Actually briefly held this in our hands. Pretty amazing. The flag is embossed. And the numbers actually work, with Washington Post reporter Emily Heil scoring this quote from Zimbabwe’s art ministry: “I’m sure it didn’t come through our ministry.” (photo by us)
The Dictator ash dump in GIF form.
This is the only thing people will talk about tomorrow.
Will Sacha Baron Cohen try to make an appearance at the Oscars wearing this getup? Not if the Academy has anything to say about it. Cohen, who co-starred in (but was not nominated for) the heavily-acclaimed “Hugo,” has a much-anticipated return to his character-driven films, “The Dictator,” coming out later this year. The Academy hasn’t banned him from the ceremony, as was rumored; however, they claim that he has to show up as himself, not Admiral General Alladeen. To which we say: Show up as Alladeen anyway, Sacha! What are they gonna do, block you from the ceremony and make an even bigger scene than if they simply let you in?
Meet Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Dictator”: The Huffington Post has a photo and early trailer up of Cohen’s new character — who appears to be halfway between Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi — and early results appear to be magnificent. Cannot wait for this.
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