Sean Penn to Be Honored for Haiti Relief by Critics Choice Movie Awards

January 9, 2012 By Steve Pond 4 weeks ago

Actor will receive Joel Siegel Award from Broadcast Film Critics Association; sound editors to honor George Watters II

  

Inside the Amfar Gala and an Elton John Sighting

October 31, 2011 By Mikey Glazer 14 weeks ago

Also: Directors Eva Longoria, Zoe Saldana and Olivia Wilde make their debuts.

  

Sean Penn Directing 'The Comedian' With Kristin Wiig, Robert De Niro

October 27, 2011 By Brent Lang 15 weeks ago

The movie centers on a down on his luck jokester sentenced to community service

  

Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey Steal Sean Penn's Lunch (Video)

October 18, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 16 weeks ago

The former President spoofs his own foundation with a series of Hollywood stars

  

Where in the World Is Sean Penn? Protesting in Egypt

September 30, 2011 By Brent Lang 18 weeks ago

Actor was part of a demonstration in Tahrir Square calling on the country's military leadership to end emergency laws

  

Weinstein Picks Up Sean Penn Film 'This Must Be the Place'

September 21, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 20 weeks ago

Acquires North American rights to Paolo Sorrentino-directed film

  

Nick Nolte Joins Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone in 'Gangster Squad'

August 29, 2011 By Brent Lang 23 weeks ago

Oscar-nominee will play the chief of police in period crime film

  

How Mike Medavoy Nabbed the Rights to 'The 33' Chilean Miners

July 27, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 28 weeks ago

The legendary producer, who lived in Chile for 10 years, connected with a group of the miners when they were visiting L.A.

  

Emma Stone Offered Lead Female Role in 'Gangster Squad'

July 26, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 28 weeks ago

The "Friends With Benefits" and "Crazy, Stupid Love" star would play a woman romantically involved with a mobster and a police officer

  

Giovanni Ribisi Goes 'Gangster' for Warner Bros.

July 6, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 31 weeks ago

The "Saving Private Ryan" actor joins Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling and Josh Brolin in Ruben Fleischer's 1940s-era mob film

  

Paul Haggis Hassled at Iranian Mission in NY While Delivering Petition

June 9, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 35 weeks ago

Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Ron Howard, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon and others signed the petition, which protests Iran's treatment of director Jafar Panahi

  

Sean Penn Channels Jeff Spicoli at Guys Choice 'Fast Times' Reunion (Video)

June 9, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 35 weeks ago

Oscar winner reaches back to his bleached-blond movie roots to revisit a classic line

  

Michael Pena Joining Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin in 'Gangster Squad'

June 7, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 35 weeks ago

Pena, who starred in "The Lincoln Lawyer," joins the Warner Bros. gangster film

  

Cannes: Pitt, Jolie and Penn Hit the Red Carpet for 'Tree of Life' (Slideshow)

May 16, 2011 By Brent Lang 38 weeks ago

The biggest stars come out for the premiere of Terrence Malick's long, long awaited drama

  

Cannes Review: 'The Tree of Life' Is Saturated With Beauty

May 16, 2011 By Sasha Stone 38 weeks ago

Terrence Malick's long-awaited film speaks in whispers and makes mystery the explanation

  

Cannes Logic: Who Needs Hits When You've Got Auteurs?

May 9, 2011 By Steve Pond 39 weeks ago

The stars will be there for show, but the real substance at Cannes will come from a strong lineup of arty filmmakers

  

From 'Tree of Life' to 'Melancholia': 10 Most Buzz-Worthy Cannes Films

May 9, 2011 By Brent Lang 39 weeks ago

New offerings from the likes of Sean Penn, Brad Pitt and Pedro Almodovar that are ready to take the French film fest by strom

  

Sean Penn Laughs, De Niro Kisses: A Weekend Party Report

May 1, 2011 By Mikey Glazer 40 weeks ago

Goings-on from Tribeca to the White House Correspondents Dinner

  

'Tree of Life' Photo Confirms It: Penn, Pitt ... and Dinosaurs

April 22, 2011 By Steve Pond 41 weeks ago

The year's most tantalizing movie offers new stills, including a glimpse of prehistoric life

  

Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling in 'Gangster Squad' Talks

April 21, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 42 weeks ago

If the negotiations are successful, Penn will play the mobster Mickey Cohen and Brolin and Gosling will play the police officers who go after him

  

'Tree of Life' Unveils Weird, Tantalizing Website

April 8, 2011 By Steve Pond 43 weeks ago

Forget about plot synopses or trailers -- the site for Terrence Malick's film gives you enigmatic three-second film clips

  

Sean Penn Settles Paparazzi Lawsuit

March 28, 2011 By Tim Kenneally 45 weeks ago

Oscar-winning actor pays out for allegedly kicking a photographer during a 2009 confrontation

  

Report: Terrence Malick's 'Tree of Life' to Premiere at Cannes

March 23, 2011 By Steve Pond 46 weeks ago

The oft-delayed Brad Pitt/Sean Penn movie reportedly makes the Cannes lineup, which would confirm months of speculation

  

Sheen Latest: WBTV Lawyers Up

March 4, 2011 By Dominic Patten 48 weeks ago

Update: Now the lawyers start getting to work as "Two and a Half Men" star says he's off to earthquake-ravaged nation with his Oscar-winning old friend

  

Exclusive: Knoxville & Samberg on 'Three Stooges' Shortlist

January 6, 2011 By Jeff Sneider 1 year ago

Australian comic Shane Jacobson is also a candidate for Peter and Bobby Farrelly's slapstick comedy

  

Sean Penn to Receive PGA's Stanley Kramer Award

January 6, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Star will be honored for his humanitarian work at January awards ceremony

  

Will Somebody Please Nominate Javier Bardem?

December 16, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

A staggering performance in "Biutiful" has been snubbed by the Globes and SAG, but it's not too late for Oscar voters to correct the injustice

  

Wrap Video: Javier Bardem

December 8, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Oscar-winning actor says he couldn't perform his role in "Biutiful" - he had to be it

  

Fox to Start Production on 'Three Stooges' Movie in March

December 2, 2010 By Jeff Sneider 1 year ago

Peter and Bobby Farrelly are still directing, but Jim Carrey and Sean Penn are no longer involved with the project

  

Forget 'Palin's Alaska': 5 Political Reality Series We'd Like to See

November 13, 2010 By Dominic Patten 1 year ago

"Bill Clinton's Vegas" would have "hit" stained on blue dresses all over America ...

  

Hollywood Awards Gala: Teary Lectures From Penn, Jokes From Galifianakis

October 29, 2010 By Mikey Glazer 1 year ago

Plus Bening, Berry, Duvall, the "Social Network" cast -- and going golfing with Ed O'Neill

  

Sean Penn, Lesley Manville Play Category Roulette

October 27, 2010 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Either actor could be considered lead or supporting, so studios jockey for position and Oscar-watchers ponder the consequences