Bounty & Dragons & Shin OH MY!

Double the premieres! Double the fun!

Join us for dinner to celebrate

the opening of Gerard Butler’s two back to back films

The Bounty Hunter

In theaters March 19

&

How to Train Your Dragon
In theaters March 26

@ Shin BBQ

Date: Saturday, March 20, 2010
Time: 7pm - Midnight
Raffle: Raffle drawing will be held after 10 pm

Where:
Shin BBQ
1600 N. Wilcox
Los Angeles, CA
323-464-4100

Facebook: Shin BBQ

http://twitter.com/ShinBBQ

**Reservations recommended**
Ask for Simon and mention you are coming for the Bounty & Dragons Party

Raffle Tickets and Prizes:

A raffle will be held at the end of the evening. So after dinner relax, enjoy the music, have some dessert (the Shin Pancake is to die for!), and have a drink at the bar.

100% of the raffle profits will be given to Artists for Peace and Justice in honor of Gerard Butler who is very much involved in this charity.

Raffle tickets are available for $5 each or 5 for $20.

While we would love everyone to attend the party at Shin BBQ, we know some of you may not be able to make it. If you cannot attend and are interested in purchasing raffle tickets please contact email: joysomerville.blogspot@gmail.com.

Raffle prizes are being collected and will be added to the list.

Raffle Prizes:

1. Autographed & framed "Gerryhol" pictures

* If you would like to donate raffle prizes please contact Joy Somerville


Charity:

Artists for Peace and Justice
Artists for Peace and Justice
http://twitter.com/artistsforpeace
email: info@artistsforpeaceandjustice.com


For additional information or questions please contact:
Joy Somerville
email: joysomerville.blogspot@gmail.com
http://twitter.com/joysomerville

How to Train Your Dragon Pictures

Gerard and me after the screening.

The first picture was too dark taken with my Blackberry. Gerard didn't like how it turned out. He took off his hat, fixed his hair with his fingers, and then we took another picture. So sweet!

How to Train Your Dragon Screening

Last night I went to another pre screening of "How to Train Your Dragon". I was excited to see the film again since seeing an unfinished version at an early screening back in December 2009 with lots of story boards or unfinished animation though out the film, but I loved the storyline.

This screening was a finished copy of the film and it was wonderful. Visually it was great. One comment from an exit interview was that the water looked so real. I loved the movement of the characters and the lush colors, especially the textures of the forest. The 3D is great, I never got an headache.

The audience was mostly children. It looked like a few bus loads were dropped off from a school. A little girl next to us appeared to be loving the movie, while sitting on the edge of her seat laughing and squealing the entire time.

There were a few adult jokes that were very funny. The little girl turned, looked at us and then her mother, lost to the joke we were laughing so hard at. Hint: It was a concerning a helmet that is given to the main character, Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), by his father Stoick (Gerard Butler).

We had a pleasant surprise, Gerard Butler came to the screening. After the movie we chatted with him.

In theaters March 26, 2010

Video of some of the Winners of the Orange British Academy Film Awards in 2010

For a full list of the winners:
Film Awards Winners

More videos from the Red Carpet and the winners:
BAFTA Online

Mo'nique wins Best Supporting Actress
Director Lee Daniels collects the Best Supporting Actress BAFTA on behalf of Mo'nique for her performance in the feature Precious



Christoph Waltz wins Best Supporting Actor



Colin Firth Wins Leading Actor BAFTA for A Single Man
CONGRATULATIONS COLIN!! WELL DESERVED!!



'Fish Tank' wins the Outstanding British Film
Kees Kasander, Nick Laws, Andrea Arnold wins the BAFTA



The Hurt Locker wins Best Film and Director
Director Katherine Bigelow talks about The Hurt Locker's BAFTA wins for Best Film and Director at the Orange British Academy Film awards in 2010.

British Academy Film Awards in 2010 - On the Red Carpet

Colin Firth and Nicholas Hoult on the Red Carpet



Mathew Goode on the Red Carpet

The British Academy Film Awards 2010

A few more hours until The British Academy Film Awards 2010 in London!

For a complete list of nominees:
Film Award Nominees

Follow BAFTA on Twitter: baftaonline

Here are my picks (in yellow) for the winners. Good luck to all the nominees!

Best Film:
Avatar
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Precious
Up In The Air

Best Director:
James Cameron (Avatar)
Neill Blomkamp (District 9)
Lone Scherfig (An Education)
Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Quentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)

Best Leading Actor:
Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
George Clooney (Up In The Air)
Colin Firth (A Single Man)
Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker)
Andy Serkis (Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll)

Leading Actress:
Carey Mulligan (An Education)
Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones)
Gabourey Sidibe (Precious)
Meryl Streep (Julie and Julia)
Audrey Tautou (Coco Before Chanel)

Supporting Actor:
Alec Baldwin (It's Complicated)
Christian McKay (Me And Orson Welles)
Alfred Molina (An Education)
Stanley Tucci (The Lovely Bones)
Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)

Supporting Actress:
Anne-Marie Duff (Nowhere Boy)
Vera Farmiga (Up In The Air)
Anna Kendrick (Up In The Air)
Mo'Nique (Precious)
Kristin Scott Thomas (Nowhere Boy)

Outstanding British film:
An Education
Fish Tank
In The Loop
Moon
Nowhere Boy

ORANGE RISING STAR AWARD
Jesse Eisenberg
Nicholas Hoult
Carey Mulligan
Tahar Rahim
Kristen Stewart

Old Speedskating Pictures

While watching the Olympics and cheering for the Speedskating, long track and short track, this past week, it has brought back memories of my children when they use to race in Short Track Speedskating. Here are some old photos.

Megan is #2 and Ryan is # 29


Ryan is left center and Megan is right center


Southern California Speedskating Association
I designed and made all the uniforms and warm up suits.