Dapper, dynamic dazzle at Mill Valley Film Fest Oct 11, 2009
A star-studded lineup follows over the next 10 days, with Uma Thurman, Woody Harrelson and "Juno" director Jason Reitman set to join Owen as this year's four honorees. "It's about depth and breadth with these two films and the festival itself," said Mill Valley director Mark Fishkin, who picked more than 140 films from 40 countries to be shown at the CineArts@Sequoia, Christopher B. Rafael Film Center and other Bay Area venues through Oct. 18. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Daily TV and radio guide Oct 10, 2009
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Best of Mill Valley Film Festival Oct 6, 2009
Among celebrated guests will be Clive Owen, Uma Thurman, Woody Harrelson, New Wave icon Anna Karina and character actor Seymour Cassel ... Among celebrated guests will be Clive Owen, Uma Thurman, Woody Harrelson, New Wave icon Anna Karina and character actor Seymour. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Tarantino plans new Kill Bill Oct 5, 2009
Uma Thurman in the film Kill Bill ... The director wants Uma Thurman to reprise her role as Beatrix Kiddo more commonly known as The Bride for a third time, but warns fans they face a long wait for the third instalment in the martial arts franchise. (The Age, Australia)
QT on Kill Bill 3 Oct 5, 2009
reported in June 2007 that Kill Bill executive producer E. Bennet Walsh revealed that Tarantino had "formulated the plots for two sequels which he plans to film in China. According to our friends at FilmIck, Kill Bill: Volume 3 would be the revenge story of two Crazy 88s killers whose arms and eyes were hacked by Uma Thurman in the first volume. Kill Bill Volume 4 would than focus on the battle between the daughters of Beatrix Kiddo and Vernita Green, an idea which Tarantino had been very vocal... (IGN FilmForce)
Action Directors - Luc Besson Sep 30, 2009
Tarantino wanted to produce a version of the cult comic strip Modesty Blaise with Besson directing and Uma Thurman starring, but the Frenchman had other ideas. Instead the rot sets in and Besson blots his copybook for the first time with the lamentable science-fiction movie The Fifth Element (1997), a film adapted from a screenplay written when Besson was 16 and still rooted firmly in adolescence. (Suite101.com)
East meets Western Mass. Sep 19, 2009
If there s one role that has satisfied actress Uma Thurman more than all the others, it s as a mother. There are moments that seem important - the awards ceremonies, the headline-grabbing events - and those are great and exciting, said Thurman, whose new film, Motherhood, opened the Boston Film Festival last night. (Boston Globe)
9-19-09, 12:30am EST: Just now was enjoying MGM-HD movie "10 To Midnight" and the... Sep 19, 2009
The lineup will showcase such star-making turns as George Clooney (Sunset Beat), Katie Holmes (Disturbing Behavior), Will Smith (Six Degrees of Separation), Jim Carrey (Once Bitten), Reese Witherspoon (The Man in the Moon), Sharon Stone (Stardust Memories), Keira Knightley (Innocent Lies), Anne Hathaway (Nicholas Nickleby), Drew Barrymore (Bogie), Daniel Day-Lewis (Sunday Bloody Sunday), Winona Ryder (1969), Gary Oldman (Sid and Nancy), Ethan Hawke (Mystery Date), Uma Thurman (Johnny Be Good)... (Multichannel News)
10 restaurants where you can watch the stars Sep 19, 2009
Once there you may pass by Uma Thurman and Anne Hathaway, in the front room on your way to Siberia in the back. Carter has also added another feather to his restaurant cap the old 1930s Monkey Bar in Midtown, which had deteriorated into a series of losing restaurants until Carter revamped it as a hang-out for his 10,000 closest friends, and there are, apparently, A tables and B tables, and those not famous can only hope for a 6:30 table, at best. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Mill Valley Film Festival kicks off with 'Precious' Sep 18, 2009
The Mill Valley Film Festival will kick off with a screening of the highly anticipated movie "Precious" and include tributes to actors Uma Thurman and Woody Harrelson, organizers announced Tuesday in San Rafael ... Precious' to open Mill Valley Film Festival Articles The Mill Valley Film Festival will kick off with a screening of the highly anticipated movie "Precious" and include tributes to actors Uma Thurman and Woody Harrelson, organizers announced Tuesday in San Rafael. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Fall 2009 movie preview Sep 18, 2009
Motherhood -- That's the state Uma Thurman and Minnie Driver find themselves in. New York, I Love You -- Lots of love stories directed by 10 people, smooshed into one film. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The fall’s Boston-area film festivals Sep 13, 2009
