Possibly one of the biggest nights on the film scene, along with the Oscars and Cannes to name a few, at least if your British. The BAFTA's are here to celebrate all things film, lead/supporting actors, screen plays etc. and it's on Sunday featuring a star studded cast, from the likes of Emma Watson to Colin Firth (coincidentally sitting next to each other). The thing I found bizarre is that they have release pictures of the seating plan, I am assuming to help boost viewings on the night... Part of me finds it quite funny seeing some of the most famous people in the world with there heads on sticks in the beautiful (Royal Opera House) Covent Garden Auditorium and at the same time it has lost apart of the magic. I suppose I expect it to be one of the most amazing nights to be in that position and that everything is flawless, aren't these the bits you generally want to hide from everyone? Secondly it takes the fun out of virtual guess who aka star spy as you can probably find the seating plan online. Either way I hear The King's Speech is tipped for quite a few awards, if not all of them, must see that on an Orange Wednesday.
Speaking of Orange Wednesday, the awards are the Orange British Academy Film Awards, making Orange Wednesday a great little tie in and that bit of follow through I talked about earlier. The bonus of this little scheme is that you are more likely to venture to the cinema to see the films you aren't sure about as you don't feel like your wasting half your money (literally!). After coming out of Black Swan I was happy we had seen it on Orange Wednesdays, soften the blow if it doesn't quite meet expectations.
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