Uma turns it on for UK premiere

A radiant Uma Thurman lit up the West End premiere last night of her latest movie, The Golden Bowl, a Merchant-Ivory turn-of-the century tale of compromised passion.

"She's sort of unconscionable," said Uma of her character, who sets out to steal her former lover from her best friend, played by Kate Beckinsale. The film is a reworking of a Henry James novel of the same name and also stars Nick Nolte, James Fox, Jeremy Northam, and Nickolas Grace.

Whether or not it was owing to Ms Thurman's presence, the premiere at the Curzon Soho and the celebrations at St Martin's Lane Hotel took on a distinct Hollywood tinge. Kate Hudson, who had her own Almost Famous premiere the previous night, popped in, as did Macaulay Culkin after finishing his stint on stage at the nearby Vaudeville Theatre in Madame Melville.