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2009

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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. Read more

Starring	Ewan McGregor, Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Mia Wasikowska
Director	Mira Nair
Genres	Drama

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Amelia: Hilary Swank
- 10 Nov 2009
Hilary Swank’s latest role is the aviatrix Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. The Academy Award winning actress talks to LOVEFiLM about learning to fly, her inspirations and why she always goes for strong female roles. LOVEFiLM: In preparation for Amelia you actually learnt how to fly. What was that like? Hilary Swank: You can’t play Amelia Earhart and not learn how to fly, right? Flying is absolutely exhilarating; I can see why Amelia... Read more
Swank's latest movie goes straight to DVD
- 08 Jan 2011
Hilary Swank has suffered another movie flop - her latest project The Resident is going straight to DVD. The double Oscar-winner suffered a box office disaster with 2009's Amelia, her movie about missing pilot Amelia Earhart, which grossed just over £12.7 million worldwide - less than half its £26.7 million production budget. Conviction, about a woman's fight to free her brother from prison, won Swank a nomination at the upcoming Screen Actors Guild awards, but was given a limited... Read more
Fox divides movie poll
- 31 Dec 2009
Movie fans have rated Megan Fox's sex appeal above her onscreen talents - she has been named worst actress of the year (09), but also the sexiest in a new poll. Fox has topped the list of worst actresses by film website Moviefone.com for her role in action sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, narrowly beating out Beyonce Knowles for her performance in thriller Obsessed and Hilary Swank in Amelia. But the 23 year old can console herself after landing the title of sexiest actress in the... Read more
Swank's pilot dreams dashed by aviator movie
- 22 Oct 2009
Playing iconic aviator Amelia Earhart on the big screen kept actress Hilary Swank's high-flying dreams to become a pilot on the ground - because the film's insurance company bosses wouldn't let the Oscar winner take off. Swank reveals she was well on her way to landing her pilot's license when she started shooting Amelia, and was told she'd have to halt her air miles. She says, "I had about 19 hours of flying under my belt, but the insurance policy on the movie was never going to allow me do... Read more
Precious is a double winner at Hollywood Awards
- 28 Oct 2009
Tyler Perry's gritty new drama Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire has landed double honours at the annual Hollywood Awards. The film, about an abused teenage girl, produced by Perry and Oprah Winfrey, has wowed critics on the festival circuit in recent months, and was awarded the treasured People's Choice accolade at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada in September (09). It went on to claim gold at Monday's (26Oct09) Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles, where filmmaker Lee Daniels was... Read more

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