Adventures Of A Junketeer
A Entertainment Reporter's Journey Through Celebrity CultureWhat is a Junketeer?
It's a term used in the movie industry to describe an entertainment reporter that travels around the world weekly on press junkets. Movie studios invite a select group of journalists to attend their premieres and interview the cast of the film and then bring those interviews back to their home city. In my case, San Diego! So a junketeer is an entertainment reporter that regularly attends these press junkets.
While films like "America's Sweethearts" or "Notting Hill," have poked fun at the simpleness of press junkets, they are actually loads of work. But the work is worth it. And sometimes, they turn into the most incredible life experiences...check out this page and see if you agree!
Archives
-
Recent Posts
- January 2014 – Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
- Joy Unspeakable… Beach Wedding Blessings
- Snapshot of 2013: Better Late Than Never
- San Diego Union-Tribune Style Profile Feature
- February 2012 – “John Carter”
- February 2012 – Berlinale & European Film Market (EFM)
- January 2012 – Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
- HARDFLIP: Hollywood Premiere – My First Feature Film
- 11.11.11 — Inaugural Carrier Classic
- October 2011 – “The Three Musketeers”
- July 2011 – Comic-Con International
- June 2011 – “Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon”
- Tom Hanks in “Larry Crowne” – Dallas, TX
- May 2011 – Cannes Film Festival
- March, 2011 – Rio de Janiero, Brazil
-
Join 17 other subscribers
Author Archives: kelligillespie
January 2014 – Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
It was an evening of awards and conversations with some of our favorite and most talented celebs… not to mention Paul’s first awards show! Check out all the winners at: http://www.CriticsChoice.com. Best Actor in a Comedy Winner Leonardo DiCaprio … Continue reading
Joy Unspeakable… Beach Wedding Blessings
Two thousand thirteen marks the year I tied the knot. It was a day filled with family, faith, and yes, joy unspeakable. Set on the ocean cliffs overlooking La Jolla Cove and surrounded by loved ones, I married Paul, the … Continue reading
Posted in Beach, Entertainment/Celebrity, Faith, Family, Love, Style, Travel, Wedding
2 Comments
Snapshot of 2013: Better Late Than Never
If you’re wondering why I’m just doing one yearly post for 2013… it’s because it was a milestone year for me… I got married! Needless to say, there were parties, and showers, the wedding and a honeymoon. My next post … Continue reading
San Diego Union-Tribune Style Profile Feature
Kelli Gillespie accomplished what many women in media dream of: Land a San Diego-based job that enables you to jet-set across the globe and work alongside the film industry’s greatest actors. It’s the best of Hollywood glamour, without any stress of … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment/Celebrity, Faith, Fashion, Hollywood, Movie Awards, Newspaper Article, Premiere, Red Carpet, Style, Travel
Tagged Faith, Fashion, Style
1 Comment
February 2012 – “John Carter”
Scottsdale, Arizona For Disney’s new epic sci-fi fantasy John Carter, all us junketeers were taken to The Boulders Resort in the desert of Arizona. The setting was breathtaking as it was supposed to look like Mars since the film is based on … Continue reading
February 2012 – Berlinale & European Film Market (EFM)
The 62nd Annual Berlin Film Festival runs February 9-19th in Germany. Alongside it is the European Film Market where producers, distributors, buyers and sales agents converge at the Martin-Gropius-Bau (MGB). The open and lively environment of MGB allows for ample opportunity to … Continue reading
January 2012 – Critics’ Choice Movie Awards
Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, it’s one of my favorite nights of the year… as a broadcast film critic, this is our show to celebrate and honor the best films and performances from 2011, and all of the actors are guests … Continue reading
HARDFLIP: Hollywood Premiere – My First Feature Film
November 16, 2011 will always be a special night. I don’t know what your checklist looked like when you were little and dreaming about what you would do when you grew up… travel the world, influence others, teach, start your … Continue reading
11.11.11 — Inaugural Carrier Classic
Naval Air Station North Island on Coronado It’s an event that’s never been done before… an outdoor college basketball game on the flight deck of an active duty aircraft carrier. The USS Carl Vinson to be exact. This is the … Continue reading
October 2011 – “The Three Musketeers”
London, England All for one and one for all… that’s the motto of The Three Musketeers and this new version of the classic tale stars Luke Evans, Matthew Macfadyen, and Ray Stevenson as the famous trio. Orlando Bloom is the … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment/Celebrity, Travel
Leave a comment
Adventures of a Junketeer 