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.
Chris Krapek | Posted 05.25.2012
Full frontal male nudity is the manifest destiny of dick jokes. It's all the hard -- and sometimes flaccid -- work of our forefathers of comedy finally paying off. Charlie Chaplin would be so proud.
Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.22.2012
The Dictator is further proof that it's important to laugh at tyrants, not just fear and hate them. The problem is that this doesn't necessarily make for a great movie.
Posted 05.19.2012
"Battleship" hit theaters this weekend, and the film -- directed by Peter Berg and starring Rihanna, as the unlikely face behind the gun, and Taylor K...
The Huffington Post | Posted 05.19.2012
Hear me now. Long before Sacha Baron Cohen delved into politics and government as Admiral General Aladeen in "The Dictator," he spent a lot of time in...
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.
Posted 05.16.2012
Looking good, Elisabetta. George Clooney's ex-flame Elisabetta Canalis sure gave paparazzi in Antibes, France, an eyeful on Wednesday, showing off...
The Huffington Post | Mike Ryan | Posted 05.16.2012
Since "Saturday Night Live" began airing, only one show made a serious run at unseating its cultural significance as the go-to sketch comedy series: A...
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...
Marshall Fine | Posted 05.15.2012
Sacha Baron Cohen casts a wide net. He seems to have something wildly nasty to say about everyone -- but he always seems to say it with a charming smile. He's an equal-opportunity offender.
The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 05.15.2012
He's Ron Burgundy in 140 characters or less. According to the official Twitter account of the mustachioed newsman, "Anchorman 2" will debut its fi...
Posted 05.14.2012
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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. ...
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Posted 05.07.2012
By Jimmy Loomos Jimmy is a senior at Maine South. He’s a student reporter for The Mash, a weekly teen publication distributed to Chicagoland high...
The Huffington Post | Mike Ryan | Posted 05.07.2012
Marvel is notoriously secretive about its casting process. "I love that there's a 'Star Trek' movie in production right now and I have no idea who...
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.
HuffingtonPost.com | Naughty But Nice Rob | Posted 02.28.2012
Academy Awards producers are certainly regretting their decision to allow Sacha Baron Cohen to attend the award show in full "Dictator" regalia, after...
Posted 02.27.2012
Sacha Baron Cohen's Oscar prank is probably in its news-cycle death throes, but that doesn't mean there isn't a little more information to mine follow...
The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 02.27.2012
For someone who knows a thing or two about media stunts, Donald Trump is very upset over Sacha Baron Cohen's Oscars prank Sunday night. And we think w...
Posted 04.27.2012
After days of back and forth about whether or not Sacha Baron Cohen would be allowed to show up on the Oscars red carpet dressed as his character from...
Posted 04.25.2012
How many pun-filled dictator jokes can Sacha Baron Cohen fit in a minute-and-a-half video? A lot, apparently. After rumors surfaced that Cohen was ...
Posted 04.23.2012
The station inspector from "Hugo" is not going to be happy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sacha Baron Cohen is looking to inject a little comed...
Ruth Starkman | Posted 05.29.2012