Swank has benign growth removed Sep 20, 2008
Actress Hilary Swank is recovering from surgery to remove a small benign growth, her manager has said. In a statement, Jason Weinberg said the 34-year-old double Oscar-winner had visited her doctor after "experiencing some discomfort". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Hilary Swank has surgery for benign tumour Sep 19, 2008
Hilary Swank at the Oscars in February ... Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank underwent surgery to remove a benign tumour, People magazine reported today, quoting her manager ... Hilary Swank at the Oscars in February. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Buzz Briefs: Hilary Swank, R. Kelly Sep 19, 2008
Hilary Swank attends the showing of the Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2009 Collection during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 ... (CBS) Hilary Swank Recovering ... Hilary Swank is recovering after a hospital procedure to remove a small, benign growth, a representative for the Oscar-winning actress said Thursday. (CBS News)
Swank recovering after having growth removed Sep 19, 2008
Chris Pizzello / APActress Hilary Swank recently had a small benign growth removed and is now resting and recovering, her manager said on Sept. 18 ... NEW YORK - Hilary Swank is recovering after a hospital procedure to remove a small, benign growth, a representative for the Oscar-winning actress said Thursday. (MSNBC -- News)
Swank recovering after procedure to remove growth Sep 19, 2008
In this Aug. 23, 2008 file photo, Hilary Swank arrives at a party thrown by Nakheel and the Trump Organization to introduce The Trump International Hotel Dubai in Los Angeles ... NEW YORK - Hilary Swank is recovering after a hospital procedure to remove a small, benign growth, a representative for the Oscar-winning actress said Thursday. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Swank's growth op Sep 19, 2008
Hilary Swank is "recovering" following a minor operation to remove a "small, benign growth". The 34-year-old actress visited hospital and was forced to undergo the procedure after experiencing some "discomfort", but is now back at home. (iAfrica.com)
Reward Offered in Arson Cases Sep 18, 2008
Last Update: 9/17 9:54 pm. The reward is $12,000 for key information about two cases of arson. (FOX23.com, OK)
Beauty secrets of the stars Sep 16, 2008
Also in In Style, Kara Yoshimoto Bua, who puts makeup on Hilary Swank, Rosario Dawson and Michelle Williams, suggests you hide pimples with a concealer that's a shade darker than your skin so that the blemish recedes into your face. Also, deepen lashes by dipping the edge of a stiff Shu Uemura 60B brush ($29 by calling Bergdorf Goodman at 888-774-2424) into already wet mascara bristles (for example, $7 Max Factor mascara from any drugstore) and run it from the roots to the tips. (AZCentral -- Style)
Thank you for the titles Sep 14, 2008
Boys Dont Cry the 1999 story of a transgendered teen who preferred life in a male identity until it was discovered that he was born biologically female starring Hilary Swank and Chloe Sevigny derived its name from a 1979 track by British rock band The Cure. Swank bagged the coveted Best Actress Oscar that year. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Charges in 2006 death of 'Freedom Writers' actor Sep 11, 2008
Jones played the character Grant Rice in "Freedom Writers," which starred Hilary Swank and was based on a true story of a teacher who helps her at-risk Long Beach students learn tolerance. Today in Culture. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Pop Tarts: Hulk Hogan Is 'Monogamous,' 'Really Into' New Girlfriend, Daughter Says Sep 10, 2008
Pop Tarts spies spotted Cyrus and her mom come charging through the 1OAK greenroom for a quick costume change, but in the process almost knocked out two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank. Spotted or Snapped a Star. (Fox News)
Stars Strut Their Style at 'Fashion Rocks' Sep 7, 2008
Fashion Rocks provided a live feed to the fundraising show of a performance of more than a dozen divas including Beyonce, Mariah Carey, Natasha Bedingfield, Fergie, Rihanna and Cyrus who gathered on stage to sing their new charity song, "Just Stand Up." Theron and fellow Oscar winner Hilary Swank introduced the ladies' collaboration. Bedingfield said she lost her grandmother to the disease several years ago, and was thrilled to share the spotlight with the other singers. (Fox News)
