Apr 27 2009 'Brüno' Poster: Don't Forget 'Borat' Was Also a Movie!
I have to say, pretty subdued compared to what I was expecting (I was expecting a recreation of the American Beauty naked-Mena Suvari-on-a-bed-of-rose-petals scene, except with Sacha Baron Cohen and thousands of dildos).
The Brüno Poster Revealed! [Coming Soon]
Apr 2 2009 'Bruno' Red-Band Trailer (Red-Band Means Dildo Shots and Only Semi-Obscured Breasts)
In 2006, he made us laugh with him, at him, and at our culture with Borat; now, Sacha Baron Cohen is back at the pranking-but-not-calling-it-a-prank game, and playing a flamboyant Austrian in Bruno. Judging by the trailer, it will again make us laugh--at least until the non-stop impressions make us never want to see the character again.
Mar 3 2009 Alexander Payne Preparing Alexander Payne All-Star Line-Up for Latest
Election star Reese Witherspoon, Sideways star Paul Giamatti, and Sacha Baron Cohen--who hasn't been in any Alexander Payne movies, upsetting my all-star theory--have agreed to star in Downsizing, a new film that sounds like Honey, I Shrunk the Kids as a romantic comedy:
Alexander Payne is putting the finishing touches on the social satire "Downsizing," a script about miniature people, and has put together a big-name cast.Paul Giamatti, Sacha Baron Cohen and Reese Witherspoon have all committed to star in the film, which would likely land at Fox Searchlight, where Payne has a first-look deal.
Giamatti, who teamed with the director on "Sideways," is aboard to star as a man low on money who decides he can have a much nicer life if he undergoes a process to shrink himself.
Witherspoon, whose career took off after starring in Payne's "Election," would play a woman Giamatti meets on his journey as a miniature person. Baron Cohen would play a pint-sized foreigner.
Well, obviously Sacha Baron Cohen is the foreigner character. He has so many great, mildly-offensive accents in his arsenal, it would be a crime not to make him the foreigner character. The real question is if Jack Nicholson or a naked Kathy Bates will be unlockable secret characters.
Alexander Payne is 'Downsizing' [Variety]
Sep 26 2008 'Bruno' Sighted in Milan, Swathed in Fabric
Sacha Baron Cohen, currently playing pranks as he shoots Borat 2: Gay Joke Borat, was spotted in Milan today acting like an a-hole on the runway of Agatha Ruiz de Prada's show. From Yahoo:
Baron Cohen is in Milan making a new film about fashion centered on his character Bruno, a flamboyant Austrian fashionista.He bowled onto the start of the catwalk rolled up in what turned out to be a long, black caped outfit with eccentric accessories.
After a few minutes of darkness while Baron Cohen, or Bruno, was escorted off the catwalk, the show started again. Models had kept their cool but the designer was visibly upset when she appeared at the end of the show.
Baron Cohen's film is titled "Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Male."
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's show restarted after the actor left. The designer said her show was inspired by Spanish painter Diego Velazquez and the headdresses were based on typical Spanish piatas
Whew! I'm glad they got back to the fashion by the end. Even if an article is titled "Borat actor crashes Agatha's party at fashion show," I still expect to hear whether or not the crashed show was inspired by Spanish painted Diego Velazquez. Good reporting, Jo Winterbottom.
Jul 9 2008 'Bruno' Somehow Turns Shirtless, Wrestling Men into a Gay Thing
Did you recently attend a cage fighting event that quickly devolved into man-on-man love? Then you just may be one of the many angry, unwilling stars of Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen's new film where he exposes homophobia by playing another ridiculous caricature. (Or you may just be going to really gay cage fights.) From the The Smoking Gun (thanks to Jonah):
Lured by $1 beer and the prospect of "hot chicks" and "hardcore fights," thousands of Arkansans were duped last month into appearing as extras in comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's latest staged mayhem. Cohen and his confederates organized cage fighting programs on consecutive days in Texarkana and Fort Smith. Both cards ended with two male grapplers (one was identified as "Straight Dave" and wore camouflage) tearing each other's clothes off and, while in underwear, kissing down their opponent's chest. This man-on-man action triggered Fort Smith fans to throw chairs and beer at the ring, according to one cop present at the city's Convention Center.
