Hilary Swank has the face, and the swagger, to play Amelia Earhart. So why does this ambitious biopic stall out?
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Brian De Palma fails to breathe life into James Ellroy's tale of a notoriously grisly murder.
By Stephanie Zacharek
September 15, 2006
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Left-wing critics attacked Clint Eastwood's early work as violently fascistic. Now conservatives blast him as a p.c. apologist and moral relativist. They're both wrong.
By Christopher Orr
February 24, 2005
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Clint Eastwood's boxing movie floats like a lead balloon and stings like a dead bee.
By Charles Taylor
December 15, 2004
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A journey to the center of the earth, with filmmakers who know exactly how preposterous this movie really is.
By Stephanie Zacharek
March 28, 2003
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Material Girl chews scenery in London stage debut; Swank, Witherspoon get career wanderlust; Chris Rock pans Giuliani. Plus: World's sexiest woman? J. Lo's not going to like this.
By Amy Reiter
May 28, 2002
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Mr. Glimmer Twin greeted by six U.S. marshals; father of the year: Stephen Bing. Plus: Chyna's "exploding boob"!
By Amy Reiter
December 6, 2001
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Director Kimberly Peirce discusses the hazards of low-budget filmmaking and the intricacies of bringing this heartland tragedy to the screen.
By Andrew O'Hehir
August 8, 2000
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Mariah Carey's family denies sister Alison's tell-all book about Mariah and spills all about Alison. Plus: Real-life Ed Masry slapped with a lawsuit; Hilary Swank won't bare all for Playboy; and Harry Potter keeps it in the family.
By Amy Reiter
May 3, 2000
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Baby one more time: Teen pop stars don't put out. Plus! Playboy courts Swank; Jackson disses Singleton; Hewitt trashes Di. Oh my.
By Amy Reiter
May 2, 2000
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Salon's TV picks for Weekend, April 28-30, 2000.
By Joyce Millman
April 28, 2000
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Being at the Academy Awards has a strange effect on the attendees. Some are moved to eloquence, some to idiocy, while others become just plain insufferable.
By Amy Reiter
March 27, 2000
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And the prize for lamest bunch of partying twits in tuxes goes to ...
By Cary Tennis
March 27, 2000
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Untethered hooters! Suave cocksmiths! But even Billy Crystal and Hilary Swank couldn't save a crushingly boring show.
By Cintra Wilson
March 27, 2000
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A new wave of films shows a fresh element in filmmaking: The sexualization of the male actor by the female director.
By Jessica Hundley
March 22, 2000
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A new study of Oscar nominees shows that older guys and younger women get the statuettes.
By Jeff Stark
March 13, 2000
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Salon's TV picks for
Monday, March 13, 2000
By Joyce Millman
March 13, 2000
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Salon's TV picks for Weekend, March 10-12, 2000
By Joyce Millman
March 10, 2000
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Director Kimberly Peirce says it's fun -- until the bitter end.
By Michael Sragow
March 9, 2000
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Salon's TV picks for Monday, Jan. 10, 2000
By Joyce Millman
January 10, 2000
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The fictionalized account of the Brandon Teena story is sensationalistic storytelling at its best.
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 11, 1999
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