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  • August 2008

    • Franco Puts Bad Movies Behind Him

      GQ  |  Aug 20, 08 2:20 PM CDT

      Franco Puts Bad Movies Behind Him

      (Newser) - James Franco is an apologetic guy. He’s sorry for being mean to Annapolis co-star Tyrese (“If he had a bad experience working with me, I was probably a jerk”) and for talking too much (“I am just rambling”), Chris Heath observes in a GQ profile. But with hit Pineapple Express and Oscar-material biopic Milk under his belt, the “young-leading-man-in-bad-movies” finally won’t have much to apologize for. More »

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      celebrity  • film  • actor  • Sean Penn  • Pineapple Express

  • May 2008

    • French Class Tops Cannes Honors

      Hollywood Reporter  |  May 25, 08 5:11 PM CDT

      French Class Tops Cannes Honors

      (Newser) - Laurent Cantet's The Class walked away with Cannes' prestigious Palm D'Or today, the final day of competition, reports the Hollywood Reporter. It was the first time a French film had claimed the prize since 1987. Cannes Jury President Sean Penn followed the announcement with a list of largely sleeper candidates. Among them: More »

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      film  • movies  • Cannes Film Festival  • Che Guevara  • Sean Penn  • Benicio Del Toro  • Palme d'Or

    • Penn Endorses Obama, Then Blasts Him

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 15, 08 2:09 PM CDT

      Penn Endorses Obama, Then Blasts Him

      (Newser) - Sean Penn used his platform as president of the Cannes jury to express his excitement "by the hope that Barack Obama is inspiring," the Telegraph reports—though the firebrand actor-director also had some choice words for the Democratic candidate. Obama has much to live up to, Penn said, and accused the Illinois senator of a "phenomenally inhuman and unconstitutional" voting record. More »

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      Barack Obama  • France  • political endorsement  • Cannes Film Festival  • Sean Penn  • Natalie Portman

    • Stars Align as Cannes Kicks Off

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  May 14, 08 10:22 AM CDT

      Stars Align as Cannes Kicks Off

      (Newser) - The Cannes Film Festival gets under way today with the premiere of Blindness , a new film by City of God director Fernando Meirelles that stars Julianne Moore. A jury led by Sean Penn will award the Palme d'or to one of 22 films. But as the Telegraph reports, paparazzi will be swarming to two premieres out of competition: Jack Black's Kung Fu Panda and the newest Indiana Jones film. More »

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      France  • film  • Indiana Jones  • Cannes Film Festival  • Jack Black  • Sean Penn  • Palme d'Or

  • April 2008

    • Penns Call Off the Divorce

      E! Online  |  Apr 10, 08 8:09 AM CDT

      Penns Call Off the Divorce

      (Newser) - Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn have apparently decided their differences are reconcilable after all, E! Online reports. The on-again, off-again celebrity couple have canceled a divorce petition filed last December and were spotted together at an Eddie Vedder concert earlier this week. Sean got on stage with his buddy and dedicated a song to his wife of 11 years. More »

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      marriage  • divorce  • celebrity divorces  • Sean Penn  • Robin Wright Penn

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • Sean, Robin Wright Penn Split

      People  |  Dec 28, 07 1:00 PM CST

      Sean, Robin Wright Penn Split

      (Newser) - Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn are cutting the knot, People reports. After 11 years of marriage, two kids, and several movies, the Penns’ representative told the magazine the couple is breaking up but wouldn’t say why. “Marriage ain’t easy,” Penn once said, years ago, “but it’s great most of the time.” More »

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      celebrity  • divorce  • gossip  • Sean Penn  • Robin Wright Penn

    • 'Into the Wild' Grabs SAG Nominations

      Associated Press  |  Dec 20, 07 11:10 AM CST

      'Into the Wild' Grabs SAG Nominations

      (Newser) - Sean Penn’s drama Into the Wild took the lead in this year’s Screen Actors Guild nominations today, with four nods, including lead actor (Emile Hirsch), and overall acting, the Guild’s equivalent of best picture, the AP reports. Other films noted for full-cast performance were 3:10 to Yuma , American Gangster , No Country for Old Men , and Hairspray , while Golden Globe powerhouse Atonement went unmentioned. More »

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      Screen Actors Guild  • Daniel Day-Lewis  • Sean Penn  • Marion Cotillard  • nomination  • Into the Wild  • Emile Hirsch

  • September 2007

    • 'Resident Evil' Tops Box Office

      Hollywood Reporter  |  Sep 24, 07 3:18 AM CDT

      'Resident Evil' Tops Box Office

      (Newser) - "Resident Evil: Extinction" ruled the box office this week, raking in $24 million over the weekend, more than either of the previous two installments. The video game-inspired zombie threequel trounced fellow openers "Good Luck Chuck" ($14 million), which ranked second, fifth-place "Eastern Promises" ($5.7 million), and sixth-grossing "Sydney White" ($5.3 million). Unusually, the top five movies were all rated R. More »

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      movie  • Hollywood  • box office  • Brad Pitt  • Sean Penn  • Into the Wild  • The Assassination of Jesse James

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