Uma Thurman stars in Motherhood, the opening movie for the 25th Boston Film Festival ... What do Uma Thurman, Stanley Donen, James Ellroy, and the CEO of Stonyfield Farm have in common ... The indie comedy about a mother trying to organize a birthday party for one of her two young children stars Uma Thurman, the recipient of this year s Film Excellence Award from the festival. (Boston Globe)
Fall movies: New Moon, other anticipated flicks coming to theaters soon Sep 4, 2009
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She's got game Sep 3, 2009
Actress Uma Thurman will be honored at the Boston Film Festival. The Kill Bill star, who was born in Boston and grew up in Western Massachusetts, will receive the Film Excellence Award, and her movie Motherhood opens the fest on Sept. 18. (Boston Globe)
Photos: Thermos Launches Foogo Phases Line With Movie Premiere Contest Sep 2, 2009
In celebration of the drinkware line launch, Thermos has partnered with the new movie "MOTHERHOOD", starring Uma Thurman, offering a contest that will give one deserving mom the chance to walk the red carpet at the premiere in New York City ... The movie plot is centered on lead character Eliza's (Uma Thurman) struggle through the many challenges and phases of motherhood. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hollywood to tackle Uganda rebels Aug 29, 2009
Uma Thurman is playing a nun on a rescue mission ... Will Raee told the BBC that Girl Soldier will star Uma Thurman as the heroine nun who pursues the rebels into the bush and helps some girls escape. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Inglourious Basterds has one tricky title Aug 28, 2009
The writer-director is enjoying having a little fun with his audience, similar to the way he credited himself and Uma Thurman, with whom he co-wrote the Kill Bill movies, by their initials Q and U.. Im never going to explain that, Tarantino said during a news conference in May at the Cannes Film Festival, where Inglourious Basterds premiered. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Quentin Tarantino's Conversation Pi... Aug 27, 2009
In the wink of an eye, the 21st century dawned, and Quentin Tarantino found himself as the voice of a generation; and rather than resting on his laurels, he sought to duet with actress Uma Thurman; creating a dazzling homage to classic martial arts films; a revenge epic, sliced in two: Kill Bill Vol.1 (2003) and Kill Bill Vol.2 (2004). The stand-out conversation piece from Kill Bill occurs in the climactic reunion between The Bride (Thurman) and Bill (David Carradine); as the two estranged... (Suite101.com)
‘Inglourious Basterds' review: Tarantino joins Coen brothers Aug 24, 2009
For 10 bucks you can get haddock. potato and cole slaw. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Tarantino makes a maniacal mockery of the Holocaust Aug 21, 2009
Yet you come away amused and unmoved, and that wasn t the case with, say, Kill Bill, where by the end Uma Thurman had assumed an exhausted, hard-won majesty. For the first time in a Tarantino movie, the women s roles feel underwritten, and most of the men don t get enough screen time. (Boston Globe)
Daily television listings Aug 19, 2009
Quentin Tarantino s delirious homage to martial-arts films with Uma Thurman ... The Bride (Uma Thurman) confronts her former boss in this stylized revenge saga. (Boston Globe)
'Inglourious Basterds' Stars Tell Tarantino's Secrets Aug 19, 2009
But when you think about all those lingering foot shots of Uma Thurman ( and "Pulp Fiction"), Bridget Fonda () and the girls of coupled with John Travolta's foot-massage speech in "Pulp Fiction" and QT's own appearance as a the evidence is pretty overwhelming. "You know what? A journalist told me about the foot thing and it's funny, I didn't know about it," laughed Diane Kruger, whose right foot plays a major part in her character's "Basterds" fate. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Quentin Tarantino and the original Bastards Aug 19, 2009
Ive seen Tarantinos Basterds already and I think its absolutely fantastic the best thing hes done since John Travolta did the Twist with Uma Thurman. Better than his interminably talky Death Proof. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Robin Hood in Hollywood Aug 11, 2009
1991 saw both Robin Hood, featuring Uma Thurman, and the big-budget blockbuster Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner. Costner was at the height of his popularity following the acclaimed Dances With Wolves, and was part of an all-star cast including Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater, and a superb Alan Rickman. (Suite101.com)
Milwaukee Police "Walking" Aug 7, 2009
Not sure what these other posters were expecting - Uma Thurman to be walking down the alley for the ad to really make a impact. Get out of here. (AdWeek)
Masculinity and Funny People Aug 1, 2009
