Interview: filmmaker Cavan Clerkin on Nice Guy
Cavan Clerkin talks about his independently-made crime drama which recently premiered at the East End Film Festival
Film
Swandown at the East End Film Festival
The Hackney Citizen meets two men in a swan venturing on an ‘Olympian Odyssey’
East End Film Festival – A Symphony of Horror at Spitalfields
The Hackney Citizen meets the musicians providing an added dimension to silent movies
East End Film Festival 2012 – preview
The East End Film Festival presents its annual extravaganza of premieres, pop-ups and other events, 3–8 July 2012
Prometheus 3D – review
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus brings sci-fi lovers the prequel to his classic Alien
The Genius of Hitchcock – The Ring
See Hitchcock’s boxing thriller, restored to its former glory by the BFI. Hackney Empire, 13 July 2012
Dear Mandela – UK premiere
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
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
Joss Whedon’s high-concept scary movie is a satirical curiosity
London Palestine Film Festival – preview
The London Palestine Film Festival takes place 20 April – 3 May
Movie magic – Umit Mesut keeps it reel
Hackney’s nostalgic film buffs are hoping to keep the art of cinema alive in the 21st century
The Hunger Games – review
This Hollywood action blockbuster is a satirical survival-contest thriller
21 Jump Street – review
21 Jump Street’s undercover cops go back to school in this action comedy
A Dangerous Method – review
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’
Adam Deacon talks about his Bafta for rising star and his desire to be a voice for modern youth