New Black Film Festival screens at Picturehouses
New festival aims to celebrate the everyday in black culture
Film
Killing Them Softly – review
Brad Pitt plays a hitman in this black comedy thriller, adapted from a 70s crime novel of the same name
Lawless – review
This period picture tells the true story of the Bondurant brothers in prohibition-era Virginia
Parker Posey Film Festival
A film festival dedicated to indie actress Parker Posey will take place in Hackney cinemas
Hackney Film Festival 2012: Hackney Wick Canal Screening – review
Stamina and persistence did not go unrewarded at the final screening of this year’s Hackney Film Festival
Hackney Film Festival 2012 Shorts / Expanded Cinema / Emerging Filmmakers – review
More of the weekend’s diverse selection of cinematic events
Hackney Film Festival 2012 opening night – review
Avante-garde audiovisual performance comes to London Fields for first night of festival
The Limelight – laughter in the dark
The Limelight finds black humour in the life of a frustrated comedian
Hackney Film Festival 2012 dates announced
The annual showcase of local film-making returns this September, bigger and better than ever
The Dark Knight Rises – review
The final movie in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy proves to be a spectacular epic
VICE launches alternative Guide To The Olympics
Online documentary explores aspects of the London 2012 Games sometimes ignored by the mainstream media
Lembit Öpik stars in Hackney band’s movie
Colourful ex-MP will play the emperor of the galaxy in a forthcoming, low-budget space epic
Attention all filmmakers – win £1,000 in One Shot Movie competition
Films must be ten minutes or less in length and with no cuts. Closing date 31 August 2012