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Someone asked me the following via e-mail: Q--Do you think people believe more what they see in the movies than actual history? Braveheart ...

The same site that lists Latin American Native children's films also lists films about Central and South American Indians. Movies ...

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia continues its streak of Native references with the 12th episode of its fourth season. Titled The Gan...

It Ain't Easy Being Indian I got no problem with those who embrace a different religion than I choose to practice, let me say that right...

Why didn't Mel Gibson's Apocalypto have the cooperation of the Mexican government? Because Mexico protects its cultural heritage f...

"Apocalypto" Tortures the Facts, Expert Says Mel Gibson says Apocalypto , his new movie set during the collapse of the Maya Empire...

‘PATHFINDER’ is a poor man’s APOCALYPTO that is dark, dreary, and lacking in thrills. Very rarely has an action/adventure film bored me as s...

Some quotes from the movie's reviews: This could be seen as a movie trend toward bloody historical fiction in the wake of "300,...

Mel Gibson Denounces Yeagley Youngblood answers his critics: Youngblood says he is unequivocally Comanche by blood and is baffled by Yeagley...

Sharp-Tongued Gibson Takes Teacher to School Lauren Robeson, the editor in chief of the Daily Sundial, CSUN's student newspaper, told E!...

Gibson, Professor Trade Barbs Over Film Mel Gibson exchanged angry words with a university professor who challenged the accuracy of his film...

'300' mixed messages The film's team says no big statements were intended. Sure. We believe that. Someday, maybe, the "ente...

Mel Gibson may shoot two new movies Hollywood filmmaker Mel Gibson reportedly has his eyes set on two new movies, and he may soon visit loca...

A comment from a correspondent: Perhaps Mel Gibson got the Maya confused with the Aztecs. Maybe, but more likely he just didn't care. H...

Apocalypto Should Be Required Viewing for Those Indoctrinated with the Humanistic Prejudices Against Christianity The brutality and cruelty ...

Harjo:  Macacalypto The ensemble of "Mexican and Native American nonprofessionals move with a collective grace that would make Paul Tay...

MEL MEL MEL (Gibson, that is) His Movie, His Motives. And Indians. With more than half the population of Guatemala descendants of the Mayan ...

From a teacher: As a social studies teacher, I am regularly frustrated by Hollywood's sensationalism and distortions--through sly deceit...

Weinberg:  Mel Gibson's heart of darkness Gibson has made a piece of propaganda for the ravaging of indigenous lands and culture. The Ma...

Weinberg:  Mel Gibson's heart of darkness An examination of how the film falsifies history could be dismissed as mere pedantry if it wer...