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George Clooney, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Sir Ben Kingsley receiving an award in Beverly Hills, CA

2013-11-12T14:59:00.000-08:00

There was an event over the weekend in which my spouse and I decided to try. We don't enjoy going to this particular venue as the "fan area" is small and confined.

However, because Julia Roberts. Geoge Clooney, Idris Elba, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sir Ben Kingsley and among others were on the list to attend, we decided to go.

Because of the time that we arrived at the event, we didn't expect to get anything.

At arrivals, we were able to get Jason Isaacs on floorboards and an index card. We forgot our Idris Elba photos at home so we couldn't get him, nor did we had photos for Ralph Fiennes who came over to sign and took pictures.

When Benedict Cumberbatch arrived, it was a fan/autograph dealer frenzy. He came over to sign in the front section and skipped one section in which my spouse and I were in; and because of the photographers who where standing in front of us, I had to think fast and moved to another spot. I was thankfully able to get two photos done and was looking for my spouse who had the other two photos but by the time we exchanged photos, Benedict was done signing.

After the event was over, we were able to get Sir Ben Kingsley to sign our "Hugo" and "Ender's Game" photos.

My spouse hesitated to ask Ralph Fiennes for a picture because he was being standoffish; that even someone asked for the picture instead of the autograph! Ralph took pictures only with 3 people..

Benedict didn't sign when he exited and Director Kathryn Bigelow only took pictures with fans and did not sign from what we saw.

George Clooney Surprised Fans at AFI

2013-11-12T14:48:00.000-08:00

My spouse went to the AFI expecting to get Julia Roberts, Abigail Breslin, etc.. basically those who were not on the list..

We didn't do our homework and when fans were shouting out "George!" we saw George Clooney arriving at the event and then was walking towards us, we had nothing but index cards and wooden floorboards.

We managed to get 2 floorboards signed. He only signed and didn't do any pictures with fans.

Stana Katic Signing...(again?!) No Way..

2013-11-12T14:45:00.000-08:00

Due to the failure of obtaining any autographs from Stana Katic at the "CBGB" premiere a few months ago, my spouse and I became very discouraged into ever trying for her again. There were rumors that she had a alleged stalker and therefore she was very cautious of her surroundings.

We didn't believe that she would "hide" or even used "umbrellas" to block herself from either fans and paparazzi; until witnessing her behavior at the "CBGB" premiere.

Well... the other day, Stana Katic was out and we decided her go to the event because we had not only photos for her but another actor as well (Idris Elba). We didn't expect anything from her, but when some of the fans in the front shouted her name, she came over to us and I was fumbling to get her photos out of my bag to prepare for her to sign. We didn't know how many she was going to do, so we waited patiently for her to hit our section.. and she did! We each managed to get one each from her, which is a blessing (especially from the fiasco at the "CBGB" premiere!)

Her publicist even complimented on my spouse's photo! She nodded in approval and smiled and said "that is a nice shot.." Even Stana remembered my spouse from other events!

On exits, Stana chose to sign one DVD for a fan and I got to her one on one but she was done signing after that.

We'll take the 2 autographs! Thanks, Stana for signing again!!

Mr. Ford.. Can You Sign?

2013-10-29T23:07:00.001-07:00

Harrison Ford was out this week to promote his latest movie "Ender's Game." I don't have any luck in obtaining Harrison's autograph but my spouse has gotten his autograph before.

As far as I know, Mr. Ford did not pick up a pen at the Ender's Game premiere. Everyone was running from here to there, in and out of the hotel, running from the front entrance to the back looking for him. Even a few people met him face to face a couple of times during the night and we heard they got turned down. He even told them "you are on private property.. you shouldn't be in here.."

Luckily, we didn't invest too much time at the premiere as we arrived an hour before it even started not expecting much from Harrison Ford.

Instead, we made a good decision in going for him at an earlier appearance he made in the week and we were able to get two signed photos from Mr. Ford himself. There were only a dozen of us and he came out of the car and told us that he wasn't going to take pictures, to stay where you are, and will do one each.

One autograph seeker was able to get a second signed photo as she told him "my father is in the car, and you make it out to '---?' " Harrison gave her a few seconds of "the look" but did it anyways. Sometimes, you gotta work the system, right?

Again, it was a last minute decision to go because he's a hit or miss (most of the time a miss for me!) and we went with the photos that we had in our inventory and got a few done.

Thank goodness!

