Brüno’ Actor Shucks Clothes for Gay Mag Cover
Homophobic Film Ever Made?” That’s the blurb on the cover of Attitude, a British gay magazine, where comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, posing nude to promote his new film, appears.
The film in question–and the name of the character, whom Cohen continues to portray in live promotional appearances–is Brüno, in which Cohen plays a gay fashionista seeking redemption during a global road trip.
The production reportedly drew trouble for Cohen, who was arrested several times during the shoot.
But the film’s reception has also been mixed, with dubious and even hostile reactions coming from the GLBT community.
Though the film reportedly seeks to skewer homophobia, some GLBT equality advocates worry that “Brüno” will actually threaten social progress made by gays in the last several years by presenting audiences with a flamboyant gay character.
A July 1 article at the UK newspaper The Daily Mail reported that Cohen’s appearance on the cover of Attitude was meant to “appease” gay audiences.
The article pointed out that Cohen also appeared nude on the cover of GQ magazine.
Last month, Cohen appeared at the film’s London premiere in character, and in a revealing costume that riffed on the traditional uniforms of the Queen’s Guards, drawing headlines in the process. See Brüno’ Actor Shucks Clothes for Gay Mag Cover
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Fanboys a Buddy Flick With Serious Geek Cred
Review in a Hurry: In 1998, four geeks (one with terminal cancer) road-trip to California hoping to break into Skywalker Ranch to see The Phantom Menace before it’s released. Ever thought that Kevin Smith movies didn’t have quite enough Star Wars references in them? Then Fanboys was made for you.
The Bigger Picture: Ten years after the Star Wars prequel trilogy began, it’s hard to believe the hype and the hopes that surrounded Episode I, a film that disappointed most nondevotees. Fanboys does make a few allusions to the eventual crowd reaction but thankfully also engineers the story so that it’s largely beside the point—this isn’t a tale of whether or not George Lucas abused anyone’s childhood, but rather of four friends on one last journey before real life intervenes.
Fanboys itself is somewhat long-anticipated. It’s been in the works for years and then was held up for two more while the Weinstein company tried to decide whether or not a character with terminal cancer should be completely excised from what is otherwise a high-concept comedy.
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