Journalist by trade, film-lover at heart. In between my Newspaper Journalism MA at City University, i’ve had reviews and features published in The Sun and on blogs all over the web. My favourite directors are Quentin Tarantino, Stanley Kubrick, Sergio Leone and the Coen Brothers but all cinema is a joy. Most of the time.

I am the anti-renaissance man. A childhood moving from various child-minders and libraries while both my parents worked two jobs meant I was as much educated by Nintendo, Hollywood and Dahl than any in the flesh adult role model. An adolescence failing to grasp basic human interaction has left me a socially awkward creature relying on pop culture miscellanea to converse in, and internally rationalise, an increasingly confusing world. Because when the meek eventually do inherit the Earth, it’ll be those with encyclopedic knowledge of 80s movies, and those able to discuss feminist theory using the sitcom Friends, who will be elected to positions of power. In short, while you were out doing meaningful things with your life, I was at home, watching TV.

*Competition ends 17th November 2013* It’s time to meet a new generation of students as life at McKinley High continues with Glee: Season 4, out on DVD and Blu-Ray now…

London has been used frequently as a filming location, from historical recreations of Dickens’ London to Woody Allen’s existential dramas like Match Point and romantic comedies such as Bridget Jones’ Diary, we know the city and cinema maintain a long-term relationship. Apart from an endless list of film settings, London also offers cinema lovers a full calendar of international film events. Featured writer Marta López shares 5 upcoming – and unmissable – London film events.