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Movie Review – Braveheart (1995)
BRAVEHEART (1995) won 5 Oscars including the Best Film and Best Director awards for Mel Gibson. It was also nominated for 5 more Oscars including the Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, penned by Randall Wallace. William Wallace, played by Mel Gibson, is a reluctant hero from 13th century Scotland in the classic [...]
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Ricky in Globes form
RICKY Gervais took aim at Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber's paternity test in his opening monologue at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles today – but saved most of his ammunition for network NBC, which is screening the awards. Gervais – returning to the awards after a controversial turn at the helm [...]
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What the Devil?
Crucifix! Apply directly to the forehead! “The Devil Inside,” out Friday, follows a woman trying to figure out whether her mom has been possessed by Satan or is merely suffering from the world’s worst case of PMS. It wouldn’t be the first time the Prince of Darkness has popped up on film. "The Devil’s Advocate”Al [...]
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Orthodox Lawyer Suspended After Lying About Anti-Semitism
Injecting anti-semitism into a traffic stop didn't work too well for Mel Gibson, and one Queens lawyer who pulled a "reverse Gibson" on a New Jersey state trooper has been suspended from practicing law. Elliot Dear, an orthodox Jew, was pulled over for driving 84 mph in a 55 zone in 2007. The Post reports [...]
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Mel Gibson's Apocalypto Brings the Past Violent Mayan Life Into Our Consciousness
Apocalypto – 4 Stars (Excellent) Mel Gibson's Apocalypto shows the raw, violent face of the advanced Mayan civilization in its decline, with its rulers insisting that the key to continued prosperity is to build more temples and offer more human sacrifices to their Gods. The result is the story of innocent Mayans being viciously attacked [...]
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Mel Gibson impresses judge
Mel Gibson has 'more than impressed' the judge overseeing his battery case. The 'Braveheart' actor – who pleaded no contest to misdemeanour battery against former girlfriend Oksana Grigoreiva in March – won praise from Judge Stephanie Sautner yesterday (01.12.11) for completing twice the amount of anger management and domestic violence counselling he was required to [...]
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60 Minutes Commentator Andy Rooney Dead at 92
John Filo/CBS Andy Rooney might have been the only person who didn't think of himself first and foremost as a curmudgeon. Rooney, whose trenchant commentaries on war, clutter and Lady Gaga were part of 60 Minutes for 33 years, died Friday in a New York City hospital due to complications following minor surgery, according to [...]
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Mel Gibson gets settlement extension
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 » 12:33pm Mel Gibson and ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva have been given an extension to conclude their custody arrangement. The Hollywood actor's lawyers have reportedly asked for more time to work on the details of a settlement agreement between the pair – who split up in June 2010 – which was made [...]
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Now on DVD and Blu-ray: Giuseppe Tornatore's 'Baaria' and Kevin Smith's 'Red State'
"Baaria" Writer-director Giuseppe Tornatore, whose graceful and highly personal 1988 film "Cinema Paradiso" won an Oscar and Golden Globe for best foreign film, has crafted another sweeping epic about his Sicilian homeland. This 2009 film follows three generations of a family in the province of Palermo, from the 1920s to the 1980s. Francesco Scianna stars [...]
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In praise of movie novelisations, and the gold they offer movie geeks
Published on Sep 28, 2011 They’re the novels film buffs love to read, and collect omnivorously. The books take up at least a single shelf, and their collectors smile, impressed, at the way a multi-million dollar scene sparkling with special effects can be effectively emulated in prose. Or maybe that’s just me. But seriously: haven’t [...]
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Fear of foreigners on screen presages return of cringe
Comments 35 comments Can't help myself……….if Australian actors went on strike….would anyone notice? Arrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh….that felt good. Act Rationally – September 13, 2011, 8:27AM For every Judy Davis, Mel Gibson or Cate Blanchett we have about a thousand Kylie Minogues. Surface-pretty and hopelessly inadequate. The union should consider that first. The main problem(s) facing the Australian [...]
