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Bruno -- Film Review
hollywoodreporter.com - 6/27/2009
Bruno -- Film Review
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We all knew Borat. Borat was a friend of ours. Bruno, you're no Borat. Unfair to be sure, but because everyone is going to compare Sacha Baron Cohen's "Bruno" to his insanely funny "Borat," let's be honest: While pushing the PC envelope in new and imaginative ways as well as the MPAA's R ...
Michael Jackson bit cut from 'Bruno'
riskybusinessblog.com - 6/26/2009
Michael Jackson bit cut from 'Bruno'
— riskybusinessblog.com — By Steven Zeitchik and Matthew Belloni The sudden death of Michael Jackson on Thursday prompted a series of discussions at Universal Pictures that resulted in the studio cutting a Jackson-related sketch from "Bruno" only hours before its Los Angeles ... Michael Jackson bit cut from 'Bruno'

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La Toya Jackson scene cut from Bruno
celebslam.celebuzz.com - 6/26/2009
La Toya Jackson scene cut from Bruno
— celebslam.celebuzz.com — Sacha Baron Cohen at the premiere of Bruno held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood (6/25) A scene featuring La Toya Jackson was cut from Bruno just a few hours before the premiere in Hollywood yesterday. From The Sun:The scene... ...read full ... La Toya Jackson scene cut from Bruno

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news-briefs.ew.com - 6/26/2009
'Bruno' filmmakers remove Michael Jackson-related scene
— news-briefs.ew.com — After Michael Jackson's death was reported yesterday, actor Sacha Baron Cohen and the makers of his new shockfest Bruno scrambled to delete a scene featuring Michael's sister LaToya—just hours before the film's premiere at Mann's Chinese Theater, in ... 'Bruno' filmmakers remove Michael Jackson-related scene

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Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton — Sacha Baron Cohen's new movie is not well-reviewed. Bummer!

Sacha Baron Cohen: Bruno Tanks!
Just Jared — ... THR: Bruno is only intermittently funny and all too often the “ambushes” of celebrities and civilians look staged. The movie is even a tad — dare we say it? — tedious. ...

Your Monday Morning "Everything Bagel!"
AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters — ... The Hollywood Reporter on Bruno: We all knew Borat. Borat was a friend of ours. Bruno, you're no Borat.  ...

Early Bruno Reviews Are In
Cinema Blend News — ... “Sacha Baron Cohen might have gone to the well once too often.” - Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter “There are 61 laughs, three dildos, one gyrating, talking penis, an anal bleaching and one very pissed-off politician in "Bruno," which should be enough to make any movie fly. But there is also a pronounced nasty streak to the innumerable provocations staged by the title character.” - ...

Critics Laugh At Brüno , So It Must Not Be Offensive [Critical Mass]
Jezebel — ... insane. To be honest, I'm uncomfortable watching two guys with tongues down each other's throats, too, but at least I know the problem is mine, not theirs. When the hushed, arty Brokeback Mountain came out, its couplings set against purple mountains majesty, many right-wing commentators announced that they couldn't bear to watch such abominations. To them-and to those who'll see Brüno because it's the latest gross-out comedy sensation-Baron Cohen is proclaiming, "Suck on this!" The Hollywood Reporter Bruno's adopted African baby paraded before a black audience is not funny. ...

Bruno Draws Mixed Reviews From Critics
US Magazine Latest News — ... calls Cohen a "brilliant slapstick artist and a master of voices -- Bruno's mock-German and scrambled American idioms are in some ways even more crazily spot-on than Borat's gibberish." See photos of famous funny faces. But the paper isn't won over by the movie. "In spite of Mr. Baron Cohen's...high-level skills and keen low-comic instincts, Bruno is a lazy piece of work that panders more than it provokes," writes critic A.O. Scott. The The Hollywood Reporter calls Cohen's ambushes "too ...

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La Toya interview cut from Bruno film's LA premiere after Michael Jackson's sudden death — TV&Showbiz | Mail Online 6/26/2009
The sudden death of pop superstar Michael Jackson forced changes to Sacha Baron Cohen's new film Bruno just hours before its Los Angeles premiere last night.
'Bruno' Cuts Scene Mocking Jacksons Hours Before Premiere — Entertainment on HuffingtonPost.com 6/26/2009
Michael Jackson's death sent producers of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest comedy "Bruno" into a tailspin Thursday as they scrambled to cut scenes in which the comedian takes more than a few shots at Jackson's sister, LaToya Jackson, hours before the ...
LaToya Jackson Cameo Deleted from Brüno — People.com 6/26/2009
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Sacha Baron Cohen 's latest satire film, 'Bruno,' is being edited as a result of Michael Jackson 's shocking death. A rep for Universal Pictures released a statement to ET that reads, "Out of respect for the Jackson family, the ...