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Hilary Goes To Law School
Published 10/1/2008 at Cinema Blend News
... track, playing yet another hard-boiled woman with a job to get done in Betty Anne Waters . The true story-- naturally-- is about a high school dropout who works her way through college in order to represent her brother, who she believes was unfairly convicted of murder. You can't deny the movie's similarities to Erin Brockovich -- working-class female character, legal drama, character's name as title-- which isn't exactly a bad thing. But doesn't it feel a little tired? Variety writes that Tony Goldwyn will direct, and while he's mostly been doing TV episodes in the last ...

SAG Strike Still Approaching. Trade Roughage 10/01/08
Published 10/1/2008 by Christopher Campbell at SpoutBlog
Remember how Hollywood feared a Screen Actors Guild strike earlier this year following the devastating WGA strike? Well, after a summer of fruitless negotiating, a strike from SAG may indeed finally happen. The guild is voting today on whether or not to ask its members for a work stoppage, which could have actors walking out around the same time the writer’s started picketing a year ago. Adding to my single reason for not switching to a Mac, Netflix’s Watch Instantly service will now stream 1,000 additional movies courtesy of a deal with Starz. Time to finally buy a Roku, if you haven’t ...

Jack Black Is Not Jason Bourne
Published 10/1/2008 at Vulture
... Betty Anne Swank: Hilary Swank is starring in Betty Anne Waters for Omega Entertainment, the true story of a single mother who worked her way through law school in an effort to free her wrongfully imprisoned brother. Like Legally Blonde, but with absolutely no jokes. [Variety] ...

Hilary Swank to topline ‘Betty Anne’
Published 10/1/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank has signed on to star in Tony Goldwyn’s upcoming drama “Betty Anne Waters,” according to Variety. Based on a true story, the film follows a single mother who fights her way through law school to represent and help free her imprisoned brother, who was wrongfully convicted of murder. "There is a spirit and indomitability that Hilary brings that is a strong match for this character’s fierce commitment," Goldwyn told Variety. Omega Entertainment is set to financially back and distribute the project, which will head into principal photography early next year. ...

More Oscar Bait: Swank to Star in Betty Anne Waters
Published 10/1/2008 by Kirsten Anderson at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
Hilary Swank, ready to go downtrodden yet determined, again. Variety reports Hilary Swank has signed on to star in Betty Anne Waters, a based on a true life story to be directed by Tony Goldwyn. Pamela Gray wrote the script. The ripped from the below-the-fold-headlines drama is about a high school dropout who, between raising kids and waitressing, goes to law school and becomes a lawyer so she can take up the case of her imprisoned brother, who she believes has been falsely convicted. This is the type of part that most actresses take when they’ve been successful but just haven’t been ...