Uma Thurman is to sit on the jury of the New York International Children’s Film Festival for the second year running.

The Oscar-nominated Kill Bill actress and mother-of-two will join Susan Sarandon, Jeffrey Wright and Matthew Modine on the panel for the American kids’ festival, following last year’s appearance.

Filmmakers Gus Van Sant, James Schamus, John Canemaker, Tomm Moore and seven other industry insiders are set to make up the rest of the jury.

French animation A Monster In Paris will open the 15th anniversary event on March 2, while The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine gets its first screening in over 10 years in the States.

The complete festival line-up, which runs for four weeks, will be announced on February 1.

Uma – who will next appear in period piece Bel Ami opposite Robert Pattinson – has been filming romantic comedy Playing The Field with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Gerard Butler, and Oliver Stone’s Savages alongside her Pulp Fiction co-star John Travolta.

Source: UK Press

Audiences are anxiously awaiting the February arrival of NBC’s “Smash,” and once the curtain goes up on the new series, viewers will see a bevvy of Hollywood beauties gunning for the role of Marilyn Monroe – including Uma Thurman, whose character is battling for the part.

“It was great — it was really fun,” Uma told Access Hollywood correspondent Jill Martin of filming scenes as the “Some Like It Hot” legend, at the “Smash” premiere in New York City on Thursday. “It’s a great cast, a great crew of people all filming here in New York and even on Broadway, so, it’s a treat.

“I love Broadway, I love musicals and song and dance,” she added. “It’s really good.”

The 41-year-old star admitted playing the legendary Marilyn Monroe is no ordinary feat.

“Marilyn’s a magical mythical creature, so you just have to think magical, mythical thoughts when you play her,” she told Jill.

“Smash” marks Uma’s first time starring on a TV series, and the “Kill Bill” star said the script had to be extraordinarily special in order for her to make the small screen leap.

“It is really special,” Uma told Jill of the Steven Spielberg-produced series. “And, you know, anything that’s sort of centered around the theater and just the art of performance and [that] kind of drama around it, obviously, being an actor I love it!”

“Smash” – which also stars Debra Messing, Angelica Huston, Katharine McPhee and Broadway vet Megan Hilty — premieres on Sunday, February 6, on NBC.

Source: Access Hollywood

Looks Uma has started filming ‘Smash’ last week. She was looking great wearing the same outfit as Katherine McPhee. Check out some on set images of Uma in the gallery!

Bel Ami, the period drama starring Twilight heart throb Robert Pattinson with Uma Thurman will have its world premiere out of competition at the Berlin international film festival.

The drama, the feature debut of Brit directors Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod, is based on a novel by French writer Guy de Maupassant and is the story of a young man’s rise to power in Paris. Christina Ricci, Kristin Scott Thomas and Colm Meaney also star.

Stephen Soderbergh’s action thriller Haywire, featuring Michael Fassbender, Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor and Channing Tatum is also heading to Berlin, for a special gala screening in what will be its German premiere.

Filling out Berlin’s competition lineup are Nikolaj Arcel’s Danish epic A Royal Affair starring Mads Mikkelsen, Canadian drama Rebelle from director Kim Nguyen and French film Coming Home from Frederic Videau.

Berlin also upped the red carpet quotient with two star-studded production, both running out of competition: the martial arts drama Flying Swords of Dragon Gate starring Jet Li and James Marsh’s Shadow Dancer with Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough and Gillian Anderson.

The full Berlin lineup will be announced in the coming weeks. The 62nd Berlinale runs Feb. 9-19.

Source: Hollywood Reporter

Award-winning actress Uma Thurman was hosted on a trip to Universal Orlando Resort on Sunday (January 15) with her family and friends. During her visit, she came face-to-face with a mysterious Egyptian guard moments before experiencing the pulse-pounding attraction, Revenge of the Mummy.

Thurman is best known for action-packed films such as “Pulp Fiction” and “Kill Bill” and stars in the upcoming historical drama, “Bel Ami,” due out in March.

Source: Child Mode

He may be the co-star in her latest movie but that didn’t stop Uma Thurman from being upfront about Robert Pattinson.

The 41-year-old actress was obviously expecting a question about the Twilight star when she appeared in this month’s Harper’s Bazaar UK magazine – and she was certainly ready to answer it.

‘To answer the ubiquitous question about this movie, yes, Robert is good-looking in person, but he doesn’t have that diamond-sparkle skin like in those Dracula movies,’ she said.

The mother-of-two was of course referring to upcoming film Bel Ami in which she plays Pattinson’s secret love interest.

As she draped herself across a velvet sofa in an array of designer dresses, Thurman went on to say that she enjoyed the role very much.

‘It was a fun character, a nice, meaty, dramatic role, and who doesn’t love an excuse to wear a corset?’ she told the monthly publication.

But before she could change the subject, she had one more thing to say about Pattinson: ‘He’s a very disciplined, very serious, very ambitious, very organised actor.’

Thurman then went on to admit that it was only six years ago that she felt comfortable in the acting world.

‘Acting was a place where I could fit in with those who didn’t fit in,’ she explained.

‘People who grow too fast usually have a very long awkward phase. Mine ended around 35.’

However, the blonde star looked far from awkward as she was photographed by Mark Seliger laying across furniture.

In the art-deco inspired spread, Thurman wears a provocative tulle dress by Lanvin which highlights are enviable figure and slender legs.

In another shot, she channels the 1920s look by wearing a gold embroidered dress with an organza train and mask by Alexander McQueen.

The actress obviously felt comfortable working with the UK edition of the magazine as she admitted she loves working in the Capital.

‘When it comes to wardrobe, make-up – really anything in the creative arts – the greatest crews are in London.’
She also went on to explain how she feels she has proven the tough Hollywood industry wrong by still having a strong and successful career.

‘There’s a lot of aggressive talk in this business,’ the Pulp Fiction star said.

‘You turn 18 and they say you won’t have a career at 20. You turn 24 and they say you won’t last till you’re 30. Now it’s like, if I’m so over, why are you talking to me now?’

Thurman – who has two children, Maya, 13, and nine-year-old Levon – was married to actor Ethan Hawke for five years but admitted to Harper’s Bazaar that she’s never been happier than she is now.

‘I have something I would really like to express about my love life,’ she said.

‘I’m happier with it now than I’ve been in many, many years. Yes I’m trying to have as peaceful a personal life as possible.’

Thurman began dating London-based financier Arpad Busson in 2007, but the relationship ended in November 2009.

However, last year she was pictured with him again at the Marc Jacob Spring/Summer fashion show in Paris and judging by her latest quotes, she is very happy when it comes to her love life.

Source: Daily Mail