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....

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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!"