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So-called terrorist slams Bruno’s Sasha Baron Cohen as a “big liar”
Posted by Dave on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
By Quinn Bender
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The man labeled a “terrorist group leader” in Bruno claims he is now a committed pacifist and that the movie’s star, Sasha Baron Cohen, conducted the interview under false pretenses, according to WorldNetDaily.
Ayman Abu Aita served in the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades from 2000 until 2003, after which he did a two year stint in Israeli prison. Now, however, he is dedicated to the Palestinan cause through non-violent means and conducted the interview for Bruno on the pretense it would rally support of international youth. He was shocked to learn the film depicts a homosexual character and contains graphic nudity and sexual fetishes. He also felt there was nothing unusual about Baron Cohen’s appearance or body language to suggest something was amiss with the interview.
Bruno ruled the box office this weekend with an estimated $30.4 million, throwing Transformers 2 to a distant third. To secure it’s success, in the run-up to Bruno’s North American premier, Baron Cohen was aggressively promoting the movie.
When the comedian described to CBS’s David Letterman last week the way he met Aita at an undisclosed location, Aita slammed him as a “big liar” who “made up stories”.
“[Baron Cohen] said this was a film going to help the Palestinian cause,” Aita said. “When I heard (four days ago) what this film was about I really didn’t believe it.”
It comes as no surprise that Aita is consulting lawyers with regards to a lawsuit.
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So-called terrorist slams Bruno’s Sasha Baron Cohen as a “big liar”
Posted by Quinn Bender on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
By Quinn Bender
movieset.com
Variety is reporting Universal Pictures will simultaneously release a tamer version of its controversial offering, Bruno, so that younger British movie-goers can get around its current 18-and-over rating.
Perhaps due to the movie’s disappointing opening at the box office, the filmmakers resubmitted Bruno to the The British Board of Film Classification after deleting a minute and a half worth scenes containing the movie’s strongest sexual depictions and references. The abandoned footage includes a montage of exaggerated sexual activity, the miming of various sexual acts and scenes from a swingers’ party.
Universal decided to cut the film after scores of the underage fans that made Sasha Baron Cohen’s last film, Borat, such a runaway success were turned away at the theatre.
Vying now for a less restrictive “15″ rating, the studio hopes Bruno and his myriad of perversions can reach that younger, impressionable audience.
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So-called terrorist slams Bruno’s Sasha Baron Cohen as a “big liar”
Posted by DJDavid on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
MovieSet has a treasure trove of Bruno video clips from the new Borat-like adventure starring SBC.
If you’re some sort of monk, or you just don’t know what BRÜNO is all about, start by watching the hilarious Bruno Trailer.
Then check out the videos below for a preview of this highly anticipated comedy with the infamous “Gotcha!” footage that made Sacha Baron Cohen famous.
Bruno Videoclip #1 - Military Assault
This first clip involves the flamboyant fashionista daring a couple officers of the military with his unique style and additional accessories to the outfit he was provided at some type of bootcamp.
Bruno Videoclip #2 - Bruno Interviews Parents for Crazy Baby Photoshoot
The second clip is a little different, it shows a couple parents answering some intense questions about their children’s safety. Looks like Bruno is pretending to be a crazy professional baby photographer and he will stop …
at Nothing!
More Bruno
For More Bruno, Stills and News, have a glance at the Bruno Sitelet right here on MovieSet!
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So-called terrorist slams Bruno’s Sasha Baron Cohen as a “big liar”
Posted by DJDavid on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Vassup Hollywood!
The flamboyant fashionista donned some outrageous outfits during his exhausting promotional tour through Europe, but he seems to have saved his biggest shock frock for the Hollywood premiere of the Bruno movie.
The incredible stunt involves Sacha Baron Cohen as BRÜNO riding into the premiere of his Borat Sequel on a military-style tank, completely covered in glam and mirrors, dancing to the latest Techno beats!
Check out the outrageous
Bruno tours the Globe!
Berlin!
Bruno celebrated the German premiere of his movie by appearing before crowds at the famous Brandenburg Gate wearing a pink knitted bodysuit and matching furry boots.
But what stunned Berliners most was without question his knitted genitalia, hanging out on display for all to admire.
Amsterdam!
The next stop on the tour was Amsterdam, where Bruno arrived on the scene on a jet ski.
He piloted his craft up the tight canal (like someone who’s obviously done it before) and splashed down in the middle of the city’s infamous red light district.
On cue, a whole throng of throng-wearing male models dozen men then emerged from behind the curtains of the three-story building, where female prostitutes normally display their wares to passersby on the street.
The U.K.!
Fans flocked over to Leicester Square on June 17 to see Sacha Baron Cohen strut his stuff as Bruno, and they definitely weren’t disappointed. He showed up in London on Wednesday in skimpy Buckingham Palace guard regalia, revealing even more than he did at the movie’s Paris premiere.
Check out the Bruno Highlight Videoclip below!
Bruno opens in theaters in Canada and the U.S. on July 10th.
For Stills, News, more Interviews and more, go to our Bruno Sitelet.
