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New Godzilla Trailer – The massive lizard is back and causing havoc for Aaron Johnson

February 25, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Right from the beginning of this trailer it’s clear that one thing no city (or insurance company) wants is a Godzilla, as they are not conducive to peaceful living and not having enormous holes smacked through buildings. It may be 60 years since Godzilla first started causing havoc, but in this new big budget Hollywood flick he’s certainly not lost his destructive powers (and Aaron Johnson has lost his hotness either).

Here’s the synopsis: ‘An epic rebirth to Toho’s iconic Godzilla, this spectacular adventure, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, pits the world’s most famous monster against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

Gareth Edwards directs “Godzilla,” which stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson (“Kick-Ass”), Oscar® nominee Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai,” “Inception”), Elizabeth Olsen (“Martha Marcy May Marlene”), Oscar® winner Juliette Binoche (“The English Patient,” “Cosmopolis”), and Sally Hawkins (“Blue Jasmine”), with Oscar® nominee David Strathairn (“Good Night, and Good Luck.,” “The Bourne Legacy”) and Bryan Cranston (“Argo,” TV’s “Breaking Bad”).’

The film, which is looking pretty cool, is due out in May. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Ken Watanabe, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins DIRECTORS: Gareth Edwards FILMS: Godzilla

Tom Hardy May Play The Kray Twins (Including The Bisexual One) In Legend

February 25, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

We may be getting twice the Tom Hardy in Legend, as Screen Daily reports that he’s in talks to play both of the legendary London gangsters the Kray Twins in Legend.

The film will ‘chart the tortured and unique relationship between gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray, the identical twin brothers infamous for their criminal exploits in London during the 1950s and 1960s… The script takes in associates, rivals – such as notorious gangster Jack “the Hat” McVitie, who was murdered by Reginald in 1967 – politician Lord Boothby, and the brothers’ nemesis in the police force, DS Leonard “Nipper” Read, who made it his life’s ambition to put the Krays behind bars.’

The brothers were involved in armed robberies, arson, protection rackets, assaults, and several murders, and became infamous in the Swinging Sixties, mixing with celebs and giving off an aura of immunity. However they were eventually arrested in 1968 and sentenced to life in prison.

It’s not known how the film will deal with the sexuality of Reggie Kray, who was bisexual (while some say he exclusively slept with men, he identified as bisexual). He is believed to have been quite open about this even at the height of his gangster exploits, introducing his latest young male conquest to his associates and expecting them to compliment his choice.

LA Confidential screenwriter Brian Helgeland is working on the script and also plans to direct the movie.

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ACTORS: Tom Hardy DIRECTORS: Brian Hegeland

Luke Bracey Takes On The Keanu Reeves Role In The Point Break Remake

February 25, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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A few weeks ago Gerard Butler signed on to take the Patrick Swayze role in the planned remake of Point Break. Now THR reports someone has been cast in the Keanu Reeves part, as G.I. Joe Retaliation star Luke Bracey will play the role.

He will play Johnny Utah, a young FBI agent who goes undercover to infiltrate a crime syndicate who are involved in the world of international extreme sports. Butler will play Bodhi, who’s involved in the crimes and whose influence ends up with Utah questioning what side he should be on.

Ericson Core (Invincible) is directing from a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer’s. Principal photography is set to begin early this summer.

Bracey will next be seen in the upcoming Nicholas Sparks adaptation The Best of Me, which co-stars Michelle Monaghan and James Marsden.

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ACTORS: Gerard Butler, Luke Bracey DIRECTORS: Ericson Core FILMS: Point Break

Gay Film Festival Poster Featuring Two Men Kissing Banned After Being Deemed ‘Too Confronting’ For Brisbane

February 24, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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I think we may have found a new word to add to the homophobic arsenal, as apparently gay imagery can be ‘too confronting’, even if it’s difficult to imagine that being said if exactly the same image featured a man and a women. Those were the words used by Brisbane Lifestyle Committee Chairman Krista Adams after Brisbane City Council deemed one of the adverts for the Brisbane Queer Film Festival unsuitable and banned it, according to couriermail.com.au.

