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Trump and Omarosa: TV's New Power Couple
Original at Gawker
• Mon, Nov 9
By Richard Rushfield • Recession or no, the buyers have been out at the American Film Market. Hoping to snag the next District 9, international agents have picked up the rights to new films starring Mel Gibson, Bruce Willis and Jodie Foster. [The Wrap] • Disney wont have Mark Zoradi to kick around any more. After be...
Mel Gibson Has Baby Girl, Possibly Names It Sugartits
Original at hecklerspray
• Mon, Nov 2
By Stuart Heritage Mel Gibson must be over the moon – he’s finally got enough children to become the star of his own reality TV show. On a happier note, Mel Gibson has just had a little girl. Yay. The RadarOnline reports: Mel Gibson must be over the moon - he's finally got enough children to become the star of his own r...
Mel Gibson’s girlfriend has her baby – and his eighth child
Original at Snarky Gossip
• Sun, Nov 1
By Wendy Boswell The baby wasn’t actually due until December, so it came about four weeks early (hopefully everything is okay; even though Mel Gibson is kind of a douche, the baby deserves a fair chance). His wife Robyn filed for divorce in April 2009 as soon as pictures were published of the couple having a g...
Opinion: Oksana Grigorieva - The IndieLondon interview
Original at IndieLondon
• Sun, Nov 1
By Rob I really like Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3, The Rock. It’s one of my favourite pieces of all time. But that’s classical again. I also love Joni Mitchell, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush and Elton John. I love Elton John. Stevie Nicks’ voice is so striking as well.
Oksana Grigorieva - Beautiful Heartache
Original at IndieLondon
• Sun, Nov 1
By Rob A Russian-born child of two music teachers, she has also allowed her experiences and heritage to filter into her songwriting, as well as the various experiences she has enjoyed during her time in England and America. Mel Gibson even contributes lyrically (but not vocally!) on a couple of...
Charlize Theron signs on for Mad Max 4
Original at IndieLondon
• Fri, Oct 30
By Rob CHARLIZE Theron and Tom Hardy have signed on for George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road. Both Miller and Gibson had their careers made after the success of Mad Max in 1979, and its subsequent sequels The Road Warrior (1981) and Beyond Thunderdome (1985).
Mel Gibson: ‘Edge of Darkess’ Trailer!Original at Just Jared
• Wed, Oct 14
Mel Gibson and his pregnant girlfriend, singer Oksana Grigorieva, lunch at Balthazar restaurant in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City on Wednesday (October 14). The 53-year-old actor next stars in the thriller Edge of Darkness. In the movie, homicide detective Thomas Craven (Gibso...
Mel Gibson Gets All Like “What DUI Arrest?”
Original at hecklerspray
• Tue, Oct 6
By Stuart Heritage His record is clean. Now that he’s completed his community service, Mel Gibson has successfully requested to have his 2006 DUI arrest expunged from his record. So what can we mock Mel Gibson for now? Unfortunate news for anyone who enjoys mocking Mel Gibson - which, let's face it, is just abo...
Anton Yelchin is the Beaver Boy
Original at Just Jared
• Mon, Sep 28
Star Trek star Anton Yelchin protects himself from the rainy winds with an umbrella as he walks to the set of his new indie dark comedy, The Beaver, at White Plains High School in New York on Sunday (September 27). The 20-year-old actor, who recently shaved off his curly locks, is co-starrin...
Mel Gibson’s Russian Girlfriend Is Ripe With Child
Original at hecklerspray
• Tue, May 19
By Shawn Lindseth Seriously - how do you get from the rich moving plot points and the spot-on cinematography of Apocalypto to dradles again? She better not disrespect Mad Max like that. Mel Gibson, apparently, was quick to oblige. Mel Gibson’s longtime wife filed…
Mel Gibson Goes Outside With A Woman! A WOMAN!
Original at hecklerspray
• Tue, Apr 28
By Stuart Heritage This divorce must be tricky for Mel Gibson. He just hasn’t got any new responses left. Quiet introspection? He’s done that. This divorce must be tricky for Mel Gibson. He just hasn't got any new responses left. Quiet introspection? He's done that.
Pirates capture cargo ship with 17 crew
Original at Ninemsn
• Fri, Apr 24
Australia Mel Gibson on a wing and a prayerMel Gibson has surprised a conference of US Catholic bishops by flying on a private jet to America's heartland and asking them to pray for him. Aussies keep the faith on Anzac DayA navy chaplain called it "a sacred ...
Mel Gibson Not Having It Off With A Tiny Pianist
Original at hecklerspray
• Wed, Apr 15
By Stuart Heritage So Mel Gibson is getting divorced. We’ll admit that the news came as a shock to us, as it would to anyone apart from Mel Gibson, his estranged wife or anybody who’s ever met Mel Gibson and had to put up with a second of his idiotic midget egomania.
