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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

Adam Deacon: ‘I was too street and too scary for directors’

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 19 February 2012 at 21:27

Adam Deacon talks about his Bafta for rising star and his desire to be a voice for modern youth

Hackney rising star Adam Deacon: my Bafta award is a win for ‘the underdog’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 15 February 2012 at 09:32

This year’s Bafta rising star award, voted for by the public, went to Adam Deacon who wrote, directed and starred in the film Anuvahood

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

Resistance – and the irresistible Owen Sheers

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 9 January 2012 at 14:37

Owen Sheers with Amit Gupta director Resistance

Having crucified Jesus in Port Talbot, now he has brought the Nazis to the Brecon Beacons. Poet Owen Sheers explains himself

Arthur Christmas – review

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 28 December 2011 at 13:22

Aardman’s festive movie is showing at the Rio Cinema in Dalston until Monday 2 January 2012 (daytime screenings)

The Awakening – review

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 23 November 2011 at 14:16

Ghostbuster: Rebecca Hall in The Awakening

The Awakening, a 1920s British ghost story, is showing at the Rio Cinema, Dalston until Thursday 24 November

Hackney Film Festival 2011 – review

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 7 October 2011 at 23:26

The annual celluloid celebration reels in the crowds, showcasing a captivating variety of multimedia experimental works by local auteurs

Drive – review

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 29 September 2011 at 09:04

Hollywood’s new star Ryan Gosling is the man behind the wheel in Nicolas Winding Refn’s violent and intense film

Britney Spears shoots Criminal video as council bars gang drama filming on Hackney estates

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 23 September 2011 at 20:47

Replica gun used at Stoke Newington Town Hall as council fears residents risk having ‘neighbourhoods stigmatised’