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October 2011

October 17, 2011

Fingertips: Anonymous; Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson; The Fantastic Mr. Star Fox; Woody Allen and Ethan Coen; Tom Waits; U2; Sara Zarr

Are you excited about Anonymous, the movie that's going to shock the world by revealing...

November 2008

November 29, 2008

The Passion of Screenwriter Benedict Fitzgerald

Mel Gibson is still in trouble for how he handled The Passion of the Christ....

November 19, 2008

The Passion of the Christ (2004)

"There is nothing less real than realism. Details are confusing. It is only be selection,...

February 2008

February 12, 2008

Specials: CT Readers Choose Best of ’07. The Passion of the Screenwriter. Is Juno Overrated?

Where does Evan Almighty rate higher than No Country for Old Men and There Will...

December 2006

December 08, 2006

"Apocalypto": the reviews are in.

So... what did Mel Gibson do with all of that money he made off of...

December 04, 2006

Another Cry of Dismay about “Apocalypto”

From an insightful friend who just saw Apocalypto: I found Apocalypto truly repulsive. There really...

December 01, 2006

Reactions to “Apocalypto”

UPDATED: Some friends of mine over at ArtsandFaith.com have just seen Apocalypto, yet another film...

October 2006

October 12, 2006

Mark Shea considers the Mel Gibson debacle

Were we seeing "the real Mel Gibson" when he went on his drunken rampage? In...

August 2006

August 01, 2006

Update: Mel Gibson offers a specific apology to Jews for his comments

BBC News has posted Gibson's full, admirable public apology for his remarks. Here is an...

March 2006

March 20, 2006

Mel Gibson: TIME Magazine gets up close to the director of "Apocalypto"

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Mel, as unpredictable and challenging as usual. This is the larger TIME article, from...

March 04, 2006

Is Mel Gibson worried about what critics will think of "Apocalypto"?

"After what I experienced with The Passion ... I frankly don’t give a flying f---...

January 2006

January 11, 2006

"What If" Question of the Day…

As tired as I am of the Brokeback Mountain and Chronicles of Narnia debates, and...

December 2005

December 08, 2005

And so the next Mel Gibson debacle begins…

The Washington Post is already stoking the fires of controversy over Mel Gibson's next project,...

November 2005

November 21, 2005

Specials: Sermon contest! 100 spiritually significant films! Gibson sues CleanFlicks (for Jesus’ sake)! Ebert loved Oprah!

Monday's specials: Will Your Pastor's Sermon win Narnia Sermon Contest? In other words, can your...

May 2005

May 19, 2005

"The Passion of the Christ" – A Film of Ideas

Found this article via GreenCine. Nice to see some critics still finding some merit in...

March 2005

March 08, 2005

Mel Gibson on the Oscars

from IMDb.com: Mel Gibson has denounced the Oscar ceremonies as "a celebration of mediocrity" and...

February 2005

February 10, 2005

The new, improved, less-violent Passion of the Christ

Mel Gibson has cut five minutes of violence from The Passion of the Christ and...

May 2004

May 11, 2004

‘Passion’ DVD on the way…

Mel Gibson's Icon Productions plans to unveil the video release of "The Passion of the...