Fashion rocks Sep 7, 2008
Sept. 6, 2008 12:00 AM Associated Press. They walked the red carpet Friday night at Radio City Music Hall amid a media circus angling for glamour shots of other stars including Fergie, Rihanna, Chris Brown and the "Gossip Girl" gang. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Kailua man became makeup artist to stars Sep 6, 2008
He prepared actresses to walk down the red carpet before the Academy Awards ceremonies, among them Jennifer Garner, Tilda Swinton, Naomi Watts and Hilary Swank. Starr delved into the pop music world, working on video shoots and making up performers like Madonna, Annie Lennox, Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, David Bowie, Sting and even Bob Dylan for a Rolling Stone magazine cover shoot. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Swank to gain 30 lbs. for role Sep 5, 2008
Hilary Swank to gain 30 lbs ... Hilary Swank to gain 30 lbs. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
TIFF a 'must-stop' for stars Aug 31, 2008
Beauty's subsequent success -- coupled with the indie Boys Don't Cry, another TIFF flick that netted Hilary Swank her first gold statuette for best actress -- announced the Toronto fest as one of the season's singular Oscar launch pads. A decade later, the event is a must-stop for any industry player worth his Bluetooth, bringing together cinephiles and celebrities from around the world. (Canoe.ca)
What Gerard wants Aug 27, 2008
magazine: "I've been lucky with my leading ladies. Hilary Swank has big, beautiful, kissable lips, so she was really great to kiss.". Butler also says he would love to star alongside Angelina Jolie because she has "big great kissable lips". (iAfrica.com)
Buzz Briefs: Andy Dick, Dave Matthews Aug 26, 2008
Paris joins the swimsuit models; plus, Hilary Swank, Orlando Bloom and Leighton Meester. Photo Essay. (CBS News)
Pop Tarts: Donald Trump Gets Emotional Over Christina Aguilera Aug 26, 2008
" (It was hard to believe that Aguilera had a baby earlier this year judging by her itty-bitty waistline.) But as much as Trump clearly has a thing for the 27-year-old, she was pretty daunted by him as well. On a night like this I definitely get those pre-performance butterflies. I think there d be something wrong if I didn t get them just a little bit it s Mr. Trump, she told Pop Tarts with a smile before her showdown. Tonight s sort of more of an intimate setting, just with a very stripped... (Fox News)
Read more... Aug 22, 2008
As of today, celebrities confirmed for the broadcast (both for personal appearances or answering telephone calls) include: Casey Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Abigail Breslin, Josh Brolin, David Cook, Katie Couric, Dana Delany, Fran Drescher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kirsten Dunst, Elizabeth Edwards, Jon Favreau, America Ferrera, Charles Gibson, Neil Patrick Harris, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johansson, Masi Oka, Danica Patrick, Christina Ricci, Robin Roberts, Homer... (PNN Online)
Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Rihanna, Fergie, Miley Cyrus, More Collaborate On Cancer Benefit Single Aug 20, 2008
Among the stars confirmed to either appear or answer phones on the TV broadcast so far are: Casey Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Abigail Breslin, Josh Brolin, David Cook, Dana Delany, Fran Drescher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kirsten Dunst, Elizabeth Edwards, Jon Favreau, America Ferrera, Neil Patrick Harris, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johansson, Masi Oka, Danica Patrick, Christina Ricci, Robin Roberts, Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank, Charlize... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Movies' Best Opening Scenes Aug 11, 2008
The lyrics and melody contrast much the way Holly (Hilary Swank) and Gerry (Gerard Butler) do ... Starring: Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, Harry Connick, Jr., Gina Gershon, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kathy Bates ... Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler. (Suite101.com)
