Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Does Mel Gibson Ever Help Anyone?

Here's Wikipedia's entry on Mel's philanthropy:

Although the Gibsons have avoided publicity over their philanthropy, they are believed to spend much money on various charities.[106] One known charity is Healing the Children. According to Cris Embleton, one of the founders, the Gibsons have given millions to provide lifesaving medical treatment to needy children worldwide.[107][108] The Gibsons have also supported the arts, funding the restoration of Renaissance artwork[109] and giving millions of dollars to NIDA.[110]

While filming the movie Apocalypto in the jungles of Mexico's Veracruz state, Mel Gibson donated one million dollars to the Rotary Club ([111]) to build houses for poor people in the region after some severe flooding wiped out many homes, stating:

"[T]hey had a lot of floods down there. It was like Louisiana down there in the southern regions. They had severe flooding and something like a million people were displaced and washed out. I've always been of the opinion that if you go into someone else's country to make a film you don't just go in there and stomp all over the place. You bring a gift. It's like going to somebody's house. You bring them a bottle of wine or a bunch of flowers or a box of chocolates and it's the same sort of thing on a big scale when you're going in to somebody's country and they are going to help you make your film. You help them first somehow or you give them a gift or you help in what way you can. So we sort of assisted with the flood relief stuff down there."[112]

Gibson has a reputation for discreetly assisting members of the entertainment community with substance abuse problems. He worked behind the scenes to get Robert Downey, Jr. some help at Corcoran State Prison.[113] Hole rocker Courtney Love praised Mel Gibson for saving her from a drug relapse after the Hollywood actor helped force her into rehab. Gibson sought to help the musician at a hotel in Los Angeles when he heard she was using drugs again. Love later recalled,

"I kept slamming the door in (Gibson's) face. There were two drug people with me who wouldn't leave, so they couldn't get me to rehab. But because of Mel, two drug people ran off to have a cheeseburger with him because he's Mel, and then Warren [Boyd] (her drug minder) could get me into rehab."[114]

Gibson has donated $500,000 to the El Mirador Basin Project to protect the last tract of virgin rain forest in Central America and to fund archeological excavations in the "cradle of Mayan civilization." [115] In July 2007, Gibson again visited Central America to make arrangements for donations to the indigenous population. Gibson met with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias to discuss how to "channel the funds."[116] During the same month, Gibson pledged to give financial assistance to a Malaysian company named Green Rubber Global for a tire recycling factory located in Gallup, New Mexico.[117] While on a business trip to Singapore in September 2007, Gibson donated to a local charity for children with suffering from chronic and terminal illnesses.