She said, “We are mindful of the community’s views and believe that one of the three posters may be seen by many as too confronting. I have been advised that, in the meantime, an alternate billboard design will be used.”

The image in question, seen above, is a gay take on a classic image from the film From Here To Eternity, which features Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr kissing as waves crashed against them. Here that image has been replaced with two guys (and quite frankly I’ve never been so confronted in my life!).

Understandably, many took to Twitter to express their displeasure at the decision, which led the Council to announce a review would be undertaken by the Advertising Standards Board.

Yes, it’s definitely a sexy image, but it’s less explicit and in your face than many adverts featuring women in deliberately sexualised and objectified situations. And it’s particularly ironic seeing as it’s based on a picture of a man and a women that wasn’t even seen as ‘too confronting’ to be in Best Picture Oscar-winning movie in 1953.

This isn’t the first time Brisbane has raised controversy by banning a gay-themed ad. In 2011 a bus stop poster promoting safer sex was torn down by authorities, after organised lobbying by an anti-gay group led to 30 complaints. The poster featured two fully clothed men embracing, with one holding an unopened red condom packet. On that occasion the decision was reversed and the ads were put back up following a social media campaign. It’s unclear at the moment if that will happen this time too.

You can compare the image above with one of the classic From Here To Eternity pics below.

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Stranger By The Lake (L’inconnu du lac) (Cinema)

February 21, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumçao, Jérôme Chappatte
Director: Alain Guiraudie
Running Time: 100 mins
Certificate: 18
Release Date: February 21st 2014

While there seems to be an ever-increasing number of gay-themed films, it’s still rare for a really, really good one to come along, but that’s just what we’ve got with Stranger By The Lake. The fact it’s an excellent movie has become somewhat obscured by the buzz around the movie’s sex. It’s all been slightly blown out of proportion, as certain reports that it’s the most explicit movie ever released in normal cinemas have certainly jumped into the world of hyperbole. [Read more…]

LLGFF Becomes BFI FLARE: London LGBT Film Festival As It Announces Its 2014 Programme

February 19, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

For many years it’s been known as the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, but this year organiser promised there were changes in store, not least the launch of a gay season on the BFI Player VoD platform, allowing people who can’t attend the fest to watch new and classic LGBT-themed films and videos. However it doesn’t end there as the whole shebang now has a brand new name, BFI FLARE: London LGBT Film Festival.

The full programme for the festival has also been launched. You can peruse the complete offering by heading to the festival’s official website, to see what will be going on between March 20th and 30th.

Clare Stewart, BFI Head of Cinemas and Festivals announced the new name saying, “After extensive consultation with our audiences in 2013, we have renamed the Festival to reflect the increasing diversity of the programme and the people who identify with and embrace it. BFI Flare is inclusive and welcoming to all audiences and it also has a conceptual richness suggesting the light of a cinema projector or a beacon and the spark of an idea, moving forward and growing outward.”

She also talked about BFI Player’s first LGBT VoD collection, saying: “This festival has long been bursting at the seams with great films and our new platform allows us to offer access to more people in London and across the UK. We are proud to be introducing the BFI Flare identity across our Festival, BFI Southbank programme and BFI Player, bringing even greater visibility to queer cinema and expanding the access for LGBT-interested audiences.”

Take a look below from some info from the BFI about what’s in store this year…

The Opening Night film will be the European Premiere of Hong Khaou’s LILTING, which opened the World Dramatic Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. It stars Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei-Pei (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and Peter Bowles in a love story, a tale of culture clash and miscommunication, which is also a lyrical engagement with the effects of sudden loss, on loved ones and their close family. It was produced as part of Film London’s Microwave scheme.

The Festival closes with Sophie Hyde’s 52 TUESDAYS which won a Best Director Award at Sundance and also screened as part of the official selection at the Berlin Film Festival where it was awarded a Crystal Bear. Shot on 52 consecutive Tuesdays over the course of a year, the film follows a teenager’s struggle to come to terms with her mother’s transition from female to male.

