Cinema

Two screenings of the film were sold out at the Rio over the weekend

Gay bodybuilding flick starring Kirsten Stewart draws in sellout crowd

Brenda Weinberg (right) is the sister of boxing promoter Brian Douglas, who died after being hit with a police baton in Clapham. Officers were cleared of wrongdoing, despite witnesses contradicting their accounts

Brenda Weinberg (right) is the sister of boxing promoter Brian Douglas, who died after being hit with a police baton in Clapham. Officers were cleared of wrongdoing, despite witnesses contradicting their accounts

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'Banned' film naming police accused of custody deaths to get one-off London showing

Join in the free family fun at NBHD

Join in the free family fun at NBHD

In The NBHD back with four days of free family fun and entertainment

UK gig exclusive for Hackney bank holiday festival headliners

Kathryn Chung got to stay in the Cinderella Castle Suite as she was crowned the UK's biggest Disney fan

Kathryn Chung got to stay in the Cinderella Castle Suite as she was crowned the UK's biggest Disney fan

'It feels like a dream': Hackney woman crowned UK's biggest Disney fan

Kathryn is vying for the chance to be crowned the UK's biggest Disney fan

Kathryn is vying for the chance to be crowned the UK's biggest Disney fan

Meet the woman vying to be crowned the UK’s biggest Disney fan

Stormzy is curating This is what we mean Day at All Points East

Stormzy is curating This is what we mean Day at All Points East

Stormzy reveals his All Points East This Is What We Mean Day line-up

Decision to Leave by Park Chan-wook

Decision to Leave by Park Chan-wook

Film reviews: Decision to Leave, Vesper, Banshees of Inisherin

A shot from Tiger Shark King

A shot from Tiger Shark King

Tiger sharks and inspiring ocean views in film festival

Emma Mackey as Emily Bronte in Emily

Emma Mackey as Emily Bronte in Emily

Film reviews: Emily, All Is Vanity, Lyle, Lyle Crocodile

$(L-R): Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington in 20th Century Studios\' AMSTERDAM.$ $(L-R): Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, and John David Washington in 20th Century Studios\' AMSTERDAM.$

Films: Amsterdam, The Lost King, The Woman King

Alba Baptista stars as Natasha and Lesley Manville as Mrs. Harris in director Tony Fabian’s MRS.HARRIS GOES TO PARIS

Alba Baptista stars as Natasha and Lesley Manville as Mrs. Harris in director Tony Fabian’s MRS.HARRIS GOES TO PARIS

Films: Flux Gourmet, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, The Cordillera of Dreams

In Front of Your Face

In Front of Your Face

Films: In Front of Your Face, Catherine, Called Birdy

David Bowie in Moonage Daydream directed by Brett Morgen

David Bowie in Moonage Daydream directed by Brett Morgen

Films: Moonage Daydream, Clerks III, Strawberry Mansion

Viggo Mortensen in Crimes of the Future

Viggo Mortensen in Crimes of the Future

Film: Crimes of the Future, See How They Run, Bodies, Bodies, Bodies

Get up close and personal with dinosaurs at Jurassic World: The Exhibition

Get up close and personal with dinosaurs at Jurassic World: The Exhibition

Jurassic World: The Exhibition - great fun for dino fans

Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain in The Forgiven

Ralph Fiennes and Jessica Chastain in The Forgiven

Film: The Forgiven, Fall, The Gold Machine

Mr Malcolm’s List

Mr Malcolm’s List

Film reviews: Mr Malcolm's List, Her Way, Official Competition

Alan Cumming in My Old School

Alan Cumming in My Old School

Film reviews: My Old School, Free Chol Soo Lee, Anais In Love

Daniel Kaluuya in Nope, written and directed by Jordan Peele.

Daniel Kaluuya in Nope, written and directed by Jordan Peele.

