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Baron Cohen faces threats over Bruno
Original at RTE.ie
• Wed, Jul 29
Sacha Baron Cohen has been threatened by a militant Palestinian group angered at its portrayal in his latest movie Bruno.
Sacha Baron Cohen Will Face Either a Suicide Bomber or a Lawsuit, or Both
Original at Gawker
• Tue, Jul 28
By John Cook But Aita, who claims he's no longer affiliated with the Brigades and doesn't like the idea of being seen paling around with an Austrian gay man in a feature film, is threatening a lawsuit: Islamist nutjobs complaining to right-wing nutjobs about a Jewish comedian.
The Kings Of Squirm Inducing ComedyOriginal at Film School Rejects
• Fri, Jul 17
By David Baxter 1. Sacha Baron Cohen – Borat, Ali G, Bruno Make no mistake, Sacha Baron Cohen isn’t top of this list just because Bruno came out last week. He’s top because he gives awkward comedy captured with real people. So he not only puts his shame on the line, instead possibly his life. Take for example Brun...
Culture Warrior: The Politics of ‘Bruno’Original at Film School Rejects
• Mon, Jul 13
By Landon Palmer Cohen’s third character, Bruno, served two distinct purposes. On the one hand, he revealed a narrow-minded ludicrous sense of self-seriousness within the fashion industry, a dense vapidity ripe for mocking. On the other, Bruno explored both casual and overt forms of homophobia within...
Movie Review: Bruno
Original at Starpulse.com
• Sun, Jul 12
I'm not entirely sure about this, but I have a feeling that comic guru Sacha Baron Cohen is setting out to make the most shocking, homoerotic film to go into wide release. I'm not entirely sure about this, but I have a feeling that comic guru Sacha Baron Cohen is setting out to make the most shoc...
Sacha Baron Cohen Crashes 'Bruno' Screening
Original at Starpulse.com
• Sun, Jul 12
Cinemagoers watching a late night New York screening of outrageous new comedy Bruno got more than they bargained for - when the character's mastermind Sacha Baron Cohen gate crashed the movie. Cinemagoers watching a late night New York screening of outrageous new comedy Bruno got more t...
Bruno's First Big Lawsuit Dropping Assault And Battery Claims
Original at Gawker
• Sat, Jul 11
By Foster Kamer During the release of Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen and Fox faced a bunch of lawsuits, most of them claiming the film's irreversible damage to reputations, none of which were even moderately successful. Now, Bruno's first litigation failures have arrived.
Kevin Carr’s Weekly Report Card for 07.10.09
Original at Film School Rejects
• Fri, Jul 10
By Kevin Carr Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen What it’s about: Sacha Baron Cohen returns to ambush mockumentaries with the Borat-esque feature film about a flamboyant Austrian fashionista who comes to America to become famous by interviewing celebrities and trying to suppress his gay nature.
'Bruno' Bestows His Top Ten Upon AmericaOriginal at Gawker
• Thu, Jul 9
By The Cajun Boy One last thing re: Bruno/Sacha Baron Cohen. We were chatting with a show business "insider" earlier today who offered an interesting tidbit as to why Cohen appeared on Letterman out of character earlier in the week—Word is that Bruno isn't tracking well in middle America where "viewers m...
Review: Bruno
Original at Film School Rejects
• Thu, Jul 9
By Landon Palmer Sacha Baron Cohen is, without doubt, a comedian with balls. In Bruno, his latest feature-length adaptation of one of his three characters from The Ali G Show, the Peter Sellers of the 21st century puts himself in such absurd and sometimes unbelievably real situations that result in him, a...
Why Wasn't Sacha Baron Cohen In Character on Letterman Last Night?Original at Gawker
• Wed, Jul 8
By Richard Lawson Though he'd previously done his shtick for Conan O'Brien and arrived at the show as Bruno, Cohen trotted out to the couches as himself. Maybe the story he told—about meeting a real-life terrorist while preening as the outrageously gay Austrian fashion reporter Bruno—was just too good an...
California High School In Trouble For Letting Football Team Pose With Bruno
Original at Starpulse.com
• Tue, Jun 30
Funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen has landed teachers at a California high school in big trouble after a sexy photoshoot with teenage football players appeared in the new issue of men's magazine GQ. Funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen has landed teachers at a California high school in big trouble after a...
