Sean Penn

Who Makes the Best Career Decisions in Hollywood? Actor Edition

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Sean Penn It's a long way from stoner surfer Spicoli in 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' to 'Milk' and the Oscar. But Sean Penn is proving to be the male version of Meryl Streep -- even when he's less than perfect (see his stab at being mentally-challenged in 'I Am Sam'), he's better than the rest....

Published Thu, Nov 19

Ugh.

source: theopposablethumb (WordPress)

I watched a movie called Milk last night and thought it was pretty good. Not my typical fare honestly, but the acting was incredible. Sean Penn, for all his issues, can act. I was pissed when Mickey Rourke lost the Oscar to Penn last year, but after finally seeing the movie in question…he fully d...

Published Mon, Oct 26

6 Cheap Acting Tricks That Fool The Critics Every Time

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Crowe's depiction of former heavyweight boxing champ James J. Braddock was almost universally praised. After SAG and Golden Globe nominations, he put on his Oscar crapping diapers and got ready for an Academy Award nomination ... that never came. John Malkovich in Of Mice and Men

Published Thu, Aug 13

Jonathan Kim: ReThinking The Times of Harvey Milk: You Earned Your Medal, and a Lot More

source: Huffington Post

While Sean Penn and Gus Vant Sant's film Milk got a lot of well-deserved attention last Oscar season, there's a better film about Harvey Milk that had already won an Oscar -- the excellent 1984 documentary The Times of Harvey Milk. Watch my ReThink Review below.

Published Mon, Aug 3

PENN TAKES A BREAK FROM MOVIES

source: Contactmusic.com

 UK SEAN PENN is taking a break from his movie career - the Oscar winner has pulled out of his next two film projects. The star has quit his upcoming role in action picture Cartel and scrapped plans to work alongside Benicio Del Toro and Jim Carrey in The ...

Published Wed, Jun 17

Sean Penn decides he is a family man first, a star second

source: TheCelebrityCafe.com

 NY Oscar winner Sean Penn decides he is a family man first, a star second. Penn shared with E! News that he will cancel his next two film roles. Penn's decision to skip scheduled projects results from an on-again, off-again marriage with wife Robin Wright ...

Published Wed, Jun 17

Sean Penn Pulls Out Of Stooges Flick

source: Huffington Post

If there's anyone who might just want to focus on his family for awhile, it's Sean Penn. The Oscar-winning star has pulled out of his next two scheduled film projects, including the Farrelly brothers' Three Stooges update, E! News confirmed Tuesday. More on Sean Penn

Published Tue, Jun 16

Tender Penn disappears inside 'Milk' role

source: Niles Daily Star

  USA So there we are watching Sean Penn, the "Brando of our generation" according to Director Gun Van Sant and four-time nominee, win another Oscar to go with his 2003 Best Actor Academy Award for Clint Eastwood's "Mystic River," written by Dennis Lehane, ...

Published Tue, Jun 2