bruno

Bruno is one of the many alter-egos of Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen, and the subject of Cohen's second straight hit comedy film (following 2006's Borat). Bruno (the movie) was released in the summer of 2009.

In the film, Bruno is an over-the-top Austrian gay fashionista who comes to the United States with the sole intention of becoming famous. As with Borat, the film uses a series of real-life ambush interviews to create situations that are often as uncomfortable to watch as they are hilarious. In addition to everyday people, Bruno's victims include everyone from former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul to what the film presents as an actual suspected terrorist.

Prior to it's release, Bruno had already generated controversy when a scene with Latoya Jackson had to be cut out of respect to the Jackson family following the death of Michael. More recently, a less raunchy version of the film was recut in order for British teenaged fans to be able to see it. In its original version, Bruno includes both full frontal nudity and simulated sex scenes which have been described as both hilarious and "difficult to watch" by some viewers.

You'll find fans of both Sacha Baron Cohen and Bruno blogging at sites like the Bruno Movie Blog.

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• VIDEO: Deleted LATOYA JACKSON Scene from Bruno

  
  MUZOPHILE: Entertainment and Music News, Videos, 24/7 Club Hits on Live365, Dance and Techno — Authority: 445
  Scene was slated to appear in the original flick - but was pulled last-minute prior to its release out of respect for the Jackson family. I can see why this wouldve been deemed inappropriate given the timing and circumstances. It will, however, appear on the DVD release in the bonus clips: CLICK HERE FOR ALL ...
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• Dancing with the Starss Final Five Battle for a Place in the Semi-Finals

  
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  The race for the mirror-ball trophy heated up on Monday nights "Dancing with the Stars" as the five remaining couples battled to land one of the four places in next weeks semi-final round. In order to qualify, each of the couples had to perform both a ballroom dance and a Latin dance, which was set in a specific ...
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• Deleted Scene: LaToya Jackson in ‘Bruno’

  
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  In the days following Michael Jackson’s death, Universal Pictures made the quick decision to cut a bit from Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy documentary  Brüno that involved the pop performer and his sister LaToya.  At the time, the studio said it was out of “sensitivity for the Jackson family.” However, with ...
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• Dancing With the Stars: Let the Real Competition Begin

  
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  Now we’re getting down to the nitty gritty. With another double elimination, our group will be whittled down even further. This week is “celebrity’s choice,” with each star choosing their partner’s costume. For their second round dance they will perform either the Tango or the Paso Doble and will be divided ...
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• LaToya Jackson deleted scene from Bruno

  
  LOFT965 — Authority: 523
  We have to see that she was super nice and we are surprised she stayed for that long. Paula Abdul just up and went. The scene was deleted because the movie premiered right after Michael Jackson’s death. Posted in Beats, Chuckle, Clip, Queen Of The Night, Yankee Panky Tagged: bruno, cohen, deleted scene, jackson, ...
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• New Company Policy

  
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  As a result of the recent downturn in the economy, we are forced to begin a personnel reduction program. Under the new plan, older employees will be asked to take an early retirement, thus permitting the retention of older people who represent our future. Therefor, a program to phase out older personnel by the end of ...
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• LaToya Jackson Bruno Scene Restored to DVD: Is It Too Soon?

  
  Inside Movies — Authority: 150
  Sacha Baron Cohen can be rude, outrageous, vulgar and controversial ... but he also can be sensitive. Just two weeks before Cohens film Bruno was to open around the country, Michael Jackson died on June 25 and Cohen wisely excised a scene with ... Read more Filed under: Movie News , Hot Topic Permalink  |  ...
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• Escada sold to Megha Mittal

  
  LUXUO Luxury Blog — Authority: 538
  Megha Mittal will buy the luxury fashion house Escada for an undisclosed price, the company said on Thursday and keep CEO Bruno Saelzer onboard.Escada, an international fashion group for women’s apparel and accessories has 182 own and 225 franchise shops in more than 60 countries.Earlier, in August the iconic ...
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• News Roundup

  
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  Sunrail special session update: seems like the powers that be are going to meet in December to discuss funding for SunRail and TriRail. “…every leader in Tallahassee has been told by the federal government: you’re not getting any money until Tri Rail gets a funding source,” said Palm Beach County Commissioner ...
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• Photo diary: ‘Yaarrrgh!’

