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‘The Dictator’ Meets the Super Bowl

Feb 4, 2012
Say what you will about Sacha Baron Cohen's ribald and untoward brand of comedy, but he has at least one thing going for him in his latest big-screen venture, "The Dictator": good timing. Speaking of which, here's a glimpse of what Super Bowl ad-watchers will see from Baron Cohen's camp this Sunday.

Obama Plays Defense With First Commercial

Jan 19, 2012
The Obama campaign will begin airing its first commercial Thursday, and the first words on screen are "Secretive oil billionaires attacking President Obama." The ad responds to charges leveled by Americans for Prosperity, a front group for the conservative Koch brothers.