The Accenture Gala is THE LAST MATCH, a powerful and compelling story of two young men set in Havana, Cuba, who grapple with life and love, in a tale of economic desperation and sexual awakening.

The festival will include over 50 features from the UK, USA, Australia, Cuba, Spain, Canada, Slovenja, Denmark, Croatia, Brazil, Switzerland, Nepal, France, Chile, Argentina, Philippines, Mexico, Poland, Nigeria, and India. Additionally, this year’s festival includes an expanded programme of industry events to help develop and support LGBT filmmaking talent, with support from Creative Skillset and other partners.

The festival’s films are grouped into themed sections as follows:
HEARTS – films about love, romance and friendship
This section showcases a rich crop of dramatic features including upbeat American high school comedy, G.B.F. which explores the comic implications of the outing of a male student who becomes the darling of the reigning prom queens but loses sight of who his real friends are, and features a great cameo by Megan Mullally as an over-supportive pro-gay mother. C.O.G. is the first film adaptation of a work by David Sedaris, and this road movie meets student journey of self-discovery will not disappoint his many fans. Returning festival favourite Marco Berger brings HAWAII a beautiful and subtle film of two childhood friends who unexpectedly become re-acquainted as adults. Dappled sun-light and dreamy nostalgia feature strongly in LAST SUMMER a film about two teenage friends facing up to losing each other as one is about to head off to college. Memories of the 1980s and a great period soundtrack feature strongly in TEST, an account of the trials of a young male dancer learning big lessons about love and life in San Francisco in 1985 before mobile phones.

DUAL is a charming story of an encounter between a lost tourist and a female bus driver late one night on the way from the airport. REACHING FOR THE MOON is a powerful account of a famous novelist and her architect lover in Rio de Janeiro whose lives encompass dramatic highs and lows, both professionally and personally.

Twenty years on from his death we feature a screening of a never-before-seen experimental work by Derek Jarman, WILL YOU DANCE WITH ME? filmed as a test for Ron Peck’s EMPIRE STATE. Derek roams around Benjy’s nightclub in 1984 among an invited group of club patrons which includes actor Philip Williamson and a cast of regulars.

Recent events in India will not prevent us celebrating some of the queerest things in Indian culture with rare big screen outings for PAKEEZAH(1972) and MUGHAL-E-AZAM (1960) while Dr Rajinder Dudrah gives a talk on Bollywood -LGBT Style: Queer Readings of Popular Hindi Cinema and Club Kali hosts a big themed party too.

BODIES – stories of sex, identity and transformation
Exec produced by Rose Troche and directed by Stacie Passion, CONCUSSION is a bold drama about a well-heeled lesbian wife and parent who discovers a new way to deal with suburban ennui. WHO’S AFRAID OF VAGINA WOLF? is a genuinely hilarious, new comedy from Anna Margarita Albelo starring Guinevere Turner and the director herself plays a 40 year old bohemian lesbian who is forced to make a film in order to follow through on a dating stratagem.

Bruce LaBruce remains a deliciously subversive filmmaker, his latest GERONTOPHILIA world premiered at Venice and charmed audiences with an account of a young man working at a care home with a passion for much older men, cocking a snook at the youth cult of contemporary life.

THE PASSION OF MICHAELANGELO is a fascinating re-imagining of a true story of an alleged teenage prophet whose visions of the Virgin galvanised the Chilean masses, but the inside story reveals sex, politics and deceit on a grand scale. I ALWAYS SAID YES: THE MANY LIVES OF WAKEFIELD POOLE is a documentary about a pioneering pornographer (Boys in the Sand) whose fascinating life took in performing with the Ballets Russe, Broadway, pop art, and much more.

AGE OF CONSENT was inspired by a screening at last year’s festival. This access-all-areas documentary by Charles Lum and Todd Verow features the inside story of The Hoist, London’s only permanent fixture leather bar, what goes on there, its patrons and how its story reflects on the wider gay culture. Some scenes of a sexual nature.

