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Posted on 09/24/2006 8:52:15 PM PDT by Hildy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mel Gibson has returned to the spotlight to promote his upcoming movie "Apocalypto," and to criticize the war in Iraq, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Almost two months after he railed against Jews when he was arrested for driving drunk in Malibu, the actor made a surprise appearance Friday at Fantastic Fest, an event in Austin, Texas, devoted to new science fiction, horror and fantasy films, the trade paper said in its Monday edition.
He presented a work-in-progress screening of his Mayan adventure tale, and then took questions. About one-third of the full house gathered for the film gave him a standing ovation. The film is scheduled for a December 8 release via Disney.
In describing its portrait of a civilization in decline, Gibson said, "The precursors to a civilization that's going under are the same, time and time again," drawing parallels between the Mayan civilization on the brink of collapse and America's present situation. "What's human sacrifice," he asked, "if not sending guys off to Iraq for no reason?"
Appearing alongside Rudy Youngblood, one of the film's actors who hails from the Austin area, Gibson said he plans to make further trims in the film, which ran more than two hours. The print shown did not include sound effects and score, and some visual effects have not yet been added.
Gibson's appearance at the festival, co-founded by Harry Knowles, was reminiscent of a similar appearance he made at Knowles' Butt-Numb-a-Thon, which offered one of the first public previews of "The Passion of the Christ."
He has the Jewish people upset with him, so if he starts Bush bashing, he will have alot more people upset with him...
Maybe he should shut up while he's ahead????
Major suck up time for Mel-please like me again!
All of Hollywood = the enemy. They would surely have the Islamists decapitate everyone who doesn't agree with them.
Was he drunk again?
No, this time he has NO excuse! What a conundrum for the Mel lovers here.
Was this maybe part of his probation?
He has sobered up since then, hasn't he?
Hmm, if Slick Willie practiced "triangulation", what the heck would one call what Mel's doing? "Inverted Triangulation, the act of getting all sides to be equally pissed off at you?"
"and to criticize the war in Iraq,"
I guess this is the price you pay to be let back in the club.
Hey Mel. "What the F ever!" Good luck with the sober thing. You are going to need it.
I don't know about you, but this movie holds NO appeal for me.
NONE.
ZERO....Lol!
Must be related to a movie he's pimping.
I'm sorry but I don't see any difference between Mel Gibson and the rest of Hollywood who bash Bush for the publicity it generates. Some people have sainted him because he made lots and lots of money making a movie they liked. Now he's appealing to the Michael Moore crowd. I thought he was in rehab.
You'll want to post that article from the Washington Post on this thread too.
Anyway, either you and Taxachusetts Man are very fast, or you think very similarly (same topic posted soon after you). Observation.
Keep talking, Mel.
After all, it worked so well for the Dixie Chicks!
Screw you Mad Max...
They are volunteers you drunkard. And the list of reasons is apparently too long for a drunkard to read.
He should get off the sauce.
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