Posts Tagged ‘Uma Thurman’

Look away now! Uma Thurman sports a head of snakes as she plays Medusa for her latest role

She’s played a lone killer seeking revenge, the wife of a feared gangster and Batman’s adversary Poison Ivy, but Uma Thurman’s latest role must have pushed her to the limits of her acting abilities. The actress literally loses her head in forthcoming movie Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, as she plays mythological Greek monster Medusa. ... read more >>

10 of the Hottest Nicotine-Fueled Performances in Film History

The anti-smoking watchdog group Smoke Free Movies threw a mini-fit about Avatar, in particular Sigourney Weaver’s character and her cylindrical vice, prompting director James Cameron to start another intergalactic war. Actually, he just issued a measured statement to the New York Times in which he agreed that “young role-model characters should not smoke in movies,” but pushed back, asking “If it’s okay for people to lie, cheat, steal and kill in PG 13 movies, why impose an inconsistent morality when it comes to smoking?” A fair point indeed, but consider this: it doesn’t have to be a moral issue because smoking just looks so goddamn cool. Especially on screen. ... read more >>