I Want To Know More About Mel Gibson

Here are some good articles referenced by Wikipedia:
  1. ^ Inside Mel Gibson's "Passion"
  2. ^ Salon on The Passion: Two Pods Down January 27, 2004
  3. ^ a b ""Transcript of February 2004 Primetime"". Retrieved on 2006-07-31.
  4. ^ Gibson attends Roman Catholic Confirmation in Mexico
    Mel Gibson y el Obispo emérito de Hermosillo
  5. ^ Mel Gibson visits Archbishop
  6. ^ Apocalypto Now Mar. 19, 2006
  7. ^ “Whose Passion? Media, Faith & Controversy” panel discussion video, time 1:05
  8. ^ The Year of Living Dangerously
  9. ^ Mel Gibson Pushed for President
  10. ^ Moore, Gibson: I Love His Work
  11. ^ Not so hot: Fahrenheit 9/11 is more smoke than fire
  12. ^ a b Grobel, Lawrence, "Interview: Mel Gibson". Playboy. July 1995. Vol. 42, No. 7, Pg. 51. Retrieved May 17, 2006.
  13. ^ Braveheart Stands Athwart a Brave New World November 01, 2004
  14. ^ It's Modern Crucifixion
  15. ^ Mel Gibson joins stars to question Iraq war March 18, 2004
  16. ^ Apocalypto Now Mar. 19, 2006
  17. ^ Mel Gibson to Meet Up-and-Coming Lesbian and Gay Filmmakers
  18. ^ Gays Should Beware of Men in Kilts
  19. ^ Masculinity and marginality in 'Rob Roy' and 'Braveheart' Winter 1997
  20. ^ Hey, Caryn! If it walks like a homophobic duck and talkes like a homophobic duck September 22, 2006
  21. ^ The Passion of the Christ
  22. ^ [2] Herod Antipas in The Passion of the Christ
  23. ^ “Mel's a Bit Stiff Off Camera,” Ruthe Stein, The San Francisco Chronicle, March 12, 1996.
  24. ^ “Revolutionary superstar Reserved Mel Gibson drops guard enough to push 'The Patriot' ” The Daily Oklahoman, June 25, 2000, by Gene Triplett
  25. ^ Mel Gibson; Living Dangerously, Page 8, by Wensley Clarkson
  26. ^ Williams, Jeannie. "Gibson misses opening after mom dies", USA Today, 1990-12-12. (English)
  27. ^ “Revolutionary superstar Reserved Mel Gibson drops guard enough to push 'The Patriot' ” The Daily Oklahoman, June 25, 2000, by Gene Triplett
  28. ^ Australia poll promises close result November 5, 1999
  29. ^ Some criticism of The Passion
  30. ^ USCCB stance on The Passion dramatizations
  31. ^ Gibson's Anti-Semitic Tirade - Alleged Cover Up; TMZ.com; July 28, 2006
  32. ^ Gibson's statement about anti-Semitic remarks
  33. ^ ADL Welcomes Mel Gibson's Apology To The Jewish Community. Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved on August 2, 2006.
  34. ^ Event Report: Mel Gibson Goes Mad At CSU 2007-03-23
  35. ^ Apocalypto...and Gibson!batshit insanity 2007-03-23
  36. ^ Letter to the Editor April 12, 2007
  37. ^ Cohen, Sandy; "Gibson at center of campus uproar after prof challenges movie" SFGate.com; March 23, 2007
  38. ^ "Mel Goes Ballistic -- "Lady, F**k Off!"; TMZ.com story and video on Gibson and Estrada's confrontation.
  39. ^ Mel Gibson: Clowning Around; Anecdotage.com Accessed August 3, 2006
  40. ^ The Passion of Mel Gibson Jan. 19, 2003, Time.com Accessed September 9, 2007
  41. ^ Wensley Clarkson's "Mel Gibson: Living Dangerously", page 287
  42. ^ http://www.mel-at-carinya.com/archives/interviews/ToMelandBack/2.html
  43. ^ Mel's Other 'Passion': Practical Jokes Accessed September 2, 2007, etonline.com
  44. ^ Rant aftermath a gift, says Gibson January 15, 2007
  45. ^ What Hollywood didn't want you to know is now known to the world! March 17, 2004
  46. ^ Matt Zoller Seitz. Mel Gibson talks about Braveheart, movie stardom, and media treachery. Dallas Observer. Retrieved on 2006-07-29.
  47. ^ The Associated Press, May 3, 1984
  48. ^ By Bill Higgins, Los Angeles Times, December 14, 1992
  49. ^ Gibson: 'Public Humiliation on a Global Scale' Made Him Address Alcoholism. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
  50. ^ Mel Gibson Praised for Progress in Alcohol Rehab May 12, 2007
  51. ^ Power behind the passion
  52. ^ Actor and Director Mel Gibson Donates $10 Million
  53. ^ Mel's $14m donation
  54. ^ "Mel Gibson and Sting to fund David restoration", The Telegraph, 2003-07-16. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
  55. ^ "Mel An Interview with John Clark", Quadrant Magazine, May 2004. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
  56. ^ Mel Gibson gives Rotary $1 million for Mexico disaster recovery
  57. ^ Mel Gibson Reveals His Apocalypto October 30, 2006
  58. ^ "SHOWBIZ 7s: The delicate art of the celebrity interview", Los Angeles Times, 2007-10-02. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
  59. ^ Gibson Saves Love From Drugs
  60. ^ "Enter the eco warrior", The Star (Malaysia), 2007-09-10. Retrieved on 2007-09-13.
  61. ^ Mel Gibson Meets With Costa Rican Leader Jul 10, 2007
  62. ^ Mel Gibson Backs Green Rubber July 12, 2007
  63. ^ "Mel Gibson makes S$25,000 donation to charity organisation", Channel NewsAsia, 2007-09-14. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
  64. ^ SNL transcripts, 04/01/1989, Mel Gibson's Monologue
  65. ^ The Simpsons: Beyond Blunderdome September 26, 1999

What Are Some Good Articles About Mel Gibson?

Here we go from Wikipedia:

