Hilary Swank

'Amelia': A promising movie doesn't quite measure up

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Amelia Earhart is a legend today for succeeding in the dangerous man’s world of early 20th century aeronautics, where death loomed around every corner. And she accomplished a lot in her brief professional career as a pilot – just don’t look to the new film Amelia to explore it in any meaning...

Published Sun, Nov 15

Movie Review: Amelia

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Starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, and Christopher Eccleston. Directed by Mira Nair There ya go. P.S. For more information on Amelia Earhart, read a book! Or go look her up on Wiki. On a round-the-world flight, she disappeared. Starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGre

Published Wed, Nov 11

Movies, movies everywhere

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Amelia: about which I can say, from a glance at the picture and reviews, that hey, Hilary Swank does look a lot like Amelia Earhart, that the gushing press release sounds like the back of one of those “Easy-to-Read” paperback biographies always lying around the corners of seventh-grade c...

Published Sat, Nov 7

Top 10 Movies - October 2009

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Hilary Swank and Richard Gere star in director Mira Nair’s biopic tracing the life of famed aviator Amelia Earhart — who made history in 1932 by becoming the first woman ever to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Five years later, as Earhart attempted to fly around the world, the pilot and h...

Published Sat, Nov 7

Hilary Swank's flying thrill

source: ExpoSay

Hilary Swank says learning to fly is like reading a book. The actress took piloting lessons to prepare for her role as famous aviator Amelia Earhart in upcoming movie 'Amelia', and says the experience of trying a new skill transported her back to childhood.

Published Wed, Nov 4

Hilary Swank Talks 'Amelia', Learning to Fly and Meryl Streep on Moviefone

source: Oh No They Didn't!

Hilary Swank is a two-time Oscar winner, first as a she living as a he, in 'Boys Don't Cry,' then as a girl engaged in the macho sport of boxing, in 'Million Dollar Baby.' So should it come as any surprise that awards buzz is starting up for her performance in her latest, 'Amelia,' in whi...

Published Thu, Oct 29

Sweaty pilot Hilary Swank

source: ExpoSay

Hilary Swank was left drenched in sweat after her first flight lesson. The actress - who plays famous aviator Amelia Earhart in upcoming movie 'Amelia' - says she was concentrating so hard it left her covered in perspiration.

Published Mon, Oct 26

Best actress category looks slim for ’09 Oscars

source: Newsvine

When it was announced that Hilary Swank would be starring as Amelia Earhart in the new biopic “Amelia,” Oscar-watchers everywhere thought to themselves, “Well, of .” Swank, after all, took home Best Actress Oscars for two films — 1999’s “Boys Don’t Cry” and 2004’s “Million Dollar Baby” —...

Published Mon, Oct 26