Bruno Lawyers Will Send Mean Letters To Anyone Who Dares To Sue Them
Original at Gawker
• Mon, Jun 8
By The Cajun Boy The Hollywood Reporter's THR, Esq. blog obtained a copy of a letter sent by Bruno production attorney Russell Smith to Richelle Olson's attorney. Here are a couple of the highlights: Mr. Baron Cohen never touched Ms. Olson, much less assaulted her. To the contrary, Ms. Olson assaulted Mr. Baron...
Eminem Storms Out of MTV Movie Awards Over Cohen
Original at Sponkit Celebrity
• Mon, Jun 1
By sponkit Sacha Baron Cohen (as his alter ego Brüno, the Austrian fashion journalist) has angered another celebrity - Eminem. Related Entries: Eminem: Finalized The Terms of His Divorce Eminem Sets His Record Straight Eminem’s Death Hoax Hit Online Robert Pattinson Won At 2009 MTV Movie Awards L...
Eminem Walks Out Of MTV Awards After Bruno Prank
Original at Starpulse.com
• Sun, May 31
Eminem stormed out of the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night after outrageous funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen literally landed in his lap. The rapper had just performed a medley Eminem stormed out of the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night after outrageous funnyman Sach...
People in the news
Original at Columbus Dispatch
• Sat, May 9
OH Prank-loving actor Sacha Baron Cohen apparently decided to see whether blonds really do have more fun. He learned -- the hard way -- that they don't. For his role as the flamboyant Austrian fashion journalist Bruno, Cohen bleached his body hair, ...
Paula Abdul Gets Punked By 'Bruno'
Original at Starpulse.com
• Sat, May 2
Paula Abdul is still in shock after realizing a recent TV interview with an odd Austrian was a prank, set up by funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen. Paula Abdul is still in shock after realizing a recent TV interview with an odd Austrian was a prank, set up by funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen.[...] Read more!
Watch This: Golden Globes Most ControversialOriginal at Cinematical
• Mon, Jan 12
By Erik Davis The two, Ricky Gervais and Sacha Baron Cohen, are known for taking risks with their comedy, and for making fun of Hollywood ... like, a lot. But on such an important night for the entertainment industry, and on a show broadcast around the world, were their jokes all in good fun or absolutely tast...
Music Review: Erran Baron Cohen - Songs In The Key Of Hanukkah
Original at Blogcritics
• Sat, Dec 20
By Tan The Man Being the brother to Ali G and Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen definitely has its advantages. For Erran, it's always having a job working on the musical scores for his brother's movies.Although even then, Erran probably meets people who see these brotherly collaborations as pity project...
Sacha Baron Cohen Apparently Unaware of Dutch 'Borat' Spin-Off Premiering Next Week [Introductions]
Original at Defamer
• Mon, Nov 17
By STV An ad currently running on Variety is promoting something called Carmen Meets Borat, a documentary about a Romanian girl whose life is thrown into upheaval when Sacha Baron Cohen and co. substitute her village for the title character's Kazakh hometown in Borat. We use the term "promoting...
Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" Crashes Prop 8 Rally
Original at Huffington Post
• Mon, Nov 3
By The Huffington Post News Editors LOS ANGELES — Sacha Baron Cohen went undercover as his alter ego Bruno on Sunday by crashing a rally in support of a ballot measure that would ban gay marriage in California. Cohen, who has made a career out of filming unwitting victims of his fake identities, also played a journalist in the h...
Sacha Baron Cohen Crashes "Prada" Fashion Show
Original at Jezebel
• Fri, Sep 26
By Sadie Stein Sacha Baron Cohen's fashionisto alter ego, the fey German Bruno, stormed the catwalk in layers of schmatte during Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's runway show, setting off a security panic. Ultimately they had to call the police; all this will obvs end up in the upcoming Bruno movie. [Perez Hilton...
Opinion: Everything is Promising
Original at zacappa.com
• Sun, Aug 31
By Zacappa As mentioned in other reviews, the parallel with the Borat character of Sacha Baron Cohen was hard to ignore (as mentioned in a very subtle, personal review by Bridget). For me, Borat was much funnier. Safran Foer, of course, ...
The Battle of Two Sherlock Holmes: Cohen Vs. Downey Jnr.
Original at Screenhead
• Fri, Jul 11
By eoin ofaolain Today the Hollywood Reporter announced that Robert “Iron Man” Downey Jnr has signed on to play Holmes in Guy Ritchie’s version of the movie. Last week saw the announcement of the first Sherlock Holmes revival, starring Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen playing Holmes with Will Ferrell as W...