To change your newsletter settings, AskMen. Latest in Entertainment Promos Page(s): 1. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Celebrate Tarantino with burgers Jul 31, 2009
" The 1994 classic earned seven Academy Award nominations, including one for best picture, and also nabbed Oscar nods for John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman. Tarantino, who copped a best director nomination, took home the statuette for original screenplay -- which is wholly fitting, since "Pulp" is one of the most original scripts ever written. Tarantino, now 46, had a dominating five-year heyday in the '90s when he had his hand in six cult classics. "Reservoir Dogs" gave new... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Karina dines out on her iconic name Jul 29, 2009
Quentin Tarantino who will be a MIFF guest this weekend named his production company after Bande a Part, and in Pulp Fiction his star, Uma Thurman, had a hairstyle that mimicked the black bob Karina sported in Godard's Vivre Sa Vie. Bernardo Bertolucci, in his film The Dreamers, recreated a scene from Bande a Part a record-breaking dash through the Louvre. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Infotainment Jul 23, 2009
Uma Thurman is to star in an independent drama based on the 1996 abduction of 140 schoolgirls in Uganda forced to fight as child soldiers and serve as sex slaves, it was reported. Thurman, the 39-year-old star of Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill, will play the nun who tracked down the armed rebels responsible. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Stellar Nuptials Jul 11, 2009
The 80 guests included an Aussie contingent: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, plus home-grown neighbor Uma Thurman. "It was absolutely beautiful," said the groom's father, Dominick Dunne. (New York Post -- Gossip)
* [ EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT ] Jul 10, 2009
Jackie Chan (s), Brad Pitt, Uma Thurman and Leonardo DiCaprio are among the celebrities featured in this years AdEaters, a unique screening of the most creative, intriguing and hilarious commercials from around the world. The five-hour program includes an ad by Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese about secret agents and beautiful women. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Unplugged: Rohit Bal Jun 28, 2009
- Rohits clientele includes Hollywood celebrities like Uma Thurman, Cindy Crawford, Pamela Anderson, Naomi Campbell and Anna Kournikova. - Hes scared of horror flicks, ghosts and petrified of being alone at night. (India Times, India)
INVESTGATION Jun 6, 2009
In that film, one of Bill's former assassins (Uma Thurman) begins a vengeful rampage against her old associates, including Bill. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (USA Today -- Life)
Speculation Over Carradine Death Widens Jun 6, 2009
Thai Police: Actor May Have Accidentally Suffocated Himself, Based On Rope Around Neck, Genitals. BANGKOK, Thailand, June 5, 2009. (CBS News)
Cops Eye Erotic Play In Carradine Death Jun 6, 2009
Actor May Have Suffocated During "Auto-Erotic Asphyxiation". David Carradine in 2004 (AP Photo/Ric Francis). (CBS News)
David Carradine: Forever Caine Jun 5, 2009
David Carradine starred with Uma Thurman in 2004's Kill Bill 2. The film was among about 200 films and TV shows in Carradine's career. (USA Today -- Life)
David Carradine, 72; created iconic role in 'Kung Fu' Jun 5, 2009
Mr. Carradine returned to the limelight several years ago when Tarantino cast him in "Kill Bill," with Uma Thurman. "Playing in 'Kill Bill' helped," Mr. Carradine told the Austin American-Statesman in 2005. (Boston Globe)
Kung-Fu Star David Carradine Dead Jun 5, 2009
" In that film, one of Bill's former assassins (Uma Thurman) begins a vengeful rampage against her old associates. In "Kill Bill Vol. 2," released in 2004, Thurman's character comes face to face again with Bill himself. The role brought Carradine a Golden Globe nomination as best supporting actor. Bill was a complete contrast to his TV character Kwai Chang Caine, the soft-spoken refugee from a Shaolin monastery, serenely spreading wisdom and battling bad guys in the Old West. He left after three... (Time.com)
David Carradinefound dead at 72 Jun 5, 2009
In that film, one of Bills former assassins (Uma Thurman) begins a vengeful rampage against her old associates, including Bill. In Kill Bill Vol. 2, released in 2004, Thurmans character catches up to Bill. (MSNBC -- News)
Bitch and Famous May 29, 2009
"I want to be his next 'Bride', like Uma Thurman in 'Kill Bill'.". Um, ja, no I don't really think that's going to happen, Paris. (iAfrica.com)
Famous Fragrance - Celebrity Perfum... May 29, 2009
Uma Thurman, Miracle. Sarah Jessica Parker, Lovely, Covet, The Lovely Collection: Dawn, Endless and Twilight. (Suite101.com)