Film reviews: Nope, Bullet Train, Where is Anne Frank

(L to R) Viggo Mortensen as Rick Stanton, Joel Edgerton as Harry Harris, Tom Bateman as Chris Jewell, Colin Farrell as John Volanthen, and Thiraphat 'Tui' Sajakul as Capt. Arnot Sureewong in THIRTEEN LIVES

(L to R) Viggo Mortensen as Rick Stanton, Joel Edgerton as Harry Harris, Tom Bateman as Chris Jewell, Colin Farrell as John Volanthen, and Thiraphat 'Tui' Sajakul as Capt. Arnot Sureewong in THIRTEEN LIVES

Film reviews: Thirteen Lives, Eiffel, Nightclubbing NYC

Katia and Maurice Krafft on one of their beloved volcanoes in Fire of Love

Katia and Maurice Krafft on one of their beloved volcanoes in Fire of Love

Film reviews: Fire of Love, Joyride, Paris, Texas

Two nights at Kings Cross Cinema provided the cover shots for Transformer, by Lou Reed, and Raw Power, by Iggy and The Stooges

Two nights at Kings Cross Cinema provided the cover shots for Transformer, by Lou Reed, and Raw Power, by Iggy and The Stooges

Lou Reed and Iggy Pop's London weekend that made rock history 50 years ago

Kya (Daisy Edgar-Jones) in Columbia Pictures' WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING.

Kya (Daisy Edgar-Jones) in Columbia Pictures' WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING.

Film reviews: Where The Crawdads Sing, Robust, Kurt Vonnegut

The Railway Children Return

The Railway Children Return

Film reviews: The Railway Children Return, The Good Boss, Thor 4

Kayla Watts (DeWanda Wise), Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and a Giganotosaurus in Jurassic World Dominion

Kayla Watts (DeWanda Wise), Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) and a Giganotosaurus in Jurassic World Dominion

Jurassic World Dominion: like watching the same movie over again

Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete

Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete

Top Gun: Maverick - 'Tom Cruise sequel dumb but fist-pumpingly good fun'

Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange in Marvel Studios' DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS.

Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Stephen Strange in Marvel Studios' DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS.

Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness: 'Dull sequel will please the nerds'

Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) in Columbia Pictures' MORBIUS.

Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) in Columbia Pictures' MORBIUS.

Marvel's Morbius: 'Unoriginal Spider-Verse spin-off a non event apart from Matt Smith'

Students of Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School perform a song from the show Hadestown

Students of Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School perform a song from the show Hadestown

Hackney drama and film school celebrates 21 years with 'incredible' showcase

Inside The Batman immersive experience at the Rio Cinema in Hackney

Inside The Batman immersive experience at the Rio Cinema in Hackney

Dalston's Rio Cinema transformed for the release of The Batman

Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle and Robert Pattinson as Batman and in Warner Bros Pictures’ The Batman

Zoë Kravitz as Selina Kyle and Robert Pattinson as Batman and in Warner Bros Pictures’ The Batman

The Batman review: 'A distinct identity – but the Christopher Nolan blueprint'

Ayo Akingbade's new film Jitterbug tells the story 18-year-old Hackney student Afeni Omolade, played by Amaza Okereke

Ayo Akingbade's new film Jitterbug tells the story 18-year-old Hackney student Afeni Omolade, played by Amaza Okereke

Hackney filmmaker explores gentrification in a cinematic love letter to her hometown

An independent Homerton cinema founded through community crowdfunding will be celebrating it's fifth birthday next month

An independent Homerton cinema founded through community crowdfunding will be celebrating it's fifth birthday next month

Hackney History

Community cinema celebrates five years of motion pictures

A special Rio Cinema film screening will celebrate 30 years since the Anti-Racist Alliance was formed

A special Rio Cinema film screening will celebrate 30 years since the Anti-Racist Alliance was formed

Hackney History

Rio Cinema screening to pay tribute to the Anti-Racist Alliance

Hackney Holocaust Memories is a film telling the stories of holocaust survivors who settled in Hackney as children.

Hackney Holocaust Memories is a film telling the stories of holocaust survivors who settled in Hackney as children.

Hackney History

Film captures the memories of Hackney Holocaust survivors

A still from the RIP SENI shows Seni Lewis's mother Ajibola Lewis.

