It was 25 years ago today that Madonna and Sean Penn were married in Malibu. It was Madonna's birthday (she was turning 27). Sean's birthday was the following day (he was turning 25). She was the new queen of pop ("Dress You Up", the final hit single from Like a Virgin was hitting the charts) and he was the critics darling of young actors, consistently winning praise for both his comedy work (Fast Times at Ridgemont High) and drama (The Falcon and the Snowman)... Oscar voters, often slow on the draw, waited another 10 years to nominate him.Paparazzi helicopters descending on their wedding like an invading army. The following year their movie collaboration Shanghai Surprise was released. Critics swarmed like an angry hive. Whenever paparazzi bugged Madonna, Sean raged like a...
Well you get the point. What a ruckus they always caused.
Their marriage didn't last but their solo fame sure did. Sean Penn won his second Oscar just 18 months ago and Madonna is, well, Madonna. They'll still be talking about her in the 2085. She's currently in London filming W.E. (see previous post).
Madonna arrives at her 52nd birthday party a couple of days agoEach decade gets a few defining celebrity pairs, don't you think? Who would you say the definitive couples are now? Obviously Brad & Angie, but who else. Which celebrity couple takes up too much of your mental real estate?
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The definitive couple that I actually like (sorry, Brad/Angie) is Penelope and Javier, but maybe that's stretching the definition of definitive? At least for me they're definitive.
(Shameless plug: In honor of Madonna's birthday, I ranked her ten best songs: http://allthatfilm.blogspot.com/search/label/Madonna .. I'm sure there's much to disagree about seeing as she has too many good songs to narrow down to ten!)
You know it's doubly hard for me to vote against Madonna & Sean, but given how brief (and, um, violence-filled) their union was, I think I've gotta go with Jessica Lange & Sam Shepard for the win in the 80s. In a below-the-fold way, I love the Sissy Spacek/Jack Fisk marriage, but I know that's not really the kind of thing you're talking about.
I remember when the pop world lost its mind over Billy Joel snagging Christie Brinkley, and I wonder how many of your readers even know who they both are? (That's not meant in condescension! There are lots of people from the 70s whose names I recognize but I couldn't actually tell you anything about, and I'm just getting old enough to realize that totally reflexive pop-frames of reference do not extend to my students, for example.)
I thought of several contenders for ranking couples of Tinseltown in 00s but they all bore me or make me depressed, so I'm skipping them. But it'd be great if Javier and Penélope stayed together: that's a couple with promise!
Brad and Angelina is the definitive Hollywood couple, right now. I find it interesting when they're compared to Burton and Taylor. Madonna and Penn were more Burton and Taylor. Both had volatile relationships where the passion was high and hot but they were ultimately healthier apart.
The 2000's saw both Bennifer and Brangelina. Brad is the king of the decade.
Tom Cruise is also pretty defining for both the 90's (Kidman) and the Aughts (Holmes).
Hey, I know Billy Joel fine, unless hearing "Vienna" for the first time in 13 Going On 30 doesn't count. (That song hit me at just the right moment in my life, being stuck in the army while all the girls headed off to college.) Don't know who Christie Brinkley is, though.
My couple of the moment is probably Harris/Burtka, but even then I don't really follow. I wish I liked Brangelina better but they don't act enough, and I don't cotton to the genres they like.
Hasn't madonna's face changed a lot when you look at the old pic although she looks better than she has in a long time at her b'day bash.
i love that talking about her 2085 they will still be playing her records too hell she may even be alive in 2085.
I may be 17, but I definitely know who Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley are. Haha.
the 90's: Cruise - Kidman
It is the utter coolness of couples such as Gable and Lombard, Bogey and Bacall, Burton and Taylor, Madonna and Sean - except for Bogey and Bacall there is time distance between the 'Great Couples' because there is no one like them. Brad and Angelina, seriously... b-o-r-i-n-g. They're both gorgeous but what else do they have? Wracking my brain, there has been no one who has made this impact (then again, Madge tends to make an impact with all she does) since them.
And, never forget, Truth or Dare... Madge's answer for her Truth. Time has passed but I've never forgotten that film moment of heartbreaking honesty coming from an icon.
Madonna looks very nice in these pictures
I wish her the best! I wanna W.E. be well received (the buzz in the net is not so good so far...we know Lady Ciccone has many haters...but I wanna be positive about it) and I hope she goes on with her directing career and then (maybe) coming back to work with Stuart Price (his collaboration with Kylie Minogue is brillant) and, possibly, she could reconsider several things (D&G, the fashion designer career, Jesus Luz...)
Jay-Z and Beyoncé. There's an 00s couple I can totally get behind.
I agree with Jay-Z and Beyonce...their combined ambition and work ethic is head-spinning...they'll both be billionaires one day.
Mirko -- i consider the buzz on W.E. from the net to be the stupidest thing ever. a) nobody really knows what the films about as Madonna claims the synopsis is misleading and b) they've barely started shooting.
so the buzz is only Madonna haters doing their usual thing. zzz
nicks & so sue me -- good call.
oh and can i please get an AMEN on how totally amazing Madonna is looking at this party?
80's:Penn-Madonna
90's :Cruise-Kidman
00's:Brangelina or Pitt-Aniston
10's: Pattinson-Stewart?
for 10's :Canet-Cotillard?
penelope and javier
mieser --i'd love to see Penelope and Javier take over the world but i think they're disqualified on account of how private they seem to be ;) we never see them together!
I always liked Madonna and Sean together. There seemed to have been something special there that was torn apart by fame, succes, jealousy, and drinking. I think that the two of them are soulmates there's always something that seems to bring these two together.
Aren't they both basically single again? Who doesn't want a rematch? That's just what this decade needs.
Nancy -- i remember they hugged each other onstage at some VH1 Event like 10 years ago (?) and I was kind of choked up. they meant so much to me.
but then i also really loved Madonna wtih Tony Ward so...
i just want her to be happy.
Marshall -- it'd sure be something!
nat,..AMEN to how superb M looks on her birthday bash.
madonna and sean ARE the definite couple of the 80s. Both of them are the fire vs fire = more fireeee!!! they're my definition of burning and passionate love..haha. gotta love M
@Nathaniel R Oh yeah I remember that I think it's on youtube somewhere anyways yeah I remember watching that and seeing the chemistry that was still there between the two of them. I think the fact that despite their volatile relationship they ended up becoming friends was a testament to how strong their bond was.
Goldie & Kurt for the win!
Runners-up: Cary & Randy!
Honorable Mentions: Diane & Woody, Diane & Warren, Diane & Al
In the 90's I would say too: Cruise-Kidman
Now I would say: Keith and Nicole, so lovely... But I don't know if it's for the 00's or 10's.
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