Hilary Swank

REPOST: God is in a Really Bad Mood: "The Reaping"

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ADDITIONAL NOTE: If Satan’s presence can be detected anyplace, it’s in the fact that Hilary Swank, winner of two Academy Awards for Best Actress, chose to star in it. In fairness to Hilary, though, the pickin’s for strong, unconventionally-attractive actresses are awfully slim. And it’...

Published Wed, Oct 28

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

Where We're At: Best Actress

source: Film Experience

Finally, two of my favorite actresses of all time could still be contenders if the Academy is feeling either discerning and adventurous (Tilda Swinton in Julia) or 'we're sorry' career sentimental (Michelle Pfeiffer in Chéri). There are many things that are entirely predictable about...

Published Sat, Oct 24

AMELIA

source: Film Experience

Oscar hopes? Two possibilities only I think: Swank for Best Actress (they sometimes lose their minds for this sort of stiff biographical posing. See... well, see a lot of nominees) and the cinematography by the great Stuart Dryburgh (The Piano, The Painted Veil). His work is part of the sancti...

Published Thu, Oct 22

'Amelia' already crashing and burning

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For a film that was once talked about being a serious Oscar contender (especially with ten nominees this year), Amelia is quickly crashing.  Here we have a biopic based on the life of Amelia Earhart and starring two-time Academy Award Best Actress winner, Hilary Swank, with Richard Gere a...

Published Thu, Oct 22

OSCARS CHIEFS 'STRUGGLE' OVER BEST AC...

source: Contactmusic.com

OSCARS CHIEFS 'STRUGGLE' OVER BEST ACTRESS NOD Other names suggested for nomination reportedly include Hilary Swank for Amelia, Emily Blunt's portrayal in The Young Victoria, and Penelope Cruz for Broken ... and more »

Published Fri, Aug 28

The Amelia Trailer Has Landed

source: Film Experience

I like the timbre of Swank's voice in the trailer. I must admit. I've clearly underestimated her in my Best Actress predictions (my excuse: previously she'd been less than convincing in period pieces) for she manages just fine for these 113 seconds. Oscar prediction updates coming on Sunda...

Published Fri, Jun 26

Hilary Swank Best Actress 2000

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Academy award win for "Boys Don't Cry" fr.truveo.com

Published Tue, May 26