  
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  Muni rider Katie retells this odd encounter from last week: I was on the 9x Friday, and a guy got on with a parrot on his shoulder around Market St. The parrot didn’t seem to be tied down, but it was very well-behaved and quietly stood on his owner’s shoulder. He was wearing a little red sweater. I got off at ...
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• Bruno Dayan

  
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  French fashion photographer Bruno Dayan is not your average picture taker.  His perception of Art or likewise “Fashionable Art,” reeks of such palpable sexuality that, in turn, the viewer finds themselves locked in a battle of good and evil fought between their mind and well…you get the point.  Based in ...
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• Campos car has passed FIA crash tests

  
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  The car is being built by the well-known Italian constructor Dallara The car of the new F1 team Campos has reportedly already passed the FIA’s frontal and lateral crash tests. “Of the new teams, Campos’ car is the most progressed,” Bruno Senna, the Spanish outfit’s first confirmed driver for 2010, told ...
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• What to Watch: Monday

  
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  Can Alan Thicke use his famous fatherly ways and help Lily break up Barney and Robin? How I Met Your Mother is going to be crazy, but probably not nearly as crazy as the menage a trois on Gossip Gir l ! Monday, November 9 8:00 pm How I Met Your Mother , CBS (30 min) NEW Barney ( Neil Patrick Harris ...
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• BRUNO Deleted Scene with La Toya Jackson

  
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  Here’s another deleted scene from Sasha Baron Cohen ’s Bruno that didn’t make the final cut. Universal Pictures had the scene cut from the film out of sensitivity to the Jackson family. The scene involves La Toya Jackson who put in the same situation as Paula Abdul and Pete Rose. But of course they are ...
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• BRUNO Deleted Scene: La Toya Jackson

  
  Rama's Screen — Authority: 153
  We saw the one with Pete Rose and now check out the vibrant video below of the deleted scene from BRUNO featuring La Toya Jackson . This scene got cut from the theatrical print out of respect for the Jackson family who was grieving over the death of Michael which happened right before the release of Sacha ...
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• Bruno: Watch La Toya Jackson’s Deleted Scene

  
  /Film — Authority: 766
  As many of you might recall, Michael Jackson died right before Bruno ’s release, and Universal Pictures decided to cut a scene from the film at the last minute which involved Michael’s sister La Toya Jackson , “out of sensitivity to the Jackson family.” The scene is of course included in the deleted ...
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• Weekly Bits 45/2009

  
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  Looks like I mostly got videos and some downloads with you to share this week. News from Mayer Hawthorne , Trusme , Zo! and more.
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• Do Ants Have Arseholes?: And 101 Other Bloody Ridiculous Questions by Jon Butler

  
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  Bought it by mistake - doh!  This is NOT part of the series on science questions which includes "how to fossilise your hamster". A bit of fluff with a couple of decent shaggy dog stories. Two out of five stars.
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• Why would any writer make up stories about the Holocaust?

  
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  Why would any writer make up stories about the Holocaust? Why would any writer make up stories about the Holocaust? Melissa Katsoulis explores the strangest corner in the bizarre world of the literary hoax Researching a book about literary hoaxes led me to investigate a sub-section of the misery-memoir ...
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• Bruno Blu-Ray Breakdown and Video Commentary Clips

  
  /Film — Authority: 766
  Available from November 17th in the US, but this Monday November the 9th here in the UK, are the DVD and Blu-ray special editions of Bruno . I absolutely loved the film , and still consider it amongst my few favourite films of the year. This is what I want from the crossover between documentary and fiction, not ...
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