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Zelenskyy and the theatre of politics

As public support for the Ukraine war recedes, Penn's documentary paean to Volodymyr Zelenskyy debuts just in time

Salon

Superpower review – Sean Penn’s Zelenskiy documentary lacks insight

Actor embedded himself with the Ukrainian president during a time of crisis, but his film feels like a missed opportunity

The Guardian - US

Morning Mail: poll shows majority against voice, push to fight ‘shrinkflation’, $6bn Iran prisoner deal

Essential survey still has hope for yes camp with 29% still ‘persuadable’; supermarkets urged to use labels to show downsizing

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‘He was born for this moment’: Sean Penn on his film with Zelenskiy

On the first day of the Russian invasion, Penn was in Ukraine making a documentary about Zelenskiy – he discusses their bromance, and the qualities that make him inspiring

The Guardian - US

What to stream this week: Drake, Doja Cat, 'Sex Education,' 'The Super Models' and 'Superpower'

This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Drake and Doja Cat, a reboot of Robert Rodriguez’s “Spy Kids” franchise with a film starring Gina Rodriguez and Zachary Levi and the critically-acclaimed “Sex Education,” one of Netflix’s most popular shows, returns for its fourth and final season

The Independent UK

Digested week: Trump’s oddness helps him elude categories like ‘old’

Plus, Drew Barrymore and Ashton Kutcher vie for title of this news cycle’s most awful, and Angela Rippon soothes the spirit

The Guardian - UK

Sean Penn: Will Smith slap wouldn’t have happened if Oscars had let Zelenskiy speak

The actor, whose documentary Superpower is about Ukraine’s president, spoke in an interview about Smith’s ‘worst moment as a person’

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Sean Penn says Will Smith slap wouldn’t have happened if Volodymyr Zelensky was at the Oscars

‘Will Smith would never have left that chair to be part of stupid violence,’ actor claimed

The Independent UK

Daddio review – Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn take a bumpy ride

The two stars do their best with a psychologically limited two-hander that takes place in a taxi from JFK airport to Manhattan

The Guardian - US

Autumn’s most unmissable TV, from Wagatha to Welcome to Wrexham via Top Boy, Frasier and Sex Education

The leaves are dropping, but so are some banging box sets

Evening Standard

15 '80s Movies With A-List Casts That Are Never Talked About Anymore

Despite having all the talent in the world, some movies with all-star casts don't last forever, like the ten movies on this list from the 1980s that haven't stood the test of time.

Cinemablend

‘Despicable’: 17 celebrities who have spoken out against Marvel

From actors to filmmakers, the hit superhero franchise has ruffled more than a few feathers in its time. Louis Chilton looks at some of the most memorable criticisms

The Independent UK

First trailer for Sean Penn’s Ukraine documentary Superpower released

‘We are just ordinary people who want to live in our country,’ says President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in activist actor’s forthcoming documentary

The Guardian - UK

‘Despicable’: 17 celebrities who have spoken out against Marvel movies

From actors to filmmakers, the hit superhero franchise has ruffled more than a few feathers in its time. Louis Chilton looks at some of the most memorable criticisms

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‘Despicable’: 17 celebrities who have spoken out against Marvel movies

From actors to filmmakers, the hit superhero franchise has ruffled more than a few feathers in its time. Louis Chilton looks at some of the most memorable criticisms

WhatToWatch

Sean Penn & Idris Elba thriller defies poor reviews to hit Netflix top 10

A 2015 movie called The Gunman has found its way onto Netflix's top 10 movies list, despite its reviews.

Woman & Home

Wait, Jackie Kennedy had beef with Madonna? New book explores all, plus Madonna’s epic retort

Despite being the most famous woman on the planet at the time, Madonna wasn’t Jackie O’s pick for daughter-in-law

The Independent UK

Emile Hirsch on remorse, wanderlust and child stardom: ‘I was wary of the dark underbelly of Hollywood’

The star of ‘Into the Wild’ and ‘Speed Racer’ talks to Adam White about the aftermath of his violent attack on a female executive in 2015, saying sorry and meaning it, and playing a murderous fugitive

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The Guardian - UK

Cannes 2023 week one roundup – from Depp to Godard, the chaotic circus rolls on

Enraging, bracing and sublime, the 76th edition of the French film festival kicks off with a controversial visit from Johnny Depp and gallops through films from Pedro Almodóvar, Catherine Corsini, Steve McQueen and more

France 24

Cannes 2023: Sean Penn and Tye Sheridan present their new film 'Black Flies'

American actor Tye Sheridan talks to Eve Jackson about his new film 'Black Flies', what it was like acting alongside Sean Penn and the challenges playing a New York paramedic. Tune in to see behind the scenes of a Cannes celebrity interview. Also on the programme, a reminder of the…

The Independent UK

Sean Penn rages against the idea of using AI for screenwriting: A ‘human obscenity’

US actor said producers should be referred to as the ‘bankers guild’

AFP

Hollywood stance on writers strike is obscene: Sean Penn

Cannes (France) (AFP) - Actor Sean Penn gave his full support to the ongoing writers' strike in Hollywood on Friday, saying it was a "human obscenity" that studios were not taking seriously concerns over artificial intelligence.

AFP

Hollywood pushback on writers strike is obscene: Sean Penn

The Guardian - UK

Sean Penn says failing to resist rise in AI screenwriting is a ‘human obscenity’

At Cannes film festival, the actor expressed his solidarity with the striking Writers Guild of America

The Independent UK

Sean Penn, backing WGA strike, calls Producers Guild the 'Bankers Guild' at Cannes Film Festival

Sean Penn has strongly backed the current Hollywood screenwriters strike while speaking at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, saying the dispute over Artificial Intelligence is “a human obscenity.”

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