Mel's in the UK

Fellow audience members at the gala performance of Viva La Diva were surprised to find Hollywood megastar Mel Gibson in their midst on Monday night. The Braveheart actor, who was in London on business, clearly enjoyed the all-singing all-dancing spectacle performed by Welsh opera beauty Katherine Jenkins and ballet dancer Darcey Bussell. "They are both amazing talents," he enthused. "I sat there with a smile on my face the whole time."

"Some numbers in that show really took me back," added the screen action hero. "I've loved those songs since being a little boy." Later, at the show's after-party in Hammersmith's Carling Apollo the 51-year-old, accompanied by a burly bodyguard, was seen talking animatedly to Katherine. The singer, who was given a standing ovation by her proud mum at the end of the show, performed opera pieces made famous by Maria Callas, several Doris Day hits and a new song especially written by Take That's Gary Barlow, as well as displaying her new tap-dancing skills.

Also rubbing shoulders with Mel at the party were fellow celebrity guests Dawn French – who famously danced with Darcey in an episode of The Vicar Of Dibley – Jennifer Saunders, Rolf Harris, Sir Trevor McDonald, cellist Julian Lloyd Webber and Welsh designer Julien Macdonald, who created the show's costumes.

Such is the demand for tickets to see the production – which pays tribute to Katherine and Darcey's favourite divas, from Audrey Hepburn to Marilyn Monroe - that extra dates have been added to the tour next year. There are even plans to take the show to Las Vegas, despite the fact that Darcey and her husband Angus Forbes are moving to Australia with their two daughters Phoebe and Zoe after Christmas.

Mel Gibson Visits Costa Rica

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Mel Gibson met with several Costa Rican government ministers to discuss setting up a film production company in the Central American country.

The 51-year-old actor/director met Tuesday with the ministers of commerce, tourism and economy at an exclusive hotel in the Costa Rican capital of San Jose.

"I'm here exploring opportunities to establish my film business in Costa Rica," Gibson told Channel 13 on Wednesday.

Gibson, star of Hollywood blockbusters such as the "Lethal Weapon" series and director of last year's Mayan epic "Apocalypto," said he is considering Costa Rica because "it's a beautiful country, very stable."

"I like its people a lot and they have very good coffee."

Gibson already owns a house in Guanacaste on the country's Pacific coast.

In July, he met with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias to discuss making a financial donation to the nation's Indians.

I LOVE THE PEOPLE THAT GO TO MY WEBSITE

DAMN HE LOOKS GOOD IN THAT PIC!!!

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THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LINK TO THE PICTURES OF MEL AT THE GAME. I COMPLAINED BECAUSE OF THAT ASSHOLE ( AND YOU KNOW WHAT WEBSITE I AM TALKING ABOUT) CHOOSE TO POST A PIC OF MEL AND HIS SON AND WRITE A NEGATIVE COMMENT ALONG WITH THE PICTURE. THAT JUST WRONG, I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF CELEBRITIES OR ANYONE ESPECIALLY THEIR CHILDREN. I AM A DEVOTED MEL GIBSON FAN TO THE END AND NO ONE WILL CHANGE MY MIND. THANK EVERYONE FOR KEEPING ME POSTED. LOVE YOU!

Film stars set for IPOof tire-recycling firm...way to go Mel

The actors Mel Gibson and Bruce Willis, part owners of the Malaysian tire-recycling group Green Rubber Global, will see their investment go public as it seeks to raise as much as £40 million in a share sale in Britain next year.

Mel goes to the movies

MEL GIBSON made a rare public appearance at the premiere of AMERICAN GANGSTER in Hollywood on Monday night (29Oct07) - because he hopes to work with all three of the film's "big players". The Braveheart star felt sure that showing Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington and director Ridley Scott his support would help him secure their services in future films. He quipped, "These three big players here... they're all friends of mine. I just wanted to see the movie and I'm an admirer of their work individually. I just want to see what they can cook up together you know. "Maybe I'd like to direct a movie with all of them in it, including Ridley."

Mel Gibson ranked first on a list of Hollywood's top Christians published by the spiritual Web site Beliefnet.com.


The list, "Hollywood's Most Powerful Christians," names 12 movers and shakers within the entertainment industry, including Patricia Heaton, Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Tyler Perry and Martin Sheen, who "are at the top of their game in movies or TV and are unabashed about proclaiming their Christian beliefs."

I'll move to Costa Rica with you Mel

MAD Max star Mel Gibson was put on kidnap alert yesterday over his new home in Costa Rica.

The actor plans to move his wife Robyn and their seven children to the £13million ranch 300 miles from the capital San Jose.

And he seems determined to ignore official US government warnings that the area is prime bandit country.

A State Department briefing claims all American visitors are “potential targets for criminals and kidnappers” and should never travel alone.

It adds: “Local law enforcement agencies have limited capabilities and do not operate according to US standards.”

And an American consular official said: “All US citizens should exercise extreme caution.”

But Mel, 51, has already upset locals. The previous owner employed 13 staff who rented houses on the estate. And they fear losing their jobs if he shuts down farming operations on the 402-acre spread.

Mel has already indicated he plans to use it for movie location shoots.

A business source close to the actor said: “Most locals are enthusiastic about their wealthy new neighbour but others are very worried about their livelihoods.

“He will need intense security for his family in an area where urban and tourist development is minimal and most of the inhabitants are poorly-paid farmers

“Unless they are closely guarded, Mel’s family could find themselves prime targets for bandits and thieves in an area where help will be a very long way away.”

Mel’s ranch spans a densely-wooded, mountainous area in Guanacaste province on Costa Rica’s northern Pacific coast.

He has sold a Malibu property for £15million and has also put his estate in Mianus, Connecticut, on the market for £20million to help finance the deal.

But it is likely the biggest opposition to the Costa Rica move could be closer to home.

A friend of Mel’s said: “The area where he’s chosen to live is hundreds of miles from real civilisation.

“His wife Robyn is not, to put it mildly, as keen as he is on going there.”

