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Post by ellie1981 on Sept 6, 2018 12:58:49 GMT
I booked for "After the Screaming Stops" too but I'm a bit concerned by the news on Twitter that Matt and Luke will be at the premiere on the 17th. I'm not sure that the screaming will have stopped judging by the number of fans who booked tickets this morning. Oh no, that’s the day I booked and I’m going alone. I thought it would just be a normal screening as it’s just in NFT1. I only booked that because Border was sold out at the same time.
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Post by n1david on Sept 6, 2018 13:10:49 GMT
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Post by ellie1981 on Sept 6, 2018 13:13:40 GMT
Oh my. Well the 7 year old Bros fan in me would be dead excited. I moved on to bigger and better things after that, like New Kids on the Block!
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Post by poster J on Sept 6, 2018 13:45:54 GMT
Is there any point in me trying Amex pre-sale next week or have all the big ones already sold out? I'm only really interested in The Favourite, A Private War and Outlaw King, and all at normal showings except for The Favourite (where I would like to get to the gala if I can).
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Post by londonland on Sept 6, 2018 13:55:44 GMT
Is there any point in me trying Amex pre-sale next week or have all the big ones already sold out? I'm only really interested in The Favourite, A Private War and Outlaw King, and all at normal showings except for The Favourite (where I would like to get to the gala if I can). Yep! Unless something has changed this year due to the unavailability of the Odeon Leicester Square, there are always a few (very good) rows for every screening that are put up for grabs specifically for the Amex presale, so definitely worth a try!
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Xanderl
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Post by Xanderl on Sept 6, 2018 14:48:17 GMT
Yes, as Amex is a lead sponsor they usually have a reserved allocation of tickets for every screening.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2018 16:36:54 GMT
Found the website worse this year actually, likely wasn't helped by having Cineworld rather than Odeon with considerably less seats.
First time in three years I've missed out on something I wanted (The Favourite premiere). Got the Embankment screening instead which BFI seem to be saying will be a similar setup, just an hour or so later.
Friday 12 October 2018 20:40 - Widows
Saturday 13 October 2018 14:00 - Surprise Film 18:00 - Beautiful Boy
Sunday 14 October 2018 13:45 - Roma
Thursday 18 October 2018 20:15 - The Favourite
Saturday 20 October 2018 11:30 - Can You Ever Forgive Me? 17:30 - If Beale Street Could Talk
Have everything crossed that the surprise film will be Vox Lux.
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Post by kathryn on Sept 10, 2018 16:49:17 GMT
I swore I was going to cut back this year, so how come I have 16 films to book for tomorrow?!
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Post by foxa on Sept 10, 2018 18:49:05 GMT
Snutte - sounds an amazing list! I listen to a podcast called 'Little Gold Men' and they were raving about Roma, so well done getting tix for that!
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Post by kathryn on Sept 11, 2018 9:38:56 GMT
Well, I'm all booked - got the parallel screening of The Favourite as the earlier one sold out its allocation pretty instantly (though I'm sure there'll be tickets released for general sale).
They Shall Not Grow Old was confusing because they changed the times and one of them was entirely sold out to members? But I think I got the screening I wanted.
I am seeing: Sometimes Always Never Mirai Rafiki Wildlife Beautiful Boy Amra and the Second Marriage Duplicate Tunes of Glory They Shall Not Grow Old 3D Border The Favourite Wild Rose A Private War The Man Who Killed Don Quixote The Fight If Beale Street Could Talk
I was trying not to pick the obvious ones that will be all over awards season, because last year I ended up with not much new to see in Dec/Jan as I'd seen so many of the big awards contenders at LFF. I suspect I may have failed...
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Post by Xanderl on Sept 11, 2018 9:45:01 GMT
Amex presale booking is now open. I've booked for the free screening "Surprise Treasure" on Friday 12th October
(which is more than enough info to work out what they are actually showing)
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Post by poster J on Sept 11, 2018 10:27:43 GMT
Amex pre-sale wasn't cooperating on the website for me but phone booking was very easy and pleasant. Well, I'm all booked - got the parallel screening of The Favourite as the earlier one sold out its allocation pretty instantly (though I'm sure there'll be tickets released for general sale). I also got the parallel screening, and that was nearly sold out as well by the time I got to it. The woman on the phone said the gala has properly sold out and went within half an hour of members booking opening, only the tickets held back for Amex were left this morning. Also going to: Wild Rose Outlaw King If Beale Street Could Talk A Private War The White Crow Pretty happy with my selection and the number of films I'm managing to see given I'm away for the whole first weekend of the festival! It's been a couple of years since I last went so looking forward to it.