Cage fight fanatics who attended were less than amused by the event, which was, as one attendee described it on a forum, "a maxed out fag fest." Over at The Smoking Gun, there are even more amazing outraged responses--such as the one from Brad, who assumes that Bruno is a reprisal of Balki from Perfect Strangers. Is he implying Balki was gay or that anyone with a foreign accent is inevitably playing Balki? I hope both.
Still, some of them make a valid point. As one fan noted: "your right going to make mma look like hicks but at least we arent cock suckers like borat." You can't argue with that.
Jul 2 2008 Sacha Baron Cohen/Will Ferrell Sherlock Holmes Comedy is, Frankly, Hilarious?
Columbia Pictures has announced plans for a comedy that will star Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell as (probably idiot versions of) Sherlock Holmes and Watson. Now, hold on, hold on. I know you're thinking this sounds like another typically-broad, pointless comedy "from the guys who brought us" prior Will Ferrell man-child outings. In other words, a bad idea. You couldn't be more wrong. It turns out the very notion of Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell playing Sherlock Holmes is enough to induce riotous laughter:
"Just the idea of Sacha and Will as Sherlock Holmes and Watson makes us laugh," said Col co-prexy Matt Tolmach. "Sacha and Will are two of the funniest and most talented guys on the planet, and having them take on these two iconic characters is frankly hilarious."
I guess that is pretty funny, if you're a sadist.
Holmes pic nabs Baron Cohen, Ferrell [Variety]
Mar 28 2008 'Bruno' Terrorizing Kansas with Flamboyancy
If you're living in America's Heartland, watch out: the next homosexual you assault might catch you on camera (again)! British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has been sighted in Kansas shooting scenes for his upcoming film about the travels of Bruno, his flamboyant Austrian alter-ego. According to reports, he has Wichita Airport reconsidering their decision to let him shoot there, with Cohen running around the lobby in hot pants, "kissing, dancing, and fighting"; he later broke up a church's Easter play by showing up in chains. All for the purpose of commentary on bigotry, of course!
Bruno Takes Over Kansas [Faded Youth]
Jan 2 2008 Sacha Baron Cohen To Play Abbie Hoffman
The road to becoming a well-respected actor can be a long and difficult one. Many actors, now considered veteran thespians, began their careers in off-Broadway shows and small independent productions, and many had to spend years taking roles in commercials and soap operas before finding legitimacy. However, others--Sacha Baron Cohen, for instance--take the easier route: film a series of semi-offensive pranks until Tim Burton and Steven Spielberg start casting you in things.
Times Online is reporting that Cohen, the comedian responsible for Borat impressions, will follow-up his part in Sweeney Todd with a role as political activist Abbie Hoffman in Spielberg's The Trial of the Chicago Seven.
Honestly, I think he'll be a good fit for the part, and probably has the acting ability to pull it off. I'm just unreasonably annoyed that Spielberg is suddenly replacing his established mainstays with hip, up-and-coming actors of today (like adding Shia LaBeouf to Indiana Jones). Did someone get him a subscription to People or what?
No more jokes as Borat turns war protester [Times Online]
Oct 22 2007 New 'Sweeney Todd' Trailer for Tough Dudes
Want to see Johnny Depp slit some throats and Sacha Baron Cohen playing a matador Borat but afraid going to see a musical will make you seem a bit, you know, gay? Not to worry. This new trailer for Sweeney Todd features all of the murdering you could want, while deliberately hiding all of the musical elements like you hid that high school role in Guys and Dolls from your disapproving father. When you're seeing this at the theater, just make sure to act really shocked and offended when Johnny Depp starts belting it out. Possible cover-up line: "What is this, Queeny Todd? I thought this was about a demon or some shit. When are they gonna get back to killing or football or something?"
