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July of 2009

 

Rate Baron Cohen faces threats over Bruno

Original at RTE.ie external link    Wed, Jul 29

Sacha Baron Cohen has been threatened by a militant Palestinian group angered at its portrayal in his latest movie Bruno.

Rate Sacha Baron Cohen Will Face Either a Suicide Bomber or a Lawsuit, or Both

Original at Gawker external link    Tue, Jul 28

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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.

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Original at Film School Rejects external link    Fri, Jul 17

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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...

Rate Culture Warrior: The Politics of ‘Bruno’Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Film School Rejects external link    Mon, Jul 13

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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...

Rate Movie Review: Bruno

Original at Starpulse.com external link    Sun, Jul 12

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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...

Rate Sacha Baron Cohen Crashes 'Bruno' Screening

Original at Starpulse.com external link    Sun, Jul 12

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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...

Rate Bruno's First Big Lawsuit Dropping Assault And Battery Claims

Original at Gawker external link    Sat, Jul 11

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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.

Rate Kevin Carr’s Weekly Report Card for 07.10.09

Original at Film School Rejects external link    Fri, Jul 10

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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.

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Original at Gawker external link    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...

Rate Review: Bruno

Original at Film School Rejects external link    Thu, Jul 9

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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...

Rate Why Wasn't Sacha Baron Cohen In Character on Letterman Last Night?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Gawker external link    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...

Rate California High School In Trouble For Letting Football Team Pose With Bruno

Original at Starpulse.com external link    Tue, Jun 30

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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...

June of 2009

 

Rate Bruno Lawyers Will Send Mean Letters To Anyone Who Dares To Sue Them

Original at Gawker external link    Mon, Jun 8

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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...

Rate Eminem Storms Out of MTV Movie Awards Over Cohen

Original at Sponkit Celebrity external link    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...

Rate Eminem Walks Out Of MTV Awards After Bruno Prank

Original at Starpulse.com external link    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...

Year 2009

 

Rate People in the news

Original at Columbus Dispatch external link    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, ...

Rate Paula Abdul Gets Punked By 'Bruno'

Original at Starpulse.com external link    Sat, May 2

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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!

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Original at Cinematical external link    Mon, Jan 12

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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...

Rate Music Review: Erran Baron Cohen - Songs In The Key Of Hanukkah

Original at Blogcritics external link    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...

Rate Sacha Baron Cohen Apparently Unaware of Dutch 'Borat' Spin-Off Premiering Next Week [Introductions]

Original at Defamer external link    Mon, Nov 17

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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...

Rate Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" Crashes Prop 8 Rally

Original at Huffington Post external link    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...

Rate Sacha Baron Cohen Crashes "Prada" Fashion Show

Original at Jezebel external link    Fri, Sep 26

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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...

Rate Opinion: Everything is Promising

Original at zacappa.com external link    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, ...

Rate The Battle of Two Sherlock Holmes: Cohen Vs. Downey Jnr.

Original at Screenhead external link    Fri, Jul 11

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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...

Rate Gay Austrian In Sherman Oaks Looks Suspiciously Like Sacha Baron Cohen [Hollywood PrivacyWatch]

Original at Defamer external link    Fri, Feb 29

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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.

Year 2007

 

Rate Sacha Baron Cohen Plans On Being Biggest Schmuck At The Dinner Party

Original at Defamer external link    Wed, Sep 5

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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...

Rate Sacha Baron Cohen: Sorry Girls, I'm Gay - Bgay.com

Original at Bgay.com external link    Mon, Aug 20

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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. ...

Rate Isla Fisher talks about pregnancy for the first time

Original at Celebrity Baby Blog external link    Sat, Jul 21

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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...

Rate Sacha Baron Cohen & Isla Fisher's Baby Due in Winter

Original at Wizbang external link    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...

Rate Best Kiss: Will and Sacha

Original at MilkandCookies.com: Headlines external link    Mon, Jun 4

Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen win Best Kiss at the MTV Movie Awards 2007.

Rate MTV Movie Awards: The Results!

Original at Cinematical external link    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 ...

Rate Posh Spice, Rihanna, Sacha Baron Choen & Will Ferrel Suck Face

Original at LAist external link    Sun, Jun 3

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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.

Rate Report: Bruno Infiltrates Downtown L.A. Trade Convention

Original at Defamer external link    Tue, May 22

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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...

Rate Opinion: Borat

Original at Rolling Stone external link    Wed, Apr 11

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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...

Rate DVD of the Week: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Original at Blogcritics external link    Tue, Mar 6

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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...

Rate A Culture of Faith, Devoted Yet Complex

Original at New York Times external link    Wed, Jan 24

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 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 ...

Rate Sacha Baron Cohen wins Best Speech of 2007 Golden Globes

Original at /FILM external link    Tue, Jan 16

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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.

Year 2006

 

Rate SF honors 'Children,' Baron Cohen

Original at Hollywood Reporter external link    Tue, Dec 12

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 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

Rate Iwo Jima, Borat Lead Early Oscar Race

Original at Playfuls.com external link    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. ...

Rate Borat Crashes Critics Awards

Original at E! Online external link    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."

Rate Kazakhstan: It packs an Almaty punch

Original at Boston Herald external link    Wed, Nov 22

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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

Rate Tony Hendra: Pundits' Cultural Learnings Forget! I Say "Borat" Won Congress Last Tuesday!

Original at Huffington Post external link    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...

Rate Movie Review: Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Original at Blogcritics external link    Tue, Nov 7

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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...

Rate Borat = Mahir 2.0, but ees niiiice.

Original at Boing Boing external link    Wed, Oct 25

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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...

Rate Kazakhstan Fears Sacha Baron Cohen

Original at A Socialite's Life external link    Thu, Oct 12

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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]

Rate The best of Borat

Original at TV Squad external link    Sat, Oct 7

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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...

Rate Newsmakers

Original at DetNews.com external link    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...

Rate Secret Service Turned Borat From White House Gates...

Original at Huffington Post external link    Sat, Sep 30

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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...

Rate Brad Pitt Hearts Borat

Original at A Socialite's Life external link    Mon, Sep 25

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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.

Rate Hollywood PrivacyWatch: Sacha Baron Cohen Fails To Keep It To A Whisper At Local Art Happening

Original at Defamer external link    Thu, Sep 21

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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.

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