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Post by kathryn on Sept 11, 2018 11:13:18 GMT
Amex presale booking is now open. I've booked for the free screening "Surprise Treasure" on Friday 12th October (which is more than enough info to work out what they are actually showing) I have no idea what that is!
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Post by jadnoop on Sept 11, 2018 11:19:59 GMT
Amex presale booking is now open. I've booked for the free screening "Surprise Treasure" on Friday 12th October (which is more than enough info to work out what they are actually showing) I have no idea what that is! www.imdb.com/title/tt0094075/
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Post by londonland on Sept 11, 2018 13:02:09 GMT
Found the website worse this year actually, likely wasn't helped by having Cineworld rather than Odeon with considerably less seats. First time in three years I've missed out on something I wanted (The Favourite premiere). Got the Embankment screening instead which BFI seem to be saying will be a similar setup, just an hour or so later. Friday 12 October 2018 20:40 - Widows Saturday 13 October 2018 14:00 - Surprise Film 18:00 - Beautiful Boy Sunday 14 October 2018 13:45 - Roma Thursday 18 October 2018 20:15 - The Favourite Saturday 20 October 2018 11:30 - Can You Ever Forgive Me? 17:30 - If Beale Street Could Talk Have everything crossed that the surprise film will be Vox Lux. I wouldn't mind if it was Vox Lux, but I'm so rooting for Everybody Knows!
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Post by callum on Sept 11, 2018 19:37:14 GMT
Think the Surprise film will be Boy Erased - two Nicole Kidman performances (and more importantly two Nicole Kidman wigs) over the same weekend!
Bought a ticket for Life Itself on Thurs 18th at 20:40 for £17 thinking it would be better value than the premiere... but now realised that the premiere screening is only £24 so might as well pay the extra £7 for the red carpet and the cast and crew attendance etc. How strict are BFI at exchanges like this one? Might drop by the South Bank tomorrow?
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Post by ctas on Sept 13, 2018 12:47:57 GMT
Decided to hedge my bets this year and not go for any of the films which will likely get large releases, since I’m paying for Cineworld Unlimited I’m sure I can wait! I’ve got tickets for Thunder Road (the reviews for the short it’s based on are fascinating) so far and now just scrolling through what’s left that doesn’t have a UK distributor attached...
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Post by crowblack on Sept 18, 2018 13:03:43 GMT
Stan and Ollie trailer is out, but beware - it does seem to give away a lot of the plot (yeah, I know it's based on stuff that actually happened but even so - trailer makers, do you think you could hold back a little bit?)
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Post by crowblack on Sept 18, 2018 14:00:28 GMT
And it's got Shirley Henderson in it!
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Post by Marwood on Sept 18, 2018 16:37:41 GMT
Going to try for tickets for The Sister Brothers and Dragged Across Concrete when they go on sale tomorrow (John C. Reilly is going to be in town for the Stan & Ollie screening so I'm guessing he might show up for TSB, and Bone Tomahawk and Brawl In Cell Block 99 were 2 of the best films I've seen in recent years at the LFF, so I'm well up for DAC)
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Post by callum on Sept 22, 2018 20:51:50 GMT
Am trying to shift a ticket to the sold out screening of The Bill Murray Stories doc on Weds 10th if anyone wants to do me a favour and take it off my hands.
FYI Mahershala Ali is going to be in town next month, so Green Book (the TIFF Audience Award winner) might be good shout for Surprise Film.
