Uma Thurman to Walk Red Carpet For Opening Night of 45th Chicago International Film Festival

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CHICAGO – The 45th Chicago International Film Festival will open with Katherine Dieckmann’s “Motherhood” and a star-studded red carpet where the film’s writer and director, Dieckmann and actress Uma Thurman at the AMC River East 21 Theater (322 E. Illinois St in Chicago) on Thursday, October 8th at 7pm.

Motherhood. Photo credit: Freestyle Releasing

Cinema/Chicago also plans on honoring Thurman’s work and her contribution to film with the Festival’s “Career Achievement Award,” which will be presented prior to the screening.

“Motherhood,” which opens to a limited amount of theaters on October 23, stars Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards and Minnie Driver. The film, which was shot on location in New York’s West Village, is a comedy about the dilemmas of the maternal state (marriage, work and self) into the trials and tribulations of one pivotal day. The film isn’t like any other film because it uses both humor and a sense of authenticity to show what it really takes to be a mother.

Tickets for the opening night are now available for purchase at Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com) or 1.800.982.2787. Tickets for the festival are $150 each and will include the tribute, screening and reception at theWit Hotel (201 N. State in Chicago) immediately following the screening. Opening Night is presented by Cinema/Chicago and Presenting Partner, Columbia College.

Uma Thurman was most recently seen in “The Accidental Husband” and “The Life Before Her Eyes” and starred in “My Super Ex-Girlfriend,” “The Producers,” “Prime,” “Be Cool,” “Kill Bill,” “Paycheck,” “Tape,” “The Avengers,” “Gattaca,” “Pulp Fiction,” “Dangerous Liaisons,” and many more.

Stay tuned to HollywoodChicago.com for extensive coverage of the 45th Chicago International Film Festival.

By ANGIE RENTMEESTER
Staff Writer
HollywoodChicago.com