You can check out the rest of the Hollywood premiere at: Bruno Cast
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/bruno
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So-called terrorist slams Bruno’s Sasha Baron Cohen as a “big liar”
Posted by Blaine Jeffery on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
I love this site totallylookslike.com and thought I’d research a few celebs and their twins for ya’ll. Here are ten I liked but you might not, no biggy, just let me know in the comments your faves!
1) Christian Bale Totally Looks Like Kermit the Frog
I've also heard Kermits violent rant on the Muppets set...Bale got nothing on this Frog!
2) Hermione Granger Totally Looks Like Bella Swan
Both want to work their magic on RPattz
3) Kimbo Slice Totally Looks Like Mr. T
This was taken right before Kimbo beat Mr. T up and took his gold chains.. I pity dat fool
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So-called terrorist slams Bruno’s Sasha Baron Cohen as a “big liar”
Posted by DJDavid on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Fans flocked over to Leicester Square on June 17 to see Sacha Baron Cohen strut his stuff as Bruno, and they definitely weren’t disappointed. He showed up in London on Wednesday in skimpy Buckingham Palace guard regalia, revealing even more than he did at the movie’s Paris premiere.
In character as the gay Austrian fashion reporter, he donned an extravagant new take on the traditional Foot Guard uniform which involved a lot of bare skin.
Bruno is the newest character for Baron Cohen after the success of Borat, who was as hairy as men come.
Bruno is completely hair free - all in a day’s work for the 37-year-old comedian! See photos from the all-star premiere throughout the post and on our Sitelet.
The British comic’s Austrian fashionista alter ego continues to create commotion all around the globe, along with his fiancee, Isla Fisher (seen above)
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So-called terrorist slams Bruno’s Sasha Baron Cohen as a “big liar”
Posted by Blaine Jeffery on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Bruno Sweepstakes!
Our friends at College Humor have a great Bruno Sweepstakes running, so if you live in the US and are 21 or older get in on this.
ENTER THE: NYC UBER SCREENING SWEEPSTAKES !
Vassup! Welcome to the NYC Über Screening Sweepstakes, in honor of Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming movie Brüno. We know you’re tired of ‘Jagshemash’ and ‘Very Nice’, so we want to give you some new catchphrases to repeat ad nauseam. Simply enter your name, email and birthday and one lucky winner will be chosen at random and flown with a friend to New York City to attend a private screening of Brüno two days before its theatrical release. Not only that, but you’ll also be invited to the official CollegeHumor After-Party and party with the CollegeHumor gang. Still not enough? Um…I guess we’ll buy you a hot dog? Just enter already!
Bruno wants you in NYC!
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So-called terrorist slams Bruno’s Sasha Baron Cohen as a “big liar”
Posted by Dave on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The MovieSet Cannes team is back and brought a suitcase of souvenirs for fans of the film festival and we wanna share the stash with you!
Shaun and Eric, hosts of the Behind the Scenes show, ask, “What did you like at Cannes?” Let us know and we’ll send you a official gift from the festival - just add a link to the Cannes 2009 sitelet.
To get your hands on our Cannes souvenirs, simply let us know what Cannes movies and coverage you enjoyed with a link to the Cannes 2009 sitelet in a blog post, Twitter update, Facebook mention, MySpace blurb, comment, whatever … Just make sure you point back to the Cannes 2009 sitelet so we can say thank you with an official Cannes poster, Cannes watch, Cannes backpack or Cannes film slate photo frame to remember the 62nd edition of this classic festival.
Some of the Cannes Movies we covered:
- Drag Me to Hell
- Hump Day
- Taking Woodstock,
- A Christmas Carol
- Agora
- I Love You Philip Morris
- Inglourious Basterds
- UP
- Bright Star
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So-called terrorist slams Bruno’s Sasha Baron Cohen as a “big liar”
Posted by Dave on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The MovieSet Cannes team is back and brought a suitcase of souvenirs for fans of the film festival and we wanna share the stash with you! Indeed, We Like to Be Seen so are asking you, “What did you like at Cannes?”
To get your hands on our Cannes souvenirs, simply let us know what Cannes movies and coverage you enjoyed with a link to the Cannes 2009 sitelet in a blog post, Twitter update, Facebook mention, MySpace blurb, comment, whatever … Just make sure you point back to the Cannes 2009 sitelet so we can say thank you with an official Cannes poster, Cannes watch, Cannes backpack or Cannes film slate photo frame to remember the 62nd edition of this classic festival.
Write about any movie we covered, a Behind the Scenes episode or share a photo - whatever you liked best.
Here’s a recap of Cannes Highlights and Films to get you started:
Cannes Round-ups
MovieSet’s Ultimate Cannes Round-Up!
And the winners are at the Cannes Film Festival…
Starlets out and about in Cannes
On the Red Carpet at Cannes (preview)
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So-called terrorist slams Bruno’s Sasha Baron Cohen as a “big liar”
Posted by grip on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
MovieSet brings it all to one spot
As we come to the end of the Cannes Film Festival, we are gonna do a quick re-cap on the top stories we covered at the Festival.
