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"[S]o much about Amelia is so undeniably modern. If she were to walk into a room today in her jodhpurs and her aviation jackets, [with] her ideas about marriage or men and women, she would still be considered an iconoclast." — Director Mira Nair on the subject of her upcoming biopic Amelia starring Hilary Swank, about the pioneering aviator's life. Nair, who directed Salaam, Bombay!, Monsoon Read more
From the time it was first announced last year, everything about Amelia, the Amelia Earhart biopic, has sounded good to me: the subject matter, Mira Nair as the director, Hilary Swank in the title role. Today, the first trailer for the film is out, and it's only increasing my excitement. Like all of director Nair's previous work (The Namesake, Monsoon Wedding), Amelia looks gorgeous and Read more
Good news in three parts: Amelia Earhart, Hilary Swank and Mira Nair It's been rumored for a long time but now we finally have confirmation that an Amelia Earhart biopic will move forward, with Mira Nair named as director and Hilary Swank playing the famous courageous aviator. The story itself. Interestingly, the film will focus on the formative years in Earhart's career, rather than her Read more
Based on the beautifully written novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake opens this Friday and stars Kal Penn as Gogol, a first-generation Indian-American named after a Russian author. (You might know Penn for his work in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.) With his awkward name, Gogol often feels lost in translation, struggling to strike his own path and honor his heritage at the same time. Read more
