Sacha Baron Cohen is working with Paramount once again after the mild box office success of their last collaboration, The Dictator. According to The Hollywood Reporter, they are developing The Lesbian, based on the true tale of Hong Kong billionaire Cecil Chao. Chao made news last week when he proposed a pay-day of $65 million to any man […]
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Teaser Debut: Anchorman 2
May 22, 2012 
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The teaser trailer for the Anchorman sequel debuted in front of The Dictator over the weekend, and it has finally made its way online. Little is revealed, but it’s nice to see the Channel 4 Action News Team – Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), Champ Kind (David Koechner), and Brick Tamland (Steve Carell) – back together at […]
Continue readingThe democracy of laughter – The Dictator review
May 15, 2012 1 Comment
The Dictator – Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, and Jason Mantzoukas. Directed by Larry Charles. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. The democratic process is alive and well in every cinema screening The Dictator, and in every home where it will play from now until the end of time (or, until all entertainment is replaced […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Dictator
March 28, 2012 0 Comments
A brand new trailer for the upcoming Sacha Baron Cohen comedy The Dictator has arrived, offering us a greater glimpse of the plot, as well as a shorn Anna Faris. Baron Cohen stars in the film as the cruel autocrat General Alladeen of Wadiya, who travels to New York to address the U.N., visit the […]
Continue readingSacha Baron Cohen’s Oscar controversy
February 23, 2012 1 Comment
Sacha Baron Cohen is in trouble, again. This time, he’s raised the ire of the Academy. The comedian was planning on attending the Oscars – he is invited as a cast-member of Hugo – dressed as his latest comic creation, The Dictator. When news of his plan leaked, Deadline reported that Cohen’s tickets to the ceremony had been […]
Continue readingThe 10 most exciting films of 2012
January 4, 2012 12 Comments
The 10 most exciting films of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Apocalyptic Mayan prophecies be damned; we’re mighty excited for 2012. Not only will we get to see if Roland Emmerich’s vision of complete tectonic-destruction comes true (might be fun?), but we’ll also be treated to a batch of awesome-sounding feature films in the lead-up. Here […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Dictator
December 16, 2011 2 Comments
The trailer for The Dictator has debuted online, offering us our first look at Sacha Baron Cohen‘s latest comedy creation. The man behind Borat and Bruno stars as a, well, dictator of a Middle Eastern country who visits The Land of the Free, America. There he gets to meet – and bed – local dignitaries […]
Continue readingMegan Fox, John C. Reilly join Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator
June 22, 2011 0 Comments
Megan Fox and John C. Reilly have joined the cast of Sacha Baron Cohen‘s upcoming comedy The Dictator. According to The Hollywood Reporter, their involvement will amount to little more than a ‘cameo’; their specific roles are being kept under wraps. Cohen stars as a “heroic … dictator, who risked his life to ensure that democracy […]
Continue reading>Baron Cohen to play racist, corrupt cop
December 17, 2010 2 Comments
>We recently learnt that Sacha Baron Cohen will star in The Dictator, to be directed by Larry Charles with filming set to start in 2011. But what else has the comedy actor who loves to straddle the fine line of offence got in store for the future? Well, according to the LA Times, he will […]
Continue readingThe brains behind Borat and Bruno back for more
November 17, 2010 0 Comments
It seems the chameleonic Sacha Baron Cohen and director Larry Charles are set to team up yet again, according to a report in the LA Times. That’s right, the dynamic duo you might know from such previously offensive and, depending on your stance, amusing films as Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious […]
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