Amelia

This photo released by Fox Searchlight shows Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart,left and director Mira Nair on the set of "Amelia". (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight,Ken Woroner)**NO SALES** To earn her two Oscars, Hilary Swank went mano a mano with...

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Amelia (PG, 111 minutes). Unlike its fascinating subject, the legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart, "Amelia" never quite gets off the ground. Even so, preteens on up with a taste for history and heroes may be transported by the movie's rich...

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...stories are firmly rooted in the past. Posted on Wed, Oct. 28, 2009 10:15 PM Hilary Swank plays the title role in "Amelia. " The film opened on 800 screens last weekend but grossed just $3.9 million. All of America was queasily...

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...Swank, spoke at a special event honoring female pilots in celebration of the spirit of Amelia Earhart. The highly anticipated "Amelia," starring Hilary Swank, and Nicholas Cage's new animated caper, "Astro Boy," are some of the latest...

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Amelia makes the mistake of starting its story just after take-off and never reaching its final altitude. It hovers. We don't know Earhart's history well enough to fully understand her passion, and so we are left slightly disheartened by...

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...about Mira Nair's handsomely mounted but emotionally empty portrait changes the notion that "Amelia" may well be destined for biopic obscurity. Tags: AMELIA, MIRA NAIR, HILARY SWANK, RICHARD GERE David Liu is the lead film critic.

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...to social bookmarking sites where you can share this story and discover new Web pages. REVIEW: 'Amelia' chooses too-safe flight pattern "Amelia" has magnificent period settings and airplanes and majestic aerial photography. It boasts the...

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...Music, TV and Local Events. Inside Awards Season with Gregory Ellwood Oscar Watch: Matt Damon's 'Invictus' gets a poster and 'Amelia' can't fly Posted on Friday, Oct 23, 2009 By Gregory Ellwood Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman in the...

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...be a problem, except that the George-Amelia relationship becomes the film's emotional locus. It's a weak one. Still, they try. "Amelia" was made with a conscientious regard for the period. Swank and Gere talk like the people in early...

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...which has easily the best box-office best batting average of any specialty film company in the business, get stuck with a turkey like "Amelia"? A cloyingly earnest historical drama based on the exploits of Amelia Earhart that arrives in...

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