‘Sherlock’s Mark Gatiss To Curate BBC’s ‘Queers’; ‘Berlin Station’ Rolls Into Europe – Global Briefs
In an effort to discover and support a next-generation of voices in front of and behind the camera, the BBC is embarking on a series of initiatives including training programs and an Lgbt project curated by Sherlock co-creator Mark Gatiss. Queers has been written by a group of up-and-upcoming Lgbt writers for BBC Four. There are eight 15-minute monologues (penned by Keith Jarrett, Jon Bradfield, Gareth McLean, Matthew Baldwin, Michael Dennis, Jackie Clune, Brian Fillis…...
- 3/28/2017
- Deadline TV
“Borat” and “Bruno” mastermind Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy has always balanced socially conscious prankster outrageousness with puerile gross-out humor, and the star again attempts that balancing act, to mixed results, with “The Brothers Grimsby,” a spy spoof that wants to have its characters deliver preachy messages and then slap them in the face with elephant penises too. Working from the premise that nothing’s funnier than endless crotch-related jokes, each one more unnerving — and disgusting — than the last, Cohen’s latest shows its true colors early on, when it stages a failed assassination that results in Daniel Radcliffe (played by Matthew Baldwin) being infected with HIV (from a wheelchair-bound Israeli-Palestinian child, no less). Then, to further up the obscene ante, it presents an extended sight of Cohen sucking poison out of his brother Mark Strong’s testicles — a tasteless incident punctuated by Strong then depositing some pre-climax bodily fluid on Cohen’s face.
- 3/10/2016
- by Nick Schager
- The Playlist
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.