Warner Bros. Claims Rights To Mel Gibson's Next PR Debacle [Mel Gibson]
Original at Defamer
• Thu, Feb 19
By STV Warner Bros. on Wednesday acquired the domestic rights to Edge of Darkness, featuring Gibson as a Boston detective grappling with his only child's murder. Martin Campbell directed, Robert De Niro walked out, and everyone remaining is preparing for the shitstorm forecast for Gibson's r...
Mel Gibson on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Original at Apocalypto Watch
• Sat, Jan 10
• 2 related articles
By Apocalypto Watch(noreply@blogger.com) Director Mel Gibson (L) discusses his new film 'Apocalypto' with talk show host Jay Leno during an appearance on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno' at the NBC studios in Burbank, California, December 7, 2006, in this publicity photograph released by NBC December 8. The film which opens in th...
Actor Strike: Hollywood’s Weird, Slightly Crappy Civil War
Original at hecklerspray
• Wed, Dec 17
By Stuart Heritage Previously, the only way you’d see Tom Hanks fighting Mel Gibson was to watch the unmade movie Forrest Gump Punches Mad Max In Space. Previously, the only way you'd see Tom Hanks fighting Mel Gibson was to watch the unmade movie Forrest Gump Punches Mad Max In Space.
The "Edge" of Insanity
Original at Film Stew
• Sat, Oct 4
What could possibly have possessed Martin Campbell (pictured below), director of the James Bond films Casino Royale and GoldenEye, when he decided to guide a feature film remake of the beloved six-episode 1985 BBC-TV series Edge of Darkness that he made at the outset of his career? Not t...
Lethal Weapon 2 [Blu-ray] Review!
Original at basecampcomm.com
• Sun, Sep 28
By saeedblog2925 Lethal Weapon 2 [Blu-ray] A unique, one-of-a-kind movie! Both Mel Gibson and Danny Glover has earned overwhelmingly positive reviews and is considered by many to be one of the best films of the year! Maybe that’s what makes the movie so ...
Common Sense Movie Reviews: Apocalypto (2006)
Original at Common Sense Movie Reviews
• Mon, Aug 25
By TheAnswerMVP2001 Monday, July 14, 2008 Apocalypto (2006) Originally Written Wednesday, January 3, 2007 Mel Gibson may have struck gold with Braveheart and then followed up with a highly controversial money maker, The Passion of the Christ, but Apocalypto fails to match the success or quality of those p...
Opinion: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Original at softmix.gethost.nl
• Mon, Jun 30
Gibson Mel. Spence Bruce. Wells Vernon. Directors: George Miller. IMDB Rating: 0.00 out of 10 (0 votes). Review: Max is travelling in a post apocalypse Australia where Gasoline is the most valuable commodity. ...
The Insider: The Good, the Sad, the Struggling
Original at Television Week
• Sun, Jun 15
ABC’s “World News” anchor Charlie Gibson accepted Quinnipiac University’s 15th annual Fred Friendly First Amendment Award from the TV journalism legend’s widow. Then he looked her right in the eye and said: “Ruth, with all due respect, he was no George Clooney.” He delivered the joke per...
Britney Spears And Mel Gibson: Smokin’ Date?
Original at Sponkit Celebrity
• Wed, Jun 11
In May, Gibson and his wife, and Britney Spears and her father, all vacationed together in Costa Rica. Britney Spears and Mel Gibson had a smokin’ date Tuesday night at an exclusive Beverly Hills cigar club. The “Sometimes” singer and the 52-year-old actor met in what was confirmed to PEOPL...
Purchase Maverick Online - Best Maverick Review
Original at shoestringtraveler.com
• Sun, May 11
By mike301 Director Richard Donner also pays tribute to old Westerns by casting veterans of the genre in cameo roles (including Bert Remsen, Dub Taylor, and Denver Pyle), and Gibson’s Lethal Weapon costar Danny Glover pops in for a surprise ...
Opinion: ABC Debate Generates Ratings, Controversy
Original at Television Week
• Thu, Apr 17
ABC News generated the biggest presidential debate audience of the year along with swirls of controversy with its two-hour faceoff between Democratic contenders Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama Wednesday night in Philadelphia. Some 10.7 million total viewers tuned in during the deba...
The Week Heath Ledger Died [Week In Review]
Original at gawker.com
• Sat, Jan 26
By Nick Denton The Australian heartthrob died of an apparent overdose; the masseuse who discovered the body called TV actress Mary-Kate Olsen before 911. Three times. "No one ever really dies," said Britney Spears, a troubled pop star for whom many news organizations, caught off guard by recent celebr...
