Hard dose of reality at theaters in 2006
Dec-31-2006
In 2006, movies as diverse as The Queen and Borat proved that audiences craved a dose of reality with their big-screen entertainment.
Ali G in da Sweden?
Dec-27-2006
Sacha Baron Cohen (now famous as Borat), in an earlier avatar as the irrepressible Brit gangsta, Ali G, appeared in a movie called “Ali G indaHouse“. In this crude, rude and crazily satirical slapstick movie, Ali G got a chance to play the MP from Staines. As an MP, one of the outrageous suggestions that [...]
Borat
Dec-30-2006
Long after many others, I saw Borat at the Chase a couple of weeks ago. It is hilarious although not uniformly so. Borat is all over the web with a Wikipedia entry, a MySpace page, an IMDb listing and many clips on YouTube, all quite active. I was even a little concerned going into the [...]
Stranger than Borat?
Dec-26-2006
Though of all the things I’ve heard Borat called, “queen” isn’t one of them.
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Sasha Baron Cohen
Dec-24-2006
I watched a couple of episodes of Ali G and actually find some of the segments pretty funny in a subtle way. Some of the Borat skits are funny, too. I prefer Ali G, though; at least from what I've seen so far.
Borat, Britney and the dead top video searches: ClipBlast
Dec-28-2006
Borat was the most popular video search, according to video search engine ClipBlast's list of the most popular video searches of 2006.
A-Z of films now screening
Dec-15-2006
Whether reporting on his homeland or lampooning the US, Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat is a hoot.