For those that missed the great coverage, check out this post to see the progress of the festival, as well as the awards and winners.
Our team at Cannes is very proud to captured some amazing footage of one of the best film festivals in the world!
The full list of winners follows. You can log on to Official Cannes Festival site to watch the press conference and photo call following the closing ceremony festivities in Cannes.
To check out exactly what each prize means, and more info about the festival itself, check out The Substream Filmlabs’ Cannes Video.
- Palme d’Or (Golden Palm): “The White Ribbon,” by Michael Haneke (Austria)
- Grand Prize: “A Prophet,” by Jacques Audiard (France)
- Jury Prize: “Fish Tank,” by Andrea Arnold (Britain) and “Thirst,” By Park Chan-wook (South Korea).
- Special Prize: Alain Resnais
- Best Director: Brillante Mendoza, “Kinatay” (The Philippines)
- Best Actor: Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds” (United States)
- Best Actress: Charlotte Gainsbourg, “Antichrist” (Denmark)
- Best Screenplay: Feng Mei, “Spring Fever” (China)
- Camera d’Or (first-time director): “Samson and Delilah,” by Warwick Thornton (Australia)
- Best short film: “Arena,” by Joao Salaviza (Portugal)
Here’s an introduction to the films we had an opportunity to cover, including press conferences and interviews with filmmakers and actors.
1) The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The ‘Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus‘ is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present-day. Dr. Parnassus with his extraordinary traveling show “The Imaginarium” offers to members of the audience an irresistible opportunity to enter their universe of imaginations and wonders, by passing through a magical mirror. But Dr. Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality.
Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr. Nick. Now it is time to pay the price…
Watch the Press Conference with Terry Gilliam and Actors.
2) I Love you Phillip Morris
The true story of an ex-cop, ex-husband, ex-insurance swindler, ex-model prisoner and eternal lover of cellmate Philip Morris (Ewan McGregor). Steven Russell (Jim Carrey) will do anything to avoid being separated from the man of his dreams. Which means not rotting away in prison.
How far can one go for love? Quite far if you believe the incredible story of Steven Russell, an escape artist whose romanticism gets the better of him. Based on the book by Steven McVicker, this jail-house, dark romantic comedy.
Read the Ultimate Review by Phillip Nakov
3) Agora
As the Roman Empire declines, philosopher and astromomer Hypatia struggles to preserve scientific knowledge amid the clash of zealots in Alexandria, whose rising Christian population grows increasingly militant toward Jews and worshipers of the Egyptian gods.
Check out the Press Conference with Rachel Weisz and Director Alejandro Amenabar
4) Disney’s A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens’ timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet-to-Come, as they help to bring kindness to his otherwise cold heart. The Ghosts remind him of the man he used to be, the hard truth of what the world is today, and what will happen if he does not strive to be a better man.
Jim Carrey plays four separate roles in this updated version of A Christmas Carol. Carrey portrays Scrooge, as well as the three ghosts (Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come). His dynamic character roles keep the four characters as diverse as being played by four actors. Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future trilogy) has his chance to dabble in telling a story through the windows of time, as he directs the long-awaited remake. In theaters Nov. 6, 2009.
Check out this sneak peak teaser footage of the movie, showing off some of the CGI and the Press Conference with Jim Carrey and Robert Zemeckis and some Stills of the Premiere.
5) Bright Star
“Bright Star”. The movie stars Australian Actress Abbie Cornish, Thomas Sangster and Paul Schneider. Not much is know about the movie yet, but you can check out some stuff at the Official Page.
London 1818 is the year, a secret love affair begins between 23 year old English poet, John Keats, and the girl next door, Fanny Brawne, an outspoken student of fashion. This unlikely pair started at odds; he thinking her a stylish minx, she unimpressed by literature in general. It was the illness of Keats’s younger brother that drew them together. Keats was touched by Fanny’s efforts to help and agreed to teach her poetry. By the time Fanny’s alarmed mother and Keats’s best friend Brown realised their attachment, the relationship had an unstoppable momentum. Intensely and helplessly absorbed in each other, the young lovers were swept into powerful new sensations, “I have the feeling as if I were dissolving”, Keats wrote to her. Together they rode a wave of romantic obsession that deepened as their troubles mounted. Only Keats’s illness proved insurmountable.
Take a look at this clip from the Press Conference in Cannes.
For everything Cannes Remember to check out the Cannes 2009 Sitelet!
Au revoir !
From Phillip, our man on the Crossiette ….
And that wraps it up for us and the whole MovieSet.com crew from here in the south of France. It has been a terrific, fast-paced and exciting two weeks. We’ve seen so many great movies, some not so great and some that we just wondered how they ever got made. There is no other festival like it in the world.
We thank the Festival de Cannes press accreditation committee for welcoming MovieSet.com so graciously at this year’s festival. We hope you have enjoyed our coverage of the 62nd Annual Festival de Cannes (Cannes Film Festival) as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. The response has been tremendous from around the world and so till next year.
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