Celebrities vow to conquer cancer with 'Stand Up' performances Jul 29, 2008
Other celebrities confirmed to appear on the broadcast: Christina Applegate, Josh Brolin, Katie Couric, Dana Delany, Fran Drescher, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Jon Favreau, Charles Gibson, Neil Patrick Harris, Salma Hayek, Masi Oka, Danica Patrick, Christina Ricci, Robin Roberts, Hilary Swank, Charlize Theron, Goran Visnjic and Brian Williams. More talent will be announced later. (USA Today -- Life)
Mia's heading for Wonderland Jul 28, 2008
The former All Saints star will next appear opposite Daniel Craig in the war drama Defiance, and has just completed filming a role in the Mira Nairs biopic Amelia, starring Hilary Swank. Add your comment. (NEWS.com.au)
From land of Oz to wonderland Jul 26, 2008
She has also just completed filming the role of a young Amelia Earhart fan in Mira Nair's biopic Amelia, starring Hilary Swank. Burton, is best known for his outlandish films including Edward Scissorhands, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and, most recently, Sweeney Todd. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Alice role for Australian actress Jul 25, 2008
Wasikowska has just finished filming her role as a young fan of aviator Amelia Earhart in Mira Nair's biopic Amelia, starring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere. Burton's previous projects include musicals Sweeney Todd and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Australian actor slated to star in Burton's Alice Jul 24, 2008
She has just finished film the role of a young Amelia Earhart fan in Mira Nair's biopic Amelia, starring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere. Filming of Alice is set to begin this November. (ABC Online)
Hey, Mr. 'spaced' Man Jul 20, 2008
When talking about how the show's male dog was played by a female, Cody notes, "Hilary Swank gets an Oscar for that s - - t.". Likewise, the show itself pays tribute to a generation for whom pop culture is not just frivolous fun, but a road map for life. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Staying civil in divorce court is hard to do Jul 13, 2008
Hilary Swank, 34, and Chad Lowe, 40. Married: September 1997. (USA Today -- Life)
From Action Man to Batman Jul 13, 2008
Insomnia, his film after Memento starred Al Pacino, Hilary Swank and Robin Williams and had George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh on hand as producers. It was a remake of a Norwegian film which again featured disorientation as a key element , in this case Al Pacino travelling to Alaska to investigate a murder during high summer when the sun doesn't set. (guardian.co.uk)
The Cast of Watchmen Jul 4, 2008
The charming guitar-playing Irishman who teaches Hilary Swank to love again in P.S. I Love You. That s the guy. (Suite101.com)
Man in the Middle of Madonna, A-Rod, Lenny Jul 4, 2008
Besides Madonna, Oseary keeps a small stable of entertainment clients, including Kravtiz, David Blaine and the show "Last Call With Carson Daly." In addition, he's a partner in Untitled Entertainment, whose clients include Ashton Kutcher, Hilary Swank, Penelope Cruz and Naomi Watts. Oseary also has a handful of film and TV credits to his name, including producer titles for "Agent Cody Banks" and "Material Girls" and on-screen roles in "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" and the "Charlie's Angels"... (ABC News)
United state Jun 30, 2008
" So, to the chagrin of wedding planners, Theron and Townsend have remained madly in love, defiantly unhitched, opulently shacked up and they have managed to survive the "Bennifer" and "Brangelina" era without being given a similar moniker. She does, however, allow herself a gold wedding band as a public display of commitment. Some have speculated that one reason for Theron's reluctance to tie the knot might be the unhappy marriage of her parents that ended violently in 1991 - when Theron was... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Sleeping beauties Jun 28, 2008
Much like Boys Don't Cry (1999), which brought Hilary Swank the statuette for her portrayal of a doomed Nebraska girl who desperately longed to be the guy she never could be. It was grim but Kimberly Peirce's film won its kudos for the humanity in Swank's performance rather than the issues it raised. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
