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See What The Hollywood Reporter Says About AMELIA!
"Bottom Line: A top-flight portrayal of the aviator by Hilary Swank is an instant bio classic... It ranks with recent real-life portrayals of Ray Charles by Jamie Foxx and Truman Capote by Philip Seymour Hoffman and could be similarly awards-bound... Earhart wanted to be able to fly free as a bird above the clouds, and director Nair and star Swank make her quest not only understandable but truly impressive."
The New Yorker Magazine On the Life Of Amelia Earhart
Read 'Missing Woman' by Judith Thurman Earhart by clicking here. "Earhart...
was a heroic figure to millions of her contemporaries, and she still counts
as one. She achieved fame dramatically, in 1928, as the first woman to cross
the Atlantic in a plane, the Friendship, albeit only as a passenger. Railey
had recruited her on behalf of Mrs. Frederick E. Guest, Amy Phipps, a
steel heiress and sportswoman who was underwriting the expedition..."
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Two films from Fox Searchlight come out Tuesday on DVD: Mira Nair's AMELIA starring Hilary Swank, Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor...
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Learn about the plane from the film, Swank's experience portraying Earhart, how AMELIA was shot and more!
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The premiere and after-party took place just last night, Tuesday the 20th. Click here for pics galore...
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Coverage of Mira Nair's film by theNew YorkandLA Times,USA Today, Wall Street Journaland more.
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Hilary Swank, director Mira Nair and a shiny Lockheed Electra plane were part of this media event.
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Sites of Interest
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The Official Site of Amelia Earhart
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The Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum
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The Ninety-Nines
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The Official Web Site of Women In Aviation Interna...
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NAHF: The National Aviation Hall of Fame
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The International Group for Historic Aircraft Reco...
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NASA Quest: Women of NASA
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Notable Missing Persons Throughout History
Amelia Premiere
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Behind-the-Scenes Videos
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Behind AMELIA: Cinematography
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Director Mira Nair and others discuss the camera work involved in capturing the sweeping vistas and vivid colors throughout AMELIA... -
Behind AMELIA: Becoming Earhart
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Director Mira Nair and actress Hilary Swank talk about Miss Swank's experience in portraying the iconic flier. -
Behind AMELIA: The Journey Of the Electra
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Behind AMELIA: A Clip From the Film
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Watch a tense scene from Mira Nair's new film starring Hilary Swank as the legendary aviatrix Amelia Earhart. -
Behind AMELIA: Earhart's Love for Flight
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Cast and crew weigh in on the woman both behind the legend and the film.
Meet the Cast
Meet the Crew
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Mira Nair (Director)
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Ron Bass (Writer, Executive Producer)
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Anna Hamilton Phelan (Writer)
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Susan Butler (Based On Her Book "East to the Dawn"...
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Mary S. Lovell (Based On Her Book "The Sound of Wi...
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Ted Waitt (Producer)
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Kevin Hyman (Producer)
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Lydia Dean Pilcher (Producer)
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Don Carmody (Co-Producer)
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Hilary Swank (Executive Producer)
Amelia On Youtube
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Amelia Earhart
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Amelia Earhart
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Amelia Earhart "christens" an Essex Terraplane automobile, and signs autographs. It was a media zoo, even back in 1932 -
Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
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Curator Dorothy Cochrane and aircraft restorer Karl Heinzel discuss the social and technological changes brought about by Amelia E... -
RED RIVER DAVE: Amelia EARHART's Last Flight (1937...
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Red River Dave (McEnery) wrote in 1937 his classic song of Amelia Earhart's last flight.nDuring Earhart and Noonan's approach to H... -
Amelia Earhart, 1897 to 1937
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Amelia Earhart, 1897 to 1937
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