She is still reeling after her husband was sentenced to three years’ probation for drink-driving after being pictured in a bar with two blondes.

A magazine quoted a source close to Mel as saying: “Robyn has endured one humiliation after another. But moving to Costa Rica may be the last straw. She wants no part of it.”

He's such a Good Guy

SINGAPORE : Oscar-winning director and actor Mel Gibson has left Singapore after a three-day visit but not before leaving quite an impression.

Gibson donated S$25,000 to Kidz Horizon Appeal, a charity organisation that raises funds for children suffering from illnesses such as cancer and HIV.

He was in Singapore for the Forbes Global CEO Conference, which was held earlier this week.

But the Hollywood actor also took the opportunity to campaign for children suffering from chronic and terminal illness.

And his passion rubbed on to the CEO of Petra Group, Vinod Sekhar, and CEO of the True Group, Patrick Wee.

The two bosses increased their initial pledge of S$10,000 to S$25,000 each for Kidz Horizon Appeal. - CNA/ch

GIBSON LINKED WITH JUSTICE LEAGUE ALL-STAR CAST. WTF?

Hollywood star MEL GIBSON is tipped to reunited with MAD MAX director GEORGE MILLER in forthcoming superhero move JUSTICE LEAGUE. A number of A'list stars are being linked with the film, which unites comic book heroes Superman, Batman , Wonder Woman and Flash. Ryan Reynolds is expected star as Flash and Superman TV star Tom Welling is tipped to take the part to the big screen. Latest gossip suggests Miller is already on board to direct and wants to Gibson and Bruce Willis as villains Max Lord and Lex Luther. A studio source tells IESB.net that besides Gibson and Willis, Miller is also chasing Leonardo DiCaprio, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Alba and Scarlett Johansson for roles in the movie.


Oh my!

Gibson film venture closes Sydney office

Six years ago, the Hollywood star and his producing partner, Bruce Davey, announced they were forming a production company with the leading talent agency Shanahan Management, which represents such A-listers as Nicole Kidman, Toni Collette and Geoffrey Rush.

Icon Shanahan Productions was launched at the same time as a new distribution operation, and there were high hopes that it could produce a new generation of Australian films for international audiences.

But the company has now closed its Sydney office - and its creative director, Sally Chesher, has departed - without a single Icon Shanahan film being made.

The closest it came was the part-financing of the drama The Black Balloon, by Icon's distribution and sales agency arms. Icon Shanahan brought Collette to the film, a coming-of-age story from the director Elissa Down which is due in cinemas early next year. Collette's co-stars include the model Gemma Ward, Rhys Wakefield and Luke Ford.

Before that, Icon was involved in a production venture with the Australian arm of 20th Century Fox that dissolved after three years without making a film. Even earlier, a planned partnership between Gibson and the producer Pat Lovell also led to nothing.

While Gibson and Davey have been successful producers in the US, making such movies as Braveheart, What Women Want, The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto, they have come up bone dry in this country.

The chief executive of Icon's Australian operations, Mark Gooder, points to the difficulty of finding strong films that can work internationally.

"Everyone has good intentions to make as many films as they possibly can out of Australia," he says from Los Angeles. "But when it comes down to it, what are those stories that will resonate and travel overseas?

"… You talk to any producer and any studio in Australia. Are they all sitting on fantastic material that they're holding back from making? No.

"I think everyone finds it's a bit of a struggle to find strong material."

Gooder described the office closure as a "refocusing" rather than a withdrawal from Australian filmmaking. He will continue developing films from Los Angeles and has high hopes for Icon's chances under the Federal Government's new 40 per cent rebate for film production.

One project that has been in development and could still reach production, he says, is the romantic comedy/drama The Girl Most Likely, starring Pia Miranda.

Gibson outlines passion for saving forests

Gibson: ‘I’ve backed a lot of good causes – environmental and humanitarian’

KUALA LUMPUR: Oscar-winning actor and director Mel Gibson sprang a surprise when he attended a sponsorship-signing ceremony here yesterday for conservation of the rainforest.

The event was the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Petra Group and the Royal Society South-East Asia Rainforest Research Programme (SEARRP).

Petra will sponsor the latter's rainforest ecology research programme in Sabah (StarBiz: Petra plays its part in conservation)

Gibson, who last directed Apocalypto, which was set in an ancient Mayan jungle settlement, is on a two-week vacation in Malaysia. He was at the ceremony to lend his support to Petra Group's participation in the research programme on how to conserve the rainforest.

“I'm really proud and happy to be a witness to an agreement such as this. I've backed a lot of good causes – environmental and humanitarian,” he said.

He also cited a similar rainforest conservation project in El Mirador, Guatemala, which he strongly supported.

Petra Group president and chief executive officer Datuk Vinod Sekhar said the group had also “contributed in a small way” to the Guatemalan project.

Gibson also backs Green Rubber Global, a Petra Group unit in the United States that will operate a tyre recycling plant in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

He expressed his intention to visit the local rainforest and Danum Valley Field Centre, where the SEARRP programme is undertaken.

Australian Gibson got his first break in 1979 in Mad Max, and later in the United States with The Bounty (1984).

He is also famous for his work in the Lethal Weapon series with Danny Glover.

After spending more than two decades as a leading man, Gibson ventured into directing with Braveheart and was immediately recognised with two Oscars in 1996.

A serious filmmaker, he braves all sorts of controversies – both personal and professional – to make groundbreaking films such as The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto.

Rumor has it

The film he’s in Costa Rica scouting locations for is “an epic about the Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez De Balboa.”

A quick google and we discover De Balboa was “a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He traveled to the New World in 1500 and, after some exploration, settled on the island of Hispaniola. He founded the settlement of Santa María la Antigua del Darién in present-day Panama in 1510, the first permanent European settlement on the mainland of the Americas (a settlement by Alonso de Ojeda at San Sebastián de Urabá the previous year had already been abandoned). He crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition known to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World.”

I don't know how true this is, we just have to wait and see.

