Film – Page 11 – Hackney Citizen

Attention all filmmakers – win £1,000 in One Shot Movie competition

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 13 July 2012 at 10:12

Films must be ten minutes or less in length and with no cuts. Closing date 31 August 2012

Interview: filmmaker Cavan Clerkin on Nice Guy

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 13 July 2012 at 09:43

Cavan Clerkin talks about his independently-made crime drama which recently premiered at the East End Film Festival

Swandown at the East End Film Festival

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 6 July 2012 at 22:30

The Hackney Citizen meets two men in a swan venturing on an ‘Olympian Odyssey’

East End Film Festival – A Symphony of Horror at Spitalfields

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 6 July 2012 at 14:51

The Hackney Citizen meets the musicians providing an added dimension to silent movies

East End Film Festival 2012 – preview

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 2 July 2012 at 13:34

The East End Film Festival presents its annual extravaganza of premieres, pop-ups and other events, 3–8 July 2012

Prometheus 3D – review

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 19 June 2012 at 18:52

Ridley Scott’s Prometheus brings sci-fi lovers the prequel to his classic Alien

The Genius of Hitchcock – The Ring

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 15 June 2012 at 11:13

See Hitchcock’s boxing thriller, restored to its former glory by the BFI. Hackney Empire, 13 July 2012

Dear Mandela – UK premiere

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 24 May 2012 at 09:44

Winner of “Best South African Documentary” at the Durban International Film Festival 2011 – followed by a Q&A with Iain Bryne (Amnesty International) & Caroline Elliot (War on Want)

Avengers Assemble – review

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 18 May 2012 at 09:45

Joss Whedon’s funny superhero film is full of comic-book capers. Showing at the Hackney Picturehouse till the end of May

The Cabin in the Woods – review

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 26 April 2012 at 21:07

Joss Whedon’s high-concept scary movie is a satirical curiosity

London Palestine Film Festival – preview

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 17 April 2012 at 22:38

The London Palestine Film Festival takes place 20 April – 3 May

Movie magic – Umit Mesut keeps it reel

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 15 April 2012 at 08:13

Hackney’s nostalgic film buffs are hoping to keep the art of cinema alive in the 21st century

The Hunger Games – review

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 9 April 2012 at 18:53

This Hollywood action blockbuster is a satirical survival-contest thriller

21 Jump Street – review

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 23 March 2012 at 10:42

21 Jump Street’s undercover cops go back to school in this action comedy

A Dangerous Method – review

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 23 February 2012 at 08:39

David Cronenberg examines the pioneering work of psychoanalysts Jung and Freud but the exploration of sexual themes falls short, despite the addition of spanking scenes

How To Re-Establish a Vodka Empire

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 13 February 2012 at 11:17

A chance find in a Ukrainian attic set filmmaker Dan Edelstyn on an extraordinary journey which was to change his life and provide inspiration for his latest movie

The Descendants – review

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 2 February 2012 at 13:24

George Clooney stars as an encumbered father dealing with grief in paradise in Alexander Payne’s new film

Shame – review

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 25 January 2012 at 23:05

Shame is an intense and chilling story of obsession and sex addiction with great performances by Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan

Interview: Gareth Evans on Patience (After Sebald)

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 25 January 2012 at 14:50

Grant Gee’s new documentary traces WG Sebald’s footsteps on the Suffolk coast walk that inspired his greatest novel, The Rings of Saturn. The Citizen meets the film’s co-producer, Gareth Evans

The Artist – review

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 12 January 2012 at 10:12

Michel Hazanavicius’s homage to the silent movie era is a charming tale of love and loss