In retrospect, I don't think I liked Bruno overall. It was only medium funny, and it had a lot of really confusing mixed messages. But I definitely liked this scene in which he finally takes down Big Stage Parents. Haha!... CONTINUE READING THE TWO BEST MINUTES OF BRUNO»
Posted on November 17, 2009 in Bonus Features
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Tags: Bruno | Parenting | Parents | Sacha Baron Cohen
Uh oh. It is like 9/11 all over again. From the New York Post: Sacha Baron Cohen has stepped up his security after being threatened by a terrorist organization that is angered at its portrayal in the film "Bruno." The... CONTINUE READING IF SACHA BARON COHEN IS MURDERED BY TERRORISTS, THEN THE TERRORISTS WIN»
Posted on July 27, 2009 in Feuds
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Tags: al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades | Bruno | Sacha Baron Cohen | Terrorism
Just kidding. Brittny Gastineau looks just as smart as she is, which, again, to reiterate, is zero. Remember when she was acting (not acting) the fool in Bruno? Well that was all just a goof, you guys. Come on! It's... CONTINUE READING BRITTNY GASTINEAU IS SMARTER THAN SHE LOOKS (SHE LOOKS ZERO SMART)»
Posted on July 15, 2009 in Behind The Scenes
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Tags: Brittny Gastineau | Bruno | Idiocracy | Pranks | Sacha Baron Cohen
On The View this morning, Barbara Walters "reviewed" Bruno. SPOILER ALERT: she didn't like it. She claimed that she did not need to know how people "are doing anal intercourse," that she had a problem with the "machine that showed... CONTINUE READING BARBARA WALTERS HATED BRUNO, AND ONE TIME SHE INTERVIEWED THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES»
Posted on July 14, 2009 in Everyone's A Critic
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Tags: Barbara Walters | Bruno | LOLk | Pizza | Sacha Baron Cohen | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | The View
Unlike for Sexman, Bruno met all of my expectations. I expected there to be really funny parts in the movie, and there were! And I expected certain aspects of the movie to leave me feeling kind of uncomfortable and confused,... CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM MOVIE CLUB: BRUNO»
Posted on July 13, 2009 in The Videogum Movie Club
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Tags: Bruno | Homophobia | Homosexuals | Ron Paul | Sacha Baron Cohen
Today, Bruno: The Movie is out in theaters to inspire drunken frat boys in desperate need of a catchphrase, and a flood of downtown Halloween costumes. So let last night's appearance by Sacha Baron Cohen in full Bruno character... CONTINUE READING LET DAVE LETTERMAN'S TOP 10 BE THE LAST BRUNO PROMOTIONAL STUNT»
Posted on July 10, 2009 in Late Night
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Tags: Bruno | David Letterman | Homosexuals | Sacha Baron Cohen | Stereotypes
Sorry in advance for how quiet this is. And for how it cuts out at the end. When I am the President of YouTube (a subsidiary of Entertainment), mistakes like this will be high treason. A rare look at the... CONTINUE READING SACHA BARON COHEN APPEARS ON DAVID LETTERMAN WITHOUT GAYFACE»
Posted on July 8, 2009 in Late Night
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Tags: Borat | Bruno | David Letterman | Sacha Baron Cohen
A Bruno impostor hijacked the Sydney premiere. Pulling up in a hot pink Hummer limo, dressed in what looks to be a Midwestern teenager in summer school's thrift store approximation of what gay people look like*, the impostor stormed the... CONTINUE READING BRUNO IMPOSTOR OFFERS A DARK VISION OF HALLOWEEN 2009»
Posted on July 6, 2009 in Viral Marketing
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Tags: Bruno | Halloween | Pranks | Sacha Baron Cohen
Pauly Shore might sue Sacha Baron Cohen. From the New York Daily News: There may be more trouble brewing for Sacha Baron Cohen. Comedian Pauly Shore is the latest person to threaten the "Bruno" star with legal action, claiming that... CONTINUE READING PAULY SHORE IS THREATENING TO SUE SACHA BARON COHEN, BUUUUUDY»
Posted on July 1, 2009 in Justice
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Tags: Adopted | Bruno | Crime | Pauly Shore | Sacha Baron Cohen
It was reported last week that a scene from Bruno in which Sacha Baron Cohen interviewed an unsuspecting (isn't she always?) Latoya Jackson, was being temporarily cut just hours before the Los Angeles premiere. Oh, sorry, quick bit of background... CONTINUE READING HOW LONG UNTIL THE LATOYA JACKSON SCENE FROM BRUNO LEAKS?»
