Updated some of the photoshoots in the gallery with bigger and new pictures.

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Photoshoots from 2006 > Session 003
Photoshoots from 2005 > Session 003
Photoshoots from Unknown Years > Session 002

Sep 02, 2010 Filed Under: Gallery Updates Comments (0)

Screen captures from Amelia has been added to the gallery.

Amelia Earhart, a Kansas girl, discovers the thrill of aviation at age 23, and within 12 years has progressed to winning the Distinguished Flying Cross for being the first woman to pilot a plane solo across the Atlantic Ocean. At age 39, she sets out on an attempt to circumnavigate the globe, an adventure that catapults her into aviation myth.

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Movie Productions > Amelia (2009) > DVD Screen Captures

Aug 31, 2010 Filed Under: Gallery Updates Comments (0)

Could Oscar history repeat itself a third time, and yet again feature a battle between leading ladies Hilary Swank and Annette Bening for the Best Actress accolade?

It certainly appears to be likely, and in no less than two scenarios. Access Hollywood has confirmed with Focus Features that Annette is indeed being submitted for Lead Actress in “The Kids Are All Right,” while Sony Pictures Classics has confirmed to Access that they are submitting her for Lead Actress as well for her role in “Mother and Child.”

So, we have a scenario that could see: Hilary Vs. Annette… Vs. Annette!

This past July, Annette wowed audiences with her role as a lesbian mom in “Kids.” Earlier this spring, she also demonstrated why she is one of the most talented working actresses today, with her stellar performance in “Mother.”

Of course, who could forget when Hilary made her debut in Hollywood as an Oscar darling, with her Best Actress win for the 1999 film “Boy’s Don’t Cry” — winning over Annette for her role in “American Beauty.” History repeated itself for the 2004 Oscar year when Hilary won for “Million Dollar Baby” — winning over Annette in “Being Julia.”

Which then leads us to Hilary’s swanky 2010 role, as the lead in Fox Searchlight’s “Conviction,” set for release in theaters on October 15. According to press notes, “Conviction,” “is the inspirational true story of a sister’s unwavering devotion to her brother. When Betty Anne Waters’ (Swank) older brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction.” The film co-stars recent Lead Actress Academy Award nominee Melissa Leo, along with Academy Award nominees Minnie Driver and Juliette Lewis, as well as Peter Gallagher.

While not many folks have seen “Conviction” yet, it certainly seems to have “Academy Award” movie written all over it.

Now, of course, Hilary was supposed to make a huge play last year with “Amelia,” a film from Fox Searchlight that fell flat with audiences and critics alike. Regardless, Searchlight still has a great track record with distributing Academy-caliber fare, thanks to “Juno,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” and “Slumdog Millionaire.”

It’s still very early in 2010 to be making any sort of Oscar predictions yet, but the universe works in mysterious ways (and so, for that matter, does Hollywood!). It wouldn’t surprise us one bit to witness this legendary match-up come to fruition yet again.

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Aug 27, 2010 Filed Under: Conviction,News & Headlines Comments (0)

I’ve added more candid pictures from June 10th 2010 and also a new set from June 7th 2010.

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Candids from 2010 > June 7th, 2010
Candids from 2010 > June 10th, 2010

Aug 26, 2010 Filed Under: Gallery Updates Comments (0)

With its latest additions — including a Hollywood who’s-who of A-list celebrity guests — the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival is now guaranteed to blow your mind.

Nowhere is that more evident than in the Mavericks program, which has evolved into a powerhouse after launching years ago as a quirky sideshow. Edward Norton will interview Bruce Springsteen live on stage, Canadian basketball superstar Steve Nash will introduce his inspirational ESPN documentary Into the Wind, Oscar-winner Philip Seymour Hoffman will sit down for an in-depth session with Canada AM host Seamus O’Regan, and bombastic filmmaker Michael Moore will interview British leftie filmmakers Ken Loach and Paul Laverty, who use their cinema as a political tool.

Plus Davis Guggenheim (of An Inconvenient Truth fame) will present his new doc about the crisis in American education, Waiting for “Superman.” The screening will be followed by a panel discussion that will include Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, one of the richest men in the world and now a noted philanthropist who has a keen interest in education issues.