  1. ^ 1995 Academy Awards
  2. ^ Box Office Mojo.com Domestic Total Gross:$370,782,930 60.6% + Foreign: $241,116,490 39.4%
  3. ^ Jesus helps Mel hit No. 1: Controversial film gives Gibson the most weight on Forbes power list; Britney off the chart again June 18, 2004
  4. ^ http://www.wargs.com/other/gibson.html
  5. ^ Michael Dwyer, The Irish Times film critic, interviewed on RTÉ Radio 1's This week programme, 6 August 2006.
  6. ^ Mel Gibson: Living Dangerously, Wensley Clarkson, Thunder's Mouth Press, New York, 1993, page 30.
  7. ^ Wendy Grossman. Is the Pope Catholic?. Dallas Observer. Retrieved on 2007-09-20.
  8. ^ Roles turned down by Mel Gibson
  9. ^ Mel Gibson: Living Dangerously, pages 170-171, by Wensley Clarkson
  10. ^ Search Australian Honours - Simple Search
  11. ^ Order of Australia Association
  12. ^ Think You Know Sexy?
  13. ^ "It was a definite decision to make a protest against the nuclear tests," said Gibson, who is mad at French President Jacques Chirac for deciding to detonate some bombs in the Pacific. “The Hollywood Reporter” October 30, 1995, by Stephen Galloway
  14. ^ Michael Moore Defends Cruise, Slags Gibson September 16, 2006
  15. ^ (2001) in Mary Packard and the editors of Ripley Entertainment: Ripley's Believe It or Not! Special Edition, Leanne Franson (illustrations), 1st ed., Scholastic Inc.. ISBN 0-439-26040-X.
  16. ^ The best -- and worst -- movie battle scenes April 2, 2007
  17. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Movie Reviews: The Passion of the Christ", Chicago Sun-Times, 2004-02-2. Retrieved on 2006-08-02. (English)
  18. ^ Scott, A. O.. "FILM REVIEW; Good and Evil Locked In Violent Showdown", New York Times, 2004-02-25. Retrieved on 2006-08-05. (English)
  19. ^ The Passion of Mel Gibson
  20. ^ Giambalvo, Corrado. "Gibson's father: Holocaust was mostly 'fiction'", USA Today, February 20, 2004.
  21. ^ a b c Gibson's way with words; USA Today August 1, 2006; accessed August 3. 2006.
  22. ^ The Jesus War
  23. ^ Detroit Free Press, "Mel Gibson and Other "Passion" Filmakers say the Movie was Guided by Faith," by Terry Lawson, February 17, 2004
  24. ^ Event Report: "Mel Gibson Goes Mad At CSU" - CinemaBlend.com - March 23, 2007
  25. ^ Gussow, Mel. "The Strange Case of the Madman With a Quotation for Every Word", New York Times, 1998-09-07. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
  26. ^ 10 minutes with Mel Gibson: "When going green comes naturally" - The New Straits Times - September 1, 2007 - accessed September 9, 2007
  27. ^ "Mel Gibson to film in Panama?" - Opodo Travel News - March 7, 2007
  28. ^ Mel Gibson Thinking About Setting Next Splatter Film In Panama March 6, 2007
  29. ^ Enter the eco warrior The Star (Malaysia) - September 10, 2007 - accessed September 10, 2007
  30. ^ [http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,22591118-2682,00.html The Advertiser: Star's family farewell father
  31. ^ [1] Mel Gibson has become a granddad.
  32. ^ Hannah Gibson marrying Shepherd
  33. ^ Mel Gibson's Daughter Marries Guitarist
  34. ^ George Rush and Joanna Molloy, "New York Daily News" September 18, 2002
  35. ^ Mel Gibson denied bid to reclassify estate as farm Jan 17, 2005
  36. ^ Mel Gibson: Hollywood Takes Sides August 4, 2006
  37. ^ Mel Gibson selling up 16 September 2004
  38. ^ "Displaced Fijians may sue island-buying Mel Gibson", Sydney Morning Herald, 2005-05-03. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
  39. ^ "Gibson's neighbor buys his Beartooth Ranch", Deseret News, 2005-02-28. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
  40. ^ Mel Gibson reportedly listing his Greenwich, CT estate for $39.5M; status of his Malibu properties is uncertain July 12, 2007
  41. ^ Mel Gibson sells Malibu home for $30 million: Star bought the property two years ago for $24 million July 30, 2007
  42. ^ "10 minutes with Mel Gibson: When going green comes naturally", New Strait Times, 2007-09-01. Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
  43. ^ vbuttons.com
  44. ^ artcyclopedia.com
  45. ^ Gibsons Height 1
  46. ^ Gibsons Height 2
  47. ^ celebheights.com
  48. ^ Mel Gibson sets the record straight on his height and talks about what women want on Parkinson March 1, 2002
  49. ^ "As for Mel Gibson, in spite of his silence over the years promoting his film, like his father, I knew he was (and still is) a Sedevacantist. For this reason, I went through great pains to get him and Lucia of Fatima together at Coimbra. My hope was that she would convert him back to the true Church."
    Report by author PhD Richard Salbato, who personally met Mel Gibson and brought him to Sister Lucy of Fatima.
    Source: 'Gerry Matatics is not a sedevacantist' In: Unity Publishing Online Edition
  50. ^ Mike Goodridge in Screen International “The Passion of Mel Gibson” pg 12, February 20, 2004
  51. ^ Peggy Noonan in Readers Digest “Face to Face with Mel Gibson,” February 2004
  52. ^ “Whose Passion? Media, Faith & Controversy” panel discussion video, time 1:05
  53. ^ a b The Jesus War, Peter J. Boyer, The New Yorker, September 15, 2003
  54. ^ [Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6]
  55. ^ My Experience at a Preview of Mel Gibsons's "Passion of The Christ"

Who Is Mel Gibson?

According to Wikipedia: "Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American-born actor, director and producer. Gibson moved to Australia when he was 12 years old and he later studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. After establishing himself as a household name with the Mad Max and Lethal Weapon series, Gibson went on to direct and star in the Academy Award-winning Braveheart. Gibson's direction of Braveheart made him the sixth actor-turned-filmmaker to receive an Oscar for Best Director.[1] In 2004, he directed and produced The Passion of the Christ, a blockbuster movie[2] that portrayed the last hours of the life of Jesus. Gibson is an honorary Officer of the Order of Australia and was ranked the world's most powerful celebrity in the annual list by Forbes magazine in 2004."