Sean Penn Criticised President Bush administration

On October 18, 2002, Penn placed a US$56,000 advertisement in the Washington Post asking then President George W. Bush to end a cycle of violence. It was written as an open letter and referred to the planned attack on Iraq and the War on Terror In the letter, Penn also criticized the Bush administration for its "deconstruction of civil liberties" and its "simplistic and inflammatory view of good and evil." Penn visited Iraq briefly in December 2002. This advertisement was cited as a primary reason for the development of his relationship with Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. In one of his televised speeches, Chávez used and read aloud an open letter Penn wrote to Bush. The letter condemned the Iraq War, called for Bush to be impeached, and also called Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice "villainously and criminally obscene people.". In August 2007, Penn met with Chávez in Caracas for two hours, after which Chávez praised him for urging Americans to impeach Bush. Penn also visited a new film studio on the outskirts of Caracas, though he did not speak publicly.

On April 19, 2007, Penn appeared on The Colbert Report and had a "Meta-Free-Phor-All" versus Stephen Colbert that was judged by Robert Pinsky. This stemmed from some of Penn's criticisms of Bush. His exact quote was "We cower as you point your fingers telling us to support our troops. You and the smarmy pundits in your pocket– those who bathe in the moisture of your soiled and blood-soaked underwear– can take that noise and shove it." He won the contest with 10,000,000 points to Colbert's 1. On December 7, 2007, Penn said he supported Ohio Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich for U.S. President in 2008, and criticized Bush's handling of the Iraq war. Penn questioned whether Bush's twin daughters supported the war in Iraq.

Did you know that Sean Penn beat Madonna 

Marlon Brando's latest years and Death

Marlon Brando is considered to be one of the greatest and influential actor of the 20th century. He has earned great respect among critics and theater experts for his memorable performances and charismatic screen presence.

 In the book Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia, James Delmont wrote: "Marlon Brando was arguably the finest screen actor of the twentieth century, winning worldwide acceptance as both a movie star of the first rank and as a performer of uncommon skill." Film scholar Richard Schickel, while examining his charismatic screen presence and acting ability, argued: "As a movie actor he  has no peer in this generation. That he consistently underplays, yet still packs more emotion into a scene than anyone else, is a sign of a charisma that may be an act of God." Similarly, Roger Ebert, writing of his iconic performance in Last Tango in Paris, said: "This was the greatest movie actor of his time, the author of performances that do honor to the cinema."

Tennessee Williams, among the many who acknowledged his finesse, described Brando as "the greatest living actor ever... greater than [Laurence] Olivier." Laurence Olivier himself said: "Brando acted with an empathy and an instinctual understanding that not even the greatest technical performers could possibly match."[83] Johnny Depp credits Brando with changing the way actors work, stating that "Marlon reinvented acting, he revolutionized acting."[86] Depp also said he was "probably the most important actor—just speaking in terms of him as an actor—of the past two centuries". In a 2007 Best Life article, praising his performance in On the Waterfront, Rob Reiner wrote: "Marlon Brando gives the single greatest performance ever. It's just so natural, powerful, real, and honest.

Marlon Brando waited 300 lbs. in his final years before death.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlon_Brando#Filmography

Marlon Brando holding the cat in Godfather 1 Opening Scene

The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy from a screenplay by Mario Puzo and Coppola. Based on Puzo's 1969 novel of the same name, the film stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family. The story, spanning the years 1945 to 1955, centers on the transformation of Michael Corleone from reluctant family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss while also chronicling the family under the patriarch Vito Corleone.
Read The story of the The cat in the Godfather 1 opening scene 

I never knew that all those Hollywood artists have never won an Oscar

Here are some of the artists who never won an Oscar 

1- Edward Norton: his most famous Movies like 

The Italian Job 

Steve                                                                                                                2003

 200225th Hour
Monty Brogan

 2002Red Dragon
Will Graham

 2002Frida
Nelson Rockefeller

 2002Death to Smoochy
Sheldon Mopes / Smoochy the Rhino

 2001The Score
Jack Teller

 2000Keeping the Faith
Father Brian Finn

 1999Fight Club
The Narrator

 1998American History X
Derek Vinyard

 1998Rounders
Worm

 1996The People vs. Larry Flynt
Alan Isaacman

2- Johnny Depp: he has been nominated for 3 Oscars but didn't won any till now, his famuse movies like 

Pirates of the Caribbean. and much more 

3- Jim Carrey: he Won 2 Golden Globs but still didn't win any Oscars he has never been nominated too. 

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