Tag: Sacha Baron Cohen
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Les Miserables thoughts of a not so miserable viewer
Les Miserables – 2012 Director Tom Hooper Starring Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Isabelle Allen, Daniel Hufflestone, Colm Wilkinson, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen Screenplay by William Nicholson, Alan Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer based on the play by Boublil and Schönberg Random thoughts about a musical: Anytime I am discussing this with…
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The Dictator plays like a heavy handed version of an Adam Sandler film
The Dictator – 2012 Director Larry Charles Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Jason Mantzoukas, Ben Kingsley, John C. Reilly, Edward Norton, Megan Fox, B.J. Novak Screenplay by Cohen, Alec Berg, David Mandel, Jeff Schaffer By now, everyone is in on the joke. There are very few dumb Americans with no idea that Sacha Baron Cohen exists to…
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CPE and Em (and El) Review the Madagascar Film Series
This is quickly becoming the summer of sequels I had not known were on the way and had no idea anyone demanded. First we had Men In Back III and coming June 8, Madagascar 3. The only thing that could be more surprising is if they come up with another Spider-Man mov-wait…what? Oh, we’ll…
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Hugo: A Magical History Come to Life
Hugo – 2011 Directed by Martin Scorsese Starring Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sasha Baron Cohen, Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Helen McCrory, Jude Law, Christopher Lee, Michael Stuhlbarg, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer Written by John Logan, based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick There have been enough 3D movies made by now you would…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 