Tag: Borat
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‘Dicks: The Musical’ Review: From a Gay God to Twincest, A24’s Absurdist Satire Must Be Seen to Be Believed
What are the odds that two openly gay cut-ups doing a raunchy half-hour musical comedy routine in a Gristede’s grocery store would somehow convince “Borat” director Larry Charles to turn their show, “Fucking Identical Twins,” into a feature-length A24 movie? You’d stand a better chance playing the lottery than predicting the path “Dicks: The Musical”…
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12-Year-Old ‘Home Alone’ Reboot Star Archie Yates Is Writing a Superhero Movie, and Wants Taika Waititi’s Notes
The latest entry into the beloved “Home Alone” franchise hails from a stacked roster of comedy veterans.“Borat” and “Bridget Jones’ Baby” co-writer Dan Mazer directs the film from a screenplay by Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell of “Saturday Night Live” (and of Variety’s list of 10 Screenwriters to Watch in 2021). The cast includes Ellie…
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‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’: Animating a Social Media Twist on a Boy-and-His-Dog Story
In “Ron’s Gone Wrong,” the first animated feature by UK-based Locksmith Animation (in theaters only from Disney/20th Century Studios), the titular malfunctioning robot (voiced by Zach Galifianakis) and socially awkward middle-schooler Barney (voiced by Jack Dylan Grazer) struggle to understand the difference between interpersonal and virtual friendship. Thus, for director Sarah Smith (Aardman’s “Arthur Christmas”)…
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2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards Red Carpet (Photos)
The MTV Movie & TV Awards make their return on the first installment of a two-night event. Hosted by Leslie Jones, Sunday evening’s show takes place at the Hollywood Palladium with a slew of presenters that include TikTok icon Addison Rae, ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ star Anthony Mackie, and ‘In the Heights’ creator…
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‘Bad Trip’: Eric Andre Teases A Future ‘Jackass’ Role, Deleted Exorcism Prank
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…
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‘Promising Young Woman’ & ‘Ted Lasso’ Among 2021 WGA Awards Winners
If 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…
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‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,’ ‘Promising Young Woman’ Win at Writers Guild Awards 2021
“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…
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Sacha Baron Cohen Ties Golden Globes Record for Most Nominations in a Single Year
Sacha 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”…
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Sequel Bits: ‘Orphan’, ‘Snake Eyes’, ‘Mission: Impossible’, ‘Borat’, ‘Killer Klowns From Outer Space’, ‘Encino Man’
In 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.…
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‘Borat 2’ Drew ‘Tens of Millions’ of Viewers Over Opening Weekend, Amazon Says
Updated: 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…