Drudge linked an interesting article by Peter Bart (The Guy from American Movie Classics) about the New York Times attack on Mel Gibson and how wrong they were every step of the way.
As predictions go, the Times' entire litany could stand major "correction." Despite the fact that Frank Rich compared it to "a porn movie," by the end of its run "The Passion" could rank second only to "Titanic" as the highest-grossing movie ever made. Further, there have been no signs of anti-Semitic outbreaks tied to the film's release -- not even in places like France and Argentina.
As for Gibson, there's no indication that his viability as an actor or filmmaker has been compromised. Indeed, Hollywood reveres success, and Gibson's personal take from his film -- somewhere north of $400 million -- will surely be history's biggest. That makes Gibson not an outlaw, but a Hollywood folk hero.
Eric Alternman's suggests in his book "What Liberal Media" that the New York Times is without political bent. But it's obvious that the Times had a political axe to grind about Gibson and his nerve. That they've yet to eat humble pie in their error is a great sign of their own arrogance and ideology.
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