Damn He Looks Good

GUATEMALA CITY -- Mel Gibson dined with Guatemala's president and admired Mayan murals in the capital's cultural palace after a weekend jungle visit.

The 51-year-old actor-director visited the Palace of Culture on Monday, where President Oscar Berger showed him contemporary murals portraying aspects of Mayan life and the Spanish conquest.

Afterward, the two men had lunch at the presidential palace.

Gibson has visited the country many times as a tourist, said Krista Kepfer, a spokeswoman for Berger.

"He is very interested in Guatemala as a tourist destination and in the culture," she said.

Over the weekend, Gibson visited the Mayan ruins of El Mirador deep in the northern Peten jungle, Kepfer said.

The visit was private and neither Gibson nor Berger made any statements to the news media.

Mel Gibson is not losing his religion.

He keeps investing his "Passion of the Christ" money into the church he built in Agoura Hills, Calif.

Last year, Gibson parked another $8.2 million in his AP Reilly Foundation, the tax-free entity that takes care of his Holy Family Catholic Church.

Gibson's church is not recognized by the Roman Catholic Church because it does not acknowledge the authority of the pope or the Vatican or the doctrine known as Vatican II. Gibson and many of his fellow congregants are Holocaust deniers, as is Gibson's father, who has been known to contribute to neo-Nazi publications.

Gibson, nevertheless, perseveres. According to a federal tax filing obtained exclusively by this column, the foundation now has $30 million in its coffers, up from $22 million last year.

The church sits on about 11 acres of land owned by the Foundation and worth around $3 million, according to public documents.

Let's put this into perspective. Los Angeles Catholic Big Brothers and Big Sisters only has $1.6 million in its till. The Malibu Roman Catholic Church, which is recognized by the archdiocese, supports 600 families. It has a fraction of Holy Family's budget. But Holy Family is said to accommodate about 70 families altogether. That's quite a difference.

Thanks to "The Passion of the Christ" and his anti-Semitic rant last year when he was arrested in Malibu, Gibson is no longer a significant Hollywood player. But he obviously has money, and he is using it as he sees fit.

Me sells his beachfront home

Mel has sold his beachfront Malibu house for $30 million, it was reported Sunday.

The Australian native turned a $6 million sales gain on the property, which he purchased just a year ago, The Los Angeles Times reported.

The beachfront pad has six bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, lagoon pool, cabana, elevator and wine cellar.

Luck Ladies

I really like him a lot

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - Mel Gibson has met with the president of Costa Rica to discuss making a financial donation to help the country's native Indians.

``He wants to help the indigenous population here and wants to know how to channel the funds,'' President Oscar Arias told reporters outside his home, where he met with the 51-year-old actor-director for about an hour Monday.

Arias said Gibson, who directed last year's Mayan epic ``Apocalypto,'' would return to Costa Rica next month to arrange details of his donation.

Gibson has avoided the press in prior trips to Costa Rica, but spent a few minutes answering questions from reporters.

He acknowledged buying a house in Guanacaste on the Central American nation's Pacific coast and jokingly asked reporters if they wanted the address.

Oh my goodness, Kanye West almost wasn't a jerk.

Kanye West almost always has something to say about awards ceremonies — specifically, trophies he believes he deserves. Now, with the MTV Movie Awards coming up Sunday, West is speaking out in a very unlikely person's defense, claiming that the best film of the year was snubbed.

"My favorite movie this year was 'Apocalypto,' and I love Mel Gibson," West said. "Sometimes I feel a little like Mel Gibson. [People say to him,] 'OK, Mel Gibson, we know [your movie is] the best, but if you shut up, maybe we can give you an award.' I think that's how people feel about me sometimes: 'OK, [your album] was the best.'

" 'Apocalypto' was the best movie," West continued. "It's probably some complete bullsh-- that got nominated over it. Around the time of the awards, if you want to ask me what's the bullsh-- that got nominated, I will tell you. It's my opinion; it doesn't mean it's good or bad. I'm a movie buff."

Footnote: yes Mel bought a new home but if you want to know where it is google! In my own little way I'm trying to protect his privacy.

I knew it all along

Mel, who was not present in the Malibu, Calif. court, got major kudos from the judge who told Mel's attorney "I truly believe the rehabilitation in this case is being very effective." The judge added that he would eventually like to see Mel, but at this point "it's counterproductive to have him in the courtroom."

Gibson's attorney Blair Berk filed paperwork with the court this morning indicating he is meeting all the terms of his probation. She told the judge "He's doing extremely well."

Mel's next court date is August 23.

Some Quick Mel News

Mel Gibson is hoping to bring former Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt's life to the big screen. The movie mogul admits he has always been fascinated by Holt's life and death and now he plans to make a biopic about the man.
He says, "In the 1960s, Harry went for a swim on Cheviot Beach near his pad at Portsea in Victoria and never came back. That's not even half as interesting as the life the man led."
Holt was presumed dead after disappearing in December 1967 - a year after becoming Australia's 17th Prime Minister.

Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto will arrive on DVD May 22nd for the suggested retail price of $29.99 and on Blu-ray for the suggested retail price of $34.99.

Though Mel Gibson has already announced that he has no inspiration to return to past hits such as Mad Max, that doesn't mean he isn't up for a lighter fare such as a sequel to Maverick.

Gibson digs digital action

On "Apocalypto," Mel Gibson found that using the Panavision Genesis gave him a unique look.

He points to a scene where the film's hero is chased through the jungle by men carrying torches. Not only was he able to shoot using just the torchlight, but, "When you open the shutter 360 degrees, the quality of movement takes on a different quality that you don't get on film.

"The fire had a liquid thing that doesn't happen on film. The greenery and the stuff he's running by has this incredible blur effect; you can stop on any frame and it's like a Monet painting. It makes him look like he's going even faster than he really is."

Gibson was also excited about seeing those images with digital projection at the ArcLight theater in Hollywood.

