The Namesake
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Bland biopic fails to capture Amelia Earhart's soaring spirit...a sweeping and handsome film. But it falls short of Nair's best work, The Namesake or Monsoon Wedding, and also Swank's most evocative portrayals, in Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby. Amelia's narrative adheres to the... In this article: Amelia Earhart, Hilary Swank, George Putnam, Mira Nair, Ewan McGregor, Richard Gere, Atlantic, Christopher Eccleston, and The Namesake |
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L.A. Times - Entertainment News | October 22, 2009
Fox Searchlight's 'Amelia': How did it make it onto the runway?
...emotional intensity of a film like "Out of Africa." Searchlight also had strong relationships with the film's talent, having released Nair's "The Namesake" and Swank's "Boys Don't Cry." But movies are all about execution, not just...
In this article: Amelia, Fox Searchlight, Mira Nair, The Other Boleyn Girl, Amelia Earhart, Rotten Tomatoes, Hilary Swank, Out of Africa, Entertainment Weekly, and Gateway
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Fox News | October 16, 2009
Hilary Swank Becomes Amelia Earhart
...most talked-about journeys in history. AMELIA is directed by Mira Nair (THE NAMESAKE, VANITY FAIR, MONSOON WEDDING) from a screenplay by Academy Award winner Ron Bass (RAIN MAN) and Anna Hamilton Phelan. The film is produced by Ted Waitt,...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Hilary Swank, Amelia, Academy Award, George P. Putnam, Ron Bass, Mira Nair, Rain Man, and All rights reserved
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Blogcritics: News | October 22, 2009
New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Amelia, Astro Boy, The Vampire's Assistant, Saw VI
...a good movie, but it will be one I enter with not much in the way of expectations. The film was directed by Mira Nair who also made the excellent The Namesake. The cast includes Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, and Cherry Jones.
In this article: Astro Boy, Amelia Earhart, The Vampire's Assistant, Halloween, Chimaira, Pinocchio, Twitter, Cirque du Freak, and Mira Nair
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Entertainment Weekly | October 21, 2009
Movie Review: Amelia
...doesn't so much talk as make stump speeches even when she's at her own breakfast table. And director Mira Nair (The Namesake), working from an overexplanatory script by Ron Bass and Anna Hamilton Phelan (based on dual biographies by...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Amelia, Fred Noonan, George Putnam, Hilary Swank, Atlantic, Gabriel Yared, and Charles Lindbergh
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Kansas City Star | October 20, 2009
Earhart movie shows that the pioneer pilot still soars in the American imagination
...later, our fascination with Earhart and her fate continues. "Amelia," a new movie directed by Mira Nair ("The Namesake") and starring Hilary Swank, will open in theaters this Friday. It's the latest in a string of screen Earharts, including...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Atlantic, Amelia, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, World War I, and TV Movie
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L.A. Times - Gold Derby - Oscar & Awards Blog | August 13, 2009
Undefeated Oscars champ Hilary Swank aims for No. 3 in 'Amelia'
...biopics. She portrays doomed aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart in "Amelia," directed by Mira Nair ("The Namesake") and penned by Ronald Bass ("Rain Man," Oscar's best picture of 1988) and Anna Hamilton Phelan ("Girl, Interrupted"). Distributor...
In this article: Hilary Swank, Oscar, Amelia, RSS, Facebook, Ewan McGregor, Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, Gore Vidal, and Richard Gere
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Seattle Times | October 22, 2009
Big-screen 'Amelia' isn't as compelling as the real Earhart
...in the clouds. But Nair, who's made some beautiful character dramas ("The Namesake," "Monsoon Wedding"), can't seem to help Swank find the soul of her character; this Amelia is always a cipher, long before she's disappeared. Part of the...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Amelia, Mira Nair, Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, George Putnam, Ewan McGregor, Monsoon Wedding, and Amelia
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The Salt Lake Tribune | October 22, 2009
5-minute movie reviews: 'Amelia,' 'Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant,' 'Astro Boy,' 'Adventures of Power'
...Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor), the father of writer Gore Vidal. Director Mira Nair, who brought such passion to her Indian-themed films ("The Namesake," "Monsoon Wedding," even "Vanity Fair"), is hamstrung by a bloodless script (by "Rain...
In this article: Ari Gold, Darren Shan, Adventures of Power, The Vampire's Assistant, Cirque du Freak, Amelia Earhart, Hilary Swank, and American Dreamz
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Entertainment Weekly | October 22, 2009
Movie Preview: Amelia
But all Hilary Swank needed to become aviator Amelia Earhart was the right haircut. ''She's a dead ringer, really,'' says director Mira Nair (The Namesake). ''So much so that we interweave real newsreels of Amelia in the movie. It's...
In this article: Amelia Earhart, Hilary Swank, Mira Nair, Richard Gere, Oscar, George Putnam, and Ewan McGregor
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Description from Wikipedia:
The Namesake is a 2007 film which received a limited release in the United States on March 9, 2007. It has been screened at film festivals in Toronto and New York.
It is directed by Mira Nair and is based upon the novel The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri who appeared in the movie. Sooni Taraporevala adapted the novel to a screenplay.
- Name:
- The Namesake
- Release Date:
- March 09, 2007
- Directed By:
- Mira Nair
- Written By:
- Jhumpa Lahiri (novel) & Sooni Taraporevala
- Starring:
- Distributed By:
- Language:
- English / Bengali / Hindi
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