David Denby: Tales of Amelia Earhart, Valery Gergiev, and the Paris Opera Ballet. Oct 26, 2009
But Martin Scorsese did a lot better in The Aviator, by aggressively styling Howard Hughes and the heroic-aviation period as a kind of Art Deco poster. Alas, the impression of fervent clich. (New Yorker)
Hollywood’s love affair with aviation has had its ups, downs Oct 18, 2009
Such movies can be as old as Wings, winner of the first best picture Oscar (called best production back then) or as recent as Martin Scorsese s The Aviator ... THE AVIATOR (2004) In no other movie are aviation and film so breathlessly braided together ... You d think its director, Scorsese, had spent as much of his boyhood making model airplanes as he did watching old movies on TV. The real-life hero of The Aviator, Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio), was both movie mogul and aviation mogul. (Boston Globe)
Celebrities and their obsessions. Oct 14, 2009
When portraying Howard Hughes in the movie The Aviator (who co-incidentally had the same obsession), Leo told a reporter that it took him a while to get to the set, having to step on tons of things. Leonardo DiCaprio. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Sawyer to take over as ABC news anchor Sep 4, 2009
Blanchett, who won a 2005 supporting actress Oscar for "The Aviator," is playing Blanche DuBois. Hillary Swank promotes pet adoption. (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)
Cate Blanchett suffers head wound on stage Sep 3, 2009
Cate Blanchett, who won a supporting actress Oscar in 2005 for The Aviator, is playing the lead role of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire ... Blanchett, who won a supporting actress Oscar in 2005 for The Aviator, is playing the lead role of Blanche DuBois. (MSNBC -- News)
Cate injured on stage Sep 3, 2009
Blanchett, an Oscar winner for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in 2004's 'The Aviator', is playing fading southern belle Blanche DuBois in the Tennessee Williams classic. Directed by Norway's Liv Ullman, the show is due to open for a season at Washington's Kennedy Centre late next month. (iAfrica.com)
`Shutter Island' Bumped To February Aug 25, 2009
The thriller marks the latest pairing of Scorsese and star DiCaprio, following "Gangs of New York," "The Aviator" and Scorsese's Oscar-winning "The Departed." It also stars Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Jackie Earle Haley and Michelle Williams. Based on a novel by "Mystic River" author Dennis Lehane, "Shutter Island" follows the investigation into the disappearance of murderess from a mental institution. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Paramount bumps `Shutter Island' to February Aug 24, 2009
The anticipated thriller marks the latest pairing of Scorsese and star Leonardo DiCaprio, following "Gangs of New York" (2002), "The Aviator" (2004) and "The Departed" (2006), which won the Academy Award for best picture and earned Scorsese his first directing Oscar. It also stars Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Jackie Earle Haley and Michelle Williams. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
20 actors who know the meaning of range Aug 23, 2009
Cate Blanchett won an Oscar for playing Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator (2004) ... Katharine Hepburn, The Aviator, 2004. (Boston Globe)
Top 10 Leonardo DiCaprio Movies Jul 12, 2009
Nominated for three Academy Awards, for Best Supporting Actor for What s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and Best Actor twice, The Aviator (2004) and Blood Diamond (2006), DiCaprio shows he is a serious actor ... The Aviator (2004) Directed by Martin Scorsese. (Suite101.com)
Tom Cruise's Runaway Mom 'Dead' to Friends Jul 6, 2009
Leo is looking more and more like a young Clark Gable, or is it Howard Hughes from "The Aviator". As many of us know, Cinemax equals naked women. (Yahoo News -- Celebrity Couples)
Aviator and Vera take Bafta glory Jul 6, 2009
Hollywood blockbuster The Aviator and low-budget British movie Vera Drake have shared the main honours at the 2005 Bafta film awards. The Aviator was declared best film, and its star Cate Blanchett won best supporting actress ... The Aviator: 4 Vera Drake: 3 Eternal Sunshine: 2 Motorcycle Diaries: 2 Ray: 2 Sideways: 1 Closer: 1. (Yahoo News -- Film Awards)
Three-way race for Oscar May 21, 2009
And now the Oscar nominations have confirmed it: the Academy Awards will be a three-way race involving Clint Eastwoods boxing drama Million Dollar Baby, Martin Scorseses Howard Hughes biopic The Aviator, and Alexander Paynes road-trip comedy Sideways ... The Aviator, with 11 nominations, is this years most nominated film ... Year of the biopics: The Aviator, Finding Neverland and Ray all earned nominations for best picture. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Intimate moments backstage at the Oscars May 21, 2009
Kevork Djansezian / APActress Cate Blanchett reacts backstage with presenter Tim Robbins after she won the Oscar for best supporting actress for her work in "The Aviator" ... Cate Blanchett, who won supporting actress for The Aviator, wandered down the hall with presenter Tim Robbins and asked him, Was it really my name. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Hey, Chris Rock: Shut the [bleep] up May 21, 2009
Martin Scorseses The Aviator ... At the moment, The Aviator is the odds-on favorite to win best picture. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Critics enter ring vs. Eastwood over Baby May 21, 2009
Million Dollar Baby, which is in a neck-and-neck race with the Howard Hughes epic The Aviator for best picture, stars Clint Eastwood as old-school boxing trainer Frankie Dunn, who becomes mentor to peppy fighter Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank) ... Million Dollar Baby, which is in a neck-and-neck race with the Howard Hughes epic The Aviator for best picture, stars Eastwood as old-school boxing trainer Frankie Dunn, who becomes mentor to peppy fighter Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary... (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Aviator producer credits decided May 21, 2009
Leonardo DiCaprio, left, producer Michael Mann and director Martin Scorsese, center, pose backstage as producer Graham King, second from right, and producer Charles Evans Jr., right, engage in a heated discussion after winning best motion picture drama for "The Aviator," at the 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 16 ... LOS ANGELES - Michael Mann and Graham King will be eligible to receive an Oscar if their film, The Aviator, should win the best picture award this year, the Academy of... (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Oscar contenders friends not rivals May 21, 2009
It would be wonderful to win, I think, said Scorsese, nominated for the Howard Hughes epic The Aviator, which leads the field with 11 nominations and is in a two-horse race for best picture with the boxing drama Million Dollar Baby. It probably is better I didnt win in the 70s or mid 80s or something. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
The Aviator picks up 11 Oscar nods May 21, 2009
The Aviator leads field with 11 Oscar nods - More Oscar news- msnbc ... The Aviator leads field with 11 Oscar nods ... Miramax FilmsLeonardo DiCaprio received a nomination for his portrayal of Howard Hughes in "The Aviator.". (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
The Hoax - A Review Mar 2, 2009
Martin Scorsese's The Aviator gives a visual study of how Hughes the Hollywood producer and daring aviatior withdrew into his cult of secrecy. The Hoax and Watergate. (Suite101.com)
Blanchett to star in Robin Hood Feb 27, 2009
Blanchett, an Oscar-winner for her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in 2004's The Aviator, was most recently seen in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. AFP. (The Age, Australia -- Opinion)
Peter Gabriel mad at Oscars -- I'm just worried about the aisles Feb 15, 2009
She won for "The Aviator" that year and what an anticlimactic moment that was -- giving a speech mid-aisle. I ask you. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