Kristen Stewart, Angelina Jolie Lead The Pack For Best Female Performance May 28, 2009
But don't count out the fanboys who thought Jolie was the hottest femme fatale to grace the big screen since Uma Thurman in "Pulp Fiction.". Although no one can be ruled out just yet, it seems less likely that Winslet will win for her role in the post-WWII drama "The Reader." And Hathaway might have been funny in "Bride Wars" battling Kate Hudson for her dream wedding, but the competition is stiff. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Oleg Yankovsky, Russian actor May 21, 2009
An English-language film of the stories with Uma Thurman and Sting was released in 1988. "Tsar," the Pavel Lungin film in which Mr. Yankovsky plays his last film role as Metropolitan Filipp, the childhood friend and adviser to Ivan the Terrible, screened at the Cannes film festival in the Un Certain Regard section on May 17 and is scheduled to open in Russia this fall. (Boston Globe)
Oscar red carpet is a designers dream May 21, 2009
Organic fashion moments, like when Uma Thurman wore a loose lilac Prada gown to the 1995 Oscars or Gwyneth Paltrows 1999 princesslike pink Ralph Lauren, would be unlikely to happen now, said one celebrity liaison. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Red Cliff to be shown across N America May 20, 2009
The US deal is Woo's first release in the US since Paycheck, the 2003 sci-fi thriller starring Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman. While Mission: Impossible II was Woo's big US hit in 2000, earning $215 million, his two Hollywood follow-ups were less successful, the 2002 war film Windtalkers raking in $41 million and Paycheck $54 million. (Xinhuanet, China)
Carly Weeks reports">'You're seeing the future' May 18, 2009
" Istanbul was once called the Paris of the East. Today, it's a melting post of Western style and Eastern tradition. (Faith Saribas/Reuters) Internet Links True, only part of Istanbul actually resides in Europe, the rest in Asia. And though it has been anointed the European Cultural Capital for 2010, Turkey is not a member of the European Union. In fact, its bid for official status has added to political unrest in old Byzantium: Last July, two explosions killed 17 people and injured more than... (Globe and Mail -- Business)
• Sun Valley Wellness Festival adds big-name performer to its herbs and healing May 15, 2009
Thurman, father of actress Uma Thurman, is a professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist studies at Columbia University and the author of several books, including "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Real Happiness," which Publisher's Weekly called one of the best books of 1998. New this year is a concert by three-time Grammy nominee Toni Childs at 7:30 p.m. May 24 in the new Sun Valley Pavilion. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Five iconic winners May 14, 2009
"Pulp Fiction" (1994) Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L Jackson. Quentin Tarantino's eagerly awaited follow-up to "Reservoir Dogs" will go down in history as a Cannes classic. (CNN -- International)
It's Time Janeane Garofalo Returned to Munchkinland May 10, 2009
Ms. Garofalo is barely five feet tall, which meant that in Cats and Dogs, because the star was Uma Thurman, she often had to stand on a soap box in scenes with the six-foot tall actress. She must have enjoyed the experience, because in 13 years since, she has rarely climbed down from her soap box. (Townhall.com)
* OTHER RELEASES May 8, 2009
Agony aunt of the New York airwaves Uma Thurman is married X not so happily X to publisher Colin Firth. Enter working class love interest Jeffrey Dean Morgan and we have a problem on our hands. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'The Producers' arrives in Germany May 7, 2009
". The daily Berliner Morgenpost reported that just three years ago organisers of the Berlin film festival had been too squeamish to screen the European premiere of a movie adaptation of "The Producers" starring Matthew Broderick and Uma Thurman. This is not the first time the Third Reich has been treated with humour in Germany, however. In 2007, Jewish film-maker Dani Levy scored a box office success -- albeit a critical flop -- with the slapstick comedy "My Fuehrer -- The Truly Truest Truth... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Not All Ladies Love Salman Rushdie May 4, 2009
Also making the rounds at the bash, which more closely resembled a club launch circa 2000 in its extravagance, were Uma Thurman, Kate Hudson, Nas and Sting. . (New York Post -- Gossip)
About Elly, Racing Dreams win Tribeca May 1, 2009
The Tribeca jurors this year included Brian Williams, Meg Ryan, Uma Thurman, Whoopi Goldberg, Bradley Cooper, Todd Haynes and Henry Louis Gates Jr.. The festivals audience award winner will be announced Saturday evening. (MSNBC -- News)
