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more about #bruno more comments → DahlELama: I like that being associated with terrorists might get him "in trouble," but being associated with homosexuals would get him killed. more » Weegee's bored: Weren't there permission forms to be signed? Is the problem that they weren't in Arabic? more » Colander: I think we owe Mr Cohen our support in the form of DVD sales. These are the front lines of civil rights, you guys. more » Steverino Begins: Btw, this story would be a lot juicier if the kid were roughly 27 and born in 1982, when "Billie Jean" was released ("The kid is not my son..." etc.). more » The Real JR: It's been well established that I have a strong attraction for at-times inappropriate, uncouth, and usually drunken cads. So this Kiefer Sutherland ne... more » Trixie from Toronto: I know he has money, lots of it, but I have never understood why/how Billy Joel gets so many chicks. Rich, yes, but he's a drunk and he looks like Bil... more » scroll_lock: Rebound girl, she's been livin' in her soap star world. I bet she's never had a thrice-married guy, I bet she never got a DUI. I'm gonna try for a reb... more » Dickdogfood: Ho boy. The Mirror maybe should've done a little googling about Omer Bhatti: it turns out he was questioned by investigators about porn and "Jesus Jui... more » daveyjonesisdead: Don't mess with the studio marketing departments, or they'll take away your Thursday night television! more » The Curse of Millhaven: It is called word of mouth. maybe now that twitter makes that happen fast enough to impact the opening weekend, Hollywood will have to rely less on ma... more » goetz: I feel sorry for the people who have to sit there videotaping the awful movies I don't feel like paying to see. more » raincoaster: 451 Followers. What's that I feel? Ennui? The bleakness of absurdity? more » PaisleyPajamas: ...because too many people are learning, 140 characters at a time, how bad they are.. Good. Maybe these sucktastic marketing departments that have... more » kookla: I wouldn't rely on a Twittered opinion of a movie anymore than I would go onto a website where people rate products. With or without the internet, you... more » Conchie Birdie: A purpose to twitter that directly affects my daily life. Thank you, twitterers, for stopping me from subjecting myself to yet another craptastic movie. more » -
#lawsuits
Sacha Baron Cohen Will Face Either a Suicide Bomber or a Lawsuit, or Both
It wouldn't be a Sacha Baron Cohen movie without a lawsuit from a duped interview subject—this time it's from a Palestinian who claims he was wrongly identified as a terrorist. And the real terrorists are making vague threats. More » -
#gossiproundup
Does Michael Jackson Have a 25 Year-Old Son?
Michael Jackson may have a secret child, Billy Joel gets a rebound girl, Ruth Madoff travels in ripped jeans and a baseball cap, Britney Spears' father pronounces his daughter completely sane and Sienna Miller goes off on an interviewer. More » -
#thecinema
Studios Marketers Are Defenseless Against Twitter, They Squeal
The latest creation in the Ass-Covering Studio Excuses R&D Dept. is the "Twitter Effect." Movies aren't making money, you see, because too many people are learning, 140 characters at a time, how bad they are. More » -
#boxofficereport
How Many Mean Parents Made Their Kids Go See Ice Age This Weekend?
