Hilary Swank - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/hilary_swank/?source=rss&aim=hilary_swank en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT "Amelia": What becomes a legend most? By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/amelia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/amelia/index.html?source=rss Hilary Swank has the face, and the swagger, to play Amelia Earhart. So why does this ambitious biopic stall out? "The Black Dahlia" By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/09/15/black_dahlia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2006/09/15/black_dahlia/index.html?source=rss Brian De Palma fails to breathe life into James Ellroy's tale of a notoriously grisly murder. Dirty Harry or p.c. wimp? By Christopher Orr Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2005/02/24/eastwood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2005/02/24/eastwood/index.html?source=rss 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. "Million Dollar Baby" By Charles Taylor Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2004/12/15/million_dollar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2004/12/15/million_dollar/index.html?source=rss Clint Eastwood's boxing movie floats like a lead balloon and stings like a dead bee. "The Core" By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/03/28/core/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2003/03/28/core/index.html?source=rss A journey to the center of the earth, with filmmakers who know exactly how preposterous this movie really is. Madonna: "Flat as a flounder" By Amy Reiter Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/05/28/nptues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/05/28/nptues/index.html?source=rss Material Girl chews scenery in London stage debut; Swank, Witherspoon get career wanderlust; Chris Rock pans Giuliani. Plus: World's sexiest woman? J.&nbsp;Lo's not going to like this. Being Keith By Amy Reiter Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/12/06/npthurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/12/06/npthurs/index.html?source=rss Mr. Glimmer Twin greeted by six U.S. marshals; father of the year: Stephen Bing. Plus: Chyna's "exploding boob"! "Boys Don't Cry" By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2000/08/08/boys_dont_cry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/dvd/review/2000/08/08/boys_dont_cry/index.html?source=rss Director Kimberly Peirce discusses the hazards of low-budget filmmaking and the intricacies of bringing this heartland tragedy to the screen. Perils of fame By Amy Reiter Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/05/03/npwed/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/05/03/npwed/index.html?source=rss Mariah Carey&#039;s family denies sister Alison&#039;s tell-all book about Mariah and spills all about Alison. Plus: Real-life Ed Masry slapped with a lawsuit; Hilary Swank won&#039;t bare all for Playboy; and Harry Potter keeps it in the family. &#039;N Tact By Amy Reiter Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/05/02/nptues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2000/05/02/nptues/index.html?source=rss Baby one more time: Teen pop stars don&#039;t put out. Plus! Playboy courts Swank; Jackson disses Singleton; Hewitt trashes Di. Oh my. Blue Glow By Joyce Millman Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/04/28/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/04/28/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon&#039;s TV picks for Weekend, April 28-30, 2000. Look out! Here comes a sound bite! By Amy Reiter Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/27/oscarsqts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/27/oscarsqts/index.html?source=rss 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. Grand delusion By Cary Tennis Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/27/sfoscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/27/sfoscars/index.html?source=rss And the prize for lamest bunch of partying twits in tuxes goes to ... Oscars 2000 By Cintra Wilson Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2000/03/27/cintra_oscars/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2000/03/27/cintra_oscars/index.html?source=rss Untethered hooters! Suave cocksmiths! But even Billy Crystal and Hilary Swank couldn&#039;t save a crushingly boring show. Where the boys are By Jessica Hundley Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/22/directors/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2000/03/22/directors/index.html?source=rss A new wave of films shows a fresh element in filmmaking: The sexualization of the male actor by the female director. Age and the academy By Jeff Stark Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/log/2000/03/13/oscar_age/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/log/2000/03/13/oscar_age/index.html?source=rss A new study of Oscar nominees shows that older guys and younger women get the statuettes. Blue Glow By Joyce Millman Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/03/13/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/03/13/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon&#039;s TV picks for<br> Monday, March 13, 2000 Blue Glow By Joyce Millman Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/03/10/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/03/10/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon&#039;s TV picks for Weekend, March 10-12, 2000 The secret behind "Boys Don&#039;t Cry" By Michael Sragow Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/2000/03/09/peirce/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/col/srag/2000/03/09/peirce/index.html?source=rss Director Kimberly Peirce says it&#039;s fun -- until the bitter end. Blue Glow By Joyce Millman Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/01/10/glow/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/glow/2000/01/10/glow/index.html?source=rss Salon&#039;s TV picks for Monday, Jan. 10, 2000 "Boys Don&#039;t Cry" By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/10/11/cry/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/1999/10/11/cry/index.html?source=rss The fictionalized account of the Brandon Teena story is sensationalistic storytelling at its best.