All's fair in love and war Jun 15, 2008
In town for the Australian premiere of her latest film, Stop-Loss, which opened last night as part of the Sydney Film Festival, Peirce said she was pleased with the political controversy sparked by the film, her first since the transgender true story Boys Don't Cry, which garnered actress Hilary Swank her first Oscar in 2000. While Stop-Loss is a fiction, its subject matter is equally contentious. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
FRIDAY THE 13TH LUCKY FOR SOME Jun 13, 2008
Hilary Swank and Dorothy Hamill believe 13's lucky for them. For Hilary, it"> Friday, June 13, 2008 Last Update: 07:45 AM EDT lect> FRIDAY THE 13TH LUCKY FOR SOME June 13, 2008 -- IT'S Friday the 13th. Do not cross a black cat, open a ladder or walk under Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Hilary Swank and Dorothy Hamill believe 13's lucky for them. For Hilary, it's the number of her front-row seat the night she won one of her Oscars. Skater Dorothy Hamill, who's superstitious, skated 13th on Friday, Feb. 13,... (New York Post -- Gossip)
McGregor Earmarks Amelia May 29, 2008
McGregor joins a cast that includes Hilary Swank as Earhart, as well as Richard Gere and Virginia Madsen. The film is to be directed by Mira Nair, who previously helmed The Namesake. (IGN FilmForce)
Clint Eastwood, a director who aims to get to the heart of 'whole story' May 23, 2008
Jolie, as Collins, is as fearless as Hilary Swank was in his "Million Dollar Baby." In "Girl, Interrupted," Jolie played a young girl in a mental institute, interned for good reason. "Of course I saw Angelina in "Girl, Interrupted," said Eastwood. "She's a tremendous actress. (International Herald Tribune)
Diaries are the beginning May 13, 2008
Their powerful words became the "Freedom Writers Diary" and the basis for a movie starring Hilary Swank. Monrovia Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Jesse Schmitt attended Gruwell's Freedom Writers Foundation teacher training institute last summer. (AL.com)
New on DVD: It's 'Howdy Doody' time, and more May 9, 2008
A man who has a brain tumor (Gerard Butler) hustles to ensure the happiness of his future widow (Hilary Swank) after his imminent death. Oscar-nominated 1990's Ghost seemed microwaved compared with 1943's A Guy Named Joe and 1989's Always, but somehow this 127-minute slog held on in theaters long enough to amass nearly $142 million worldwide, despite its deservedly wretched reviews. (USA Today -- Life)
DVD reviews: P.S. I Love You, First Sunday May 9, 2008
Friends Lisa Kudrow and Gina Gershon help Hilary Swank find happiness after her husband's death in "P.S. I Love You." ... Hilary Swank stars as the woman left alone after her husband (Gerard Butler) dies of a brain tumor, his posthumous letters turning up for a year after his death to encourage her to get out of the house and put an end to her moping. (MSNBC -- Movies)
'I'm Not There' makes way here May 8, 2008
Or the casting of Hilary Swank in the lead. For all her talent, the intense Swank's not the first actress you associate with love stories, even laughing-through-your-tears love stories. (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
Bass to adapt Buckley's 'Boomsday' May 7, 2008
Bass most recently scripted Fox Searchlight's "Amelia," the Mira Nair-directed Amelia Earhart biopic that stars Hilary Swank and Richard Gere. Special Report. (Variety)
Chick flick 'P.S.' is better in print May 4, 2008
Like Hilary Swank - who's miscast - the concept takes more than a little effort to embrace. Gerard Butler (as the husband who dies before the opening credits roll) plays one of those uber-attractive hunks who says and does all the right things. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Earhart biopic takes off Apr 22, 2008
A biopic of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart is taking off this month, with Hilary Swank in the cockpit. The Million Dollar Baby star will play the first woman to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic, in a film by Monsoon Wedding director Mira Nair. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Infotainment Apr 19, 2008
Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank will incarnate Amelia Earhart in a film about the aviation pioneer alongside Hollywood star Richard Gere, industry daily Variety reported Wednesday. Directed by Indian film-maker Mira Nair, Amelia, which is being filmed in Canada and South Africa, tells the. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Rocky voted best sports film Apr 16, 2008
Making up the top three was Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning movie Million Dollar Baby, in which Hilary Swank played a female boxer battling to become a professional. Fourth place in the poll saw a dead heat between 1996 American football movie Jerry Maguire and Martin Scorsese's 1980 classic boxing tale Raging Bull. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Richard Gere flies with 'Amelia' Apr 16, 2008
In "Amelia," Gere will star opposite Hilary Swank. Pic chronicles the rocky relationship between the famed aviator and her husband, publisher George Putnam. (Variety)
Chick flicks: Producers want everything but the name Apr 15, 2008
At the same time, a run of recent female-oriented romantic films - "The Holiday" with Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet; "Catch and Release" with Jennifer Garner; "27 Dresses" with Katherine Heigl; "Music & Lyrics" with Drew Barrymore; "P.S., I Love You" with Hilary Swank; and "The Jane Austen Book Club" - has stopped far short of the peaks established years before by films like "Sleepless," "My Best Friend's Wedding," "Runaway Bride" and "Notting Hill.". Trying to pin down what, exactly,... (International Herald Tribune)
How To Make A Miley Apr 11, 2008
"We either want the [viewers] to look at them and say, 'Oh my gosh, that's me!' or 'Oh my gosh, that's my best friend!' ''Add to the list another requirement: They need to be multi-talented, says Bonnie Liedtke, a William Morris agent long specializing in kid actors from Leonardo DiCaprio and Hilary Swank to High School Musical's Zac Efron and Corbin Bleu. "It used to be that we were only interested in straight acting," she says of a pre- High School Musical era. "But now, we look at the triple... (Forbes -- Business)
Review: 'Stop-Loss' can't overcome flaws Mar 29, 2008
Peirce -- who cowrote the screenplay with Mark Richard -- has been linked with a string of intriguing projects in the nine years since Hilary Swank picked up her best actress Oscar for "Boys Don't Cry," but "Stop-Loss" is the first to reach the screen. That long wait may be one reason why this earnest, sympathetic picture winds up so self-conscious and stilted. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Above and beyond Mar 29, 2008
That role won an Oscar for Hilary Swank. It's taken Peirce, 40, all this time to find a second project for which she felt passionate (she was offered and turned down Memoirs of a Geisha ). (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Hollywood at war Mar 28, 2008
The movie, Peirce's first since her directorial debut of "Boys Don't Cry" with Oscar winner Hilary Swank, stars Ryan Phillippe, Channing Tatum, Abbie Cornish, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Victor Rasuk and Rob Brown. "It's definitely this generation, it's the YouTube generation that films itself and puts it on the Internet," Peirce said in a recent phone interview. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'Stop-Loss' Pro-Soldier, Director Says Mar 27, 2008
Peirce, who first won acclaim as director and writer of the 1999 drama "Boys Don't Cry" (which earned Hilary Swank her first Best Actress Oscar), said classic films like the Vietnam War drama "The Deer Hunter" were at the front of her mind when establishing the trio's friendship. "What I love about 'The Deer Hunter' is just how much Michael (Robert De Niro) loves his friends. There's the scene where he jumps out of the helicopter into a river to save his friend, even though he is safe and could... (Click2Houston, TX)
Ryan Phillippe sheds pretty boy image Mar 26, 2008
Peirce's first film, "Boys Don't Cry," about a transgendered character, was a box office and critical hit for a low-budget film and garnered Hilary Swank a best actress Oscar. In "Stop-Loss," Phillippe portrays Brandon King, an army sergeant who comes home to a welcoming parade only to find himself stop-lossed -- ordered to return to duty even after his volunteer contract ended. (Xinhuanet, China)