"It was astounding," he says. "I think I like the (projected) image (more) than the digital image that was scanned onto film. It was almost like 3-D, it was so great and clear. And of course there's less deterioration of the actual material as you watch it." Referring to the degradation of tradition film, he adds: "You make this pristine image you want to send off like your child to school, but it comes home by 3 p.m. with a nosebleed."

For Gibson, the bottom line is simple: "I think the digital has caught the film. I don't think it's a wannabe anymore. It's an 'is.' It's a very high-class alternative."

Mel Gibson most powerful celebrity

Mel Gibson has been named the world's most powerful celebrity - outclassing last year's winner Jennifer Aniston.

The 48-year-old 'Passion of the Christ' director won top spot with a pay packet of $210 million and the most international press coverage.

The Forbes Celebrity 100 rankings put golf star Tiger Woods in second place, as the top-earning athlete with $80 million, and talk-show host Oprah Winfrey in third - who cashed-in as much as Gibson.

Mel Gibson Arrest Prompts New Legislation

The media fallout surrounding Mel Gibson's much publicized DUI arrest could end up changing California law.

The media fallout surrounding Mel Gibson's much publicized DUI arrest could end up changing California law. A Santa Monica legislator is pushing a bill that would make it a crime for public safety employees to sell information to media outlets in an effort to clamp down on payments made by celebrity tabloids.

"This is a breach of the public trust, and if violated should be a crime," wrote bill author, Assem. Julia Brownley, D-Santa Monica.

Brownley introduced the bill at the request of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The assemblywoman said she has no direct knowledge that information was sold in the Mel Gibson case, but said in the instant information age, Internet sites may be paying public safety officers for access to immediate information.

"In the Mel Gibson case, we know that once he was accused it was within that evening that he had a mug shot and there was a story," Brownley said. "So does that taint his right to a fair trial? I think possibly so."

Brownley's bill, AB 920, targets peace officers, public safety employees and court employees. It also affects media outlets. Any reporter who offers to pay public safety officials for information could be subject to a misdemeanor under the legislation.

The measure unanimously passed the Assembly Public Safety Committee this week. It has no registered opposition.
I though that this was already a crime. Guess I should have paid more attention in Government class back in the day!!!!

Don't Mess With Mel

Mel Gibson has succeeded in banning a beer from a small Danish brewery, because it was called Braveheart - the same name of his 1995 Oscar-winning movie. The Hollywood star was angry the beer from Midtfyns Bryghus was called Braveheart, and even threatened to sue for the brewery's use of the name.
But the brewery's 72-year-old owner Keld Andersen initially refused to give in to pressure from Gibson, and only backed down after consulting with the Danish Patent and Trademark Council.
Andersen claimed the filmmaker couldn't possibly copyright the name as a Romanian king from the 15th century was called Braveheart and a silent film from the 1920s was titled Brave Heart.
He says, "I was certain I had a good case against those big guys in Hollywood, but evidently it wasn't enough. Gibson gets his way and the brewer admits defeat. There's nothing we can do so we'll stop making the Braveheart beer."

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I Have Allies

This past Friday, (thank God I had the day off) I turned on my laptop and searched the news stories for something to blog about. Much to my suprise I came across a news story titled Mel Goes Balllistic--"Lady F--k Off" TMZ, my arch enemy.

So I prepaired for battle once again. Memories of last summer flashed through my mind when I set up basecamp in my living room battling comment after comment on that vicious website. I sign each comment pretty much the same way ADMF Lisa, or A Devoted Mel Fan.

As I posted my first comment of what I thought would be one of many, I noticed a change, 90% of all the comments were defending Mel, I was not alone in my war against Harvey Levin. By the way last summer I defended Mel so much on the TMZ website, that some of my comments were deleted. They were there for a while then poof, gone. No bad language on my part, I stayed respectable because I wanted people to listen to what I had to say. Even now my latest comment on Mel took hours too show up, I'm just saying... it's kind if weird. Harvey claims it's nothing personal against Mel but I don't believe him.

By this time my phone is ringing off the hook and everyone is asking me if I heard about Mel. "Yes, you know I'm on it already " I quickly relpy.

I go back to the TMZ website and even more people are defending Mel. Wow, this is so cool. So at this point I look at the pictures that TMZ have posted for what really was the first time, and that's when it happened again. You know, that 'Oh my God he's so hot thing' Mel had this stern look on his face, strong hands, and a, dare should I say it, a...FU look about him. Thank goodness I was sitting down or when I noticed the white wife beater tee under his faded looking red shirt, my knees buckled. "I bet he has jeans on too" I said to myself. Jeans, a suit, I don't care, I have a Mel thing. I just want to say THANK YOU PEOPLE THAT POSTED POSITIVE COMMENTS ABOUT MEL OVER THE WEEKEND. IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT I HAVE ALLIES.

If you haven't heard

LOS ANGELES - Mel Gibson exchanged angry words with a university professor who challenged the accuracy of his film "Apocalypto" at an on-campus screening. Gibson was answering questions from the crowd at California State University, Northridge, Thursday night when Alicia Estrada, an assistant professor of Central American studies, accused the actor-director of misrepresenting the Mayan culture in the movie. Gibson directed an expletive at the woman, who was removed from the crowd.

"In no way was my question aggressive in the way that he responded to it," Estrada said. "These are questions that my peers, my colleagues, ask me every time I make a presentation. These are questions I pose to my students in the classroom."

Gibson's publicist, Alan Nierob, characterized the professor as "a heckler."

"The woman ... was rude and disruptive inasmuch as the event organizers had to escort her out," Nierob said.

Lauren Robeson, editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper, the Daily Sundial, said Gibson denounced Estrada as a troublemaker.

"It was a brief disruption to an otherwise interesting, stimulating event from our students' perspectives," said university spokesman John Chandler. "The students were very appreciative of Mr. Gibson being there. He spent a lot of time answering questioernational headlines. The R-rated epic about the decline of Mayan civilization shows Mayan rulers slitting throats and beheading and ripping the beating hearts from the chests of their enemies.

