8/10/2016 at London Film Festival – Part 3 of 7

In the morning, the BFI tweeted that I found out Ryan Gosling did show up to everyone at LFF screening of La La Land at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square.

The night before I didn’t understand why he wasn’t going to be at the screening. I realised he was recently busy due to filming and production of The Blade Runner sequel (2017) in Budapest, Hungary. I guess he had a day off from the film production.

I researched it on social medias and immediately decided at the last minutes to try and meet him somewhere in Mayfair. Around 2pm, I arrived and recognised some autograph dealers were waiting at outside of a hotel in between Green Park and Piccadilly. They told me, Ryan Gosling and the director, Damian Chazelle (I met him yesterday) were inside for the Q/A the small screening of La La Land. After 45 minutes, a car drove up and waited outside. There were no PAs outside but there were three security men. We saw Ryan Gosling came out of a hotel after the Q/A finished. He signed autographs for the fans but I didn’t take photo with him because his agent said to me, “No photos”. Unfair! His agent pulled him into a car. One of autograph dealers called out and told him, “He’s deaf. He wants a picture with you.” The actor saw me and he jumped out and amazingly greeted me – then he posed with me for photo:

This brilliant picture made my day! I thanked him for what he did. He is an awesome person. I thanked the autograph dealer who helped me. The actor returned into the car and drove off.

Then I was on my way to the film headline gala: Manchester by the Sea. The first actress from the film, Michelle Williams but I didn’t take a photo with her because she was signing autographs and then she went to meet the press. Never mind.

The actor from the film, Casey Affleck (the young brother of Ben Affleck – I hope to meet him in the future) came out of a car and immediately greeted everyone. While signing autographs and posing for selfies, he came towards to me and he posed with me:

Casey was followed by the screenwriter (Analyze This and Gangs of New York), playwright (This Is Our Youth) and director, Kenneth Lonergan. He is friendly and greeted everyone. He posed with me for a photo:

I know it’s blurry but better than nothing.

The end of 3 day. This blog post is much better than 2nd day of the film festival because I finally met Ryan Gosling at the last minutes!

7/10/2016 at London Film Festival – Part 2 of 7

Around afternoon I went to the film headline gala: La La Land at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square on the second day. The upcoming comedy, drama and musical film is one of the most highly reviews from Venice International Film Festival and TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) last month. I found out the film is still 8.7 in IMDb. Here’s screenshot:

Also 5 stars by rating from The Guardian newspaper. The film will release on Januray 2017 in the UK. 

Unfortunately Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone weren’t attending to the film headline gala. I was gutted not to see them. The first to appear was the new actress from the film, Sonoya Mizuno. She came over to the fans and greeted everyone. She posed with me for a photo:

I never watch her in any movies before but autograph dealers told me that she appeared in Ex Machina (2015) and her upcoming film, Beauty and the Beast (2017). Sonoya was followed by the writer and director of Whiplash (2014), Damian Chazelle. As he came over to the fans and greeted everyone after he finished the press. He posed with me:

Thanks for picture. Later, I spotted the actor Geoffrey Rush (Pirates of the Caribbean film series) attended to the film gala but he went into the cinema. Never mind. The film headline gala was okay but I was still disappointed that the lead actors from the film did not appear on the red carpet. 

Now next the upcoming film headline gala: Manchester by the Sea on my third day of the film festival. 

6/10/2016 at London Film Festival – Part 1 of 7

I attended to the 60th BFI London Film Festival for the fourth time. I first went in 2013. I went to the film headline gala: A Monster Calls at the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square on the first day. I would like to meet Sigourney Weaver and Liam Nesson but Felicity Jones can’t made it due to the press tour of her upcoming film,’Inferno'(2016). I was gutted not to see her.

At the film headline gala, the first to appear was the young actor from the film, Lewis MacDougall. He came over to the fans and was friendly and greeted everyone. He posed with me for a photo:

I know about him. He appeared in Pan (2015) for his film debut but I haven’t see it yet. Lewis was followed by the legendary Sigourney Weaver. As she came towards me after she finished the press, I politely asked her for a photo. She posed with me:

I was thrilled to meet her (Thanks for picture). I am a big fan of her films: Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) which my uncle uncle introduced me to on DVD in 2006 when I was a teenager. Ten years later – I finally met her!

Unfortunately Liam Nesson did not appear on the red carpet. Never mind. Next time. My first day of the film festival was not bad. Now next the second day of the LFF.