Programmer Michael Blyth dissects the fascinating homo-erotics of gay horror films with a talk Queer Eye for the Dead Guy: A brief history of LGBT horror plus four of the best on the big screen: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET PART II: FREDDY’S REVENGE, THE LOST BOYS, FRIGHT NIGHT and BUTCHER, BAKER, NIGHTMARE MAKER.

Programmer Emma Smart, inspired by the global phenomenon that is Orange is the New Black, gives an illustrated lecture entitled We Love Caged Lesbians, followed by a rare screening of the 1949 classic, CAGED, with lesbian sub-texts a-plenty. And enjoy a special Caged Lesbians Afterparty in the Blue Room.

MINDS – reflections on art, politics and community
Highlights include a very strong range of documentaries: THE ABOMINABLE CRIME covers the lives of a lesbian survivor of a murder attempt and a male gay activist under threat in Jamaica, while BORN THIS WAY (presented in association with the Human Rights Watch Film Festival) is an exploration of brave initiatives in campaigning for gay rights in the Cameroon.

The Abominable Laws is a discussion event which will focus on the appalling legal situation for many LGBT people around the globe. BIG JOY: THE ADVENTURES OF JAMES BROUGHTON is an insightful portrait of a poet and experimental film-maker whose art and life culminated in 25 years of love with a younger partner. BRIDEGROOM is a poignant celebration of the life that two young gay men had before a sudden death, when the survivor was brutually snubbed by his boyfriend’s family.

CONTINENTAL is a great documentary about a former early 1970s, New York landmark, gay bath-house which launched the careers of Bette Midler, Barry Manilow, Frankie Knuckles and more. VALENTINE ROAD is a heart-breaking study of the murder of young gay high school student. MY PRAIRE HOME is a celebration of the life and music of the much-loved genderqueer Rae Spoon, while KATE BORNSTEIN IS A QUEER AND PLEASANT DANGER is an inspiring look at another gender outlaw.

SPECIAL EVENTS
Film-maker Allyson Mitchell will have a lesbian-feminist art installation at BFI Southbank for the duration of the festival: Killjoy’s Kastle is a haunted house style encounter with the horrors of political division and community politics. Allyson will also give a talk about her work as a film-maker and artist.

Archivist and DJ Jeffrey Hinton opens up his personal archive to explore the history of clubland drag in Life’s a Drag (a celebration) followed by a rare screening of THE ALTERNATIVE MISS WORLD (1980) (Andrew Logan hopes to attend). Stephen Beresford talks PRIDE in an on-stage interview with the writer of one of the most eagerly awaited films of 2014, a major new film called PRIDE, a drama which uncovers the remarkable true story of the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners movement in 1984. BFI FLARE family fun has a morning screening of a family favourite THE MUPPETS MOVIE. We will have our ever-popular Late Night DJs in the bar on Fridays and Saturdays during the festival too.

CONFIRMED FILM-MAKERS ATTENDING
Special festival guests will include Hong Khaou, Antonio Hens, Malcolm Ingram, Anna-Margarita Albelo, Darren Stein, Charles Lum and Todd Verow and many more. Check with press office for latest information.

FESTIVAL
The 2013 edition of the festival took place over 11 days and enjoyed an extraordinary audience response with 22,000 attendances, an increase of 1,000 on the 2012 festival, across 130 programmes of screenings and events.

Led by BFI Head of Cinemas and Festivals, Clare Stewart, and BFI Deputy Head of Festivals Tricia Tuttle, the festival is programmed by a team of five programmers Brian Robinson, Emma Smart, Jason Barker, Michael Blyth and Nazmia Jamal.

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First Guardians Of The Galaxy Trailer – The Marvel movie is looking pretty cool & so is Chris Pratt

February 19, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

When Guardians Of The Galaxy was first announced, a few people were left scratching their heads. Most who weren’t comic fans had never heard of it, and when they found out it was set in space but featured a living tree and a talking raccoon, many were ready the pass it off as a major mistake on Marvel’s part. However now the first trailer is here and it’s looking really cool and as if it could be a lot of fun.

