Sean Penn to Promote First Novel in Austin

Oscar winner-turned-author will make a stop here in April

"...Academy Award winner, director, journalist, and Madonna’s ex-boyfriend Sean Penn will appear at Central Presbyterian Church on April..."

Feb. 12, 2018 Arts Post by Mae Hamilton

The Pledge

"...Directed by: Sean Penn. Starring: Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright, Aaron Eckhart, Benicio..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Gunman

Sean Penn stars as a regretful ex-mercenary in this international game of cat and mouse

"...Directed by: Pierre Morel. Starring: Sean Penn, Jasmine Trinca, Javier Bardem, Ray Winstone, Idris Elba,..."

March 20, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Fair Game

The performances of Sean Penn and Naomi Watts make this film rendition of the Valerie Plame affair a study in acting.

"...Directed by: Doug Liman. Starring: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sam Shepard, Noah Emmerich, Bruce McGill, David Andrews..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

This Must Be the Place

In this odd but intriguing concoction, Sean Penn disappears into the strange body of a retired goth rock god who leaves his Dublin castle and goes on a road trip across America to hunt a Nazi prison guard.

"...Directed by: Paolo Sorrentino. Starring: Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch, Eve Hewson, Kerry Condon,..."

Nov. 16, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sweet and Lowdown

"...Gretchen Mol, Anthony Lapaglia, Uma Thurman, Samantha Morton and Sean Penn. If there is any justice in the world,..."

Feb. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

From Doug to Dax

Austin Film Festival announces early lineup

"...CIA agent Valerie Plame and starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn...."

Aug. 24, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Bukowski: Born Into This

Every young writer goes through a Bukowski phase, but only the skid row author himself was "born into it."

"...the wilderness itself. Celebrity fans are on hand – Sean Penn, Bono, Tom Waits, Harry Dean Stanton (himself a..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Team America: World Police

Trey Parker and Matt Stone tame the world with marionettes.

"...sex gags and parodies of everyone from liberal mouthpieces Sean Penn (who is not amused) to Tim Robbins (who..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Last Dance

"...matter how good Stone's acting skills become, she's no Sean Penn and never will be...."

May 10, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Clueless

Heckerling updates Jane Austen's Emma to Beverly Hills

"...Times, but those characters -- Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Sean Penn, et al. -- seem, in retrospect, to have..."

July 21, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Into the Wild

Sean Penn adapts Jon Krakauer's bestselling mystery adventure to the screen with frequently stunning but ultimately unsatisfactory results.

"...Directed by: Sean Penn. Starring: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt,..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Mystic River

Clint Eastwood's newest is a dark, lachrymose tale of slowly snaking evil.

"...Directed by: Clint Eastwood. Starring: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

September 11

Compelling but uneven omnibus film showcases 11 films by 11 international directors.

"...Chahine, Danis Tanovic, Samira Makhmalbaf, Claude Lelouch, Shohei Imamura, Sean Penn and Idrissa Ouedraogo. It’s possible this movie might..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Message in a Bottle

"...-- a Chicago Tribune research assistant named Theresa (Wright Penn) -- has both the detective skills and initiative to..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Angry Birds Movie

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a game! It's a movie!

"...second angriest man alive, El Chapo meet ’n’ greeter Sean Penn, as fowl sidekick Terence, who expresses his irritation..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

She's So Lovely

"...Directed by: Nick Cassavetes. Starring: Sean Penn, Robin Wright, John Travolta and Harry Dean Stanton...."

Sept. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

All the King's Men

Despite an A-list cast and director, it's astonishing how bad this movie is.

"...Directed by: Steve Zaillian. Starring: Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo,..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hurlyburly

"...Directed by: Anthony Drazan. Starring: Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Chazz Palminteri, Garry Shandling, Robin Wright,..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Interpreter

Although The Interpreter is intelligent, intriguing, and topical, it's hampered by its own good intentions, too many plot convolutions, and character ambiguities that try to pass for suspense.

"...Directed by: Sydney Pollack. Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Yvan Attal, Earl Cameron, Jesper Christensen,..."

April 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dead Man Walking

Sarandon won an Oscar for her performance as Sister Helen Prejean in this nuanced story about capital punishment.

"...Directed by: Tim Robbins. Starring: Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Celia Weston, R. Lee Ermey, Raymond J. Barry,..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Carlito's Way

De Palma's film is anchored by an interesting story, fine performances, and is hoisted by an intoxicating field of vision that also maintains a sharply focused perspective.

"...Directed by: Brian De Palma. Starring: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzman, James Rebhorn, Viggo..."

Nov. 12, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

21 Grams

Powerful performances resonate in this devastating and weighty follow-up picture from the director of Amores Perros.

"...Directed by: Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio Del Toro, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Melissa..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

First-time director Niels Mueller tells "the mad story of a true man" in this tragic portrait of Sam Bicke, who tried to fly an airplane into the White House in 1974.

"...Directed by: Niels Mueller. Starring: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Don Cheadle, Jack Thompson, Brad Henke,..."

Jan. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gangster Squad

Despite uneven filmmaking and questionable facts, an extraordinary cast brings this story about mobster Mickey Cohen's attempted takeover of L.A. and the handful of honest cops who thwarted him.

"...Directed by: Ruben Fleischer. Starring: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Nick Nolte,..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Tree of Life

Terrence Malick's latest film bursts with unbridled ambition and vision, and while it doesn't always reach the heights for which it aims, it soars boldly and fearlessly.

"...Directed by: Terrence Malick. Starring: Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler and Tye Sheridan. Terrence..."

June 3, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

I Am Sam

"...Directed by: Jessie Nelson. Starring: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Laura Dern..."

Jan. 25, 2002 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Up at the Villa

"...Directed by: Philip Haas. Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft, James Fox, Jeremy Davies, Derek Jacobi..."

May 19, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

U-Turn

"...Directed by: Oliver Stone. Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe and Billy..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Game

"...Directed by: David Fincher. Starring: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, James Rebhorn, Deborah Kara Unger, Peter Donat, Carroll..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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