Bryan Cranston Gets a Star in Hollywood!! -- Aaron Paul Guest Spearker

2013-07-17T08:10:00.002-07:00

Earlier this week, Breaking Bad star, Bryan Cranston received a Star in Hollywood. I requested the day off in advance once I found out he was receiving this honorable award; my spouse and I had to go! We met Bryan in the past several times before, and he would try to do "one each."

When my spouse and I arrived to the star ceremony location, there were lots of people there already burning in the hot sun!! We knew that it was going to be a hot one and very crowded but arrived an hour before the ceremony started. We had second row but when we saw the Aaron Paul signing to our left, we left our spot. And of course when we reached him, he stopped.

We managed to get all but 1 Bryan Cranston photo signed. And due to the madness, one of our photos got torn and bent up.. Aaron Paul signed all of our photos. Oh, happy day!

Kerry Washington in Hollywood

2013-05-11T00:52:00.001-07:00

After the "Peeples" premiere failure to obtain Kerry's autograph, we were somewhat doubtful that she may not be as nice to sign anymore. Especially, when she didn't sign for a couple of fans who were waiting for her earlier at this event.

But she erased any doubts that we had, when she came over to sign. At first, there was no regulations; she was signing anything that was in her face. But either she noticed people double dipping or her publicist did, she changed to "one each."

Once again, she refused to sign one of our photos we had since the "Spirit Awards". I shouldn't bring it for her next event..

Zoe Saldana Signs for Fans (even when jetlagged!)

2013-05-11T00:37:00.002-07:00

Zoe Saldana was in town and signed autographs and took a picture with one lucky fan afterwards. She came with a bouquet of flowers in her hands and received another bouquet of flowers from a fan. She did as much as she could but said "only one, guys.." a few of us were able to get 2-3 done.

Finally...Martin Short!

2013-05-10T23:35:00.003-07:00

The last time we went for Martin Short, he didn't sign just for a few of us. This time around, he didn't sign for 5 fans waiting for him upon arrivals, but decided to do it on exits. We believe everyone got at least 2 autographs; he didn't pose for pictures though as he was in a hurry to leave.

Famke Janssen Signed at the "Hansel & Gretel" Premiere in Hollywood!

2013-01-26T23:24:00.001-08:00

The title of this blog pretty much sums it up. Her publicist tried telling us only one autograph per person, but because of how nice Famke was, she signed multiples and did quite a bit.

Mark Wahlberg Signing Autographs!

2013-01-19T00:48:00.000-08:00

Mark Wahlberg is nice when it comes to signing autographs. What we noticed this time around is that he carries a sharpie with him as if he's anticipating to sign for fans. Only difference is, this time around he took pictures with several fans.

In total we were able to get 8 signed photos from Mark. Some autographs came out nicer than others, but we're not complaining as long as we got our photos done.

Ben Afflect Director of "Argo" Signing

2013-01-16T00:01:00.001-08:00

Ben was nice enough to sign in his car at his appearance last week. We left a few items in the car because we didn't think he was going to sign because the last time we tried for him, he didn't pick up a marker.

We were able to get these done:

Arnold Schwarzenegger in town to promote "The Last Stand" (Premiere) Jamie Alexander and more!

2013-01-15T23:41:00.000-08:00

When my spouse and I heard that Arnold was in town to promote his latest movie "The Last Stand," we were stoked. His movies are so entertaining and his accent is hilarious!

My spouse and I were able to get one photo each signed at one of his earlier appearances:

During "The Last Stand" premiere, his publicist handed him a bad black sharpie, and we got this photo done:

and another one done (but we're too embarrassed to post up)..

Then Arnold dropped the bad sharpie as he was going down the line and took a nice blue sharpie and we were able to get one decent autograph signed.

Jaime Alexander was nice and signed 4 photos for us:

We couldn't get Johnny Knoxville or Genesis Rodriguez at the premiere.

Bryce Harper Spotted in Hollywood and Signing Autographs??

2013-01-15T22:36:00.003-08:00

...N.O.T! I was one on one asking Bryce Harper for an autograph and a security guard spoke on his behalf and said "no..he's not signing today.." Then, Bryce turned to me and said "..they won't let me sign.." HA! Sure, do I look like an idiot?! If you wanted to, you could've signed for ONE person at least.

A few more fans then showed up and tried asking for autographs as well but I told them that he wouldn't even sign for one person.. then they tried asking for a picture but he shot them down and said "not right now.." then when?!

I was so annoyed with Bryce that I didn't even want to waste space on my camera. I could've took pictures of him to piss him and his "family" from Vegas off, but decided why waste more precious time on him?

