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Displaying all articles tagged:
Sean Penn
coming soon
Jan. 10, 2024
Regina Hall to Run Around in P.T. Anderson’s Newest Movie
If it’s anything like
Licorice Pizza
, she better pack good running shoes.
By
Alejandra Gularte
cannes 2023
May 19, 2023
This Year’s Gore-Soaked Spectacle of Depravity and Pain at Cannes
You can practically smell the
Black Flies
director chain-smoking behind the camera, muttering about spitting in the face of humanity.
By
Bilge Ebiri
film festivities
Jan. 23, 2023
Sean Penn’s Ukraine Doc,
Superpower
, to Premiere at Berlinale 2023
This year’s lineup includes Celine Song’s
Past Lives
(starring Greta Lee) and Matt Johnson’s
BlackBerry
(the phone).
By
Jason P. Frank
politics
Sept. 5, 2022
Sean Penn and Ben Stiller Are Now Permanently Banned From Russia
Both actors have expressed public support for Ukraine in the ongoing war.
By
Jennifer Zhan
tv review
Apr. 21, 2022
Gaslit
Has No Use for Heroes
When it avoids the sway of its own hyperbole, Starz’s compellingly grimy Watergate miniseries illuminates the coldness and crassness of complicity.
By
Roxana Hadadi
documentary
Apr. 5, 2022
Sean Penn Is Working on a Documentary in Ukraine … Right Now
He and his crew have relocated to Poland.
By
Alejandra Gularte
cannes 2021
July 12, 2021
Hey, Sean Penn Didn’t Get Booed at Cannes This Time
Flag Day
’s premiere night went decidedly better than the last time the actor-director was on the Croisette.
By
Nate Jones
cinéma
June 3, 2021
Wes Anderson and Sean Penn Will Bring Their Signature Whimsy to Cannes
24 films are in contention for the Palme d’Or.
By
Devon Ivie
casting call
Feb. 22, 2021
Julia Roberts’s Watergate Drama
Gaslit
Lands at Starz, Recasts Armie Hammer
The anthology series will follow Martha Mitchell’s historic role in exposing Watergate.
By
Zoe Haylock
chaotic energy
Sept. 18, 2020
Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s
Fast Times
Table Read Got Steamy
Or maybe that was smoke from Shia LaBeouf’s joint …
By
Zoe Haylock
casting
Feb. 21, 2020
Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer to Star in
Slow Burn
Podcast TV Adaptation
Produced by Sam Esmail and also including Sean Penn and Joel Edgerton.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
a mess!
Feb. 8, 2019
Sean Penn Wants to Give Bradley Cooper an Oscar With ‘Balls’
He wrote a whole dang essay.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
cancellations
Jan. 18, 2019
Sean Penn’s
The First
Is Taking A Giant Leap Off Hulu After One Season
The astronaut drama from
House of Cards
’ Beau Willimon was a Hulu original.
By
Halle Kiefer
#metoo
Sept. 17, 2018
Sean Penn Says the Spirit of #MeToo Movement Is to ‘Divide Men and Women’
The women Sean Penn talks to don’t feel represented by the #MeToo movement, according to Sean Penn.
By
Hunter Harris
tv review
Sept. 14, 2018
The First
Is a Very Different Kind of Space Drama
The Hulu series is an intimate story about astronauts and their families struggling through the messy business of living.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
last night on late night
Mar. 31, 2018
Sean Penn Has One Thought About Steve Bannon After Working With Him: ‘Crook’
“I don’t think you can age like that without hating people.”
By
Devon Ivie
books
Mar. 30, 2018
The Weirdest Lines From Sean Penn’s Wannabe-Gonzo Novel
“Tweet me, bitch. I dare you.”
By
Hunter Harris
last night on late night
Mar. 27, 2018
Sean Penn, Puffing Cigs on Colbert, Complains About All the #Content
*Deep inhale*
By
Hunter Harris
the day i met el chapo
Oct. 24, 2017
El Chapo
Producer Explains His Side of the Sean Penn Feud
Sean Penn tried to derail the movie’s release, the producer of
The Day I Met El Chapo
says.
By
Hunter Harris
the martian
Sept. 20, 2017
Sean Penn Will Try Life on Mars for Hulu, Will Probably Come Back With an Award
Hulu has given a straight-to-series order to
The First
, created and executive produced by Beau Willimon.
By
Hunter Harris
trailer mix
June 28, 2017
Sean Penn’s Much-Maligned Movie With Charlize Theron Finally Has a Trailer
If this movie has been reedited to be less problematic, it doesn’t show it in the trailer.
By
Jada Yuan
fact check
Apr. 7, 2017
Sean Penn Confirms: Steve Bannon was a ‘Bitter Hollywood Wannabe’ in the ’90s
Sean Penn says his one-time collaborator Steve Bannon is a “conniving hateful bloated punk who despises mankind.”
By
Hunter Harris
cringe
Dec. 3, 2016
Madonna Offers to Marry Sean Penn Again
Why, that’s pennies on the dollar!
