Despite being in production for approximately, oh, seventy years, Mad Max: Fury Road might actually be nearing release. That is, if its newly debuted teaser poster isn’t outright lying to us. Though it boasts 2015 as its release date, I’ll only believe this thing exists when I’m sitting down to watch it. Plagued with delays, […]
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Cuts like a knife – Machete Kills review
October 21, 2013 
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By Simon Miraudo October 21, 2013 The market has well and truly rejected the Machete franchise, as if it were salted toothpaste or phlegm-flavoured soda. Yet still, further instalments keep getting churned out (probably just to keep Danny Trejo in moustache oil). The unnecessary Machete Kills – truly the Crystal Pepsi of cinema – opened […]
Continue readingKelsey Grammer takes the Nicolas Cage role in Expendables 3
September 18, 2013 0 Comments
Though no one could ever truly replace Nicolas Cage, Kelsey Grammer will do his darndest by taking on a role intended for Cage in Expendables 3. According to Deadline, the former Frasier star will play Bonaparte, “an ex-mercenary who helps the Expendables in their mission.” It’s unknown why Cage turned down the part. We suspect […]
Continue readingMel Gibson and Antonio Banderas join Expendables 3
August 12, 2013 0 Comments
Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas join Harrison Ford as the latest additions to The Expendables 3, EW confirms. Sylvester Stallone confirmed to the outlet Gibson’s casting as the villain in the latest instalment of his action saga. Banderas role has not yet been specified. Ford was last week announced as a replacement for the outgoing […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Machete Kills
August 7, 2013 0 Comments
Mel Gibson as a crazy super-villain and Charlie Sheen as the President of the United States? It could only be the trailer for Machete Kills. From the looks of this genuinely insane trailer, it seems director Robert Rodriguez has turned his dial to 11 for this sequel, which once again stars Danny Trejo in the […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Machete Kills
May 31, 2013 0 Comments
Robert Rodriguez’s mad collection of pals assemble in the teaser trailer for Machete Kills, the unlikely sequel to 2010’s Machete (which, as you may recall, began life as a fake trailer from Grindhouse). Just some of the names we get to see in action beside Danny Trejo’s title character: Lady Gaga, Sofia Vergara, Antonio Banderas, […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Sofia Vergara in Machete Kills
March 11, 2013 0 Comments
Posted without comment. Sofia Vergara stars opposite Machete himself, Danny Trejo, as well as Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, and Mel Gibson. Weird cast. We’ll get to see them all in action later this year. That is, so long as Overnight Productions’ lawsuit against Robert Rodriguez’s Quick Draw Productions doesn’t bar the film from release. Overnight are seeking $2 million […]
Continue readingMachete Kills may not see the light of day
November 22, 2012 0 Comments
A lawsuit could keep Robert Rodriguez’s grindhouse sequel Machete Kills from ever seeing the light of day. According to Deadline, Overnight Productions – who hold the original rights to Machete – wish to overturn their decision to allow Rodriguez’s Quick Draw Productions to make the flick. Overnight seek to end the agreement, claiming they have been kept in […]
Continue readingGibson in prison – Get the Gringo review
October 9, 2012 0 Comments
Get the Gringo – Starring Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez, and Dean Norris. Directed by Adrian Grunberg. Rated MA. By Richard Haridy. Any new Mel Gibson film these days comes loaded with the baggage of his widely publicised personal turmoil. The man is undoubtedly an unhinged mess of homophobic, racist and anti-Semitic proportions but we often […]
Continue readingFirst look at Lady Gaga in Machete Kills
July 27, 2012 1 Comment
Robert Rodriguez has revealed another cast-member of his grindhouse sequel Machete Kills via Twitter. And it’s… Lady Gaga? Gaga will play ‘La Chameleon’ in the pic, at least according to the above poster also unveiled by Rodriguez on Twitter. Here’s what he had to say of the pop star: “I just finished working with @LadyGaga on @MacheteKills, she kicked […]
Continue readingThe top 10 celebrity comebacks
June 1, 2012 1 Comment
Top 10 celebrity comebacks. By Simon Miraudo. Third time’s the charm? Mel Gibson tries to resurrect his flailing career once more this week in Get the Gringo. His previous efforts – The Beaver and Edge of Darkness – were roundly rejected by audiences who were more entertained/horrified by his off-screen exploits (which, surely, you don’t […]
Continue readingMel Gibson takes his temper to Machete Kills
April 24, 2012 0 Comments
Mel Gibson, who you may or may not be aware has featured heavily in the news recently, is in “serious discussions” to join Machete Kills, Deadline reports. It seems that Gibson only has “serious discussions” these days. Robert Rodriguez will direct the sequel to 2010’s Machete, bringing back Danny Trejo as the vengeance-seeking grindhouse hero. […]
