Archives: Sean Penn
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May 2008
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Focus sells Van Sant's 'Milk'
From Variety | May 19, 2008Web Exclusive: Mendes' film, Coens' 'Man' also sells -- Focus Features Intl. has brought a ray of sunshine to an otherwise uncertain Cannes... more
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Cannes' humanitarian a trois: Sean Penn, Petra Nemcova and Bono?
The ongoing French romantic comedy ("Three Babes and a Jury President?") that has become Sean Penn's life during the Cannes Film Festival... more
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The Third Wave
From Variety | May 18, 2008Film Reviews: The (in)famous image of cig-puffing Sean Penn paddling a raft through watery New Orleans helps explain his plucking "The Third... more
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Sean Penn Backs Documentary About Tsunami Relief Volunteers
From Access Hollywood | May 17, 2008Sean Penn used his clout as head of the Cannes Film Festival jury to issue a presidential proclamation: See this documentary. more
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Sean Penn, Robin Wright, Madonna and Petra Nemcova's Cannes comedy...
Oo-la-la! Jury president Sean Penn may turn the 2008 Cannes Film Festival into the set of a French romantic comedy we like to call, "Three... more
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Sean Penn talks, strangely, about Obama
From The Swamp | May 15, 2008Sean Penn at the opening night ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival, southern France, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen... more
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Cannes Opening Day
From Thompson On Hollywood | May 15, 2008Kung Fu Panda star Jack Black woke up this morning knowing he had to cavort on the Carlton pier with 40 overstuffed pandas. Mike Jones did... more
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Sean Penn: A New Kind Of Cannes Film Festival President
From Access Hollywood | May 14, 2008Sean Penn may be president of the Cannes Film Festival jury — but don’t expect any buttoned-up presidential behavior from the... more
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re: Yawn
From The Corner | May 14, 2008Also looking for attention: Sean Penn, who accuses Obama of having an "phenomenally inhuman and unconstitutional' record. I agree! I suspect... more
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Cannes Pictures: Natalie Portman, Sean Penn, New Mom Cate Blanchett...
From Huffington Post | May 14, 2008The 2008 Cannes Film Festival kicked off today. The most anticipated premiere, that of the fourth "Indiana Jones," will take place on Sunday... more
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Penn Lights Up Jury Press Conference
From Thompson On Hollywood | May 14, 2008At the opening day jury press conference, Sean Penn made a pitch for the first-ever jury prexy’s choice screening of the tsunami doc “The... more
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Cannes Film Festival kicks off
From Variety | May 14, 2008VPage: Stars get cheery welcome from fans, media -- Sean Penn received the first big artistic cheer of the 61st Cannes Film Festival after... more
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Wayne Kramer knows the turf in 'Crossing Over'
May 4, 2008
From Los Angeles TimesNot the gritty L.A. locales of his film on immigration, starring Harrison Ford, Sean Penn, Ashley Judd and Ray Liotta. But the South African... more