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Oct 4 2007 'Sweeney Todd' Trailer Shows It's Tim Burton-iest Ever
I'm not necessarily saying this negatively, but from the looks of this trailer, Sweeney Todd might be the most Tim Burtoniest Tim Burton movie ever made by Tim Burton. Johnny Depp? Check. Helena Bonham Carter? Check. Creepy 19th century production design? Check. A color palette consisting entirely of black, white, and blood red? Check (save for Sacha Baron Cohen's lurid ringmaster Waluigi getup). I'm just worried this is Tim Burton's way of saying, "I'm dying, so let me get this all out of my system."
UPDATE: I just realized Danny Elfman is not present, so we can probably rest assured Burton isn't dying.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Trailer [Yahoo!]
Sep 6 2007 Cohen to do Bruno, Dinner, Maybe Dessert?
Now that he's an internationally recognized star, Sacha Baron Cohen, best known for his incognito roles as Ali G and Borat, has announced plans to make a Bruno film. Where Borat critically examined the English-speaking world through the eyes of a mildly-offensive racial stereotype, Bruno does the same thing as a mildly-offensive racial and homosexual stereotype. Others stars of the film will be the 43 people who didn't see Borat and won't immediately start doing impressions at the sight of the lightly-disguised actor.
Cohen will follow the picture with Dinner for Schmucks, a remake of the French comic hit Le Diner de Cons, which should elicit many a "wah-wah-wee-wah" and/or "is nice."
'Bruno' next for Sacha Baron Cohen [Variety]
Jun 11 2007 Borat Lawsuit: Jeffrey Lemerond is a Giant Snatch
I think Jeff Lemerond might be this guy. Journalism is fun!
Another crybaby p**** has filed a lawsuit against the makers of the Borat movie. So who was it, you may be asking yourself. The Jewish couple? One of the crazy Pentacostals? One of the rednecks at the rodeo? Nope. It was Jeffrey Lemerond, a Dartmouth College graduate and financial analyst, who was shown running and yelling "Go away!" as Borat chased him down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue in an attempt to hug strangers.
Lemerond, or P**** von Twatsnatch, as his friends call him, is listed in the lawsuit as John Doe and will argue that his civil rights were violated. The case will of course cite legal precedents going back to the days of the founding fathers, such as the time Thomas Paine was pestered by the village homosexual in Worcester, Mass., who was later ordered to give Paine three pigs and a plowshare in restitution.
Jun 4 2007 Vince's MTV Movie Awards Semi-Live Blog
Not even Sarah Silverman could keep MTV from sucking.
Thoughts that went through my mind as I watched the MTV Movie Awards:
Jeez, is Sarah Silverman ever not funny? She has really broad shoulders.
Jack Nicholson: Old, sick, wasted off his tits, or all three?
At this point, I think it's passé to hate Dane Cook. Subnote: I wonder how to make that accented e symbol.
Hairspray. Ugh. I'd rather gargle semen than watch this movie, and I think that would make me feel less gay.
Sacha Baron von Cohen Speech: Did he just say "crashed his cart in Jewtown"? Amazing.
Skyler Stone makes me die on the inside. Pretty much any guy named Skyler, really.
Pirates. of. the. F***ing. Carribbean. Now I remember why I usually don't watch this show.
Wow, you can really see the hatred of blacks in Jerry Bruckheimer's eyes.
UPDATE: Thanks to Daniél for éducating my ignorant ass.Whéééé!! Next month: Umlauts.
May 24 2007 Borat Writes Travel Book
In U, S, and A, homosexuals are even allowed to wear the suit and win award trophies.
Borat has signed a deal to write a book of travel advice. Half the book will be a guide to America for Kazakhstanis unfamiliar with women riding on the inside of the bus and the other half will be a guide to Kazakhstan for Americans who have never experienced a gypsy attack or acquired a taste for fermented horse urine.
The book, to be released in hardcover, will have a dual title: "Borat: Touristic Guidings To Minor Nation of U.S. and A." and "Borat: Touristic Guidings To Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan."
I'll probably buy this book, but I have to admit, it was a bit disappointing to learn a comedian so hilariously anti-semitic is secretly Jewish. It'd be like like learning Jerry Bruckheimer was secretly black.