Festivals co-directors Piers Handling and Cameron Bailey made the announcements Tuesday as part of their annual putting-our-house-in-order routine. All loose ends are now tied up. All program holes are now filled. The guest list is assembled, albeit with the usual warning: celebrities are always tentative. Something might come up.

The fest runs from Sept. 9-19.

The celebrity guest list could hardly be more impressive: Clint Eastwood, Jon Hamm, David Suzuki, Robert De Niro, Hilary Swank, Colin Firth, Robert Redford, Keanu Reeves, Steve Coogan, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Phillippe, Ryan Reynolds, Woody Harrelson, Zach Galifianakis, Will Ferrell, Bill Murray, Uma Thurman, Rachelle Lefevre, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen, Matt Damon, Javier Bardem, Paul Giamatti, Aamir Khan and Megan Fox are among the hundreds who have signed on. Troll through the overall list and you can find enough Oscar and Emmy hardware to stock a warehouse.

New films added Tuesday are a varied lot, too, as are the programs they will be featured in. Among the dozens of titles is Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, part of the Masters series. This is the supernatural Thai film that shocked patrons of the Cannes Film Festival in May when Tim Burton’s jury awarded it the Palme d’Or as best film. Now you can see for yourself if Burton & company were insightful or insane. Weerasethakul, who enjoys letting people call him “Joe” if they cannot conquer the pronunciation of his name, will also make a presentation of his life and career in the Mavericks program.

Another Masters entry is equally intriguing. The film is Manoel de Oliveira’s The Strange Case of Angelica. The Portuguese filmmaker is now 101 years old — and still functioning (although he is not on the guest list, so he won’t be crossing the Atlantic for the fest).

The Contemporary World Cinema program is being bolstered with a series of world premieres, among them Norwegian filmmaker Bent Hamer’s Home for Christmas, Australian Louise Alston’s Jucy, British actor-filmmaker Peter Mullan’s Ned and American John Gray’s White Irish Drinkers.

Aug 25, 2010 Filed Under: News & Headlines Comments (0)

Scans from the September issue InStyle US has been added to the gallery. Hilary looks so amazingly beautiful in these pictures!

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Magazine Scans > InStyle US – September 2010

Aug 20, 2010 Filed Under: Gallery Updates,Magazines Comments (0)

Life hasn’t always been easy for Hilary Swank, but giving up was never—and still isn’t—an option. “People around me laugh because I still have a deep understanding of what a dollar gets you and how far to make that dollar go,” the two-time Oscar winner, who grew up in Bellingham, Wash. without much money, told us. “No wonder my closet is a hodgepodge. I have everything from Louboutins to Payless, from Gap to designer stuff. You don’t have to have a brand name on to be stylish. You can mix it all together and it works.” And her grounded attitude towards fashion reflects her personal life too. “A lot of people look at divorce as a failure. I really looked at my relationship with Chad [Lowe, her ex husband] as 14 years of success. I will carry him in my heart forever. He’s part of me,” she said. She still believes in the power of commitment and currently lives with her talent agent boyfriend John Campisi). “We have friendships that we grow out of. But I believe in the long haul. I believe in having a monogamous relationship.” Check out more of our exclusive interview with Swank, including what her family and friends like Mariska Hargitay have to say about her, in the September issue of InStyle, on newsstands Friday!

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Aug 17, 2010 Filed Under: Magazines,News & Headlines Comments (0)

2 more HQ movie stills from Conviction has been added to the gallery along with 1 movie poster.

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Movie Productions > Conviction (2010) > Promotional Stills
Movie Productions > Conviction (2010) > Movie Posters

Aug 14, 2010 Filed Under: Conviction,Gallery Updates Comments (0)

New candids from August 12th 2010 of Hilary Swank and boyfriend John Campisi on vacations in Hawaii.

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Candids from 2010 > August 12th, 2010

Aug 14, 2010 Filed Under: Gallery Updates Comments (2)

Scans from Town & Country November 2009 issue have been added to the gallery.

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Magazine Scans > Town & County – November 2009

Aug 13, 2010 Filed Under: Gallery Updates,Magazines Comments (1)