Hilary Swank

Actor Hilary Swank Becomes a High Flying Aviator in Amelia

Brad Balfour | Posted 11.10.2009 | Entertainment


Brad Balfour

Between the big smile, mouth full of teeth and unique vocal cadence, Swank fashioned such an uncanny facsimile of Earhart that Amelia is garnering awards talk even while still flying into theaters.

Stars Take Flight at Amelia Premiere

Jon Chattman | Posted 10.26.2009 | Entertainment


Jon Chattman

the latest role for Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank is portraying aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart in the aptly titled Amelia.

"Amelia" Earhart: A Different Kind of "Chick Flick"

Dan Glickman | Posted 10.26.2009 | Entertainment


Dan Glickman

We may love our Mad Men on television. But increasingly our society is moving beyond "the problem that has no name," as Betty Friedan once famously put it.

Review: Amelia

Zorianna Kit | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment


Zorianna Kit

Watching Amelia, a biopic of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, is like spending two hours reading a Wikipedia entry on the title character.

HuffPost Review: Amelia crashes

Marshall Fine | Posted 10.23.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

It's as if, once Hilary Swank got her hair cut and lightened and had the faux freckles applied, well, that was the whole character.

Be a Flirt With Life

Karen Luniw | Posted 10.21.2009 | Style


Karen Luniw

Being carefree is a state of mind that you can create any time. If we wait for the state of carefree-ness to just happen, it likely won't.

Amelia

Regina Weinreich | Posted 10.30.2009 | Entertainment


Regina Weinreich

In the new movie directed by Mira Nair starring Hilary Swank, Earhart is the ideal and idealized woman of her time, a role model for young aviatrixes and women everywhere.

Jaycee Dugard: Who Should Play Her In A Movie?

Posted 10.14.2009 | Entertainment


Recovered kidnapee Jaycee Dugard is back with her family and on the new cover of People magazine. Her story, reunited with her family after 18 years ...

Hilary Swank Sleeps Naked, Stays Naked In Front Of Boyfriend's 6-Year Old

Posted 10.12.2009 | Entertainment


Hilary Swank sat down with Joanna Coles for an interview in Marie Claire's November issue. The double Oscar winner is about to be seen in 'Amelia' pla...

Ripped, Striated And Defined Arms: Gone Too Far? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 08.31.2009 | Entertainment


Whether the result of grueling workouts, failure to eat or just lean genes, these ladies are flexing some unusually ripped arms. Some may have gone to...

Bareback Ladies: When Celebs Go Backless (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 08.28.2009 | Entertainment


The backless dress: a great way to showcase sexy curves, or in some cases, a rack of ribs. Also, it's totally of the moment because Plum Sykes wrote a...

Making More Money Than Your Man

Tabby Biddle | Posted 08.16.2009 | Business


Tabby Biddle

According to a recent article in Time, 75% of job losses during this recession, have involved men. What does this mean for the women, and their partners, who are now the principal breadwinners?

Hilary Swank In 'Amelia': The Trailer (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 08.07.2009 | Entertainment


Here's a first look at the trailer for 'Amelia,' the Fox Searchlight movie based on the life of Amelia Earhart, who disappeared in 1937 while trying t...

Crooked Cannes: Celebs And Their Asymmetrical Necklines (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 06.25.2009 | Entertainment


In addition to many other red carpet trends, including bare backs, asymmetrical necklines were everywhere in Cannes. The festival ended Sunday after ...

Hilary Swank Removes Mysterious Growth

AP | Posted 10.19.2008 | Entertainment


NEW YORK — Hilary Swank is recovering after a hospital procedure to remove a small, benign growth, a representative for the Oscar-winning actres...

Freedom Banned

Richard LaGravenese | Posted 07.09.2008 | Media


Richard LaGravenese

In Perry, Indiana, the School Board has suspended a teacher for allowing her students to read The Freedom Writers Diary. How can it be that they did not see the value of the lessons to be learned?

Hilary Swank On Film Flops, Her Boyfriend, And Taking 45 Pills A Day

W Magazine | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Hilary Swank tells the January W magazine (on newsstands nationwide December 25) what she thinks of her last three films being box office busts: "It's...

Oprah Cuts Off Hilary Swank's Hair

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


Hilary Swank must really trust Oprah Winfrey. The Oscar-winning actress let the talk-show host chop off a little more than 9 inches of her hair durin...