Posted on June 29, 2009 in Bonus Features
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Tags: Bruno | Deleted Scenes | Latoya Jackson | Michael Jackson | Sacha Baron Cohen
Oh no, Michael Jackson died! Meanwhile, Sacha Baron Cohen, as Bruno, appeared on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien last night to promote his upcoming movie, Bruno. While the debate about the movie's moral responsibility continues to RAGE on*, I... CONTINUE READING BRUNO PUTS HIS BALLS IN CONAN O'BRIEN'S LAP»
Posted on June 26, 2009 in Late Night
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Tags: Bruno | Conan O'Brien | Homophobia | Homosexuals | Michael Jackson | Sacha Baron Cohen | The Tonight Show
Paris Hilton, a paragon of class, taste, and good decision making skills, has confirmed that she was the original target for the Eminem-Bruno prank at the MTV Movie Awards but she politely declined, because of how she's a lady. From... CONTINUE READING PARIS HILTON WANTS CREDIT FOR ALMOST HAVING BUT NOT HAVING BALLS IN HER FACE (THIS TIME)»
Posted on June 12, 2009 in Awards, Behind The Scenes
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Tags: Bruno | Eminem | Idiocracy | MTV Movie Awards | Paris Hilton | Sacha Baron Cohen
A year ago, I wrote a post about the Bruno movie's moral quandary. A year ago! Time flies when you are having BLOGS! (You have no idea how sorry I am. For everything.) The post concerned what seemed to me... CONTINUE READING THE BRUNO MORAL QUANDARY»
Posted on June 11, 2009 in Backlashes, Everyone's A Critic
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Tags: Bruno | Homophobia | Homosexuals | Sacha Baron Cohen
I'm no Eminem fan, but even a hater like myself can recognize when the object of her contempt is going way overboard to try to convince the world that he's finally grown something resembling a sense of humor about himself.... CONTINUE READING EMINEM NOW PRACTICALLY TAKING CREDIT FOR BRUNO STUNT»
Posted on June 4, 2009 in Awards, Music Related Content
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Tags: Bruno | Eminem | MTV Movie Awards | Sacha Baron Cohen
Sorry if this ruins anyone's sense of childlike wonder at what they thought was a spontaneous moment of transcendent magic when Sacha Baron Cohen put his butt in Eminem's stupid face at the MTV Movie Awards Sunday night, but head... CONTINUE READING NO SHIT: THAT BRUNO/EMINEM THING WAS STAGED»
Posted on June 2, 2009 in Awards
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Tags: Bruno | Eminem | MTV Movie Awards | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Last night's MTV Movie Awards were weird, because much of the two-hour paid advertisement for upcoming blockbusters (like the Sandra Bullock/Ryan Reynolds rom com The Proposal. JK.) was ACTUALLY FUNNY. (And we just knew KEYBOARD CAT was gonna show up.)... CONTINUE READING THE MTV MOVIE AWARDS: JUST THE FUNNY PARTS»
Posted on June 1, 2009 in Awards, Photo
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Andy Samberg | Ben Stiller | Brody Jenner | Bruno | Cameron Diaz | Chris Isaak | Danny McBride | Eminem | Forest Whitaker | Justin Timberlake | Keyboard Cat | Kiefer Sutherland | LeeAnn Rimes | MTV Movie Awards | Robert Pattinson | Sacha Baron Cohen | Sandra Bullock | Triumph The Insult Comic Dog | Twilight | Twitter | Will Ferrell
Let us be very clear, Bruno looks great. Everyone agrees. Your mom wrote me an email and was like "I just saw the advertisement, Lots Of Love." But not every movie needs to be The Blair Witch Project. I don't... CONTINUE READING BRUNO NEEDS TO FIRE HIS ONLINE MARKETING MANAGER»
Posted on May 8, 2009 in Viral Marketing
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Tags: Bruno | Sacha Baron Cohen