Human sacrifice among the Mayans has been well-documented in recent years and is accepted as fact by most anthropologists, knocking down a previous theory that the culture did not take part in such bloody rituals.

However, there are some scholars and Indian activists who still believe the human sacrifice accounts are false or overblown, and an attempt by racist scientists to paint the culture as violent.

"This isn't the Mayan culture," Juan Tiney, leader of the National Indian and Farmer Committee, Guatemala's biggest Mayan organization, told the AP. "Although it might be part of it, there was also culture, economics, astronomical wealth and language. ... It discredits a people to present them in this manner."

Gibson "did his homework and consulted with world authorities on this matter," Nierob said.

"Apocalypto" has grossed more than $100 million worldwide, and it earned three Academy Award nominations.



Thank You Mel for sticking up for yourself.

It's Okay Mel, they asked for it.

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"Tonight We Dine In Hell"

Every now and then I come out of my Mel induced fan frenzy to comment on other things. The movie 300 is one of those times. It is a great movie, beautiful to look at, the acting is out standing. It will make you laugh, make you cry. You'll want to stand up and cheer out loud. It makes you want to be a Spartan.

One reviewer called it the poor mans Braveheart, at first I took offense, (as I tend to do when people talk about Mel. A lot of bad press can make a fan paranoid) then I saw the movie and I understood what he was saying. 300 is darker, dirtier, and yes even bloodier than Braveheart, but it will not win an Oscar unless the Academy is taken over by Quentin Tarantino. Both movies however will give you the same feeling, fight for something, fight with pride, die with pride and be proud of what you achieved and the legacy that you will leave behind.

Remember the 300.

I know, but...

Alright I know that I should post something about the reported 2 movies Mel might film in Panama, but I got distracted when I saw this picture. I think he looks hot. I love the smile, his relax nature, the confidence. After last summer I thought these candid shot would be hard to find I'm so happy right now to see Mel being Mel. That's all I ever wanted.

(I really admire this man)

Can't wait to see what he does next

PANAMA CITY, Panama: Mel Gibson, fresh off his Mexico-based epic "Apocalypto," is thinking of heading south to film a movie in Panama, tourism officials said Monday.
Gibson, accompanied on his visit by his 24-year-old son, Edward, dined Sunday night with tourism spokesman and singer Ruben Blades, who suggested he do a remake of the 1950 film noir "Panic in the Streets," in Panama, the Panama Tourism Bureau said in a news release.
Panamanian filmmaker Jose Severino was quoted in Monday editions of the daily newspaper La Prensa as saying that he was in negotiations with Gibson to produce a movie about Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa, the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from its eastern shore.
The tourism bureau said Gibson and Blades spoke of the actor-director's experience directing "Apocalypto," an epic movie about the demise of the Mayan civilization, in the jungles of the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. The movie was released last year.
Members of the crew "became ill from the heat, insects and tropical snakes," the tourism bureau's news release said.

Damn, he should have won

A record 19th loss for sound engineer

Sound engineer Kevin O‘Connell didn‘t take home an Oscar on Sunday night but he did put his name in the academy record book — for most Oscar losses, 19, without a win.
O‘Connell was nominated in the sound mixing category for "Apocalypto." He lost to "Dreamgirls."
"I would like this to happen while she‘s still around. I‘m sure she‘d like it to happen while she‘s still around," O‘Connell said.
"I‘ve definitely gotten more mileage out of losing than winning," he said. "Everybody kids me, then they all say,
We really want you to win.‘ I think they‘re tired of looking at my mug on TV."

Apocalypto on DVD

Buena Vista Home Entertainment will release Mel Gibson's critically acclaimed "Apocalypto" on DVD this May 22nd.Extras will include: an "Audio commentary" with Mel Gibson and co-writer Farhad Safinia," a "Becoming Mayan: Making Apocalypto," and "A deleted Scene" with optional commentary by Mel Gibson and Farhad Safinia." Synopsis:From Academy Award winning filmmaker Mel Gibson ("The Passion of The Christ," "Braveheart"), comes "Apocalypto": a heart stopping mythic action-adventure set against the turbulent end times of the once great Mayan civilization. When his idyllic existence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, a man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life."

Bicultural superstar Anna Tsuchiya is a Mel Fan

What movies have you seen recently that impressed you? Are you seeing a lot of Japanese movies?
I don't watch that many Japanese movies. One I saw recently that really impressed me was "The Passion of the Christ." It's a movie everyone should see, whether they're Christians or not. It's heavy -- but that's why I think it's worth watching. I also liked "Braveheart."
But that's supposed to be a movie for guys.
Right, it is. And so is "Passion," for that matter. Girls start screaming when they see it. So I guess that means I'm a guy (laughs). I really like Mel Gibson's eyes -- they're beautiful. I like the way they move.

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We would have missed out on so much

Mel Gibson told an Australian newspaper that if he was doing it all over again, he wouldn't have gotten into acting, and he'd tell his kids not to get into it, either. "I'd be a doctor or chef," says Mel.

I hate the thought of a world without Mel Movies. What would I watch to cheer me up?

If You're a Mel fan then you will understand

Three Stooges Movie Marathon, Monday, February 19 on SPIKE TV.

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The Mayan Language is "Cool" again.

AS Mel Gibson stirs interest in the once-repressed Mayan languages with his film Apocalypto, they are enjoying a real-life renaissance in Guatemala's mountains and jungles.A bilingual education drive in the mostly Mayan country is reviving 21 languages pushed aside since the Spanish conquest 500 years ago, some of which were close to extinction.
The club-wielding, human-sacrificing stars of Gibson's movie speak entirely in Yucatec Mayan, still used today by hundreds of thousands of people in Mexico and Belize.
It is only one of 30 Mayan languages descended from a single, 4000-year-old tongue and spoken by about five million people in Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras.
Each of Guatemala's Mayan languages is being standardised with dictionaries and school grammar books. The internet has made it easier to create and distribute.
"There has been a significant growth of young people speaking Mayan languages," Maya lawyer Amilcar Pop said.
Linguist Michael Richards said there was a major rise in areas of the country of young people three to 14 speaking Mayan languages. -REUTERS

Happy Valentines Day

U HAVE TO BUY THIS!!!!