‘From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team—the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits—Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand—with the galaxy’s fate in the balance.

‘Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy,” which first appeared in comic books in Marvel Super-Heroes, Issue #18 (Jan. 1969). James Gunn is the director of the film with Kevin Feige producing, and Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Jeremy Latcham, Alan Fine and Stan Lee serve as executive producers. The story is by Nicole Perlman and James Gunn, with screenplay by James Gunn. Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” releases in UK cinemas on August 1, 2014.’

Marvel has obviously learned a lot from their previous films, and seems to have smartly gone for an outer space look that’s grimy enough to be believable, while having plenty of humour to help keep the whole moving along. No we can’t wait to see the whole thing!

Take a look at the trailer above and some images from it below… [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Chris Pratt, John C. Reilly, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana DIRECTORS: James Gunn FILMS: Guardians Of The Galaxy

EE BAFTAs Red Carpet Gallery – Brad Pitt, Leo DiCaprio & loads more

February 17, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Last night on the EE BAFTA Film Award red carpet I learned a few things while standing in the Bloggers Pen. Firstly that I’m not going to be a professional photographer anytime soon. Secondly that with my camera at night, no one is allowed to move or they turn into a blur. And thirdly, I’m pretty good at taking picture of Ron Howard (who knew).

However I did manage to catch pics of the likes of Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Oprah Winfrey, Ben Cohen, Douglas Booth, Tom Hanks, Helen Mirren, Prince William and loads more. And standing where I was, it did mean I got a few more candid red carpet shots than you often see at this sort of thing – I’m just sorry they’re not pin sharp!

You can check out my (admittedly sometimes ropey) images in the gallery below (click on the pics for larger versions). Enjoy… [Read more…]

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Who Won At The EE BAFTA Film Awards?

February 17, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

If you’ve read out red carpet report, you may be wondering who actually picked up gongs at the annual EE BAFTA Film Awards. Gravity took the most prizes with six, including numerous technical categories, as well as Best Director and Outstanding British Film (and yes, it was largely made by Brits, despite starring Amerians and being directed by a Mexican).

However it was 12 Years a Slave that was named Best Film, with Chiwetel Ejiofor winning Leading Actor. American Hustle won three BAFTA Awards: Original Screenplay for Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell, Make Up & Hair, and Supporting Actress for Jennifer Lawrence.

Production Design and Costume Design were awarded to The Great Gatsby.

Leading Actress was presented to Cate Blanchett for playing the title role in Blue Jasmine – her third BAFTA win – and in his feature film debut, Barkhad Abdi won Supporting Actor for Captain Phillips.

Director and Writer Kieran Evans received the award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for his first feature film Kelly + Victor. Adapted Screenplay was awarded to Jeff Pope and Steve Coogan for Philomena, Steve Coogan also produced and starred in the film.

The Great Beauty won the award for Film Not in the English Language and the BAFTA for Editing went to Rush. The Act of Killing received the Documentary award and Frozen took home the BAFTA for Animated Film. The EE Rising Star Award, voted for by the public, was presented to Will Poulter. Sleeping with the Fishes won the British Short Animation award and the British Short Film award was presented to Room 8.

Director Peter Greenaway whose films include The Draughtsman’s Contract and The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover received the award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema. The Fellowship, the highest honour the Academy can bestow, was presented to Helen Mirren by HRH The Duke of Cambridge.

Make sure you check out our red carpet report and stars arrivals gallery.

Here’s the full list: [Read more…]

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EE BAFTA Film Award Red Carpet Report – What went down on the big night?

February 17, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

London got all glitzed up on Sunday night for the annual EE BAFTA Film Awards, and with it being the last major gongs given out before the Oscars, the stars turned out in force at the Royal Opera House to see who won.

And thanks to EE, I was on the red carpet, watching all the arrivals and able to get within touching distance of Leonardo DiCaprio (but I didn’t, because I didn’t want to be beaten up by his security).

After weeks and weeks of endless rain, London was fortunate to be dry and not too cold, a stark contrast to last year, when it poured with rain and everybody got drenched. To ensure there wasn’t a repeat, much of the red carpet was covered over this year, but in the end it wasn’t needed. That said, the giant, clear marquee certain made the whole shindig look very impressive.

