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Swank's 'Amelia' Performance Gets First Oscar Kiss

20 October 2009 3:02 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

Twelve women have earned 26 of the 82 Academy Awards for Best Actress, but only one of them - Katharine Hepburn - has more than two Oscars in that category. Her fourth win was for On Golden Pond. It is not outside the realm of possibility that Hilary Swank could make history with her third Oscar in ten years thanks to her work in Amelia, due in theaters this weekend.

While Hepburn was nearly 62 when she picked up Oscar number three (The Lion in Winter), Swank is only 35 and seems likely to receive a nomination for portraying the legendary Amelia Earhart, although I had not really considered her a front runner, precisely because she's won twice already. If Meryl Streep can't win three...

But in its review of Amelia, The Hollywood Reporter says Swank just might have the inside track:

"Freckle-faced, prairie-voiced and fiercely independent, Hilary Swank's depiction of aviator Amelia »

- Colin Boyd

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Anthony Harvey Recalls Directing "The Lion In Winter" At Loews Jersey City

1 May 2009 1:14 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

(L to R) Cinema Retro contributing writer Todd Garbarini, editor-in-chief Lee Pfeiffer and Anthony Harvey at the Loews Jersey City.

By Lee Pfeiffer

Last Friday, I attended the special screening of The Lion in Winter at the Loews Theatre, the classic movie palace in Jersey City, New Jersey. Not only did I want to see the highly acclaimed film on the big screen for the first time, but the event also allowed me to meet with my old friend, Anthony Harvey who directed the 1968 classic. It had been a few years since I had seen Tony, who I first met when I was writing the Sony DVD documentary on the making of Dr. Strangelove. Tony had been Stanley Kubrick's editor on that film as well as Lolita and it was Kubrick himself who persuaded Tony to try his hand at directing. I was pleased to see Tony looking as »

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Loews Jersey City Presents "The Lion In Winter" And "Journey To The Center Of The Earth" This Weekend; Anthony Harvey And Arlene Dahl To Attend Screenings

22 April 2009 1:40 PM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

The Loews Theatre in Jersey City, New Jersey, will be hosting two very special screenings in the restored movie palace this weekend. On Friday evening, director Anthony Harvey will be in attendance to discuss his Oscar-winning classic The Lion in Winter starring Katharine Hepburn, Peter O'Toole and - in their big screen debuts - Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton. Mr. Harvey will be interviewed by film historian Foster Hirsch and will participate in a Q&A session following the film. On Saturday, the Loews will have a rare big screen showing of Journey to the Center of the Earth. Actress Arlene Dahl, who co-starred with James Mason and Pat Boone in the classic sci-fi film, will be in attendance. There will be an optional reception and "meet and greet" with Ms. Dahl prior to the film. The Loews is only minutes from midtown Manhattan. For full details, click here »

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