Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

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06-30-09, 06:20 PM

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Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

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Swank will play Earhart in the formative stages of her career. A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.

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06-30-09, 06:30 PM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

Didn't Amy Adams just play her?

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06-30-09, 06:32 PM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

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Didn't Amy Adams just play her?

yeah...in "Night at the Museum 2", i think this is going for a little more drama and less Ben Stiller.

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06-30-09, 08:31 PM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

I will definitely be seeing this. Mira Nair is one of my favorite film-makers. The Namesake should have been nominated for Best Picture and Best Director at the Academy Awards.

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07-01-09, 12:03 AM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

Hilary's aiming for Oscar #3...

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07-01-09, 07:44 AM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

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Hilary's aiming for Oscar #3...

First thing that popped into my mind also.

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07-01-09, 10:20 AM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

Hilary as Amelia

The Real Amelia

I have to say, looking at pics of Amelia, Hilary is a great casting choice.

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07-01-09, 10:23 AM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

Nice pants.

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07-01-09, 11:41 PM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

After seeing this trailer before Public Enemies today, nothing says "We want a bunch of Oscars really, really badly" more like this trailer did. Pass.

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07-03-09, 01:25 AM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

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Hilary as Amelia

The Real Amelia

I have to say, looking at pics of Amelia, Hilary is a great casting choice.

I agree very good casting choice.

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07-03-09, 01:46 AM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

Hilary Swank grinds my fucking nerves. I find the trailer really annoying. This will have to get some serious critical praise before I'd consider sitting through it -- my natural inclination is yet-another-baity-melodramatic-biopic.

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07-03-09, 06:18 AM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

It looks like it might be good. I'll put it on my Netflix que when it's available...

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07-04-09, 03:40 PM

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Hilary's aiming for Oscar #3...

Isn't that her job? Professional Oscar Nominee?

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07-04-09, 05:27 PM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

Wasn't that interested in this pic when I first heard about it, but after seeing the trailer, there's something about Amelia that seems like it could make for an entertaining movie.

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Isn't that her job? Professional Oscar Nominee?

Professional Oscar WINNER. She's 2 for 2. Annette Bening must hate her guts.

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08-15-09, 12:34 PM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

She's got as good a chance as anyone else in the past who's played some kind of historical figure. Based on past winners, the voters definitely love giving the statues to biopics.

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

That's a terrible one-sheet.

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08-15-09, 01:08 PM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

^They're definitely playing up her uglyness.

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08-15-09, 01:16 PM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

Definitely a movie made with the intention of an Oscar-grab - be it Best Picture and/or Best Actress.

It is a good casting choice... they both give off that dyke vibe.

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08-15-09, 03:28 PM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

Why the hell is it only rated PG?

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08-15-09, 04:42 PM

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Re: Amelia (Nair, 2009): Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart

So that's what Richard Gere has been up to. I wondered what happened to him.

I can't stand Swank so I'll be passing on this snoozer. Unless they pull a Family Guy and Gere plays Charles Lindbergh, and the whole film is how he secretly rubbed Amelia out.