Writer Kyle Killen’s script for The Beaver was sold but Mel Gibson’s tumultuous personal life sunk the film. However Killen’s new TV show Awake is wakening up to strong reviews, writes Dan Barrett.
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Can a hand puppet save Mel Gibson?
Will Mel Gibson be able to salvage his career with The Beaver, a film about a man whose best friend is a puppet? asks Luke Buckmaster.
Rundle: what’s with Galliano, Gibson ‘n’ Sheen’s anti-Semitism?
How to explain the insistent and free-floating nature of contemporary anti-semitism, the manner in which it ceaselessly returns, attached to very little or nothing at all?
Mel’s true colours rear their ugly heads
Mel Gibson has long been known for his fine physical features and, more recently, his controversial outbursts. What is the best way to navigate the extremely awkward situation created when an attractive man says such horrible things, asks Lindy West.
Leave it to Mel to bury The Beaver
Mel Gibson’s latest tirade may have cost him more than he bargained for, with possibly his biggest film yet, The Beaver , now likely to never see the light of day. But does anybody actually feel sorry for him?
Gibson’s latest rant validates gossip media
In today’s techie society celebrity text messages, phone calls, photographs and videos regularly surface online. The leaked audio of Mel Gibson’s latest expletive-laden rant proves this isn’t necessarily a bad thing, writes Tina Brown.
Mel Gibson’s money deal with his new “baby mama”
Bill Zwecker breaks down how many millions Mel Gibson will be paying to the women in his life; both ex-wife and girlfriend.
Mel Gibson jokes divorce and babies with Jay Leno
You just know this moment was PR managed to within an inch of its life. Mel Gibson confirms that his girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, is pregnant with his eighth child.
Wankley Awards: Australian TV news producers pick Mel over Kim
It was the story that enthralled the world’s news editors, writes Neil Walker. A matter of great importance: Mel Gibson’s divorce.
