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Happy 51st Birthday, Sean Penn! What’s His Best Movie Line?

It seems like Sean Penn schedules his birthday the day after Madonna ‘s almost every single year, which shows his true character. But let this not be a day of judgment! The 51-year-old thesp is the pride of Gen X’s acting pool, and with good reason: The two-time Oscar winner is a commanding presence, a distinct powerhouse, and a whiz with punchy dialogue. What’s his best line in a movie?

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Happy 51st Birthday, Sean Penn! What’s His Best Movie Line?

New Coriolanus Poster: Fiennes and Butler Square Off

I’m always nervous for adaptations of less-appreciated Shakespearean works. If you’re going to mount, say, Titus Andronicus , you have to find a way to make the violence meaningful. If you’re heading up a Tempest reboot , you have to deal with the extraneous fourth act elegantly. And if you’re reworking Coriolanus , you have to — well — find a way to make it interesting. Luckily, Ralph Fiennes is summoning his Amon Goeth fury in the poster for the new Weinstein adaptation, and Gerard Butler looks tough as his adversary. Excited?

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New Coriolanus Poster: Fiennes and Butler Square Off