Heath Ledger: Parents and colleagues pay tribute
Original at IndieLondon
• Wed, Jan 23
By Rob THE family of late Australian actor Heath Ledger have described his death as an accident. Among the first to pay tribute to his memory was former co-star Mel Gibson, who has Ledger to play his son in historical action drama The Patriot in 2001.
DVD Review: Braveheart - PS3Center.net
Original at PS3Center.net
• Sun, Dec 30
DVD Review: Braveheart Canada - Dec 30, 2007 Braveheart is by far one of the best films Mel Gibson has ever made and is probably one of the best war movies ever made as well. Braveheart was and still ...
Tara Reid’s Evil Nipple, Julia Roberts chases the paps, Jordan!, Debbie Gibson plastic surgery disaster, and moreOriginal at Snarky Gossip
• Fri, Nov 30
By Wendy The American Pie starlet’s role in the 21st staging of Darwin’s self-styled naughtiest night will include competing in the wet t-shirt contest, and a manager at the Discovery nightclub says Reid may be dressed up in lingerie or even as a prostitute.
Mel Gibson Wants Makes Rare Red Carpet Appearance
Original at Starpulse.com
• Wed, Oct 31
Mel Gibson Mel Gibson made a rare public appearance at the premiere of American Gangster in Hollywood on Monday night - because he hopes to work with all three of the film's "big players." The Braveheart star felt sure that showing ...
Movie review: 'Apocalypto'
Original at Chicago Tribune
• Wed, Aug 29
In director Gibson's new picture, a fleet-footed Mesoamerican forest denizen named Jaguar Paw narrowly escapes death after death while destroying his hapless opponents like a 16th-century version of Rambo. Its relentless, single-minded spirit draws equally from 'The Perils of Pau...
Success Stories: Mel Gibson Completes Mandatory Tour Of AA Duty
Original at Defamer
• Fri, Aug 24
Yesterday, just a little over one year since the fateful night part-time Costa Rican resident Mel Gibson strolled out of a Malibu cocktail lounge and into infamy as the Hebrew-hatingest, sugartit-leeriest Oscar winner in all of Hollywood, a judge declared the actor free from having to...
Rich Lowry and Jim Moore discuss Karl Rove on Big Story
Original at News Hounds
• Mon, Aug 13
By Chrish John Gibson hosted Rich Lowry of National Review and James Moore, co-author of "Bush's Brain", to discuss the resignation of Karl Rove today 8/13/07.... John Gibson hosted Rich Lowry of National Review and James Moore, co-author of "Bush's Brain", to discuss the resignation of Karl Rove to...
Podcast: John Gibson put Media Matters "on notice," refuses to correct falsehood about funding
Original at Media Matters for America
• Wed, Jun 6
From the June 5 edition of Fox News Radio's The John Gibson Show: ANGRY RICH (executive producer): Well, that's just too bad, isn't it? AUDIO CLIP: "It's super fabulous!" CHRISTINE (associate producer): I did. ANGRY RICH: Right. GIBSON: Ah. ANGRY RICH: -- ends up on their site.
Podcast: Gibson, self-proclaimed "black man's best friend," launches false attack on Media Matters over "ooga booga fever" fallout
Original at Media Matters for America
• Mon, Jun 4
From the June 1 edition of Fox News Radio's The John Gibson Show: ANGRY RICH (executive producer): Again. GIBSON [audio clip]: You tend not to get dengue fever in Los Angeles or Jersey City. GIBSON: Oh. Oogie Boogie man? GIBSON: Clay. GIBSON: Yeah -- GIBSON: Oh, it's all a blur.
DVD Review: Apocalypto
Original at Blogcritics
• Sat, May 26
By TV and Film Guy With each successive film Mel Gibson has directed, he seems to become more and more removed from traditional filmmaking. That is not a complaint, certainly, as such, non-traditional fare still made within the Hollywood system can prove interesting, Passion of the Christ being the perf...
Movie Review: Apocalypto - Blogcritics.org
Original at blogcritics.org
• Wed, May 16
Movie Review: Apocalypto Blogcritics.org, OH - However one I did anticipate making was that, much like Gibson’s previous efforts, Braveheart and The Passion Of The Christ, the movie is extremely violent ...
Movie Review: Apocalypto
Original at Blogcritics
• Wed, May 16
By Daniel Cummings What does follow includes a breathtaking chase through the jungle where Jaguar Paw uses elements of his surroundings to his advantage against his enemies. It’s a brilliantly executed action sequence that of all films is quite reminiscent of the famous jungle sequence in Sylvester Stal...
Newsbriefs: Institute of Official Cheer
Original at Huffington Post
• Tue, May 8
By Rachel Sklar ABC World News Tonight And cheer up, America! Nancy Grace is leaving Court TV! Unfortunately, she says she's going to "focus on her Headline News program and...charitable endeavors." We think her HLN program is, at best, a charitable endeavor: maybe she does, as well.
