Sacha Baron Cohen in BRÜNO: Photos
Directed by Larry Charles, and written by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Mazer, and Jeff Schaffer, Brüno stars Cohen (above, with Gayby) as a gay Austrian fashionista who comes to the US to become "the most famous Austrian since Hitler" while at the same time trying to pass for a hetero dude like "Tom Cruise, John Travolta, and Kevin Spacey."
"Beneath the idiocy," writes Steve Rose in The Guardian, "Baron Cohen is also a politically astute agent who’s devised an ingenious way to confront and expose serious social issues – and indulge his own exhibitionism.
"Brüno is funniest, though, when it’s at its most politically incorrect, especially when it comes to homosexuality. There’s an eye-popping montage of extreme gay sex practices (imaginary, one hopes), a surfeit of waving penises, dildos, fetish gear, anal bleaching, and an excruciating mime in which Brüno fellates the ghost of a deceased member of Milli Vanilli in front of a psychic."
But not everyone is finding Baron Cohen’s antics funny. He has been reportedly slapped with a couple of lawsuits and there are some gay guys who have accused him of wearing "queerface," fearing that Brüno will help perpetuate gay stereotypes.
The (unintentionally) funny thing about those accusations, however, is that some of the accusers make Brüno look as bütch as fellow famous Österreicher Arnöld.
Brüno opens in the US on July 10.
Photos: Frank Ockenfels / © Universal Pictures
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Michael Jackson’s Family and Home Photos
The above photo provided by real estate developer Mohamed Hadid shows Michael Jackson with Hadid (left), Hadid’s children, and Jackson’s children Michael Joseph Jr. (far left), Paris Michael Katherine (center) and Prince Michael II (front center) on November 27, 2008 at Jackson’s Holmby [...] Continue Reading…
HOLLYWOOD, JE T’AIME: Q&A with Jason Bushman
Writer-director Jason Bushman’s feature-film debut, Hollywood, je t’aime was recently screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival. The tale of a Frenchman befriended by a handful of social outcasts while looking for Hollywood stardom, Hollywood je t’aime turned out to be a quirky, funny, touching revelation. The good news [...] Continue Reading…
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Tags: Chad Allen, Diarra Kilpatrick, Eric Debets, Gay Interest, Gay Movies, Hollywood je t'aime, Interviews, Jason Bushman, Michael Airington, Outfest, The Wizard of Oz
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Karl Malden (1912 – 2009)
Karl Malden, Tyrone Power in Diplomatic Courier (1952)
Karl Malden, who won a best supporting actor Oscar for A Streetcar Named Desire in 1951, died "of natural causes" at his Brentwood home earlier today. He was 97.
In addition to his film work — which includes dozens of features [...] Continue Reading…
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Tags: A Streetcar Named Desire, Baby Doll, Classic Movies, Elia Kazan, Karl Malden, Marlon Brando, On the Waterfront, One-Eyed Jacks, The Streets of San Francisco
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Outfest 2009: TRAINING RULES Screening
Winner of the Audience Award for best documentary at San Francisco’s Frameline 2009, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Dee Mosbacher and Fawn Yacker’s Training Rules, about anti-lesbian discrimination in women’s sports, will be screened at Outfest, the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, on Saturday, July 11, at 4:30 [...] Continue Reading…
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Tags: Dee Mosbacher, Diana Nyad, Fawn Yacker, Film Festivals, Gay Film Festivals, Lesbian Interest, Los Angeles Screenings, Outfest, Outfest 2009, Training Rules
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Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” Rehearsal Photos
The images above show Michael Jackson at his last rehearsal on June 23 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
Concert promoter AEG Live (UK) has announced that full refunds will be available to fans who purchased tickets through authorized agents for any of Jackson’s 50 ‘This Is It’ concerts [...] Continue Reading…
Outfest 2009: Box Office Is Now Open
The Outfest 2009 box office is now open at the DGA
for will-call and ticket purchase.
Directors Guild of America (DGA)
7920 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood 90046
In addition to purchasing tickets over the phone (213.480.7065) or online (outfest.org) you may purchase tickets in person.
Outfest 2009 DGA [...] Continue Reading…
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Oscar 2009: Academy Invites 134 New Members
James McAvoy in Atonement (top); Michelle Williams, Lucy in Wendy and Lucy (bottom)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 134 artists and executives to join its roster in 2009.
As per the Academy’s press release, all the various branches could pick a maximum of 166 new [...] Continue Reading…
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Tags: Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Anne Hathaway, Danny Boyle, Dustin Lance Black, Film Awards, James Marsh, James McAvoy, Michelle Williams, Paul Rudd
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TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN Tops Box Office
Though massacred by critics, Michael Bay’s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen crushed the North American box office this week with an impressive $201.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, and Josh Duhamel, the anticipated sequel to Transformers opened [...] Continue Reading…
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Tags: Box Office, Bradley Cooper, Cameron Diaz, Jason Patric, My Sister's Keeper, Sandra Bullock, The Hangover, The Proposal, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Up
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Los Angeles Film Festival Awards 2009
2009 Los Angeles Film Festival Awards
2009 Los Angeles Film Festival: June 18-28
Sam Fleischner and Ben Chace’s debut feature Wah do dem (top) follows a man whose girlfriend has dumped him right before he goes off on a Caribbean cruise. Juan Carlos Rulfo and Carlos Hagerman’s Those [...] Continue Reading…