I can't put into words how much I love this DVD. If you have any doubt to the genius of Mel Gibson this is a must see. The man is amazing, and he surrounds himself with other amazing people to make one of the greatest movies of all time. If you buy nothing else, buy this!!!

Where all my saints at?

For this I will go see Iron Man!

February 7, 2007 -- MEL Gibson alienated a lot of people in Hollywood with his anti-Semitic tirade when he was arrested, but he's got Robert Downey Jr. on his side. Downey, whose dad is Jewish, told W magazine, "What occurred, in my estimation, was that somebody was caught in the act of being an imperfect human being." As for all the Gibson haters in Tinseltown, Downey smirked, "I really didn't know that we had 8 million morally sound people in this town. Wow, I really didn't know that. I guess I've been dining at the Ivy with, like, living saints."

I just felt like it

I have no real reason for posting these picture other than I was watching the movie, and this is my blog. I will say this thought, it's getting a little old hearing "Mel Gibson" name mention everytime some other celebrity does something stupid. It is upsetting and unfair to have him lumped into the same group as Lindsey Lohan and others. Get over it all ready.

I know This Isn't about Mel, but....

Superbowl

41 champs

Josh wants to be like Mel

Josh Holloway wants his Lost character, Sawyer, to die in a grisly, "Braveheart-style battle".Although Josh is not sure about Sawyer's fate, if he does get killed off he wants to go out with a bang, just like Mel Gibson's character William Wallace did in the epic Scottish film.

He told Britain's New magazine: "In the current atmosphere of TV shows the writers are willing to kill a main character without any problem. But when it happens, I want a big, bloody Braveheart-style battle. I want Sawyer to die badly!"

I'm Sorry Mel, I forgot! ;-(

"My hope is that this movie will affect people on a very profound level and reach them with a message of faith, hope, love and forgiveness." Mel Gibson

The Passion of the Christ (Two-Disc Definitive Edition) is now at available. It came out Tuesday.

I can't believe I forgot. http://www.amazon.com/

I'm So Proud of Him

Mel's Mayan epic "Apocalypto" launched impressively in Mexico for Fox with a first-place $2.7 million at 465. It also led in openings in Taiwan, with $336,000 at 56, and in Brazil, with $207,000 at 48, pushing the foreign film past $40 million.

This is so cool!

Blu-ray Payback

April 10.2007 Payback Straight Up: the Director's Cut will also be available on Blu-ray.

Apocalypto Opens in Mexico

Twentieth Century Fox Mexico bows Mel Gibson's Mayan epic "Apocalypto" today in Mexico. Fox is releasing the film on 300 prints -- midsized for the market -- and expects to nab the No. 1 spot and 15 million pesos ($1.4 million) in the opening weekend.

Fox estimated the pic would earn less than $4 million during its run, but exhibs were more optimistic, expecting it to earn more than $6 million.

Film managed to nab a B-15 rating, which requires kids younger than 15 be accompanied by an adult, after distribs feared landing a C rating (similar to R) due to the pic's graphic violence.

Mexico is the first Latin American market to see the film and should provide a litmus test for other markets with populations of indigenous peoples and pre-Colombian cultures. Fox has rights for the entire region.
Francisco Lopez, Fox Latam's regional marketing manager, said the distrib is marketing the film more as an action film in some markets -- including Mexico -- and would play up the cultural aspect in campaigns in the more European-centered markets such as Argentina and Chile, which have tiny indigenous populations.

Oscar Nominees

Sound Mixing: "Apocalypto," "Blood Diamond," "Dreamgirls," "Flags of Our Fathers," "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."

Sound Editing: "Apocalypto," "Blood Diamond," "Flags of Our Fathers," "Letters From Iwo Jima," "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."

Makeup:"Apocalypto," "Click," "Pan's Labyrinth."

What I think Apocalypto should have been nominated for.

Cinematography, Costume, Foreign Language Film, Directing

Okay Mel, take a moment, go on a long vacation, then come back with another kick ass movie. Your fans, we understand the big machine that is Hollywood. We are not as stupid as they think we are.

Apocalypto Going Strong

Mel's "Apocalypto" 1 in Spain with an estimated $1.8 million from 280 screens. In the U.K., where Gibson's Icon Film Distribution is handling the title, the third weekend tally was an estimated $800,000 from 316 sites, for a market cume of $7.1 million.

Apocalypto Update

Foreign Total for http://apocalypto.movies.go.com/ as of Jan. 14, 2007:
$28,482,348
Domestic Total as of Jan. 16, 2007: $49,120,051

I'm so glad that people are turning out to see this movie. Golden Globe or not, it's a winner in my book.

And it continues...

Mel is due to appear in a Malibu court today for a court ordered progress report in his druken-driving case.The case stems from an incident last July in which sheriff's deputies arrested Gibson on suspicion of drunken driving.

America Still Loves Mel

Move over, Tom Hanks - America has a new favorite movie star. Denzel Washington has bumped the "Forrest Gump" star over to second place even though Denzel Washington.

The late John Wayne maintained his third-place position from the previous year, while another movie cowboy, Clint Eastwood, rose two spots to No. 4, according to Harris Online.
Will Smith makes his debut in fifth place, most likely due to the film "The Pursuit of Happyness," tying Julia Roberts for the honor.
"Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp and "Apocalypto" director Mel Gibson tie for seventh place, while George Clooney took ninth place. Harrison Ford came in at No. 10 after holding the third spot last year.

