Film
Resistance – and the irresistible Owen Sheers
Having crucified Jesus in Port Talbot, now he has brought the Nazis to the Brecon Beacons. Poet Owen Sheers explains himself
Read MoreArthur Christmas – review
Aardman’s festive movie is showing at the Rio Cinema in Dalston until Monday 2 January 2012 (daytime screenings)
Read MoreThe Awakening – review
The Awakening, a 1920s British ghost story, is showing at the Rio Cinema, Dalston until Thursday 24 November
Read MoreFuture Shorts Film Festival 2011 – review
The Future Shorts Film Festival launches at the Hackney Picturehouse
Read MoreThe Ides of March – review
Until 10 November 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreTop Boy – review
Channel 4 Hackney-based drama Top Boy rises to the occasion
Read MoreInterview: filmmakers Noriko Okaku and Robin Mahoney
The Hackney Citizen meets Noriko Okaku and Robin Mahoney, two filmmakers who have come from the Far East to the East End
Read MoreHackney Film Festival 2011 – review
The annual celluloid celebration reels in the crowds, showcasing a captivating variety of multimedia experimental works by local auteurs
Read MoreDrive – review
Hollywood’s new star Ryan Gosling is the man behind the wheel in Nicolas Winding Refn’s violent and intense film
Read MoreThe Skin I Live In – review
Pedro Almodóvar’s film about an obsessive plastic surgeon is a strange and compelling tale
Read MoreHackney Film Festival 2011 launches
Witty, weird and wonderful – and twice as big as last year
Read MoreSarah’s Key – review
A journalist uncovers a secret while researching a story about the deportattion of Jews in Paris during WW2
Read MoreArrietty – review
Until 4 August 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreFilms on Fridges: cool cinema on Fish Island
A fridge mountain was the inspiration for this pop-up cinema just across from Hackney Wick
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – review
Until 28 July 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreCalling all Hackney filmmakers!
Hackney Film Festival 2011 calls for submissions; closing date 12 August
Read MoreShoreditch film project captures local life
At the Intersection: Art and Economies documents the area
Read MoreThe Tree of Life – review
Until 14 July 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreWatch movies under the stars in Hackney
Enjoy open-air cinema this summer
Read MoreA Separation – review
Until 7 July 2011, Rio Cinema
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