Continue readingJoe Eszterhas to Mel Gibson: “You hate Jews”
April 12, 2012 2 Comments
You may or may not be surprised to discover that Mel Gibson is in hot water again. Last year it was reported that Gibson was planning on bringing the tale of heroic Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee to the big screen, courtesy of a script by Showgirls screenwriter Joe Eszterhas. Gibson was set to produce the […]
Continue readingThe sad tale of The Beaver ends with a letter from Jodie Foster
February 13, 2012 2 Comments
There was once a time when The Beaver was only a punch-line in the sense that its title was slang for certain genitalia. The Jodie Foster directed flick was a box office disaster, grossing less than $1 million at the U.S. box office. Although it picked up more than $6 million worldwide, it didn’t even […]
Continue readingMel Gibson’s controversial new movie sparks controversy, obviously
September 12, 2011 0 Comments
Which filmmakers would you trust with the tale of heroic Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee? If you said ‘Mel Gibson‘ and ‘Showgirls screenwriter Joe Eszterhas’, you are either a) completely unaware of scandalous current events or b) a nutty go-for-broke studio mogul attempting a Producers–style scam of floptastic proportions. And if B is the case, we […]
Continue readingMel Gibson courts controversy (again) with new film
September 9, 2011 0 Comments
Lethal Weapon star and Academy Award winner Mel Gibson is set to team up with screenwriter Joe Eszterhas for a new film about heroic Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee. According to Deadline, Gibson will produce the flick and has first option to direct for Warner Bros. Gibson has long wanted to make a film about Maccabee, who lead […]
Continue readingSydney Film Festival – The Beaver
June 14, 2011 0 Comments
The Beaver – Starring Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster. Directed by Jodie Foster. By Hilary Simmons. I walked into The Beaver with no preconceptions. In fact, given my long-term dislike of Mel Gibson for his trigger-tempered rants both on and off screen, my expectations were low. I had not read assorted news stories about it […]
Continue readingJason Statham to follow in Mel Gibson’s footsteps for Parker
April 19, 2011 1 Comment
Jason Statham is in talks to star as Parker in an adaptation of Donald Westlake’s crime novel saga of the same name. According to Variety, the Taylor Hackford directed feature would star Statham as an honourable, yet dangerous, thief. The first book of Westlake’s Parker series (published under the pseudonym Richard Stark) was The Hunter, […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Beaver
December 6, 2010 2 Comments
The future of the seemingly-doomed Mel Gibson vehicle The Beaver has been in question for some time now, but a newly released trailer suggests it might be heading to cinemas sooner rather than later. Gibson stars as the CEO of a toy company, who – to better communicate with his wife (Jodie Foster) and sons […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Mel Gibson in The Beaver
November 4, 2010 0 Comments
The poster for the Mel Gibson comedy The Beaver has been snapped at the American Film Market by the team at Coming Soon. Its presence at the AFM indicates that the long-shelved project might finally be gearing up for release. Gibson stars as the CEO of a toy company, who – to better communicate with […]
Continue readingDid Zach Galifianakis get Mel Gibson kicked off The Hangover 2?
October 22, 2010 0 Comments
Earlier this week it was revealed that Mel “You should ****ing smile and **** me!” Gibson would have a cameo in The Hangover 2 as a tattoo artist. Well, not anymore! TMZ are now reporting that Gibson has been cut from the movie at the behest of the protesting cast and crew. Director Todd Phillips […]
Continue readingMad Max: Fury Road comes across a roadblock
July 8, 2010 0 Comments
Hope you weren’t looking forward to catching George Miller‘s Mad Max: Fury Road anytime soon. Filming of the long-rumoured sequel has been postponed until February 2011, leaving the Australian film sector in disarray. The report comes from The Australian, who suggests that the postponement might be the result of a last minute decision to film […]
Continue readingEdge of boredom – Edge of Darkness review
July 5, 2010 1 Comment
Edge of Darkness – Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Huston and Ray Winstone. Directed by Martin Campbell. Rated MA. Originally published February 2, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. If you want to reboot a legend, Martin Campbell is the man to call, or at least he was. The New Zealand director reignited the James Bond franchise on […]
Continue readingEdge of boredom – Edge of Darkness review
February 1, 2010 0 Comments
Edge of Darkness – Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Huston and Ray Winstone. Directed by Martin Campbell. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. If you want to reboot a legend, Martin Campbell is the man to call, or at least he was. The New Zealand director reignited the James Bond franchise on two separate occasions; first with […]
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