Sacha Baron Cohen Trolls DC Diplomats
In the latest publicity stunt to promote his upcoming film “The Dictator,” Sacha Baron Cohen has mailed fake invitations from “Robert Mugabe” to attend a screening of the film at the presidential residence in Harare, Zimbabwe. Some might consider this offensive, and others entirely within the spirit of the film. Sound off in the comments.
(Source: shortformblog.com)
Movie Industry Shoots Self in Foot
The MPAA has long been known to be a major foe of the legitimate consumers who purchase its members’ products. One of their longest-standing issues is the horribly annoying FBI anti-piracy warnings, which plague legitimate purchases but are conveniently left-out of pirated versions of media.
Rather than abolishing these unskippable screens, the MPAA has decided to add an additional screen with a Homeland Security Badge:
(Source: Wired)