Fighting films May 1, 2009
Kill Bill (2003) In Quentin Tarantino's homage to kung fu movies, a revenge-bent Uma Thurman slices, dices, impales and plucks out eyeballs all while looking gorgeous. Rocky (1976 ad infinitum) The most celebrated of boxing films, this durable franchise must be a mainstay of Stallone's retirement plan. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Today in History - April 29 Apr 30, 2009
Actress Uma Thurman is 39. Tennis player Andre Agassi is 39. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
TV highlights, Saturday 18th Apr 18, 2009
While Kari, Grant and Tori replicate the scene in Kill Bill where Uma Thurman karate-chops her way out of a coffin, Adam and Jamie investigate tabloid stories about people who miraculously survived bullet shots courtesy of an MP3 player or a police badge. Anti-gun lobbyists are advised to look the other way. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
We Hear . . . Apr 14, 2009
THAT Uma Thurman and Debra Messing are among the mothers being honored by Cookie magazine's Pilar Guzman at the annual Smart Cookie Awards on April 20 at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall at Time Warner Center. THAT La Goulue got a reprieve from the landlord, and the Madison Ave nue eatery's closing has been put off to June 24. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Theatre Erotique: 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' not colorblind Apr 9, 2009
The works were made famous after the 1988 film featuring Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Uma Thurman and Michelle Pfeiffer. Sex and gender roles drive the period script, which is why Contini is warning audiences to expect full nudity and graphic content. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Like a prayer: celebrities and religion Apr 7, 2009
"When I asked her why she hadn't stuck with Catholicism, which incorporates belief in an afterlife, she snapped in reply: 'There's nothing consoling about being Catholic. They're all just laws and prohibitions. They don't help me negotiate the world.' '' The caricature of celebrity-friendly religions, of course, is that they are long on consolation and short on anything else, such as uncongenial moral codes or an actual God whose own celebrity, celeb-watching snarks suggest, might occasionally... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Top 20 heroes & villains of pop culture Mar 30, 2009
Beatrix Kiddo (The Bride, Black Mamba (Hell hath no fury like Uma Thurman in a Quentin Tarantino film)11. Ana (Sarah Polley in the Dawn of the Dead remake. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
In Theaters, March 26-April 2 Mar 27, 2009
The Accidental Husband When Dr. Emma Lloyd (Uma Thurman) advises a young woman to break off an engagement with Patrick (Jeffrey Dean Morgan,) he finds an opportunity to exact revenge when public records are changed to show that he and Dr. Lloyd have been married. Monsters vs. Aliens After receiving giant stature due to an meteor crash, a young woman (voiced by Reese Witherspoon) finds herself enlisted as a member of a team of monsters assembled to fight off an alien invasion. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Natasha Richardson buried Mar 23, 2009
Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Laura Linney, Uma Thurman and Timothy Dalton were among the friends who filed into the church on the chilly spring afternoon. After a graveside service under a large green tent, the 45-year-old actress was buried in a nearby cemetery, amid hilly horse farms about 80 miles north of New York City. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Natasha Richardson buried in N.Y. Mar 23, 2009
Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Laura Linney, Uma Thurman and Timothy Dalton were among the friends in attendance Sunday. Neeson, who is Irish, received a stream of celebrity mourners at a private six-hour viewing on Friday at the American Irish Historical Society's headquarters in New York. (USA Today -- Life)
Family, Friends Say Goodbye to Richardson Mar 23, 2009
Other stars at the funeral include actor Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Alan Rickman and Laura Linney ... Celebrities including Lauren Bacall, Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke, Sarah Jessica Parker, Stanley Tucci and ABC News' Diane Sawyer showed up to mourn the death of the industry-beloved star. (ABC News)
Friends, family remember Natasha Richardson Mar 23, 2009
Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Laura Linney, Uma Thurman and Timothy Dalton were among the friends who filed into the church on the chilly spring afternoon. Natasha Richardson and husband Liam Neeson at a movie premiere in 2006. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