(I would of ranked him number 1, but that's just me)

Mel Gibson Insists He's Moved On, But Others Won't

Los Angeles, CA (BANG) - Mel Gibson knows he's made some mistakes in the past, however, he insists things are different now and wishes people would simply cut him some slack.
Mel doesn't care if some people won't forgive him for his anti-Semitic remarks that were made last summer.
The "Apocalypto" director - who said, "Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world" after being stopped by police for drunk driving last July - says if people cannot forgive and forget it's not his problem.
He insisted, "I have moved on and some folks won't, and that's not my problem. A lot of people were very understanding and kind. It was a good lesson, and I'm thankful for it. The outcome has been positive out of a lot of negativity."
The "Lethal Weapon" actor is also unhappy with people trying to analyze his beliefs and mental state after the event.
He said in an interview with Britain's The Times newspaper, "It's very private and personal. My life has been misrepresented and dragged out in a public manner, with everyone being a dime-store analyst. I don't want to help them in that because they have no ides. I am a work-in-progress, just like the rest of the f***ing human race. If they want to point the finger, they can think about themselves a little first."

**He's so cool!**

Mel in Mexico

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Actor and producer Mel Gibson hit back on Monday at accusations his "Apocalypto" film misrepresents Mayan Indians as savages, accusing opponents of not doing their research.
"Those who criticise the movie should do their homework. I did," Gibson told reporters at a screening of the film in Mexico City.
Indigenous activists in Guatemala, once home to a large part of the former Mayan empire in southern Mexico and northern Central America, say "Apocalypto" is racist.

The film has yet to open in Mexico and Guatemala but pirated DVDs are available on the streets and heart-pounding trailers have been shown in movie theaters.
Mayan critics of "Apocalypto" say scenes of scary-looking Indians with bone piercings and scarred faces hurling spears and sacrificing humans promote stereotypes about their culture.
He produced and co-wrote the movie, which revolves around one man's quest to save himself from human sacrifice in the ancient civilization.
Spoken entirely in the Yucatec Mayan language, "Apocalypto" led the North American box office with three-day ticket sales of $14.2 million (7.2 million pounds) in its first weekend in December.

MLK

STAND FOR SOMETHING

Am I paranoid?

The Golden Globes are tonight, which on the average predicts the Oscar race http://www.oscars.org/, now all of a sudden I'm noticing old articles popping up on the internet from 2004 about the Passion of the Christ, Why?

I went to Google, (love google) typed in Mel Gibson, clicked on news, sort by date (which is suppose to give you the most current new stories) and what appears on my computer screen articles about the Passion of The Christ from 2004, again I ask why?

I know that as a Mel Gibson fan, I am bound to think that some of his treatment is unfair, but this just can't be with paranoid thoughts is it?

Just Because

I have nothing to blog, I just wanted to post this picture of Mel.

(Give me a break okay, I'm trying to finish my story and I have writers block and I needed a distraction for a minute)

Mel up for more awards

Mel Gibson and Bruce Davey are just two of the nominations for Britain's top film awards, the BAFTA. British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards which are equivalent to the Oscars.

Mel and fellow producer Davey have been nominated in the category for films not in the English language for their historical action/drama Apocalypto. Its biggest competition would appear to be Spanish director Pedro Almodovar's Volver.

The awards will be announced on Feb 11 at a ceremony at London's Royal Opera House.

Russia Love Mel

Apocalypto has now taken in $4.5 million in the cold country. The Russian box office makes up roughly half of the film’s international take of $9.6 million.
Foreign Total as of Dec. 31, 2006:$9,675,507
Domestic Total as of Jan. 10, 2007: $47,844,327

Me will travel to Mexico next week for the Mexican premiere of his new movie Apocalypto, about ancient Mayans, his publicist said.
Apocalypto tells the story of the Mayan people — who built a civilization in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — and is in a Mayan language. Gibson employed Mayans for the film and has said he wants to make the Mayan language "cool" again and encourage young people "to speak it with pride."
Publicist Alan Nierob confirmed that Gibson will attend the premiere on Monday.
Apocalypto has broken box-office records for foreign-language films in its opening weekends in several countries, including Britain. It has also earned a Golden Globe nomination for best foreign-language film.

