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‘Borat’ Sequel Sued After Holocaust Survivor Becomes Upset With Cameo
Producers of the film and Amazon Studios have been sued by the estate of Holocaust survivor Judith Dim Evans, The Wrap reported after Evans stated she was interviewed by the British actor-writer-producer under “false pretenses.”
Sacha Baron Cohen bails on Freddie Mercury biopic
Plans for Sacha Baron Cohen to portray a character who is both mustachioed and flamboyant (a hybrid of Borat and Bruno, one might say) have fallen through.
But what about Azerbaijan?
Iraq is a mess, a cauldron of intra-Islamic conflict. Afghanistan is heading down the same tragic path, as the Taliban assert greater fundamentalist control. All those Muslims are nuts, right?\n\nThen there\’s Azerbaijan.
Boycott Borat?
Does comedy nullify hatred? Does comedy grant allowance to bigotry, racism and, most of all, anti-Semitism?
Nov. 3 began the opening weekend of the acclaimed \”most hilarious movie ever\”: \”Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Khazakstan.\” After rushing to the movie theater on Saturday night, I was greatly displeased to find the show was sold out.
An AIPAC ‘stranglehold’ on US foreign policy? Huh?
Fascinating, isn\’t it, to watch professors Stephen Walt (Harvard University) and John Mearsheimer (University of Chicago) attain near rock star status by resurrecting the tired and discredited canard that U.S. foreign policy is dictated by a devious, dangerous and disloyal cabal known as the pro-Israel lobby — sort of a Protocols of the Middle-Agers of Zion. Of course, the good professors are convinced that any policies advocated by the cabal are anathema to the interests of this country.
Borat, Seriously
Following the massive success of the movie \”Borat,\” there is bound to be an equally massive deluge of punditry on what it all means.I defy you to watch the movie and not cramp up from laughter. And by all means, continue laughing when the pundits say \”Borat\” reveals something dark, ugly or frightening about America. Taking \”Borat\” seriously is seriously ridiculous.
Israeli-Palestinian Confederation; CAIR; Borat; Elections; More JewQ questions
Josef Avesar says of the Israelis and Palestinian Arabs that \”each side demands that the other relinquish crucial aspects of its identity,\” and that therefore, some form of confederation would be a \”pragmatic\” solution to their problems (\”Mideast Solution: A Confederation,\” Nov. 3). Both Avesar\’s diagnosis and prescription are wrong.
‘Borat’ laughs across the U S and A — in Hebrew
All Saturday evening screenings of \”Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan\” at the Sherman Oaks Galleria were sold out, but I snuck in on Sunday and will pass on two observations.
If Borat has offended … then he’s done his job
\”Borat\” release – will a mass, mainstream audience get the film\’s satiric sensibilities, or, rather, be offended by its political incorrectness and by its lead character.