Edge of Darkness
As he continues to work through personal issues that seem to require expiation through his characters on screen, Mel Gibson, plays a Tom Craven, a Boston cop out for more than justice after his...
View ArticleInterview: Jodie Foster, director and star of The Beaver
Jodie Foster directed and co-stars in "The Beaver," a movie notorious already for two reasons. First, its script by newcomer Kyle Killen was on top of the famous "black list" of outstanding unproduced...
View ArticleA Controversial Choice for a Judah Maccabee Film
The story of Judah Maccabee, one of the greatest warrior heroes in Jewish history, could make a great movie. He led the first revolt against religious oppression in 167 BCE. His victory is celebrated...
View ArticleMel Gibson’s Maccabee Movie Falls Apart with Angry Accusations of Anti-Semitism
It is hard to imagine a more explosive combination than Mel Gibson and Joe Eszterhas. Both are famously volatile and outspoken. Mel Gibson is a devout Catholic, an actor, writer, and director whose...
View ArticleMovie of the Month: The Passion of the Christ
Thanks to the editors at Beliefnet for inviting me to write about our Movie of the Month, The Passion of the Christ. Mel Gibson's "Passion of the Christ" is both more and less than a movie. In one...
View ArticleThe Expendables 3
Everything I said about the last two "Expendables" movies, blah blah, with some new additions from the AARP branch of the action heroes club: Harrison Ford, Antonio Banderas, Wesley Snipes, and Mel...
View ArticleThe Declaration of Independence — Happy 4th of July!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETroXvRFoKY... Read the full post here » The post The Declaration of Independence — Happy 4th of July! appeared first on Movie Mom.
View ArticleThe Winners! Golden Globes 2016
Bring back Tina and Amy! Ricky Gervais was so intent on being outrageous he forgot to be funny for much of the 2016 Golden Globes broadcast. A running gag about being bored was just, well, boring. And...
View ArticleNew Film About WWII Hero Desmond Doss: Hacksaw Ridge
Mel Gibson's new film is "Hacksaw Ridge," the true story of WWII medic Desmond Doss, played by Andrew Garfield ("The Amazing Spider-Man"), who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII,...
View ArticleHacksaw Ridge
Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) called himself a "conscientious supporter." He wanted to support the troops fighting in WWII; he just would not touch a gun. And so, after brutal bullying and assaults...
View ArticleInterview: “Hacksaw Ridge” Mel Gibson, Luke Bracey, Vince Vaughn
Mel Gibson's first film as a director in ten years is "Hacksaw Ridge," the true story of Desmond Doss, a medic in WWII who showed extraordinary courage and devotion, returning over and over again to...
View ArticleExclusive Clip: Hacksaw Ridge
We are honored to present an exclusive clip from the Oscar-nominated film "Hacksaw Ridge," directed by Mel Gibson. It is the true story of Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield, also nominated for an Oscar),...
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