George expected at The Tender Bar launch at London Film Festival early October

PAN - Are you going to go and take pictures for us? Maybe even get an autograph? Or are you going to wait like the rest of us for it to come out in the media?

I tried once when he was here in NY (almost got arrested!) but I don't think I'd do it again. I'm getting too cranky to deal with crowds.

Lizzy, I found myself in the same London hotel bar as Mr Clooney a few years ago. I was waiting for a friend - and at those sort of moments its eems inappropriate to whip your phone out!

I had wondered whether to get a ticket for the performance - which I suspect will be followed by a panel, with George, on the stage, but tickets may be scarce because it's part of the British Film Institute Festival and members get most of the ticket allocation. I think you can still buy tickets for the online version tho.

The papers are very busy wondering whether all the international events will become a Bennifer event. I think the NYC premiere is in December, Lizzy!

[size=52]London Film Festival Adds George Clooney’s ‘The Tender Bar,’ Unveils In-Person Talks Lineup[/size]

Jane Campion, Jesse Armstrong, Asghar Farhadi, Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Anders Danielsen Lie will take part in the festival's Screen Talk section to discuss their recent work and careers.

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The BFI London Film Festival — which launches on Oct. 6 — has added another high-profile feature to its already heady lineup of films.
George Clooney’s coming-of-age Amazon drama The Tender Bar — starring Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan and Lily Rabe — will have its international premiere on Oct. 10 at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in London, with Clooney expected to be among the attendees.

Also added to the program is Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash from Indonesian director Edwin, an adaptation of Eka Kurniawan’s acclaimed novel about an impotent aspiring assassin.


The festival, operating as a physical and online hybrid this year, has also unveiled the first of its Screen Talk lineup, with filmmakers giving in-person talks to discuss their latest works and wider careers. Jane Campion, attending the festival with The Power of the Dog, has been booked, alongside Ryusuke Hamaguchi, visiting with both Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy and Drive My Car, and Asghar Farhadi, in town with Cannes Grand Prix winner A Hero, plus Succession creator and showrunner Jesse Armstrong and Norwegian actor Anders Danielsen Lie, who stars in festival titles Bergman Island and The Worst Person in the World.
Most Screen Talks are expected to take place live during the festival and then be made available post-event via BFI YouTube, while others are planned as online-only presentations via YouTube and BFI Social channels.
Further Screen Talks will be announced shortly alongside the LFF for Free program of free events including talks and debates, short film screenings and unique VR experiences.

First paragraph of the article says that this is the International Premiere - and George is 'expected to attend'......

PAN - I wasn't thinking of you actually attending the performance or panel - just standing outside with the rest of the crowd screaming "George! George!". [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]  [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Seriously, though, I don't know if there's going to be a premiere in NY. The article just said "limited release in LA and NY". I guess we'll have to wait and see.