Kimberly Peirce Mar 23, 2008
The filmmaker whose two movies feature a roiling heartland and men named Brandon - 1999's "Boy's Don't Cry," with Hilary Swank and "Stop-Loss," which opens here Friday, with Ryan Phillippe - seems at peace with herself. The gap between her first movie, which won Swank an Oscar, and her second, about soldiers forced back to Iraq, is mysterious and impressive - Woody Allen has released 10 movies in the intervening years. (Boston Globe)
Bullied boys get a superbad bodyguard in 'Drillbit Taylor' Mar 21, 2008
The movie imagines this nice, safe, upper-middle-class school as the kind of urban war zone Michelle Pfeiffer and Hilary Swank have been sent to in movies past. The principal (Stephen Root) doesn't appear interested in stopping the violence, either. (Boston Globe)
Critic's Corner Wednesday Mar 19, 2008
All that stands between us and destruction is a dedicated corps of underemployed actors, led by Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank and Stanley Tucci. True, no one in The Core outruns a cold front (The Day After Tomorrow) or talks to an ape (Congo), but in its own wildly insane way, it's a classic of the genre. (USA Today -- Life)
'Iron Jawed Angels' - A woman's right Mar 15, 2008
Hilary Swank played the role of Alice Paul. Frances O'Conner, who played Lucy Burns, was a great contrast to Paul as a vibrant key organizer of the National Women's Party. (University News, MO)
Krav Maga: Win with wits Mar 15, 2008
On the Oscar red carpet, actress Hilary Swank sang the praises of Krav Maga training and the bloody knuckles it gave her. Jennifer Lopez studied it to fend off an abusive husband in the so-bad-it s-good movie Enough. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Pushing 'Batman' into new and darker directions Mar 15, 2008
"Memento," which came next, was a critical smash, and with Steven Soderbergh's endorsement, he landed his first studio assignment: directing Al Pacino and Hilary Swank in "Insomnia" (2002) on a $50 million budget. 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Swank to replace Lohan as rep Mar 6, 2008
5, 2008 10:36 AM Hilary Swank will likely replace Lindsay Lohan as the face of Jill Stuarts fashion line ... A source close to the New York designer said, "Jill wanted to go for a celebrity to make her fashion line more high profile. But after everything Lindsay has been through over the last year, she doesnt feel it would be right for her to represent the line. She thinks Hilary Swank would be the ideal choice because she is that little bit older, and incredibly well-respected in the acting... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Continuereading Feb 28, 2008
Hilary Swank came in third for her 2004 Million Dollar Baby outfit. Parade. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
HBO and Comcast in Partnership With the Virginia Film Office to Host Star- Studded Virginia Premiere of HBO Films Epic Miniseries Event JOHN ADAMS at Historic Byrd Theatre on Sunday, March 9 Feb 28, 2008
He was also nominated for a Best Director Emmy for "Prime Suspect 6 - The Last Witness." Hooper also directed Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor in the BAFTA-nominated film "Red Dust." His TV work includes "Daniel Deronda," which won the Best Miniseries award at the 2003 Banff TV Festival, "Love in a Cold Climate," "Cold Feet II," two one-hour specials for "Eastenders," which won back-to-back BAFTA Awards for Best Soap, "Byker Grove," "Quayside" and "Painted Faces." In addition to Hooper's... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Send in the gowns Feb 27, 2008
In fact Hathaway was cited as one of the best dressed of the evening, while other contenders, says Clehane, included Kidman, Cruz, Garner and Hilary Swank (Versace): "It was interesting they all wore black or navy. I think these big stars know they have to wear the dress, the dress can't wear you.". But it wasn't all about European and US designers: Collette Dinnigan was represented on the red carpet on Melbourne Oscar winner (documentary) Eva Orner, who wore a nude chiffon gown with beaded... (The Australian)