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Post by londonland on Sept 26, 2018 9:46:40 GMT
Found the website worse this year actually, likely wasn't helped by having Cineworld rather than Odeon with considerably less seats. First time in three years I've missed out on something I wanted (The Favourite premiere). Got the Embankment screening instead which BFI seem to be saying will be a similar setup, just an hour or so later. Friday 12 October 2018 20:40 - Widows Saturday 13 October 2018 14:00 - Surprise Film 18:00 - Beautiful Boy Sunday 14 October 2018 13:45 - Roma Thursday 18 October 2018 20:15 - The Favourite Saturday 20 October 2018 11:30 - Can You Ever Forgive Me? 17:30 - If Beale Street Could Talk Have everything crossed that the surprise film will be Vox Lux. Vox Lux has been added to the official programme! Screenings on 15 and 16 October.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2018 12:10:42 GMT
Found the website worse this year actually, likely wasn't helped by having Cineworld rather than Odeon with considerably less seats. First time in three years I've missed out on something I wanted (The Favourite premiere). Got the Embankment screening instead which BFI seem to be saying will be a similar setup, just an hour or so later. Friday 12 October 2018 20:40 - Widows Saturday 13 October 2018 14:00 - Surprise Film 18:00 - Beautiful Boy Sunday 14 October 2018 13:45 - Roma Thursday 18 October 2018 20:15 - The Favourite Saturday 20 October 2018 11:30 - Can You Ever Forgive Me? 17:30 - If Beale Street Could Talk Have everything crossed that the surprise film will be Vox Lux. Vox Lux has been added to the official programme! Screenings on 15 and 16 October. Thanks for thinking of me! Just got my ticket.
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Post by foxa on Oct 12, 2018 19:39:35 GMT
Amex presale booking is now open. I've booked for the free screening "Surprise Treasure" on Friday 12th October (which is more than enough info to work out what they are actually showing) Thanks for the tip about this - went today and enjoyed it - would never have noticed it if you hadn't flagged it up. We have been sworn to secrecy so can say no more about the 43 minute biopic. But rather loved 'Dottie Gets Spanked' - the performance from the little boy was amazing. Had to return my tickets for 'Destroyer' (with Nicole Kidman) - they changed the time from early evening to 9 p.m. and we couldn't make that.
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Post by n1david on Oct 12, 2018 23:05:37 GMT
Been So Long. Not bloody long enough. (Subsequent Internet searching says it was being hawked around Cannes last May and was sold to Netflix last September, where it will appear in a couple of weeks. Should’ve done my homework. )
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Post by kathryn on Oct 12, 2018 23:09:54 GMT
Kicked off my LFF with Sometimes Always Never, a lovely film about a family slowly coming to terms with their missing son/brother, starting Bill Nighy as the scrabble-obsessed father.
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Post by smallperson on Oct 12, 2018 23:34:08 GMT
Surprise film was Peter Farrelly's Green Book. We all had an excellent time trying to believe it really was Vigo Mortensen as one of the leads! Fortunately he came on after restored to his usual svelte self! Family voted the whole evening a hit having seen The Ballad of Buster Scruggs immediately before.
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Post by crowblack on Oct 14, 2018 11:11:45 GMT
On a side note, looking at the red carpet pics, I know we're supposed to be going through this 'me too' stuff but many lead actresses are still very thin. So often you see that thing when a British actress you're familiar with gets Hollywood film or TV work and suddenly she's all bones.
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Post by kathryn on Oct 14, 2018 22:55:04 GMT
‘Me too’ is specifically about sexual harassment - it has nothing to say about body size. There have been no pledges made for actresses to put on weight or casting directors to hire women who are larger. I wouldn’t expect that to be an outcome of it.
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Post by crowblack on Oct 15, 2018 8:48:35 GMT
‘Me too’ is specifically about sexual harassment - it has nothing to say about body size. It's part and parcel of the powerlessness in Hollywood and for women in other industries (and a reason the fashion industry is so keen now on models from abroad whose work permits mean it's harder to say no to weight loss and other demands - I have relatives in that industry and know it's an issue). Actresses when they go to Hollywood are told to lose weight - I remember one a few years ago when a leading British actress was told to lose weight to be a more plausible love interest for a Hollywood actor old enough to be her dad and then some. She was in a strong enough position to speak out. It's about women and women's bodies and the power they have over them and the power mostly male bosses have over them and keys into the same issues. Onscreen nudity is another issue being linked in with Me Too.
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