Mel Gibson

The Beaver: Mel Gibson, Slightly Redeemed

The Eagle: Channing Tatum Discovers the Limits of Rome

From Monster-Size Maggiano's to a Place of Her Own: Chef Deb Does It Her Way

Photo by Leslie KellyChef Deb Breuler's Carlton Farms pork tenderloin with Brussels sprouts and butternut squash, served at the brand new Avalon in West Seattle.​Show us a cook who doesn't dream of opening his or her own restaurant, and we'll faint dead away. It's in every food professional's ... More >>

Today in Sex: Biggest Sex News of 2010

​While there is possibly nothing more irritating than year-end listicles, there has been some notable news on the sex front and, like so many things, it's far easier to digest when broken down into bite-sized chunks. . . • Obviously the top news is on the AIDS front--first the Truvada stud ... More >>

Did Boeing Download 100 Million Facebook Profiles?

​Some guy who knows a lot more about computers than you created a program that scooped up all the info you made public on your Facebook profile into one huge file. Then a bunch of corporations downloaded that information. Including Boeing.

Mel Gibson Adds "Racist" And "Lady Beater" to His Resume

​(Since you're all going to be hitting the road early tomorrow, here's an extra, early hit of Daily Dategirl for your weekend.) Remember when we all liked Mel Gibson? He was so charming in the Lethal Weapons. So courageous in Braveheart. Then one drunken night, it all turned to shit with the ... More >>

Edge of Darkness: Gibson Stretches as a Man With a Grudge

​(Since you're all going to be hitting the road early tomorrow, here's an extra, early hit of Daily Dategirl for your weekend.) Remember when we all liked Mel Gibson? He was so charming in the Lethal Weapons. So courageous in Braveheart. Then one drunken night, it all turned to shit with the ... More >>

Lethal Weapon

​(Since you're all going to be hitting the road early tomorrow, here's an extra, early hit of Daily Dategirl for your weekend.) Remember when we all liked Mel Gibson? He was so charming in the Lethal Weapons. So courageous in Braveheart. Then one drunken night, it all turned to shit with the ... More >>

Chicken Run

​(Since you're all going to be hitting the road early tomorrow, here's an extra, early hit of Daily Dategirl for your weekend.) Remember when we all liked Mel Gibson? He was so charming in the Lethal Weapons. So courageous in Braveheart. Then one drunken night, it all turned to shit with the ... More >>

Your Weekend Arts Planner

Never mind the lovely, cool weather outside right now (Friday, around 4 o'clock). It's supposed to rain, even snow, all weekend. So we've got several cultural recommendations for you, all of them safe, dry, warm, and indoors. After the jump, our writers weigh in on dinosaurs, nice Korean housewives ... More >>

No Dice

Never mind the lovely, cool weather outside right now (Friday, around 4 o'clock). It's supposed to rain, even snow, all weekend. So we've got several cultural recommendations for you, all of them safe, dry, warm, and indoors. After the jump, our writers weigh in on dinosaurs, nice Korean housewives ... More >>

Baghead: Act or Die, You Miserable Doomed Mumblecore Thespians!

Never mind the lovely, cool weather outside right now (Friday, around 4 o'clock). It's supposed to rain, even snow, all weekend. So we've got several cultural recommendations for you, all of them safe, dry, warm, and indoors. After the jump, our writers weigh in on dinosaurs, nice Korean housewives ... More >>

The Queen, Planet Earth, and More

Never mind the lovely, cool weather outside right now (Friday, around 4 o'clock). It's supposed to rain, even snow, all weekend. So we've got several cultural recommendations for you, all of them safe, dry, warm, and indoors. After the jump, our writers weigh in on dinosaurs, nice Korean housewives ... More >>

Hey, Bigot, Spare Some Change?

Never mind the lovely, cool weather outside right now (Friday, around 4 o'clock). It's supposed to rain, even snow, all weekend. So we've got several cultural recommendations for you, all of them safe, dry, warm, and indoors. After the jump, our writers weigh in on dinosaurs, nice Korean housewives ... More >>

Smokin' Aces

Opens at Meridian and other theaters, Fri., Jan. 26. Rated R. 108 minutes

Curse of the Golden Flower

Opens at Neptune and other theaters, Fri., Dec. 22. Rated R. 114 minutes.

Dec. 15-21, 2006

The lighter side of Mel Gibson (no, really) in The Road Warrior, plus more long tracking shots from Béla Tarr.

Mel Gibson Is Responsible for All the Wars in the World

OK, slight exaggeration. But he's at least to blame for this one.

The Fair and Balanced Crusade

Determined not to cause any historical offense, Ridley Scott creates bland bloodshed in the Holy Land—and a hero to suit.

Answer Man

Determined not to cause any historical offense, Ridley Scott creates bland bloodshed in the Holy Land—and a hero to suit.

The Village

Buena Vista Home Ent., $29.99

Village Idiot

Buena Vista Home Ent., $29.99

The Ups and Downs of Opening Night

Buena Vista Home Ent., $29.99

Asleep at the Plate

If nothing else, the iffy M's need to raise the energy bar.

This Week's Attractions

If nothing else, the iffy M's need to raise the energy bar.

TV's Guide

If nothing else, the iffy M's need to raise the energy bar.

Music Previews

If nothing else, the iffy M's need to raise the energy bar.

Arts Picks

If nothing else, the iffy M's need to raise the energy bar.

This Week's Attractions

A Great Wonder, Kitchen Stories, and Latter Days.

Gory, Gory Hallelujah

Never mind the sermons, Mel Gibson's Christ movie is long on blood, short on theology.

Oh, God

Never mind the sermons, Mel Gibson's Christ movie is long on blood, short on theology.

This Week's Attractions

Never mind the sermons, Mel Gibson's Christ movie is long on blood, short on theology.

Master and Commander in Chief

Jack Aubrey is Reagan, no Clinton, no Truman, no . . . more political projections on a sea story for our times.

The Last Samurai

Trading six-shooter for sword, Cruise stars in an action-packed Eastern that's emptier than Zen.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World: Peter Weir Turns Swashbuckling Cliches Upside Down

Trading six-shooter for sword, Cruise stars in an action-packed Eastern that's emptier than Zen.

This Week's Attractions

Trading six-shooter for sword, Cruise stars in an action-packed Eastern that's emptier than Zen.

Eyes on the Prize

Trading six-shooter for sword, Cruise stars in an action-packed Eastern that's emptier than Zen.

Signs

Trading six-shooter for sword, Cruise stars in an action-packed Eastern that's emptier than Zen.

The Other Side of Gay

Raising hell without the remixes.

Show, Don't Tell

Minimalist sci-fi flick reveals the wrong stuff.

The warriors

Brutal combat, male bonding—but no politics, please.

The Fast and the Furious

Brutal combat, male bonding—but no politics, please.

The second wave

After Ocean's Eleven, more Rat Pack remakes.

Getting it on

Hot and bothered on stage.

Destination: Anywhere but here

Hot and bothered on stage.

Film news

Movie exodus continues from retail core.

Holiday Film

Save yourself, flee your family— at the movies

The Patriot

Mel saves the Republic to protect his family.

Forget serious

'Tis the season of the popcorn flick.

Mad Max

The return of a low-budget classic.