hollywood glamorises the trade Sep 4, 2009
Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) asks hooker Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) for directions and suddenly finds she is staying with him for a week. In theory, the movie is about the price and value of everything with sex. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sparks Takes Writing Fire Beyond Books Sep 4, 2009
(The movie, starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, was filmed in North Carolina in 2007 and released last year). Sparks: I loved it. (CBS News)
'Mystic Pizza' still winner for Roberts Sep 4, 2009
She reportedly was paid a mere $300,000 to co-star opposite Richard Gere in "Pretty Woman" in 1990. That was quite a deal for what turned out to be an Oscar-nominated role in one of the most popular movies of all-time. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Click to read:Hachiko: A Tail of Loyalty in Tokyo Sep 3, 2009
Hachiko: A Tail of Loyalty in Tokyo - CBS Evening News - CBS News. TOKYO, Sept. 2, 2009. (CBS News)
The PG's Fall Movie Preview Sep 3, 2009
" Oct. 9 "Couples Retreat": Comedy about Midwesterners who head for a tropical island resort so one pair can work on their marriage and the others vacation but they learn participation in couples therapy is not optional. Oct. 16 "The Road": Esquire magazine called it "the most important movie of the year," and Western Pennsylvania residents are certainly looking forward to it. Based on the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name, it features Viggo Mortensen and young Kodi Smit-McPhee as father... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