Ne-Yo Signing and Taking Pictures with Fans!!

2012-11-14T23:20:00.004-08:00

Ne-Yo is still the same nice Ne-Yo since the last time we met him. He spent about 10-15 minutes meeting and greeting fans. He signed autographs and took pictures with those who asked. He is such a talented musician that he deserves all the success! I can honestly say that I am a fan and now even a bigger fan of NeYoCompound.

We were able to get 4 photos and 2 index cards signed by Ne-Yo.

Daniel Craig Autograph Signing!

2012-11-11T00:53:00.001-08:00

The other day, my spouse and I went to an event where Daniel Craig was making an appearance. This would be our second time seeing him within the last year. I was surprise to not see that many people there until the last minute.

After, his segment on the show was over, Daniel came over and signed for the first person he sees. When he was almost over to our section, several security guards were standing in front of us and we had to maneuver our photos over and around them. We were only able to get one each done and our friend next to us was unable to get any of her photos done. Sadly, it is what it is.

Hayden Panettiere Promotes "Nashville" and Greets Waiting Fans!

2012-11-11T00:45:00.001-08:00

Hayden Panettiere is a favorite actress of ours and so we were looking to meet her for the first time. She was so nice that she walked over to us and came directly to our section. We were able to get all of our photos done on the spot. She didn't do photo ops even though she told a fan "yes" at first, then Hayden and her publicist said that she had to go..so no photo-ops..

Thanks, Hayden!

Twi-Hearts invade Hollywood for ROBERT PATTINSON!!

2012-11-08T11:57:00.000-08:00

What a crazy but very successful day for my spouse and I. We went to this event knowing that Robert may or not sign. When we arrived, there was a line already forming. Next thing you know, the line gets shifted: half of the crowd on one side the other was in another. The spot that we were in was too crammy, so we and some friends decided to get some breathing room and moved to a nearby location. It was a huge gamble, but Robert eventually made his way to our spot.

My spouse received these two autographs; which was decent than most during this event:

Then I was able to get this easily:

With our last photo, Robert skipped it at first then decided to signed it like this:

This is not unual as the last time he was at this venue, he gave me a similiar autograph on our 8x10 photo.

We were both content as we both stood in one spot and didn't have to go over or around fans/collectors.

Emily VanCamp & Matthew Fox Meet & Greet!!

2012-10-19T01:05:00.002-07:00

Since we were only able to get one photo signed by Matthew Fox at the "Alex Cross" premiere several days ago, we needed to get our other photos signed. We also like Emily VanCamp, so this event was a win-win situation.

Emily VanCamp was the first guest to sign and she took a few pictures with fans.

While Emily was meeting with us, Matthew Fox was called but he didn't come over to us. However, after Emily finished meeting with us, we noticed that Matthew Fox was still on the premise and we called him over. He hesitated and said he needed to go, but then decided to sign against the fence at first then came around and took pictures with us and continued to sign.

2 of this shot signed:

Mark Harmon Star Ceremony in Hollywood

2012-10-19T00:46:00.002-07:00

It was a hot day in Hollywood for this event. Some were fortunate to be under the shade area, while others, like myself, were standing in the sun. My spouse and I got to this event late and it was about four rows deep. I decided to stand near the "guest" entrance was and was lucky and Mark Harmon was dropped off a few feet away from where I was standing. Unfortunately, security did a good job by not letting anyone get close to Mark to ask for his autograph.

After the ceremony ended, Mark decided to sign from one section of the barricade. My spouse was close to getting him; but didn't as he stopped right before Mark could get to his photos. I then noticed that he was exiting where he entered from and I immediately asked him to sign my photo; which he took the liberty in doing so! Then he was off..Whew!

Most of the cast members came to support Mark in his achievement. They were gracious enough to sign. We were only able to get Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo on a photo each.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Book Signing!

2012-10-19T00:43:00.002-07:00

Arnold Schwarzenegger had a book signing tour and we decided to attend his last book signing event. We were told that he was going to sign one book per person.

We were able to get the books signed as well as a hardwood floor sample signed with a black sharpie.

"Pitch Perfect" Premiere: Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson, Alexis Knapp, Adam Devine, and more!

2012-10-02T00:01:00.001-07:00

We wanted to go into this event to get mainly Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson and other cast members from the movie. The setup was similar to "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" premiere (which was so lame!) and was not looking good. In fact, no one came over to sign. As the night progressed, people were starting to sign. However, we were all running around like headless chickens as cast members and guests were here, and there..

