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updated: Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:17 pm

Sweet and Lowdown News

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Thursday Jun 19 | Reverse Shot

Winning Losers

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 ...

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Tue Jun 17, 2008

BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

Second Stage Uptown Announces Cast for Animals Out of Paper

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.

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Thu Jun 05, 2008

Denver Westword

Irish Snug

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.

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Tue May 27, 2008

VH1 News

At Home With John Waters, 1994, In The Loder Files

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.

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Fri May 23, 2008

Florida Times-Union

Morton, Watson share screen time in `Synecdoche'

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

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Wed May 21, 2008

Glodderby

Do Scarlett Johansson + Penelope Cruz + Javier Bardem = Oscar for Woody Allen?

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 ...

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Mon May 19, 2008

BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content

Carol Woods Returns to Chicago on June 2nd

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

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Wed May 14, 2008

Fimoculous.com

Scarlett and Penelope

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

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Mon May 12, 2008

The Age

Sean Penn: a Hollywood rebel with many causes

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

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Sat Apr 26, 2008

Political Gateway

Bus tour focused on Penn's causes

“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

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Tue Apr 15, 2008

Fresh Air

Uma Thurman: Before 'Her Eyes,' A Varied Life

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

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Sun Mar 30, 2008

Hollywood Reporter

ThinkFilm inks Canadian deal

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

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Fri Mar 28, 2008

BBC News

Man cleared of harassing actress

“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

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Wed Mar 26, 2008

All About Jazz

FESTIVAL: Woody Allen Onstage for the First Time in Montreal

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

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Thu Mar 13, 2008

Telegraph.co.uk

Samantha Morton reveals brush with death

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

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Tue Mar 11, 2008

102.9 CKDS-FM

Samantha Morton Reveals She

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

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Mon Mar 10, 2008

Daily Express

Why I kept severe stroke secre...

“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

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Thu Jan 17, 2008

U-Entertainment

LA COMfidential 1.18.08

“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

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Wed Jan 16, 2008

Examiner.com

Sean Penn Takes Issue With SF Paper

“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

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Wed Jan 09, 2008

E! Online

Samantha Morton's a Mommy

“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

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