Gay Austrian In Sherman Oaks Looks Suspiciously Like Sacha Baron Cohen [Hollywood PrivacyWatch]
Original at Defamer
• Fri, Feb 29
By Seth · 2/25 - Dylan McDermott looking just as pretty as you'd expect Dylan McDermott to look cruising through Santa Monica in a black Porsche. · Feb 21 - Emily Deschanel and Zach Quinto of Heroes were at Brently Heilbron and Liz Feldman's Awesome War Show at the Comedy Central Stage Wednesday.
Sacha Baron Cohen Plans On Being Biggest Schmuck At The Dinner Party
Original at Defamer
• Wed, Sep 5
By Defamer · Sacha Baron Cohen is "firming plans" to star in Bruno (but aren't they already shooting that one? Sneaky!), then will move on to Dinner for Schmucks, a remake of Francis Veber's Le Diner de Cons, a comedy about a dinner guest whose manners would shame even the tableside-feces-proferrin...
Sacha Baron Cohen: Sorry Girls, I'm Gay - Bgay.com
Original at Bgay.com
• Mon, Aug 20
Sacha Baron Cohen: Sorry Girls, I'm Gay FL - Even though Sacha Baron Cohen is best known for his anti-Jew, homophobic character Borat, the Kazakhstan journalist is just one of Cohen's many characters. ...
Isla Fisher talks about pregnancy for the first time
Original at Celebrity Baby Blog
• Sat, Jul 21
By Missy, CBB Writer Isla Fisher opened up recently about the baby she is expecting with fiance Sacha Baron Cohen. In her first public comments on the pregnancy, believed to be in its 7th-month, Isla said I'm the happiest I've ever been in my... The baby will be the first for Isla and Sacha, who have been engaged for t...
Sacha Baron Cohen & Isla Fisher's Baby Due in Winter
Original at Wizbang
• Mon, Jun 4
By trikc Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen and his longtime girlfriend, Australian actress Isla Fisher, are expecting a baby this winter, a source close to the couple confirms. Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen and his longtime girlfriend, Australian actress Isla Fisher, are expecting a baby this winter...
Best Kiss: Will and Sacha
Original at MilkandCookies.com: Headlines
• Mon, Jun 4
Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen win Best Kiss at the MTV Movie Awards 2007.
MTV Movie Awards: The Results!
Original at Cinematical
• Mon, Jun 4
By Scott Weinberg Best Comedic Performance -- Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat (over Will Ferrell in Blades of Glory, Emily Blunt in The Devil Wears Prada, Ben Stiller in Night at the Museum and Adam Sandler in Click) As if this award could have possibly gone ...
Posh Spice, Rihanna, Sacha Baron Choen & Will Ferrel Suck Face
Original at LAist
• Sun, Jun 3
By Elina Shatkin 5:41 - Sacha Baron Cohen (looking gorgeous as ever) berates Will Ferrell for not calling him after their tender on-set moment. He pulls in Will Ferrell for a long, shameless lip-lock that leaves them both rolling on the floor like teenagers in a meadow.
Report: Bruno Infiltrates Downtown L.A. Trade Convention
Original at Defamer
• Tue, May 22
By Mark Sadly, our spy couldn't get us that cameraphone shot (we're just glad his attempts didn't end in an ugly stun-gunning by Bruno's handlers), but if the production continues to go guerilla at the downtown World Trade Week events, maybe someone will capture Baron Cohen's new look before se...
Opinion: Borat
Original at Rolling Stone
• Wed, Apr 11
Sacha Baron Cohen Sacha Baron Cohen went home without a high-five from Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay, despite having created the funniest freaking comedy in ages. Who cares? Borat will make glorious benefit your DVD collection. Sure, it looks like shit -- it's meant to be a documentar...
DVD of the Week: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Mar 6
By Neil Miller When I first went in to screen and review Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan in late October, I had no expectations other than the fact that I had seen Da Ali G Show and enjoyed it. Exiting the screening, I was still in tears. It was a film that cau...
A Culture of Faith, Devoted Yet Complex
Original at New York Times
• Wed, Jan 24
NY - In his hit comedy, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” the comedian Sacha Baron Cohen already proved how ...
Sacha Baron Cohen wins Best Speech of 2007 Golden Globes
Original at /FILM
• Tue, Jan 16
By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) I saw some amazing, beautiful, invigorating parts of America. But I saw some dark parts of America, an ugly side of America. A side of America that rarely sees the ... Thank you.” Golden Globes, Ken Davitian, Sacha Baron Cohen. Share This.
