The London Sunday Times reports that Sacha Baron Cohen has been cast to play Abbie Hoffman in a drama about the trial of the Chicago Seven that Steven Spielberg may direct, from a script by Aaron Sorkin. That is, says Variety, if Spielberg doesn't make his Abraham Lincoln movie first, starring Liam Neeson and based on a Tony Kushner script.

Who's Abbie Hoffman, the younger readers are wondering? Sort of the Sacha Baron Cohen of the late 60s, except with a lot more socio-political importance (or pretentions, if you will). Oh, just read the Wikipedia entry. I'm assuming you know who Lincoln is.

Ah, the start of a New Year! As I break out the calandar, mark up important days to come, then, the morning surprise of snow on the ground, and a day’s worth of shoveling and snowblowing. It’s a workout, time consuming and it is depressing. Just like …The Seeler’s Annual Lemon List…, the worst films of 2007. Folks, you didn’t actually think I’d forget about this, did you? Sadly, even if I did, the world still turns, life goes on, because the more I think about these pictures the more I think nuclear armeggeddon is soon upon us. (more…)

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