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Beyond Bruno: Hollywood v The Fashion Industry
David Bax , July 10th, 2009 12:31

As Sacha Baron Cohen's Bruno hits cinemas, our Man in LA, Battleship Pretension's David Bax, talks about Hollywood's numerous flirtations with the fashion industry and what these films say about Tinseltown

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You Don’t Mess with the Zohan

Perhaps it’s because he doesn’t have much inside his head that the Zohan is so interested in styling the hair outside of it. But his dreams of fashioning follicles are repeatedly foiled by the fact that he’s just so good at being a secret agent. Not because he’s smart, mind you, but because he happens to be in very good shape. Well, being dumb and in good shape should probably at the top of the resumès of every actor in town. I guarantee you, it’s exactly what they’re looking for.