While Mel Gibson’s thrilling film “Apocalypto” attempted to depict a clear image of Mayan culture, it didn’t. There are in reality extensive gaps in our understanding of this civilization.

Shot in lush landscapes of Central America, "Apocalypto" shows us a fresh, vital, often beautiful and often terrifying world. And Gibson introduces us to a fearless set of performers who inhabit ...

MASTERS: Dentler did say Apocalypto was a bit long at more than two hours. But it's a work-in-progress and Gibson plans to make trims.

"Apocalypto" offers a stunning portrait of the Mayan civilization shortly before the 16th-century invasions of the conquistadores. The film begins by introducing Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood), a young ...

Mel Gibson's new movie "Apocalypto" drew several good early reviews on Friday from critics who cautioned the thriller set against the end of an ancient Mayan civilization is also extremely violent.

Apocalypto is not perfect. It’s also not complete (in fact, some of the finished effects will greatly improve some of the Mayan city scenes).

"Apocalypto" tells the story of the Mayan people — who built a civilization in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — and is in a Mayan language. Gibson employed Mayans for the film and has said he ...

Some rights groups say the army tried to wipe out the Maya. Lucio Yaxon, a 23-year-old Mayan human rights activist, said Apocalypto's heart-pounding trailer was unrealistic.

Mel Gibson's new movie, Apocalypto, opens on December 8. It has no stars and is performed in a Mayan dialect. So its distributor, Walt Disney Company, faces quite a marketing challenge.

"Apocalypto," a Disney release set in the Mayan civilization and told in a Mayan language, opened with $14.2 million, estimates Sunday showed.