Sweet and Lowdown News

It's an incontrovertible truth that Samantha Morton is among the best actresses in the world, a fact somehow aided and not obscured by her insistence on playing, from Sweet and Lowdown to Mister Lonely , the ...

Second Stage Theatre will continue this summer's Second Stage Theatre Uptown Series with the world premiere of Rajiv Joseph's Animals Out of Paper, directed by Giovanna Sardelli.

In Woody Allen's film Sweet and Lowdown , Sean Penn plays guitarist Emmet Ray, who said he cried every time he listened to the great gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt.

John Waters in a 1994 interview with Kurt Loder Where do old interviews go to die? Since 1988 they've gone into the MTV News vault, but we've been exhuming them to bring you these classic natterings.

Samantha Morton says people sometimes confuse her with fellow British actress Emily Watson.

And our pal Lou Lumenick of the New York Post is equally enthusiastic. While Lou says Cruz is "already generating Oscar buzz," the performance to watch for may well be that of Rebecca Hall who "scores a ...

Monday, May 19, 2008; Posted: 5:23 PM - by BWW News Desk On Monday, June 2, 2008, the company of the hit Broadway musical CHICAGO is pleased to welcome back Carol Woods in the role of Matron "Mama" Morton, the ... via BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

I get it that he is not as big as he was in the 70's, but you gotta admit that Match Point was really good. via Fimoculous.com

A darling of the anti-establishment who is famous for tackling powerful, challenging roles, Sean Penn is widely viewed as one of the finest actors and directors of his generation. via The Age

“My generation and those that came before have to recognize the numbing of incentive that we've passed on to the change hungry, imaginative, smarter than us youth of today.”

Sean Penn is set to attempt to bring national attention to a number of his social causes through a bus tour across the country, the Hollywood star says. via Political Gateway

From a martial-artist mother in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill to dewy-eyed ingenue in Stephen Frears' Dangerous Liaisons to a mobster's employee in John McNaughton's Mad Dog and Glory , Uma Thurman has played ... via Fresh Air

Indie distributor ThinkFilm has inked an output deal with Canadian distributor Entertainment One to release its titles north of the border through 2010. via Hollywood Reporter

“Yes I did text and call but what's the crime in texting and calling? "It's got to the stage where I even had to look up the word harassment in a dictionary to find out where (my accusers) are coming from.”

A man has been cleared of harassing Oscar-nominated actress Samantha Morton, but given a restraining order to stop him from contacting her. via BBC News

This summer, the Festival International de Jazz de Montral proudly presents beloved American director, actor, writer and musician Woody Allen in his grand Montreal premiere! For one night only, surrounded by ... via All About Jazz

The British actress Samantha Morton came "close to death" after suffering a stroke two years ago, she revealed in an interview with the Observer. via Telegraph.co.uk

Oscar nominee Samantha Morton has revealed that she was "near to death" in 2006 after suffering a debilitating stroke. via 102.9 CKDS-FM

“Their friendship knows no bounds”

Samantha, 31, had to learn to walk again after being struck down days after suffering a head injury at home. via Daily Express

“I can't even tell you how shocked we were”

Colbert, by the bathroom. Sean Penn and the San Francisco Chronicle, not as inseparable as you may think. via U-Entertainment

“People get riled up about a lot of things, particularly in this day and age; they get to express themselves. We were more than happy to print his letter”

Sean Penn 's days of writing for the San Francisco Chronicle may be over: The actor now calls the publication an "increasingly lamebrain paper." Penn offered the critique in a letter published Tuesday, written ... via Examiner.com

“It is fantastic news and both mom and baby are doing brilliantly.”

Mum's the word for Samantha Morton. The British actress and fianc Harry Holm welcomed a daughter, their first child together, Friday in London, according to People . via E! Online