LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Talk about a hard sell: this movie stars unknown actors speaking an obscure language and is directed by a man whose off-screen behavior has outraged many. Sign up here.

Movies are, in their nature, violent. Every shot in every film begins with the director calling “action,” and more often than not — more often, certainly, than in real life — someone gets hit, stomped ...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Actor and producer Mel Gibson hit back on Monday at accusations his "Apocalypto" movie misrepresents Mayan Indians as savages, accusing opponents of not doing their research.

It's hard to read that quote without automatically applying it to Mel Gibson's career. Apocalypto was supposed to be his lap of honour as a director. Braveheart had proved that he could make ...

CONVENTIONAL WISDOM: Mel Gibson’s a wild and crazy guy, and his latest film, “Apocalypto,” is a well-made but senselessly over-violent chase film with damn little on its twisted mind, except maybe to ...

This week, a major film opens in the US. Nothing unusual about that, but this one is unique. It has no stars, its plot is obscure, it has a made-up word for a title, it is told in a Mayan dialect and ...

"Apocalypto," the ultra-violent story of the demise of the Mayan civilization, outgrossed three other new releases and won the weekend at the North American boxoffice with a $15 million bow. By Nicole ...