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8 DECEMBER 2004.- TRIAL FOR MEL´S PRAYER PARTNER.- CHAPTER V.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Leland Harris ruled Thursday that there was enough evidence to warrant a trial for Zack Sinclair, who has been arrested twice for harassing the Oscar-winning megastar.
Gibson claims Sinclair's sketchy behavoir started Sept. 17, when the man demanded to see the actor, "saying that he wanted to pray with me," per Gibson's complaint. Sinclair was told to go away at the time, but the alleged harassment was just beginning.
Two days later, Gibson says Sinclair wandered into Gibson's church, "approached me, interrupted my worship, stood extremely close (approximately six inches) from me and demanded that I pray with him."
Then on Sept. 20, perhaps seeking a more impromptu prayer session, Sinclair showed up at the Braveheart star's Malibu digs sans invitation.

That incident led police to corral the persistent 34-year-old for trespassing. The unannounced home visit so spooked Gibson that he sought a restraining order barring Sinclair from coming into contact with the star.
Sinclair, who also fancied himself a pen pal of Gibson's--allegedly sending several "alarming, harassing and annoying" missives--was again arrested Oct. 7 and charged with the stalking count.
Gibson has so far declined comment on the matter.
Sinclair, meanwhile, remains jailed on $500,000 bail and is due back in court for arraignment on Dec. 16.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
BE VERY HAPPY!

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21 DECEMBER 2004.-MEL, OSCARS AND NEXT MOVIE BASED ON NOAH'S ARK.

Mel Gibson starred as Mad Max in the eighties for a fee of just £100K. Now, despite every major studio in Hollywood turning down The Passion Of The Christ, Mel's riding high on its colossal success.
He's pulled out of plans for the all-important Oscar race for the movie, telling pals: "Why bother? I've proved the movie's a success and I don't think winning an Oscar will affect its continuing success."
At last week´s nominations for the Golden Globes, Hollywood's Oscar predictors, Passion failed to win a single nod anyway. Mel's sticking to the theme for his next movie; it's another biblical tale based on the story of Noah's Ark. Expect that to be flooded with success too.

23 DECEMBER 2004.- A NEW AWARD!

Nicole Kidman and Mel Gibson will be honored at the Penfolds Gala dinner on Saturday, Jan. 15, the headline event kicking off the second annual G'Day LA: Australia Week in Los Angeles.
"Nicole Kidman's creativity, talent and elegance have made her one of the world's most successful and popular actors," says Australian Consul General the Hon. John Olsen, adding, "Mel Gibson's achievements are virtually unparalleled in his field. He is a product of both Australia and America and his career reflects the influence of both his home countries."

Australia Week will last till Jan. 23 and celebrates all things Australian: food, wine, film, art, fashion, business and travel. The Penfolds Gala dinner will feature musical talent from Down Under and a menu created by chef Neil Perry, who is leading the Mod Oz cuisine movement.
Multi-platinum recording star Keith Urban will also be honored alongside his fellow countrymen for his achievements in country music. Celebs honored at 2003's gala dinner are "The Aviator" actress Cate Blanchett, "Without a Trace" star Anthony LaPaglia and "Moulin Rouge!" director Baz Luhrmann.
Gibson, 48, had a huge year in film even without appearing on screen. The "Braveheart" star wrote, produced and directed the third highest-grossing film in the U.S., the controversial and powerful "The Passion of the Christ," a chronicle of the last 12 hours in the life of Jesus.
Kidman, 37, starred in the comedic remake of "The Stepford Wives" and the eerie drama "Birth" this year. The Oscar winner is keeping busy with a full slate that includes the upcoming thriller "The Interpreter," the sitcom adaptation of "Bewitched" and "Eucalyptus," which she will shoot opposite fellow Aussie Russell Crowe.

31 DECEMBER 2004.- TIME: THE FILMMAKERS OF THE YEAR.

"If you believe, you believe that there are big realms of good and evil and trey´re slugging it out."

BOX OFFICE SHEPHERDS

A very interesting article published by TIME (27/12/04) under the headline "BOX OFFICE SHEPHERDS". According to Richard Lacayo, Mel Gibson and Michael Moore made very different movies with the same message: THE TRUTH SHALL MAKE YOU FREE.

31 DECEMBER 2004.- TIME: 2004 BEST AND WORST FILMS.

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, directed by Mel Gibson, and FAHRENHEIT 9/11, directed by Michael Moore.
Moore and Gibson probably couldn´t sit at the same dinner table for two minutes without getting into a food fight. But the two most omery and resourceful mavericks of the movie year lived through the same roller-coaster plot line. Each is an Oscar-winning director whose controversial film was rejected by one or more major studios, then picked up by a small distributor, then calumniated by people who had not seen it, then supported by an organized core of the faithful who showed up in surprisingly large numbers on the first weekend. Controversy was a real galvanizer. Attacks on The Passion by lefties in the U.S. media, which simply validated the conservative suspicion that a liberal is a man who will defend to the death your right to agree with him, galvanized the Christian right and lured millions of the curious.
One more similarity: the films themselves. In a time of movie timidity, two guys with the courage of their hubris made extreme statements in grand style. Gibson blended the strategies of his pain-and-revenge starring roles with the visual severity of European cinema to create a daring hybrid: the art-action Bible epic. Moore added a gift for synopsizing complex issues to his familiar prankster political comedy, and punk' d the entire White House. If one film was ruthlessly solemn, the other often japish in the face of tragedy, both were fervent, relentless, smartly made provocations that left no viewer indifferent
And wouldn´t it be the neat if the Oscar voters nominated both films for Best Picture?. It won´t happen. Moore might get a nod, but not Gibson. Some Hollywood elders are still miffed they turned it down, others had believed that a film about the participation of Jesws in the death of Jesus would stoke anti-Semitism. (It didn´t). Still, imagine the sublime conflict: the outraged left and the religious right replaying the 2004 values campaing- this time over a statuette. Real melodrama...revenge...action!

31 DECEMBER 2004

"Definitivamente,
duerme un sueño tranquilo y verdadero."

IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS
(26-12-2004).

They need our help. Please, don´t forget them.
MelMegafans

31 DECEMBER 2004.- AFI PAYS TRIBUTE TO MOORE AND GIBSON

The American Film Institute has paid special tribute to Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ and Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 as it named nine "Moments of Significance" of 2004 that it will spotlight at an awards luncheon on Jan. 9. Referring to the two films, the AFI observed: "Both filmmakers tossed Hollywood convention out the window, attracting masses to the movies that would normally not purchase a ticket to an ultraviolent subtitled film or a documentary. Ultimately, both films shone a bright light on the political and religious polarization in the United States in 2004."

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