Gibson on Apocalypto

A contrite Mel Gibson puts the past behind him with an ambitious new epic, Apocalypto, which hits Australian screens today.
He's contrite, but Mel Gibson is moving on from his drunken diatribe with typical epic zeal
It would be an understatement to say that Mel Gibson, Oscar-winning director and Hollywood star of more than two decades, has not had the best 12 months.
Yet as Gibson chats en route to his office in Los Angeles, he is talkative and clearly keen to put the alcohol-induced tirade of last July behind him. He remains genuinely contrite, but matter-of-fact, as he calmly and sincerely discusses what happened in his only Australian interview.
"I got a skinful and mouthed off, which is not coming from a good place, but I'm moving on from that," he says.
However, he looks at that experience, "as a gift, because it's made me really scratch my head and focus on a couple of things that I needed to".
"It's working out real positive, and hopefully that's reflected in other lives that I'll touch."
Yet the actor/director feels the press focuses excessively on the transgressions of the rich and famous.
"Everybody screws up and I tell you, if you ask everybody in the world to raise their hand if they never said something vicious, something that they regretted or something stupid, there wouldn't be many people who would be able to raise those hands."
Gibson - whose latest directorial feature, Apocalypto, opens today - is no stranger to controversy, thanks to 2004's The Passion Of The Christ.
Much to Gibson's surprise, Passion resulted in unexpected box office gold, which Gibson says, "told me pretty clearly that there's an appetite for something kind of different out there. So I said, OK, I'll give them something different again.
"But that kind of success encourages me that there is the hunger and appetite for people who really want to be taken somewhere else, so that's what I'm trying to do. I'm trying to provide them with a visceral and sense experience, so that by the time they walk into the temple (in the film's sacrifice scene) they are hopefully going out of their minds."
Which brings us to Apocalypto - another subtitled Gibson film, this one set in the Mayan civilisation at a time when it is facing decline.
For now, Gibson has elected to turn his back on mainstream American cinema to make films that challenge him as an artist. But he insists he is not intentionally shunning the major studios.
"I really don't think in those terms. I've just been financing the stuff myself because only a lunatic would do that," he laughs.
"There's a gamble aspect to it, in that you could fall flat on your face, which is always a possibility, but at some point you've got to try and put your money where your mouth is and say, 'I can do this'."
Gibson had his actors speak in a little-known ancient Mayan dialect, a symptom of his zeal for history.
"There's always this conceit amongst historians, particularly European historians, that history only began when they arrived, which of course is not the case.
"I thought that it would be interesting to tell a story from the perspective that wasn't told from the New World point of view.
"There's so much mystery surrounding the temples and the archeological findings, that it just really fires your imagination."
Gibson's epics, including his Oscar-winning Braveheart, tend to explore characters or societies facing social and moral dilemmas.
"Those crisis times are when the best stories surface, because people are asked to do things in times of crisis that go beyond their usual realm of experience. To me, those are the really interesting focal points. So I think you're looking for a story that's compelling and therefore you have to set it in a time and place where you see it happening, where you can inspect or investigate the nature of the human spirit in those particular circumstances."
Following his successes in such Hollywood blockbusters as the Lethal Weapon series, Gibson is in no rush to return to acting, despite the rumours.
"I just haven't felt the pressing desire to hop in front of the camera and tap dance," he says.
"It's not that I don't want to do it, it's just that it hasn't been on the menu for me for a while. When I was younger I used to think: boy, what would happen if I didn't work again and gee whiz that'd be terrible, but I since realised that it's not terrible at all."
He admits he enjoys "exploring the backside of the industry from a production and directorial point of view".
"I think the best thing I will have gleaned from all this is that whenever I do get in front of the camera again I'll be able to empathise with any director, no matter who it is, in order to help him with his vision."
Following a rocky year personally and an intense one creatively, Gibson says he is now "looking forward to just doing a little fishing and contemplating my own navel".
He won't disclose the location of his hunting waters, but he does hope to return to Australia at some point to work.
The last time Gibson was in front of an Australian camera was in 1985's Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.
"I think you have to find a worthy project to do there, and I think to actually work in Australia means that you can't just take any great story and move it there.
"Rather you need one that's somehow connected to the place, because I think there's such a soul in the ground."
Beyond fishing, Gibson says he has no idea what is in store for him professionally.
"I think I'll probably cook up some other weird idea, but I'm hoping that it won't be too bizarre and maybe something in the English language."
* Apocalypto opens today in Australia* read the original article here

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21042702-5001026,00.html

Passion of The Christ

Passion of The Christ - Definitive EditionTwo-Disc Special

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST - Definitive Edition. Debuting on DVD on January 30, 2007, the two-disc Definitive Edition includes several commentaries including a first ever one with Director Mel Gibson. The set also includes an alternative version of the film, Passion: Re-Cut.

Disc one contains the Feature film and the Passion Re-Cut (seamlessly branched); Filmmaker Commentary with Mel Gibson, Caleb Deschanel and John Wright (original cut only), Production Commentary with Stephen McEveety, Ted Rae and Keith Vanderlan (original cut only); Theologian Commentary with Mel Gibson, Father William J. Fulco, Gerry Matatics and Father John Bartunek (original cut only); and Music Commentary with John Debney.

Disc two includes By His Wounds We Are Healed: The Making of the Passion of The Christ; Deleted Scenes, Galleries and the Theatrical Trailer.

DVD Price: $26.98 U.S.Street Date: January 30, 2007Total Running Time: 142 minutes U.S. Rating R Closed Captioned: Yes

The Passion of The Christ – Definitive Edition DVD is available in 1.88:1 anamorphic widescreen and is presented in Aramaic DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound with English and Spanish subtitles.

Mel Breaks UK Box Office Record

Mel Gibson's new movie Apocalypto has claimed the box office record for the biggest opening weekend for a foreign language film in the UK.The movie, which is spoken in the Mayan dialect and estimated to have cost £20m to make, has taken £1.3m since its release on Friday.It opened in 385 cinemas in the UK.
The film beat the previous record-holder Hero, which took £1.05m in 2004 during its opening weekend. Takings also dwarf those of opening other titles such as the acclaimed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (£696,000) and Amelie (£559,000).Gibson's fourth film as director is set during the decline of the Mayan civilisation in Mexico and features a cast of largely unknowns.It has received mixed reviews from critics, who say violence is shown in extreme detail with throats cut, people beheaded and still-beating hearts ripped from the victims of human sacrifice. Two years ago, The Passion Of The Christ, Gibson's controversial retelling of the final 12 hours of Jesus Christ's life, became a commercial phenomenon.

Italy Court slap age ban on Apocalypto

ROME (Reuters) - An Italian court has barred youths under 14 from seeing Mel Gibson's gory new film, "Apocalypto", overthrowing a decision by the country's censors who had deemed the movie fit for children.

The censors drew widespread criticism from politicians and parents' associations last week when they failed to impose any age restriction on the film, unlike most countries where it has been released.

The court's ban is temporary pending a January 17 hearing, a lawyer for Codacons, the consumer group which brought the case in favour of setting an age-limit, said on Monday.

"Even before hearing our arguments, they've slapped the ban to safeguard minors," Codacons lawyer Marco Ramadori told Reuters.

After Italy's court ban, only Russia is screening the film without an age restriction. The film is R-rated in the United States and has an age-18 certification in Britain and Germany.

Culture Minister Francesco Rutelli, who had written to the film's distributor in Italy recommending they alert the public to the violence of some of the scenes, met the censorship commission on Monday to review current standards.

Apocalypto, which hit Italian theatres on Friday, was the second most viewed film at the weekend after James Bond's latest adventure "Casino Royale".

Read the entire article here

Payback Back Again

January 5, 2007 - On April 10, 2007, Paramount Home Entertainment will release Payback (Straight Up: The Director's Cut) on DVD. The double dip of the Mel Gibson revenge action-black comedy will feature tons of bonus materials and extra features, although they are currently to be announced. It will be available for the MSRP (Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price) of $19.99.Final content information is currently unavailable, but check out the artwork for the Payback (Straight Up: The Director's Cut) DVD link to the page here: