Sacha Baron Cohen
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Jude Law, Ray Winstone Join Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo Cabret’
Christopher Lee, Helen McCrory, Frances de la Tour and Richard Griffiths have also been added to the cast
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Paramount Wins Bidding War for Baron Cohen Comedy
A comic pitch from the “Borat” star and a trio of “Seinfeld” writers features a character who tends goats
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Callbacks: Nicholson Weighing ‘Vegas’ Comedy; Singer & McQuarrie Reunite
Sacha Baron Cohen is shopping a comedy pitch with “Seinfeld” writers Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer and David Mandel
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Baron Cohen, Kingsley Join ‘Hugo Cabret’
Martin Scorsese to direct adaptation of Brian Selznick’s children’s book
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Baron Cohen Oscar Skit Pulled on Merits — Not for Cameron
The British comic’s skit was nixed because it didn’t work — not to spare Cameron’s feelings
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Oscar Show Books Handful of Comics
Jason Bateman, Steve Carell, Sacha Baron Cohen, Tina Fey and Ben Stiller latest presenters
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A Tough, But Still a Profitable Year for Universal
Studio scorecard: the year was not as bad as it seemed, despite revenue down about $800M
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Oscar Songs: Rude, Weird and Silly
The 63 Oscar-eligible songs include some tunes that might make Academy members cringe, or blush
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Palestinian Files $115M Suit Over ‘Bruno’
Peace activist, labeled “terrorist group leader” in the movie, says it has ruined his life
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Malaysia Bans “Bruno” Over Gay Themes
“There are a lot of sex scenes,” she said. “It’s contrary to our culture.”
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The Real Reason ‘Bruno’ Blundered
There’s a hilarious urban myth that has never really been denied: that the renaming of the great historical drama “The Madness of George III” to “The Madness of King George” for the U.S. market was because they feared Americans wouldn’t go see a sequel. The old adage about never underestimating the intelligence of the American…
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Bruno: The Puppetmaster Has Lost His Innocence
When we watched “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” we enjoyed the electricity of illicit subversion, as Sacha Baron Cohen’s fictional Borat led us on a punk’d road trip through Middle America. Cohen offered eloquently serrated commentary on American life, and he did it without back pedaling. His…
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Bruno: the Puppetmaster Has Lost His Innocence
This time Baron Cohen is bent on guerrilla-style humiliation. I never thought I’d feel sorry for Ron Paul
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Social Networking Making Friday The Only Day That Counts
Twitter, Facebook have changed what ‘word-of-mouth’ really means.
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Ester’s Weekly ‘Wrap’: Bruno vs. Perez, Sarah vs. David
Catch up on all the top schmooze, as Ester gives her own outrageous take on the week at TheWrap. In this episode: "Bruno" vs. Perez Hilton, Letterman vs. Palin and: Why is Hollywood stupid enough to pay someone $20M to be in a movie!? (Hey, maybe they’re not anymore!) So sit your tookus down and…
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Ester Goldberg