You guys, I have great news! The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are over! The economy is not only back on track, but it's made a startling recovery this morning and is now stronger than it was before the crisis!... CONTINUE READING SACHA BARON COHEN INJURED HIS ASSHOLE»
Posted on May 8, 2009 in Behind The Scenes
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Tags: Assholes | Bruno | Fashion | Health | Sacha Baron Cohen
There's a story in the New York Post this morning about Paula Abdul's run-in with Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno. Apparently, she was interviewed for the movie, and I will give you zero guesses as to whether or not she figured... CONTINUE READING PAULA ABDUL OFFICIALLY THE LOWEST HANGING FRUIT»
Posted on April 30, 2009 in Behind The Scenes, Bloopers, Interviews
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Tags: Bruno | Girl Talk | Idiocracy | Paula Abdul | Sacha Baron Cohen
New Bruno poster, you guys. Expert job Photoshopping the legs into the edelweiss. You can just feel the freshly bloomed flowers tickling his severed ankles. Seriously, did I make this poster? This poster demonstrates my Photoshop abilities quite accurately. How... CONTINUE READING THE NEW BRUNO POSTER SUGGESTS IT IS TIME TO MOVE FORWARD»
Posted on April 27, 2009 in Movie Posters
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Tags: Borat | Bruno | Sacha Baron Cohen
OK. Here it is. After months of stories about Sacha Baron Cohen doing what Sacha Baron Cohen does, the red band trailer for Bruno premiered on MySpace today, but because it's red band and MySpace is more like ToolSpace, there... CONTINUE READING THE BRUNO RED BAND TRAILER, YOU GUYS»
Posted on April 2, 2009 in Trailer
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Tags: Bruno | Sacha Baron Cohen
Yesterday, some first reactions to footage from Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie Bruno circulated on-line after it was shown at South by Southwest. The general consensus seems to be that if you liked Borat, you will continue to find awkward... CONTINUE READING SACHA BARON COHEN STILL DOING SACHA BARON COHEN STUFF»
Posted on March 17, 2009 in Behind The Scenes
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Tags: Bruno | Sacha Baron Cohen
Here at http://www.videogum.com, we spend most of the day cracking wise (so wise, we crack the wisest) about the state of pop culture and visual entertainment. It's our job to come up with snap judgments based on little to no... CONTINUE READING YOU BE THE BLOG: THE BRUNO MOVIE»
Posted on November 6, 2008 in Behind The Scenes
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Tags: Bruno | Nine Inch Nails | Sacha Baron Cohen
Last week he disrupted a fashion show in Milan, this week Sacha Baron Cohen disrupted some fashion shows in Paris. Meh. You can't really fault him though. Would you tell the sun not to disrupt a fashion show? Would you... CONTINUE READING MORE LIKE SACHA BORING COHEN!»
Posted on October 3, 2008 in Behind The Scenes
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Tags: Bruno | Fashion | Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen was arrested in Milan after disrupting Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's fashion show in the character of Bruno. Just in case for some reason you thought Sacha Baron Cohen had quit his day job of going places... CONTINUE READING SACHA BARON COHEN CONTINUES TO DRAW A PAYCHECK»
Posted on September 26, 2008 in Behind The Scenes
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Tags: Bruno | Sacha Baron Cohen | St. Vincent
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