- 5/16/12 /
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Polone: Why Sacha Baron Cohen Deserves the Nobel Prize
He sneaks political and social messages into outrageous comedy, tricking audiences into hearing them.
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- 2/19/10 /
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Sacha Baron Cohen Almost Hosted the Oscars
The Academy "swatted it down" because he would've been "too big of a wild card."
- 11/16/09 /
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Larry Charles to Make NBC Even Nerdier
Plus: Old people singing and robots!
- 11/6/09 /
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Brüno Deleted Scene: Using Mexican Gardeners As Furniture Doesn’t Faze Pete Rose
Pete Rose has a pretty reasonable excuse for not wanting to eat sushi off a naked man's body.
- 11/4/09 /
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La Toya Back in Brüno
Her cameo will be restored as an extra for the movie's DVD release.
- 7/28/09 /
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Sacha Baron Cohen Threatened With Lawsuit by Fake Terrorist, Bodily Harm by Real Terrorists
Terrorists: "We reserve the right to respond in the way we find suitable against this man. The movie was part of a conspiracy against the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade."
- 7/13/09 /
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Brüno Looking Less Profitable, Actionable Than Borat
The movie had a soft No. 1 opening over the weekend — but charges from the first 'Brüno' lawsuit have been dropped.
- 7/9/09 /
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The Secret Ingredients in Brüno’s Cage-Fighting Scene: A 90-Minute Wait and $1 Beers
'Newsweek' today has the details of how the scene was shot, which sort of makes the crowd's reaction seem slightly less spontaneous.
- 7/9/09 /
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Hill: Why Brüno Made Me Really Proud of America! (Except for L.A.)
Baron Cohen stacks the deck relentlessly and hammers some easy targets, but the homophobia rarely erupts.
- 7/8/09 /
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The Jokes Brüno Told in Every Interview
If you've seen one Bruno talk-show appearance, you've basically seen them all.
- 7/1/09 /
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Brüno’s Original Ending Was Even Worse Than the Coldplay Song
Movieline reveals the planned ending that was scrapped in favor of something slightly better.
- 6/30/09 /
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Paula Abdul Was ‘Very Game’ to Sit on a Mexican, and Other Highlights From Brüno’s Production Notes
Abdul was "very game," claim the actually entertaining production notes for 'Brüno.'
- 6/26/09 /
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Ever-Tasteful Sacha Baron Cohen Cuts Brüno’s Michael Jackson Joke
"We decided to take it out for tonight, and we'll reassess before the release whether to keep it out," says director Larry Charles.
- 6/19/09 /
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Brüno in Fake-Prostitute Scandal
Those weren't real prostitutes at Brüno's promotional appearance today.
- 6/17/09 /
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Brüno’s Olive Branch to Gays: A Song by the Coldplay Guy
Problem solved!
- 6/16/09 /
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Who Will Brüno Offend Most: Gays, Austrians, or Pygmies?
"The pygmy sex scene is one of the most horrific incidents ever committed to celluloid."
- 6/12/09 /
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Brüno Fakes Another Stunt!
Even though ads promise "real people, real situations," there was actually no baby present during the filming of the hot-tub sex scene. Outrageous!
- 6/4/09 /
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Eminem Comes Clean About Brüno Incident
Yes, it was planned in advance.
- 6/3/09 /
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First Brüno Lawsuit Not As Funny As Borat Lawsuits
A woman duped in next month's movie is suing Sacha Baron Cohen for putting her in a wheelchair.
- 6/2/09 /
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Eminem Planned That Thing With the Guy’s Butt in His Face
Says a writer on Sunday's MTV Movie Awards: "They rehearsed it at dress and yes, it went as far as it did on the live show then."
- 6/1/09 /
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Did Eminem Have Advance Knowledge of Sacha Baron Cohen’s Crotch Attack?
It seems like he had plenty of time to move out of the way.
- 4/30/09 /
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Paula Abdul Describes the Brüno Cameo That Left Her ‘Scarred for Life for a Year’
"I said, 'No, I won't be doing that ... And by the way, where's my award?'"
- 4/30/09 /
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Who Will Tell Paula Abdul She’s in Brüno?
Paula Abdul is interviewed in the movie, though she genuinely thought she was being questioned for a real documentary by an authentic gay Austrian fashionista.
- 4/17/09 /
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Brüno Now Straight Enough for an ‘R’
As you probably figured, Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie won't be released with an NC-17 rating.
- 4/2/09 /
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What’s So Racy About the Brüno Red-Band Trailer?
It's not even as dirty as the one for 'I Love You, Man'!