Ask any prank movie fans, and they might tell you that the best film of the year is “Bad Trip,” which just hit Netflix and stars Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery, and Tiffany Haddish. Following the example of other prank films like “Borat” or the “Jackass” movies, the film is basically a series of interconnected […]
Continue readingIf it’s a Sunday evening in March 2021 it must be time for the guild award honors to begin. On this day, the Writer’s Guild of America handed out their annual WGA Awards winners and the two biggest awards gave only a hint of what might happen on Oscar night. In the Original Category, Emerald […]
Continue reading“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” and “Promising Young Woman” took top narrative film honors on Sunday at the 73rd annual Writers Guild of America Awards.Kal Penn hosted the virtual presentation that cemented “Borat” and “Promising Young Woman” as among the frontrunners for Oscar screenplay wins next month.Amazon Studios’ “Borat” prevailed for adapted screenplay for a large contingent […]
Continue readingSacha Baron Cohen scored three Golden Globe nominations on Wednesday, tying Jamie Foxx and Helen Mirren’s record for the most nods by a performer in a single year. Very nice!Baron Cohen was a double acting nominee, earning recognition in comedy or musical acting for his return as Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev in “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” […]
Continue readingIn this edition of Sequel Bits: Rossif Sutherland has joined the cast of the Orphan prequel. Andrew Koji talks about playing Storm Shadow in Snake Eyes. Angela Bassett is returning for more Mission: Impossible movies. The Kazakh American Association is not happy about Borat 2. Will Killer Klowns From Outer Space 2 ever happen? Maybe. […]
Continue readingUpdated: Sacha Baron Cohen’s controversial comedy “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” drew “tens of millions” of viewers on Amazon Prime Video over its opening weekend, the company said, declining to be more specific.An estimate by TV analytics provider Samba TV put the buzzy movie’s estimated U.S. viewership at 1.6 million households over its opening weekend on smart […]
Continue readingAfter debuting on Netflix, Aaron Sorkin’s critically acclaimed “The Trial of the Chicago 7” has made one of the key decisions in a successful awards campaign. The film’s robust cast includes Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne, Mark Rylance, Frank Langella, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jeremy Strong and Michael Keaton, who will all campaign in the supporting […]
Continue reading[Editor’s note: This story contains major spoilers for “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.”]“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” finds its fake Kazakh journalist (plus teen daughter) pranking Americans across the country, with shocking results that often lead them to reveal embarrassing or offensive beliefs. Despite the many unnerving surprises throughout the movie, however, much about this “Borat” entry is business […]
Continue readingSacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat” sequel will premiere on Amazon Prime Video, Variety has confirmed.It’s unclear when the film will be released on the streaming service, though sources say it will debut before the presidential election in November.The movie — a direct sequel to Baron Cohen’s 2006 film “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit […]
Continue readingEmma Roberts and Jack Whitehall are starring in the near-future independent comedy “Robots” with Ant Hines directing.“Robots” is set in a near future America and follows a womanizer and a gold digger who trick people into relationships with illegal robot doubles of themselves. When they unwittingly use this scam on each other, their robot doubles […]
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