SF honors 'Children,' Baron Cohen
Original at Hollywood Reporter
• Tue, Dec 12
CA - Sacha Baron Cohen nabbed his second award as best actor in "Borat" and Helen Mirren her sixth best actress honor for "The Queen." ... San Francisco film critics give top honor to "Little Children ... San Jose Mercury News all 2 news articles
Iwo Jima, Borat Lead Early Oscar Race
Original at Playfuls.com
• Mon, Dec 11
Romania - nod to Sacha Baron Cohen the British actor who created and stars in Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. ...
Borat Crashes Critics Awards
Original at E! Online
• Mon, Dec 11
Cohen, the star and instigator behind "Borat," was named Best Actor Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Cohen shared the honor with Forest Whitaker, likewise named Best Actor for his turn as dictator Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland."
Kazakhstan: It packs an Almaty punch
Original at Boston Herald
• Wed, Nov 22
Harvard CrimsonKazakhstan: It packs an Almaty punch United States - YORK - If you’ve seen Sacha Baron Cohen’s hit comedy ‘‘Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” you may ... Movie for Make Laugh Harvard Crimson all 2 news articles
Tony Hendra: Pundits' Cultural Learnings Forget! I Say "Borat" Won Congress Last Tuesday!
Original at Huffington Post
• Mon, Nov 13
Sacha Baron Cohen not only proves once again that pound for pound, Jews are the funniest people on the planet, he also reaffirms a tradition of uncompromisingly savage social observation that stretches from Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl to Jon Stewart and which while not exclusively Jewish...
Movie Review: Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Original at Blogcritics
• Tue, Nov 7
By Ray Wong For those who are not familiar with Sacha Baron Cohen's Da Ali G Show and his character Borat, you're in for a treat. And for those who do know him, you won't be disappointed with this hilarious, raunchy, rowdy comedy.Borat (Cohen) is a TV talk show reporter from Kazakhstan. He's sent to Americ...
Borat = Mahir 2.0, but ees niiiice.
Original at Boing Boing
• Wed, Oct 25
By noemail@noemail.org (Xeni Jardin) I am reluctantly, belatedly, but now utterly psyched about "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan". When I first saw the schtick, all I could think was: he's lifting this from Mahir "WELCOME TO MY HOME PAGE! I KISS YOU!" Çağrı, (shaking his ha...
Kazakhstan Fears Sacha Baron Cohen
Original at A Socialite's Life
• Thu, Oct 12
Forbes.com has this whole spiel about how British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" is making a mockery of the little known country of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan Versus Borat [Forbes.com]
The best of Borat
Original at TV Squad
• Sat, Oct 7
By Adam Finley Filed under: Comedy, HBO, Web, CelebritiesCracked, in honor of the upcoming movie with the cumbersome but hilarious title of Borat: Culture Leanings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, have selected their ten favorite Borat clips from HBO's Da Ali G Show. I haven...
Newsmakers
Original at DetNews.com
• Sun, Oct 1
Pay attention, this may get confusing. Borat Sagdiyev , a fictional Kazakhstani TV reporter played by British comic Sacha Baron Cohen , was in Washington, last week, attempting to invite "American dignitaries" such as "Premier George Walter Bush ," "Mel Gibsons " and O.J. Simpson to a scre...
Secret Service Turned Borat From White House Gates...
Original at Huffington Post
• Sat, Sep 30
By The Huffington Post Secret Service agents turned away British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, in character as the boorish, anti-Semitic journalist, when he tried to invite "Premier George Walter Bush" to a screening of his upcoming movie, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nat...
Brad Pitt Hearts Borat
Original at A Socialite's Life
• Mon, Sep 25
By soc2006(lisa@socialitelife.com) Brad Pitt's new BFF is Ali G. For real. According to Life & Style: Brad Pitt's latest score in his divorce face-off with Jen Aniston is none other than Borat himself, Sacha Baron Cohen. Da Ali G Show actor, who was once a tenant of Jen's when he rented... Brad Pitt's new BFF is Ali G.
Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Sacha Baron Cohen Fails To Keep It To A Whisper At Local Art Happening
Original at Defamer
• Thu, Sep 21
THEN on Saturday night I was at Il Sole, and some of the New Gay Mafia was in attendance (not together) Ben and Christine, Ali G (SBC him self), with lovely fiance Isla F... . And quirky production (and acting...?) duo David Arquette and Courteney Cox-Arquette. I ate salmon. It was delish.