Golden Globes for Who, Jan. 25, 2016

Working on the tribute for David Bowie limited my contributions to this year's Golden Globes coverage, but here are the spreads I helped to write.

D23 Expo Coverage for People.com

I had the pleasure of the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, for People and Who. Held the weekend of Aug. 14, 2015, the fan fest generated a lot of great posts for People.com. I reported two, the first of which garnered 4,500 shares. Check them out in the carousel below, then scroll down for more stories from the northern summer. 

Johnny Depp got his wish and met Mickey Mouse. Photo courtesy Disney.

Sometimes observation can make for a post. The story below the photo was based on a riff Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie had onstage for the Captain America: Civil War presentation.

Anthony Mackie, Chris Evans and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. Photo courtesy Disney.

The following item almost didn't post. There was debate if George Lucas's confession about a certain prequel character would be appropriate for People or more Entertainment Weekly territory. I'm glad they went with it! 

George Lucas received his Disney Legend honor from Walt Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger. Photo courtesy of Disney.

No one works in a vacuum. I got to reunite with Scott Huver to tag-team on coverage. One of our pieces was on Ellen DeGeneres and Ty Burrell talking about Finding Dory. The other involved Burrell's comments on his Modern Family co-star Ariel Winter and her breast reduction surgery (she had just revealed that she had the procedure done). Read both in the carousel below. 

Ed O'Neill, Ty Burrell and Ellen DeGeneres speak about Finding Dory at D23. Photo courtesy ABC/Image Group LA.

I spoke with Dancing with the Stars professional dancer Val Chmerkovskiy. He was about to perform along with fellow DWTS pro Peta Murgatroyd (now engaged to his brother Max) but spoke about his desire to break into acting. He also spoke well of Rumer Willis, the partner with whom he won a Mirror Ball trophy.

Val Chmerkovskiy and Mickey Mouse. Photo from a DWTS blog.

I ended up attending numerous panels, covering the Legends carpet and reuniting with celebrities and publicists. I hope to amend this post with some interviews that didn't make it to People.com, namely with composer Danny Elfman. Thanks for reading!

Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiere, Who Jan. 11, 2016

Yay, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is here! My husband and I attended the premiere in Sydney on Dec. 15, 2015, and then I got to write about the star-studded global premieres in LA and London as well. The spread of "Spotted" is below, along with the cool premiere invite we got. To see photos from the Sydney screening, go to my Flickr album here.

New Award Show!

Hollywood Film Awards

What's that? You hadn't heard of the Hollywood Film Awards before? Well, they have been handing them out for quite a while now, but this year was the first to have them televised. Golden Globes, watch out! Here's another one A-lists attend for the open bar!  

Writing up the Cannes Film Festival

While I did not get to go to the south of France, I had a blast writing about the Cannes Film Festival for an Australian audience. The photos made for some gorgeous spreads.