Us web folk were fortunate to be stationed opposite Fearne Cotton, who was co-hosting red carpet coverage for E!, which meant that when people came to speak to her we got a good view. That ensured early on Christoph Waltz showed up looking very happy – but then, as he’d been chosen to hand out Best Film, he had reason to smile.

It also became clear we were going to need to keep our eyes open, as while some stars were diligently doing the press line, others seemed to be trying to get up that carpet as quickly as possible. It meant I almost missed Tom Hardy, who appeared to be trying to look as if he was just a random fellow escorting a lady up a carpet.

Others meanwhile you couldn’t get off the carpet. For about half an hour before we actually laid eyes on him we could hear people screaming for Leo as he busily signed autographs up and down the line. Indeed this fan-mingling by many of the stars ensured that by the end there was a bit of a rush of celebs having to pass by and get into the venue as soon as they could, mainly because Prince Williams apparently isn’t allowed to walk up a carpet if anyone else is on it, and it it doesn’t make any different if you’re Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Christian Bale or even his own grandmother, Helen Mirren, who was there to deservedly be handed the BAFTA Fellowship.

Of course there was plenty of great fashion on show. To be honest I felt sorry for those who weren’t famous. Many of the women had obviously spent huge amounts of time getting dolled up and were looking amazing. There was no shortage of incredible gowns, but if they weren’t on a movie star, few were taking notice.

However of the famous, Cate Blanchett was looking as elegant as always and I personally liked Sally Hawking intricate dress. Oprah (yes, THE Oprah, who it turns out is allowed to be close to mere mortals) was also looking resplendent in both a beautiful red dress and with David Oyelowo on her arm. As David pointed out on the red carpet, Oprah is a massive over-achiever, she’s made three film, got an Oscar nomination for one and now a BAFTA nomination for another.

However the winner of best dressed for the night has to go to Lupita Nyong’o, who was absolutely breathtaking in a floor-length green gown. While you had to been keen-eyed for some stars, you could not miss her, as with her elegant beauty and perfectly balanced dress, your eye was drawn to her whereever she went.

It was also great to see We’re The Millers’ Will Poulter, who was a charming chap and busily chatting to those he passed. He did look pretty nervous though as he was up for the EE Rising Star Award, which he later won.

Something else I couldn’t help but notice is that Bradley Cooper has a permanent expression of his face where he looks like he’s done something naughty – it’s not just in his films. And Tom Hanks look just as much like someone’s smiley dad as you’d ever suspected.

There were so many celebs it was impossible to keep track of them all, and some, such as Submarine’s Craig Roberts and Sherlock’s Mark Gatiss, seemed to manage to get up the red carpet without many people even realising they were there.

As for the guys on show, I am pleased to report that Douglas Booth looks as handsome as he does on screen. Indeed he’s one of those people who appears so good in pictures he almost doesn’t look like a real person – but it turns out he is one. Sam Claflin was as strong-jawed and bright-eyed as you could hope on the arm of his new wife, Laura Haddock. I was also pleased to see ex-rugby star and LGBT ally Ben Cohen arrive. I’m not sure why he turned up other than for a night out, but it was good to see him anyway.

While Michael Fassbender was impressively beardy, he was still looking good on the red carpet, as was Brad Pitt, although I can’t say I was a big fan of his shaved-on-the-sides haircut (although he does have that for a film role).

Without naming any names, I’ll also confirm that a lot of these big celebs do look older in real life than they do on screen. When you see pictures or footage of many of these people, it’s incredible to think they’re the age they supposedly are, but in the flesh they actually look exactly as old as they should do. And then there’s Angelina Jolie, who looks exactly the same as the first time I saw her, about 14-years-ago.

In all it was a really good night, with a great turnout and everyone looking like they were very pleased to be there. And best of all, I didn’t freeze to death waiting for the film stars to show up.

Make sure you check out our gallery of Red Carpet arrivals.

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