By
Halle Kiefer
trailer mix
Nov. 22, 2016
Watch the Trailer for Sean Penn’s
The Last Face
Coming to theaters next spring.
By
Devon Ivie
casting couch
Aug. 2, 2016
Penn, Gibson to Star in
Professor and the Madman
About the making of the
OED
.
By
Jackson McHenry
the videodome
July 14, 2016
Sean Penn Directed Tom Petty’s New Music Video
A very affecting Sir Anthony Hopkins stars in it.
By
Devon Ivie
May 20, 2016
Cannes: Sean Penn Movie Met With Boos, Giggles
At least for today, speculation over Penn and Theron’s relationship will take a back seat to the movie’s absolutely derisive reception.
By
Jada Yuan
lawsuits
May 4, 2016
Lee Daniels Apologizes to Sean Penn
Thus settling Penn’s $10 million lawsuit against Daniels.
By
Jackson McHenry
Apr. 6, 2016
Sean Penn Is a Bird Now
Chirp, chirp, chirp!
By
Kelly Conaboy
modern romance
Mar. 29, 2016
Charlize Theron Denies Ghosting Sean Penn
Under International Ghosting Law, Sean Penn is a let.
By
Halle Kiefer
a study in intensifiers
Mar. 5, 2016
Sean Penn: El Chapo Work Was ‘Very Good Failure’
The piece, first published in
Rolling Stone
, was criticized for being overly charitable to the drug kingpin.
By
Jackson McHenry
last night on late night
Feb. 26, 2016
Watch Jimmy Kimmel’s Pre-Oscars Mean Tweets
Jimmy brings in the best of the A-list in his latest selection.
By
Jackson McHenry
betrayals
Feb. 5, 2016
Kate del Castillo Feels ‘Betrayed’ by Sean Penn
Traidor!
By
E. Alex Jung
lawsuits
Feb. 3, 2016
Lee Daniels Fights Sean Penn’s Defamation Lawsuit by Quoting Jeff Spicoli
Calling it “bogus.”
By
Nate Jones
crime
Jan. 20, 2016
Kate del Castillo Investigated for El Chapo Ties
Escándalo!
By
E. Alex Jung
roll clip!
Jan. 17, 2016
S. Penn’s Best
60 Minutes
Quotes About El Chapo
“I feel complicit in the suffering that is going on, because I’m not thinking about it everyday.”
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
Jan. 15, 2016
Sean Penn Says His El Chapo Article ‘Failed’
“I have a regret that the entire discussion about this article ignores its purpose.”
By
E. Alex Jung
Jan. 13, 2016
El Chapo Didn’t Even Know Who Sean Penn Was
Quién?
By
E. Alex Jung
last night on late night
Jan. 12, 2016
Seth Meyers Explains El Chapo’s Capture
Submarines!
By
Nate Jones
sean penn
Jan. 10, 2016
Madonna Joins Sean Penn for His Haiti Fundraiser
Madge raises money with “La Vie En Rose.”
By
Stacey Wilson Hunt
el chapo
Jan. 10, 2016
Okay, But Who Will Play Sean Penn in the El Chapo Biopic?
Art imitates life and life imitates
Narcos
.
By
Jackson McHenry
casting couch
Dec. 17, 2015
Sean Penn Will Play Prez Andrew Jackson for HBO
By the creators of
Narcos
.
By
E. Alex Jung
defamation
Dec. 4, 2015
Lee Daniels Files Motion to Dismiss Sean Penn’s Defamation Suit
“The First Amendment is not for sale.”
By
Nate Jones
lawsuits
Nov. 3, 2015
Sean Penn–Lee Daniels Slander Suit Moves to N.Y.
Daniels said Penn has a history of abusing women.
By
Nate Jones
lawsuits
Sept. 22, 2015
Sean Penn Sues Lee Daniels for Defamation
The summer of beef has escalated into an autumn of lawsuits.
By
Devon Ivie
breakups
July 30, 2015
Sean Penn and Charlize Theron Are Living Out Your Worst Breakup Fears
The ex-couple endured reshoots for
The Last Face
.
By
Nate Jones
oscars 2015
Mar. 9, 2015
Sean Penn Tells Oscars Critics ‘F*ck You,’ Which Will Probably Not Help
“I’m surprised by the flagrant stupidity.”
By
Nate Jones
amazing things
May 18, 2014
Beyoncé and Jay Z Released a Crazy Tour Trailer
It’s a bit like
Spring Breakers
, if
Spring Breakers
starred Beyoncé and Jay Z.
By
Caroline Bankoff
couples stuff
Apr. 10, 2014
Sean Penn to Direct Charlize Theron, Javier Bardem
And
Adele Exarchoplous.
By
Amanda Dobbins
video
Mar. 20, 2014
Watch a Young Bradley Cooper Prove Louis C.K. Wrong
Never say never, Louis.
By
Lindsey Weber
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