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New album out now
Vito and Michael compare & contrast: why Michael turns out worse
Her new single drops to #58 in 2nd week
Her song with Bruno Mars isn’t bad
PG Rating?
Do all pop singers have to be scantily dressed on stage
Endorses Kamala
Tried to watch - very bad movie
NYPost scathing review
Loses 1,245 theaters in 3rd weekend, projected for $2-2.5M
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Gibson did look older than his character did. It’s one of the reasons he just wanted to be the director, not the lead. The studios basically made the call that he had to play William Wallace
To be fair to Mel, he actually didn’t want to be the lead actor. He wanted to just direct. He had a whole set of names in mind for William Wallace’s role (though I’m not sure if they were Scottish) . But the studios wanted Mel as the lead, presumably because he’s an A-lister and a box office draw
We don’t actually know in the movie. All we see is Mel Gibson’s face as he grimaces while the executioner does his stuff off screen
Real life: William Wallace was castrated. In this movie, it’s not clear, as they don’t show outright (for good reason)
It was in the director’s commentary. He said he got in trouble for it at the time of release. Mel’s explanation is that everyone in the movie, gay or straight, got it coming to them: the main character is beheaded and drawn-and-quartered. Mel claims there was no anti-gay intention
I like the closer. “Sacrifice of the Masses”
No matter what his baggage is, Manson is a gifted musician
That had to feel a little awkward to tell her : "sorry, your breasts are not nice enough. We have to put these prosthetics instead"
Surprised Wicked is tracking that high
I think he owes RFK Jr for the endorsement. Kennedy wants HHS Secretary
$200-250 budget. This is a box office bomb
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