CORRECTION, re: my "mock obituary" of Mel Gibson. The word, "polarizing" presumes about half of "the entertainment industry" is for a person and about half are against. REVISED:
"Oscar-winning director and actor Mel Gibson, ostracized by Hollywood and the movie-going public for his public and private views against Jews and homosexuals, died today following..."
From: David Kusumoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: David Kusumoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Off Topic: Mel Gibson
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:53:14 -0700
Well, that's great to hear. If you'll pardon the following p***-poor double-entendres: after Chloe Sevigny's star-turn in "Boys Don't Cry," I had great hopes she and her resulting Oscar-nomination would give her career a big "head-start" -- but after "The Brown Bunny" premiered at Cannes, my first thought was, you know, she "blew it," big time. I'm happy to hear she's "popped back" with "Big Love" on HBO because no one wants to "go down in history" for a single mistake. The preceding is purposely designed to shatter my image as squeaky clean, always-in-good-taste stodgy misfit in San Diego.
-koose.
P.S. -- No words can adequately describe my feelings for Mel Gibson now. But don't feel sorry for him or hate him. Because it's now a 100% certainty that his future obituary will read, "Oscar-winning director and actor Mel Gibson, who polarized the entertainment industry with his public and private views against Jews and homosexuals, died today following..."
From: jbirddouglass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: David Kusumoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [MOPO] Off Topic: Mel Gibson
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:00:18 -0700Sevigny also turned in a stellar season on the great new HBO drama, "Big Love", so her career seems, if you'll pardon the _expression_, headed in the right direction again.
Didn't see "The Brown Bunny": I heard that Chloe wasn't the only thing that blew in that film. (I admittedly don't care much for Vincent Gallo; a little too self-important.)
Greg DouglassDavid Kusumoto wrote:
>*Yeah, but on film? The William Morris Agency canned her for it. I
>admit, however, that her "performance" (if you can call it that),
>did spike rentals of "The Brown Bunny" at Netflix. So I'm sure
>everyone made money after all. She was recently in Woody Allen's,
>"Melinda and Melinda," so it's not like she's struggling for work...
>Woops, wait a minute; come to think of it, working in a Woody Allen
>film is sort of like working for free so maybe her career still
>hasn't recovered. *
>
>*-koose!*
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>*From: /Bob Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/
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>To: /MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU/
>Subject: /Re: Off Topic: Mel Gibson/
>Date: /Sun, 30 Jul 2006 18:51:40 -0700/*
>
>*Chloe Sevigny, David?!?*
>
>*Personally, I believe that all hot, young Hollywood starlets should
>be COMMENDED for blowing their directors! Although, that's just
>me...*
>
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> *From:* David Kusumoto <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>
> *** It exposes Mel for what he really is, an anti-semite. His
> post DUI arrest apology would've been taken a tad more
> seriously if he himself had volunteered -- proactively -- the
> actual contents of what he described superficially as
> despicable behavior. It's sad that the man who brought us
> "Braveheart" and the "Passion" has further isolated himself in
> Hollywood. Hypocrisy is always magnified if you stand on a
> box saying one thing and then live a life that's completely
> opposite. *
>
> *** Still, the film industry has a notorious history for
> having short memories about leading figures who have made
> racist comments or for engaging in past controversial
> behavior, e.g., Polanski, Eddie Murphy, Hugh Grant, Mark
> Wahlberg, Eminem, Rob Lowe, Woody Allen, Pamela Anderson,
> Chloe Sevigny, Maggie Gyllenhaal, etc. *
>
> *** Mel Gibson has always been a "rebel" of sorts. And he has
> stood out more because he's one of the few outspoken
> conservatives in an industry filled with liberals. This
> latest episode forever removes whatever "romanticism" he may
> have had with women from his Oscar-winning "Braveheart" days,
> and puts him in league with his father, a known Holocaust denier.*
>
> *-koose.*
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> Subject: /Off Topic: Mel Gibson/
> Date: /Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:10:07 EDT/*
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