ABC, Fox News reported on Rice meeting with Syrian foreign minister without noting relentless criticism of Pelosi trip
Original at Media Matters for America
• Mon, May 7
On the May 3 edition of World News, host Charles Gibson noted that "[r]epeatedly, the Bush administration has said it would not meet with nations like Syria it says sponsors terror" and aired a report in which ABC News senior foreign correspondent Jim Sciutto asked Rice: "You, yourself,...
Movie Review: Numb
Original at Blogcritics
• Sun, May 6
By Michael Jones Wrong. From the first few fragmented moments of film and imagery to caress my eyes and my television screen, all the way through the starkness of the film’s content and visual style, Numb had me rooted to my chair. What’s strange, though, was that it achieved this effect by unexpected means.
Podcast: Fox's Gibson: U.S. invasion "unmasked" Iraqis as "knuckle-dragging savages from the 10th century"
Original at Media Matters for America
• Wed, Apr 25
From the April 23 broadcast of Fox News Radio's The John Gibson Show: GIBSON: Me, too. GIBSON: -- are contemptible words. Contemptible. You got a new word? [phone number]. I need more words. Gibson on Fox. GIBSON: [Caller] in Kentucky. GIBSON: All right.
Eyewitness to Apocalypse screening fiasco
Original at Livejournal.com
• Thu, Apr 5
I don't know how many of you KNOW about the Mel Gibson incident that's steadily making its way through the news. So, here is a link to the "news" article. And the REALITY... This woman stood up and asked if he thought he was being racist and his response to the comments that the way he portrayed the Ma...
ABC uncritically reported Bush's claim that Congress would be responsible for "denying troops the equipment they need"
Original at Media Matters for America
• Wed, Apr 4
In omitting any Democratic response, ABC let stand unrebutted Bush's claim that "[i]f Congress fails to act" there will be "significant consequences" for the troops. In fact, Congress has acted and has indicated an intention to continue acting within the necessary time. In contrast to A...
Sharp-Tongued Gibson Takes Teacher to School (E! Online)
Original at Yahoo! News
• Sat, Mar 24
E! Online - Mel Gibson apparently went all Apocalypto the other night on a critical college professor after she lobbed a few pointed questions at him regarding his visually compelling yet grotesquely violent Mayan epic.
Mel Goes Ballistic -- "Lady, F**k Off!"
Original at Wizbang
• Fri, Mar 23
By trikc TMZ has learned Mel Gibson exploded in anger last night on a college campus after an expert on Mayan culture accussed him of racially stereotyping the Mayans in the movie "Apocalypto." TMZ has learned Mel Gibson exploded in anger last night on a college campus after an expert on Mayan cultu...
Gibson Goes Ape at 'Apocalypto' Talk -- Could He Learn from Apatow?
Original at Cinematical
• Fri, Mar 23
By Monika Bartyzel And then there's Mel. Just when things died down and we thought his drama was over, it has bubbled up again. According to TMZ, Gibson got entirely ticked off during a talk at Cal State. During a Q&A, an assistant professor reportedly asked if he had read up on Mayan culture before making Apo...
Defamer Screening Report: Mel Gibson Nervous Among 'Apocalypto' Cast And Crew
Original at Defamer
• Thu, Dec 7
By Seth A Defamer operative at last night's cast and crew showing of Mel Gibson's jungle-set gorefest Apocalypto sends in this report, in which the nervous director himself was present to hand-deliver his barbaric, Mayan-flaying baby to the hard workers who helped bring it to the screen:
Movie Review: Apocalypto
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Dec 5
By Film School Rejects After some delays, Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto is finally scheduled to hit theaters on December 8. Like his previous opus, The Passion of the Christ, Apocalypto is done entirely in a foreign language with subtitles. And just like the last time, audiences are in for a treat.Apocalypto tells the...
'Apocalypto' Early Review Round-Up: Who Can Think About Jew-Hating When There Are Mayans Being Torn To Shreds?
Original at Defamer
• Fri, Dec 1
By Seth · "'There are gruesome, lingering shots of people having their faces torn off, their hearts ripped out, and worse,' noted one AintItCoolNews.com reviewer who said he loved the film but was 'shocked' by the violence. 'Mel Gibson may be an anti-Semitic, alcoholic, gore-obsessed maniac, [...
Opinion: Short Ends: Mel Gibson, Sobriety Coach To The Trainwreck-Prone Stars
Original at Defamer
• Wed, Nov 1
By Mark · Today on Good Morning America, Courtney Love revealed that Mel Gibson helped her get sober. Too bad; had Gibson decided to instead join together their substance-abusing tendencies, they could have formed a drug-addicted duo so formidable that not even an entire army of sugartitted an...