Baron Cohen has made a politically ambiguous often-funny and often crude comedy that fabulously explores the dictatorial soul, yet misses the opportunity to include more North Africans in the creative process.
Munira Syeda | Posted 05.17.2012
Isn't it possible to be entertaining, humorous and intelligent all at the same time? We appreciate thought-provoking, envelope-pushing entertainment; Muslim and Arab communities are not above that.
The Huffington Post | Mike Ryan | Posted 05.15.2012
It's rare, but every so often, I get that sudden moment of extreme self-consciousness while doing an interview: "I'm really just sitting here chatting...
The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 05.12.2012
Is Tim Burton's macabre shtick getting old? Or is it just an acquired taste? "Dark Shadows" may aim at being silly, but many critics are finding it te...
The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 05.09.2012
Mitt Romney earned an endorsement from someone in the movies, and he probably wishes he didn't. Sacha Baron Cohen's character Admiral General Aladeen ...
E! Online | Posted 05.08.2012
Well, we'll give this to Sacha Baron Cohen: he couldn't have picked a nicer guy to ash. ...
Posted 05.04.2012
"The Dictator," Sacha Baron Cohen's latest outlandish comedy, is a bit different than his previous hits "Borat" and "Bruno." It's a scripted affair wi...
Rabbi Jason Miller | Posted 05.01.2012
The comedic gags with spilled ashes and a dancing corpse are one thing. They are meant to be humorous. However, we should remember the ethic of respecting the dead.
Nadia Tonova | Posted 04.29.2012
At the Oscars, Sacha Baron Cohen buffooned as a fictitious Arab dictator to promote a film. There was plenty of buzz over the fact that he made a mess of Seacrest's Burberry tuxedo, but not about the blatant Arab stereotype.
Posted 02.27.2012
We're not going to lie; the first thing we thought when we saw Sacha Baron Cohen, aka "The Dictator," step onto the red carpet was, "Oh, he borrowed J...
Posted 04.26.2012
Our long national nightmare is finally over. Late Friday night, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences lifted its "ban" on Sacha Baron Cohen, m...
Posted 04.03.2012
Funny story: when the first trailer for "The Dictator" premiered, the Internet seemed to revolt against it like Cohen was some tyrannical ruler. Excep...
Posted 02.18.2012
You knew Kim Jong Il was a murderous autocrat who indulged his appetites for fine food and other luxuries while his people starved, but did you know h...
Posted 02.13.2012
Sacha Baron Cohen is a brave, brave man. He's already goofed the world with his characters on "Da Ali G Show," and caused cultural ruckuses with "B...
Posted 08.22.2011
A well-timed stunt casting or just pure coincidence? Just days following the major revelation that Megan Fox was fired from the "Transformers" franc...
Posted 08.09.2011
And you thought Borat and Bruno were wild disguises. Debuting exclusively at The Huffington Post, here is the first image of Sacha Baron Cohen in h...
Posted 06.28.2011
It stands to figure that, as two of the top names in a booming era for women comedians, Kristen Wiig and Anna Faris are often at the top of casting di...
Posted 05.25.2011
And you thought Borat and Bruno were uncomfortable to watch. Actor/comedian/boundary-pusher Sacha Baron Cohen has signed on to star in a new film t...
Ruth Starkman | Posted 05.29.2012