Sure, sure, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince raked in a gazillion dollars this weekend. But who are these people who went to Ice Age? Our guess: creationist parents who wanted their kids to watch a nature documentary. More » -
#legalaffairs
How We Actually Sorta Sympathize with People Suing Brüno
So Brüno dropped a perilous 73% in ticket sales this weekend, basically meaning that America has forgotten about Sacha Baron Cohen's Austrian fashion reporter (who's gay!!!!) alter ego. Well, one American hasn't. That brain-damaged lady is still suing. More » -
#flackery
Bruno May Have Manufactured His Villain, Says Reporter Who Manufactured His Villain
When Sacha Baron Cohen went on the Late Show to discuss his movie Bruno, he bragged about meeting a real terrorist. Now the guy in question says he hasn't been a terrorist for years. More » -
#viewaskew
Barbara Walters Does Not Like Brüno, Anal Sex
Today on The View, Babs gave her review of Brüno. In voicing her displeasure over pubic hair, anal sex, and "a machine that shows you how to have oral sex," it sounds like she's talking about a bad Saturday night. [Jezebel] -
#boxofficereport
Brüno's Package Disappointingly Small
If a gay Austrian falls in the middle of his opening weekend, and lots of people are around to see it, does it mean America hates gay people? Probably yes. More » -
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#headlineheadache
Brüno Headline Writers Leave No Gay Cliché Unturned
Yes, gay movie Brüno made 30 million gay dollars at the gay box office this weekend, and headline writers just couldn't wait to write snappy little things about sashaying and topping! Clearly the point of the movie was not missed. More » -
#litigationfail
Bruno's First Big Lawsuit Dropping Assault And Battery Claims
During the release of Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen and Fox faced a bunch of lawsuits, most of them claiming the film's irreversible damage to reputations, none of which were even moderately successful. Now, Bruno's first litigation failures have arrived.
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#wonderings
Would Brüno Be Possible Without Borat?
Finally Brüno comes out today, earning only middling praise from Borat-chuffed critics. And it makes us wonder: What if Brüno had come out first? Would Sacha Baron Cohen exist in the same way he does now? More » -
#thegays
'Bruno' Bestows His Top Ten Upon America
Earlier in the week Sacha Baron Cohen shockingly appeared out of character on Letterman's show. Tonight he returned in character as "Bruno" to read the Top Ten—"Top Ten Reasons to See The New Movie Brüno." More » -
#humorandhomophobia
Perez Hilton, Brüno, And "The Gay-Panic Offense"
Perez Hilton is getting a storm of publicity after calling someone a faggot, and Brüno, a movie that Dennis Lim calls a "big gay joke," is advertising everywhere. What does this mean for gay stereotypes in the media? [Jezebel] -
#wonderings
Why Wasn't Sacha Baron Cohen In Character on Letterman Last Night?
Not that we minded, because the real guy is pretty charming and a great raconteur, but it was just curious because in the past the comedian, currently promoting Brüno, has been so committed to in-character appearances. More » -
#doublestandards
Magazine Newsstands: Hos Before Brünos
We knew that newsstands have been treating GQ's July cover, featuring a nude-but-not-all-hanging-out Sacha Baron Cohen is like porn. But a tipster at a Hudson News in Manhattan has noticed the decision has lead to some interesting juxtapositions. More » -
#kreepiekats
Kreepie Kats Klassik: The Roman Kandle Stuffed Up Your Pee-Hole Is Kompliments of Your Friendly Neighborhood Kreepie Kats"
[Join Jim Behrle's Kreepie Kats as they inquire as to how much less diabolikal America is now compared to last year, why Moneyball matters (or doesn't), and why Nick Denton isn't working on July 4th. Questions! Answers! Kreepie Cats!] -
#gq
L.A. Parents Don't Want Bruno Pretending to Sodomize Their Kids, Period
You might have thought that Los Angeles is a progressive city, but think again. All it takes is one little wink-wink ass-fucking photo shoot with a movie star and high school students to get parents all upset. More » -
#gossiproundup
Never Throw Your Drink at Anna Kournikova
Anna Kournikova viciously brawls with another woman in a Vegas club, Leighton Meester sings and acts in a video for Cobra Starship, Michael Jackson looked frail on stage at his concert rehearsals and Chris Brown gets shut down by Jay-Z. More » -
#problems
Should Bruno Cut Its LaToya Jackson Scene?
Bruno is involved in the whole Michael Jackson foofaraw, of course. There's a scene in the film where the Austrian gay toys with LaToya Jackson and tries to get her brother's phone number from her BlackBerry. Should Universal cut it? More » -
#clowns
'Bruno' Strips For Conan
Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno doesn't open in the U.S. until July 10th, but he's already out doing press for the film. Tonight he was the guest on The Tonight Show and, of course, he was utterly ridiculous. More »
