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Watch the Trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen's The Dictator

Watch the Trailer for Sacha Baron Cohen's <i>The Dictator</i>

Earlier today the first trailer surfaced for Sacha Baron Cohen upcoming satirical film The Dictator. Larry Charles, director of Cohen's previous two films Borat and Brüno as well as Bill Maher's Religulous will be directing again. Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley and John C. Reilly star alongside Cohen, who plays the titular dictator of a middle eastern country, who "[heroically] risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed" according to the official tagline.  read more

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Yes, Please: John Waters on 2009's Best Movies

Yes, Please: John Waters on 2009's Best Movies

It makes sick, sick sense that John Waters would come to the defense of Lars von Trier and Antichrist. The preeminent auteur of the gloriously depraved has offered up his 2009 year-end list for to Artforum, and it does not disappoint....  read more

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Brüno

Brüno

Let’s get this clear right at the top...  read more

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Sacha Baron Cohen's Brüno threatened with an NC-17

Sacha Baron Cohen's <em>Brüno</em> threatened with an NC-17

An early cut of Sacha Baron Cohen’s Brüno was only offered an NC-17 certificate from the MPAA because of graphic sexual content, Universal confirmed this week. According to The Wrap, there are two sequences the ratings board found particularly galling: an anal-sex scene and another that involves Cohen sneaking up on a man on a hunting trip without any clothes. ...  read more

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Sacha Baron Cohen uses fake companies to back Brüno

Sacha Baron Cohen uses fake companies to back <em>Brüno</em>

Brüno (AKA: Sacha Baron Cohen) is at it again. To back his interviews for the titular character's movie, Cohen created more than 30 fake companies with fake websites to boot. The websites began mysteriously disappearing a few days ago, including four fake production company sites, according to the MTV Movies Blog....  read more

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Sacha Baron Cohen's Brüno moves to July

Sacha Baron Cohen's <em>Brüno</em> moves to July

The film starring Sacha Baron Cohen's most recent alter-ego...  read more

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The 29 Most Anticipated Movies of 2009

The 29 Most Anticipated Movies of 2009

The new year is upon us and moviegoers are finally getting around to seeing some of 2008's big-name films (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Revolutionary Road, Gran Torino, Defiance, The Wrestler). But what about the rest of the year? Austin listed his five to watch a while back, but I will see his five and raise him 24. Here are the 29 movies due in 2009 that have caught my eye. What's missing? Let me know in the comments section....  read more

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Sacha Baron Cohen to produce (and star in?) Accidentes

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In an accident? Injured and unable to work? In need of an ambulance-chasing comedic lawyer to help defend your rights? Sacha Baron Cohen may fill that role in a new movie, Accidentes, he's signed on to produce for Fox Atomic. ...  read more

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Sascha Baron Cohen's Bruno movie sets release date

Sascha Baron Cohen's <em>Bruno</em> movie sets release date

Everyone break out your laced-up denim and leather.  Funkyzeit mit Bruno wants you to say hello to Austria Gay TV! ...  read more

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