We saw with Liam Neeson's brilliant "Taken" that leading men over 50 can still kick some serious ass, and such was the case with Mel Gibson's bow in "Edge of Darkness," which saw the actor investigating the death of his character's daughter, only to uncover a web of deceit and wacky conspiracies. Well now the action-thriller is hitting store shelves and to celebrate, we've got a featurette from the DVD and Blu-ray's special features. In it, Gibson and director Martin Campbell ("Casino Royale," the upcoming "Green Lantern") take you inside the method of their madness.
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Mel Gibson Takes You Inside 'Edge Of Darkess' With This Exclusive DVD Clip
Posted 5/12/10 6:40 pm EST by Brian Jacks in DVD, Video
'Dear John' Writes Off 'Avatar' In The Sunday Box Office Report
Posted 2/7/10 5:40 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Box Office
1. "Dear John" ($32.4 million)
2. "Avatar" ($23.6 million)
3. "From Paris With Love" ($8.1 million)
4. "Edge of Darkness" ($7 million)
5. "Tooth Fairy" ($6.5 million)
At long last, "Avatar" has fallen. James Cameron's widely embraced science fiction epic finally fell from its position at the top of the box office charts this weekend, surrendering the first place medal to newcomer "Dear John," the romantic drama starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried. Read More...
'Dear John' Dethrones 'Avatar' In The Saturday Box Office Report
Posted 2/6/10 2:01 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Box Office
1. "Dear John" ($13.8 million)
2. "Avatar" ($6.1 million)
3. "From Paris With Love" ($3 million)
4. "Edge of Darkness" ($2.3 million)
5. "When in Rome" ($2 million)
After seven straight weekend victories, is it possible that "Avatar" is finally about to fall to a romantic comedy? That's certainly how the weekend is shaping after "Dear John," Sony-Screen Gems' adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' romance novel starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried, took first place on Friday night with $13.8 million. Read More...
Mel Gibson Moves From The 'Edge Of Darkness' To Telling Us 'How I Spent My Summer Vacation'
Posted 2/1/10 9:00 am EST by Larry Carroll in News
Now that Mel Gibson is finally back in action with last weekend's “Edge of Darkness,” some fans might be wondering why the dude took seven years off after his last starring role in 2002’s “Signs.” Others might be asking if we’re going to see Mel in front of the camera again before the year 2016.
According to the “Lethal Weapon” legend, the answer will be on the big screen before too long – as he’s about to begin work on a new film.
“Yeah, it’s called ‘How I Spent My Summer Vacation,’” he explained to us recently. “It’s about a Gringo, and a Mexican prison.” Read More...
'Avatar' Wins Its Seventh Weekend In A Row In The Sunday Box Office Report
Posted 1/31/10 4:36 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Box Office
1. "Avatar" ($30 million)
2. "Edge of Darkness" ($17.1 million)
3. "When in Rome" ($12.1 million)
4. "Tooth Fairy" ($10 million)
5. "The Book of Eli" ($8.8 million)
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, "Avatar" once again topped the box office charts this past weekend for its seventh straight weekend victory. Following the $30 million haul, James Cameron's latest film sits atop a domestic money pile worth $594.5 million and is well within days of eclipsing "Titanic's" current record of $600.8 million. Read More...
'Avatar' Continues Its Winning Streak In The Saturday Box Office Report
Posted 1/30/10 1:42 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Box Office
1. "Avatar" ($7.5 million)
2. "Edge of Darkness" ($5.7 million)
3. "When in Rome" ($4.4 million)
4. "The Book of Eli" ($2.5 million)
5. "Tooth Fairy" ($2.3 million)
After seven straight weeks in theaters, you didn't really think that "Avatar" would fall from the top of the charts, did you? James Cameron's science fiction epic continued to barrel ahead of the competition on Friday with a $7.5 million intake, bringing the record-smashing film's cumulative domestic tally up to $572 million. Read More...
Mel Gibson Considers How 'Edge Of Darkness' Stands Apart From His Other Revenge Movies
Posted 1/29/10 3:00 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in News
In theaters today is "Edge of Darkness," which marks the triumphant return of star Mel Gibson to the big screen. The Australian actor who first made a name for himself here in the U.S. with "Mad Max" has been sticking behind the camera for the past seven years, focusing on passion projects like "Apocalypto" and "The Passion of the Christ." He's back in "Darkness," and it's vintage Mel: he plays a homicide detective investigating the death of his daughter, which of course is not a simple case.
It is familiar ground for Gibson however. He's frequently played a cop (or vigilante-type) in the course of his career, and it's frequently put him on some mission of revenge. "Darkness" is similar, as the investigation eventually uncovers evidence of a corporate cover-up. Gibson is quick to point out, however, that his latest performance stands apart from those in the likes of "Conspiracy Theory" and "Payback." Read More...
FROM MTV.COM: "Edge of Darkness" is a revenge thriller ripped from today's headlines. Well, ripped from the headlines of 25 years ago, anyway, back around the time when movies like "Silkwood" and "The China Syndrome" were mopping up Oscar nominations with their fact-based indictments of the nasty nuclear-energy industry.
The original "Edge of Darkness" was a 1985 BBC-TV miniseries whose director, Martin Campbell, has now turned it into a feature film, relocating the story to Boston. But Karen Silkwood was a real person, and "The China Syndrome" echoed the near-meltdown of the 1979 Three Mile Island accident. "Edge of Darkness" has no such real-world roots, and so its concern with a sinister nuclear-research corporation and the brave young anti-nuke activists determined to blow the whistle on it feels stale and dated. It's a movie whose time has passed.
Continue reading 'Edge of Darkness': Dad Reckoning, By Kurt Loder
'Edge Of Darkness' And 'When In Rome' Challenge 'Avatar' For Supremacy In This Week's Box Office Poll
Posted 1/25/10 2:00 pm EST by Adam Rosenberg in Box Office Poll
Is this the week that "Avatar" falls? I'm guessing no, but stranger things have happened. For six straight weeks, James Cameron's sci-fi marvel has captivated viewers with its entertaining story and impressive underlying 3-D tech. The movie is all but guaranteed to crush the all-time box office records held by "Titanic," Cameron's last feature, since 1997. Even if another #1 weekend isn't in the cards, those records are pretty much toast.
The closest competition "Avatar" has is "Edge of Darkness," which threatens to draw some of the Cameron crowd away purely for being the only new, R-rated release this week with fanperson-friendly subject matter. Mel Gibson stars as a homicide detective who uncovers evidence of corporate and government corruption in the course of a murder investigation. Read More...
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