He's unusual.http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 3:35:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/27578/penn-endorses-obama-then-blasts-him.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSean Penn used his platform as president of the Cannes jury to express his excitement "by the hope that Barack Obama is inspiring," the Telegraph reports—though the firebrand actor-director also had some choice words for the Democratic candidate. Obama has much to live up to, Penn said, and accused the Illinois senator of a "phenomenally inhuman and unconstitutional" voting record.http://www.newser.com/story/27578/penn-endorses-obama-then-blasts-him.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 16 May 2008 20:58:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27461/stars-align-as-cannes-kicks-off.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe Cannes Film Festival gets under way today with the premiere of Blindness , a new film by City of God director Fernando Meirelles that stars Julianne Moore. A jury led by Sean Penn will award the Palme d'or to one of 22 films. But as the Telegraph reports, paparazzi will be swarming to two premieres out of competition: Jack Black's Kung Fu Panda and the newest Indiana Jones film.http://www.newser.com/story/27461/stars-align-as-cannes-kicks-off.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 16 May 2008 20:58:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/23982/penns-call-off-the-divorce.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSean Penn and Robin Wright Penn have apparently decided their differences are reconcilable after all, E! Online reports. The on-again, off-again celebrity couple have canceled a divorce petition filed last December and were spotted together at an Eddie Vedder concert earlier this week. Sean got on stage with his buddy and dedicated a song to his wife of 11 years.http://www.newser.com/story/23982/penns-call-off-the-divorce.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 16 May 2008 20:58:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15528/sean-penn-to-head-cannes-jury.html?refid=rss_all_defaultHollywood's favorite bad boy Sean Penn will preside over the jury for the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, AFP reports. The now twice-divorced actor and director "represents the independent American cinema as well as a vision of America which we like," said the festival's artistic director. Americans Clint Eastwood and Quentin Tarantino have previously helmed the Cannes jury.http://www.newser.com/story/15528/sean-penn-to-head-cannes-jury.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 16 May 2008 20:58:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/15133/sean-robin-wright-penn-split.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSean Penn and Robin Wright Penn are cutting the knot, People reports. After 11 years of marriage, two kids, and several movies, the Penns’ representative told the magazine the couple is breaking up but wouldn’t say why. “Marriage ain’t easy,” Penn once said, years ago, “but it’s great most of the time.”http://www.newser.com/story/15133/sean-robin-wright-penn-split.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 16 May 2008 20:58:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14562/into-the-wild-grabs-sag-nominations.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSean Penn’s drama Into the Wild took the lead in this year’s Screen Actors Guild nominations today, with four nods, including lead actor (Emile Hirsch), and overall acting, the Guild’s equivalent of best picture, the AP reports. Other films noted for full-cast performance were 3:10 to Yuma , American Gangster , No Country for Old Men , and Hairspray , while Golden Globe powerhouse Atonement went unmentioned.http://www.newser.com/story/14562/into-the-wild-grabs-sag-nominations.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 16 May 2008 20:58:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/11810/sexiest-men-salon-adds-steak-to-sizzle.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWith only the the briefest nod to that other Sexiest Men Alive list, Salon offers its second annual alternative compilation of hot guys—proving that it all depends on what the meaning of hot is. Jon Hamm, Ira Glass, Jacques Pepin, Judd Apatow, and 22 others make the cut. And except for a few obvious throwaways (Matt Damon, Owen Wilson, Britt Daniel), they all come with rather unusual rationales.http://www.newser.com/story/11810/sexiest-men-salon-adds-steak-to-sizzle.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 16 May 2008 20:58:48 CDT