We noticed "Workaholics" cast members Blake Anderson and Anders Holm and was able to get an autograph from both of them.

Then Rebecca Black was walking right by us and she signed a photo for us

And of course, Elizabeth Banks didn't sign!

Then, Tricia Helfer, came over to sign but we couldn't get her autograph until later on. She signed two photos for us.

Alexis Knapp was the next person to sign. We ended up getting her on our poster, and two additional photos.

Hanna Mae Lee was next seen and she was personalizing. We wanted her to sign our poster but she stopped suddenly; we couldn't get her.

Then all of a sudden, Anna Kendrick was signing (we were not able to get any photo proofs as the guards were blocking her) and we were able to get all of our photos signed. On one of the photos, though, she only gave me an "A" as she was rushed into signing it while walking and said "..that's not my autograph.."

Then, the moment we were waiting for, Brittany Snow appeared and started to sign. We were able to add her to our poster, and she signed two additional photos for us. (below is the only proof shot we were able to get of her at arrivals)

I noticed Rebel Wilson walking and I immediately ran to her and she signed my scene shot photo. I asked her to do another one but she only held up my marker so that I could take it from her; she was done signing. I couldn't even get a proof shot of her as I nearly caught her time before she entered a building to leave.

Adam Devine signed the cast shot with Blake and Anders.

John Michael Higgins and Skylar Astin also signed the poster. Unfortunately, we couldn't get any proof shots of them signing as our cameras was not picking up on the low light settings.

Here is the cast poster photo signed by 5: Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, John Michael Higgins, Skylar Astin, & Adam Devine.

Maggie Grace in Hollywood Signing Autographs and Posing for Pictures!!

2012-10-01T23:34:00.002-07:00

My spouse and I are fans of Maggie Grace. Ever since we first saw "Taken" we were fans of her work. We are hoping to watch "Taken 2" in theatres sometime this weekend if not the following weekend.

Maggie was very nice and sign for the entire line and signed multiple items and took pictures with those who asked.

We were able to get these signed and a friend very close by helped with an additional photo:

Nina Dobrev Signing Only a Few Autographs!

2012-09-28T23:52:00.001-07:00

Because my spouse and I couldn't get her autograph at the "Perks of Being a Wallflower" premiere, we decided to attempt to obtain an autograph or two at this event.

We thought it was looking good as there were only six autograph seekers, but she only signed three things. One of our photos was one of them. It was a great disappointment as she could've done so many more..

Kerry Washington & Melanie Griffith Signing Autographs!

2012-09-28T23:39:00.001-07:00

First person to arrive and sign at this event, was Kerry Washington. My spouse and I are fans of her work and was looking forward in meeting her. She was was pleasant and and patient!

Melanie Griffith took the time to sign and took a few pictures. We were able to get two autographs.

"Trouble With the Curve" Premiere: Justin Timberlake, Amy Adams, Matthew Lillard & John Goodman Signing Autographs!

2012-09-20T23:54:00.004-07:00

The “Trouble With a Curve” premiere actually started on time! Here is the 12x18 cast signed by 5 poster photo:

John Goodman was the first to arrive and he came over to sign; not that long, but he did it. We were lucky to get our poster signed.

Clint Eastwood looked as if he was thinking of coming over to us to sign but was only teasing as he breezed his way through the red carpet. I think I heard “boos” from the media because he was fast walking through the red carpet.

Tyler Stevens showed up and came over to sign.

The next person to arrive was Justin Timberlake . The last time we saw him was at the “In Time” premiere where he was nice enough to sign for the entire block. It was like déjà vu all over again as he signed for everybody.

We added him on to our cast poster and he signed these for us as well:

With Amy Adams, only my spouse was successful in getting two of our photos done. One of us was holding on to the poster and had another photo but she skipped both of them even having her eyes set on directly on them. She signed these at arrivals.

Matthew Lillard came straight to me and we were able to get him on a photo and he signed our cast photo, also.

We had tickets to see the movie and my spouse was able to get a picture with Amy Adams and get this… CLINT EASTWOOD. Mr. Eastwood was eating popcorn and when we asked him for a picture, he said “sure..snap away..” That was the highlight of the evening!

After the movie ended, we were able to almost complete our poster with additions to Ed Lauter:

and Amy Adams:

Once again, a look at the cast poster signed by 5: Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Amy Adams, Matthew Lillard, and Ed Lauter.

Amy & Justin signed in black and John, Matthew and Ed signed in blue.