Live Blog: The Oscars 2017 | 89th Academy Awards

05:21 – And I’m done! I don’t know how I’m going to go to sleep, but I’m off. Good night (or good morning)… 05:16 – I have never, ever, ever been left so… Continue reading →

Live Blog: The Oscars 2016 | 88th Academy Awards

05:02 – And I’m done! Good night (or good morning)… 04:59 – And the big one, the Oscar for Best Film goes to Spotlight (Michael Sugar, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin, Blye Pagon Faust).… Continue reading →

BFI London Film Festival 2015 Closing Night Gala: European Premiere of “Steve Jobs”

Saved the best for last? Well, BFI, you most certainly did! I managed to bag a very last minute ticket to this year’s BFI London Film Festival Closing Night Gala of Steve Jobs.… Continue reading →

BFI London Film Festival 2015 Virgin Atlantic Gala: UK Premiere of “Black Mass”

Two words. Johnny Depp! Another two words. Benedict Cumberbatch! How in the world did I survive being in the same room as these two?! As my London Film Festival 2015 experience draws to… Continue reading →

BFI London Film Festival 2015 Festival Gala: “High-Rise”

Another day, another BFI London Film Festival Gala… And this time, it was the Festival Gala (in association with Empire) of High-Rise that I attended yesterday evening at Odeon Leicester Square. As expected,… Continue reading →

BFI London Film Festival 2015 Opening Night Gala: European Premiere of “Suffragette”

Luck strikes again! Did I just win another film premiere-related competition? You bet I did… Two years on after my first London Film Festival (which you may read about here: https://officiallydiva.wordpress.com/2013/10/30/my-bfi-london-film-festival-experience/), I have… Continue reading →

At the Royal Film Performance and World Premiere, A Review of “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”

After a morning of revision, work and the usual things I do as a student, I casually checked my email to find I was invited to attend the Royal Film Performance and World… Continue reading →

Matthew McConaughey: The King of Rom Coms, The McConaissance and The Academy Award Winner!

As Matthew McConaughey won an Oscar last week (from his first ever nomination), I feel this is the right time to reflect on his fluffy past endeavours. Honestly, if someone has told me… Continue reading →

The Academy Awards 2014 Winners!

The 86th Academy Awards have officially ended, with 12 Years a Slave nabbing best picture. Aside from Jennifer Lawrence’s trip-up before heading into the show, Oscar nominees like Jared Leto, Sandra Bullock and… Continue reading →

The Academy Awards 2014: Predictions

Okay. Brace yourselves! This is the biggie! The Hulk of all awards ceremony, the one that matters most. Months of appraising, forecasting and campaigning will finally come to a close as later on today,… Continue reading →