Posts Tagged ‘Film’
Django Unchained – review
Quentin Tarantino returns with a quirky western starring Jamie Foxx as freed slave Django
Read MoreGangster Squad – review
Sean Penn stars in this action thriller set in 1940s Los Angeles
Read MoreRich pickings at Rich Mix
A series of independent films, documentaries and shorts are being shown at arts venue Rich Mix in Bethnal Green
Read MoreHackney puts shorts on
Screenings, live music and parties to be held in venues across Hackney as London Short Film Festival comes to town
Read MoreHackney filmmaker cashes in his chips
A young local filmmaker has been awarded a grant to make a sequel to his début film about violence and gang culture in the borough
Read MoreThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – review
Martin Freeman stars as Bilbo Baggins in this Tolkien tale. Showing at the Hackney Picturehouse until mid-January
Read MoreMy Brother the Devil – review
Sally El Hosaini’s Hackney-based film took this year’s London Film Festival by storm
Read MoreHackney film director Asif Kapadia awarded Honorary Doctorate of Arts
Asif Kapadia hopes his newly-awarded honorary doctorate from the University of East London will inspire others to make films
Read MoreSightseers – review
Co-writers Steve Oram and Alice Lowe star in this chilling campsite comedy from the makers of Kill List
Read MoreEnd of Watch – review
This LA cop drama shot in a hand-held camera style is an impressive boys in blue bromance
Read MoreBoxing clever for fair treatment in sport
East London Fawcett event in boxing studio marks start of campaign for sexual equality in sport
Read MoreSilver Screen Diner – a recipe for success
Movies and meals to complement them are the latest offering for foodie filmheads
Read MoreA Liar’s Autobiography – always look on the animated side of life
Hackney animators Tundra play a role in adaptation of Monty Python member Graham Chapman’s ‘untrue’ life story
Read MoreAnother side of Hackney – My Brother the Devil
My Brother the Devil is no average portrayal of an East London council estate. The Hackney Citizen talks to the film’s director, Sally El Hosaini
Read MoreSkyfall – review
Daniel Craig stars as 007 in this 50th anniversary Bond adventure
Read MorePusher – review
Luis Prieto’s violent drug thriller remake is set in the East End
Read MoreLooper – review
A time-travel sci-fi thriller that is strange and exciting at the same time
Read MoreLondon Film Festival comes to Hackney
This year the BFI London Film Festival has spread its reach into Hackney for the first time
Read MoreNew Black Film Festival screens at Picturehouses
New festival aims to celebrate the everyday in black culture
Read MoreKilling Them Softly – review
Brad Pitt plays a hitman in this black comedy thriller, adapted from a 70s crime novel of the same name
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