18/10/2015 at LFF: Closing night gala of Steve Jobs

It was last day of the film festival for this year.

I went to the gala of Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs with my friends. The film director returned to close the festival for the third time, in the past – following Slumdog Millionaire (2008), and 127 Hours (2010).

The film tells you the three stories: product launches – the Macintosh in 1984, The NeXT Cube in 1988, and the iMac in 1998.

The comedian/actor, Seth Rogen was not attending the gala due to currently filming Bad Neighbours 2 (2016). I hope that I would like to meet him in the future.

Anyway the film is highly been given 4 and 5 stars reviews from the Telluride and New York film festivals. I have to wait until the film will be release this November 2015.

At the gala, Jeff Daniels arrived and immediately signed autographs but he still refuses to pose with fans for pictures which is very annoying. I already have his autograph last month.

Michael Stahlbarg was greeting fans. I politely asked him for picture then he posed with me: 

 
I know him from the lead role in the Coen Brothers’s ‘A Serious Man’ (2010) after which he became a well known screen actor. Also he played the infamous Jewish mobster and gambler, Arnold Rothstein during the Prohibition era in HBO TV series, Boardwalk Empire (2010 – 2014). I watched all the seasons. Anyway I thanked him for a picture. He was very gracious with all his fans.

I didn’t get Danny Boyle’s autograph or picture because he was very busy with the media. Also I was very close to getting a picture with Kate Winslet but her agent pulled her away to the media. I was gutted. Next time?

Finally Michael Fassbender came towards me and I took a selfie: 

 
He is the nicest actor. He and the film director, Steve McQueen (Not confuse another the old famous actor, Steve McQueen in 1960s and 1970s) have been collaborating on films since 2008: The Hunger, Shame and 12 Years a Slave. He also plays Erik Lensherr/Magneto alongside Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) in X-Men series.

Which will open next years, film festival!

13/10/2015 at LFF: The Lobster – part 4 of 5

The Lobster received highly postive reviews from Cannes Film Festival last May 2015. The strange story is about the near future, a dystopia, where The laws of The government are that people must live as couples. When they are no longer ‘in love’ they are taken to The Hotel, where they must find a romantic partner in 45 days. If they failed, they are to transformed into an animals and released into the woods. I am waiting for this film to be released with subtitles!

At the gala, Olivia Coleman (Broadchurch on ITV and Hot Fuzz) arrived and she was greeting the fans. I took a selfie: 

 

Then the one of Ireland’s rising stars in Hollywood, the actor, Colin Farrell arrived and immediately began signing autographs and posed with fans for selfies.

He came towards me, I politely asked him for a picture and he posed: 

I thanked him for selfie. I easily know him from many films: In Bruges, Miami Vice, Phone Booth and recently the HBO TV series, the second season of True Decetive (I need to catch up and watch it soon). I already have his autograph two years ago (Click here).

Rachel Weisz arrived but I didn’t get her autograph because she was busying with the media. Next time?

11/10/2015 at LFF: Black Mass – part 3 of 5

Black Mass directed by Scott Cooper (Crazy Heart), a crime drama in Boston joins the ranks of ‘The Departed’ and legendary TV series, The Wire. The true story on based is about the infamous Irish American gangster, Jimmy ‘Whitey’ Bulger (Johnny Depp) who becomes an informat for FBI and his brother, Billy Bulger (Benedict Cumberbatch), a political rising star on track to become a state senator.

I attended the film gala I saw around 300 fans because Johnny Depp is very popular. There were loads of women are huge fans of the attractive actor, 52 years old (If you don’t believe his real age, go to check his age on Wikipedia or IMDb). It was crazy.

I was very luckly because I was in the front of the pen, next to the wheelchairs area opposite Odeon cinema. It was not a bad place to be.

The gala began, Benedict Cumberbatch arrived. He was very busying with the media.

Then the film’s director, Scott Cooper was greeting the fans. I took this picture: 

 
I didn’t remember him but he played a small part in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) but I almost recognised him when I watched as Lt. Joseph Morrison in Gods and Generals (2003). Which was a prequel to the 1993 classic “Gettysburg” when I researched it on IMDb.

Finally, Johnny Depp and his wife, Amber Heard (I met her at a premiere at end of June) arrived on the red carpet. The fans screamed when they saw him!

When Johnny Depp finished with the media he immediately began signing his autographs and posing with fans for pictures. His agents were annoyed and they said to us, “No photos. Autographs only”.

Johnny didn’t listen to them. He quickly posed with me and I took this selfie: 

 
The picture made me happy. I already love it. Also I got his autograph: 

 
I thanked him. Meanwhile Benedict Cumberbatch finished with the media and I was very close to getting a picture with him but it didn’t happen this time. But I was still happy that I got picture with Johnny Depp.

8/10/2015 at LFF: Trumbo – part 2 of 5

Following the post opening night gala. The upcoming film gala is Trumbo. Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad and Argo) plays Dalton Trumbo, the famous Hollywood screenwriter who was blacklisted after refusing to testify before the House Commmitte on Un-American Activities in 1947.

I always want to meet Bryan Cranston because I am huge fan of the TV series, Breaking Bad (2008 to 2013). In fact, I finished watching the TV on DVD around two months two years ago.

The gala began, the casts from the film arrived. I didn’t know that the actor, John Goodman was going to be here but I got three autographs from a few years ago. I failed to get a picture to get a picture with him. Next time?

Bad news, I was gutted that I failed to get a picture with Bryan Cranston. But he gave me the thumbs up when he saw my t-shirt with Walter White/the drug lord, Heisenberg from Breaking Bad. His hand gesture was “Awesome”. I will never forget it. Next time I’m definitely going to meet him again in the future. 

Then the legendary actress, Dame Helen Mirren arrived. 

 
Her hat looks beautiful! I still have not forgotten that I gave her my felt tip pen for her autograph my book and she forgot to give it back! That was two years ago. 

7/10/2015 at LFF: Opening night gala of Suffragette – part 1 of 5

I’m back!

Sorry I haven’t blogged for a while. I was busy with BFI 59th London Film Festival 2015. My experience of the film galas at Leicester Square was amazing. I attended five upcoming film galas:

1. Suffragette
2. Trumbo
3. Black Mass
4. The Lobster
5. Steve Jobs

I missed some galas because I was working and other stuff.

The film festival opened with Suffragette. The film, made by British women, about British women who changed the course of history in 1912/1913 by fighting for the right to vote.

At the premiere, I hoped to meet the actresses, Helen Bonham Carter and Hollywood legend, Mery Streep. I have already met Carey Mulligan in the West End last year (Click here).

Later, I was surprised that Anne-Marie Duff arrived with her husband, the Scottish actor, James McAvoy (X Men series and The Last King of Scotland). He was brilliant, greeting everyone. He always signs his autographs and poses with the fans. I took a selfie: 

 
I thanked him for a picture but I failed to get a picture with his wife. Never mind.

I saw Carey Mulligan and Helen Bonham Carter but I didn’t get their autographs or pictures because they were busying with the media. I was very close to getting a picture with Brendan Gleesson but it didn’t happen this time.

The actor, Ben Whishaw arrived. He was the nicest guy greeting fans. I took this photograph: 

 
Last Mery Streep arrived. She didn’t have time to meet with fans. It was brief but it was good to see her. She is a great actor.

The opening night gala was very busy. And a group of women lay down on the red carpet to protest cuts to women services! Just like the film.