A still from the RIP SENI shows Seni Lewis's mother Ajibola Lewis.

Dalston Cinema showcases documentary about Seni Lewis's death in police custody

Removing pollution from River Lea

Removing pollution from River Lea

Tougher action needed to protect 'polluted' Hackney river, campaigners say

Philip Barantini directed Boiling Point inside a Hackney restaurant

Philip Barantini directed Boiling Point inside a Hackney restaurant

Boiling Point: The film shot in one take inside a Hackney restaurant

Independent films like Sweet Disaster will be showing in east London as part of 29th Raindance Film Festival.

Independent films like Sweet Disaster will be showing in east London as part of 29th Raindance Film Festival.

The UK's biggest indie film festival is coming to east London

A Stoke Newington charity is putting on its first Windrush Week for Black History Month this October.

A Stoke Newington charity is putting on its first Windrush Week for Black History Month this October.

Hackney History

Stoke Newington charity puts on Windrush week for Black History Month

The new cinema is set to open on September 30.

The new cinema is set to open on September 30.

Cinema set to open in Finsbury Park in time for No Time to Die

Young Hackney filmmaker William Spalding, 19, made a video about South London and art, creativity and gentrification in the area.

Young Hackney filmmaker William Spalding, 19, made a video about South London and art, creativity and gentrification in the area.

Young Hackney Wick filmmakers to showcase their talents

A new documentary premiered yesterday, celebrating members of the Windrush generation and their families.

A new documentary premiered yesterday, celebrating members of the Windrush generation and their families.

Hackney Council

New documentary celebrates Windrush pioneers at Stoke Newington church

Quality: Original.; Film Title: Die Another Day.; Photo Credit: © Patrick Demarchelier.; For further information: please contact your local Twentieth Century Fox Press Office.; EADT 18.11.02 PIERCE BROSNAN AS JAMES BOND; ES 30.11.02 letters; EADT 11

Quality: Original.; Film Title: Die Another Day.; Photo Credit: © Patrick Demarchelier.; For further information: please contact your local Twentieth Century Fox Press Office.; EADT 18.11.02 PIERCE BROSNAN AS JAMES BOND; ES 30.11.02 letters; EADT 11

5 films you may not know where shot in Hackney

Mossbourne Community Academy student Laila Yakubu, 15.

Mossbourne Community Academy student Laila Yakubu, 15.

Hackney student gets accepted into The National Youth Theatre

Solace Women's Aid has reported calls from women feeling abuse have more than doubled over the course of the pandemic.

Solace Women's Aid has reported calls from women feeling abuse have more than doubled over the course of the pandemic.

Hackney filmmaker raises awareness after domestic abuse calls soar

A Hackney film starring young people with learning disabilities and neurodiversities was created entirely on Zoom over lockdown.

A Hackney film starring young people with learning disabilities and neurodiversities was created entirely on Zoom over lockdown.

Young Hackney actors created a Zoom film while in lockdown

Alexandra Moen plays an inventor in In The Balance

Alexandra Moen plays an inventor in In The Balance

Internet comedy finds Tufnell Park actor hanging In The Balance

Dee Swift and Ash Charman revived the abandoned Castle Cinema by launching a £45,000 kickstarter campaign in 2016.

Dee Swift and Ash Charman revived the abandoned Castle Cinema by launching a £45,000 kickstarter campaign in 2016.

'We can't wait to be back', says Hackney cinema founder

The Rooftop Film Club is once again running a drive in cinema at Alexandra Palace

The Rooftop Film Club is once again running a drive in cinema at Alexandra Palace

Pop up outdoor cinemas at Ally Pally and Hampstead Heath

False Paradise features (left to right) Pierre Wilson-Cox, Rashid Matabaro, Dwayne Lewis and Kayode Cole.

False Paradise features (left to right) Pierre Wilson-Cox, Rashid Matabaro, Dwayne Lewis and Kayode Cole.

Hackney writer creates web series to deter young people from "street life"

James Alexandrou directing his NFTS graduate short film Sunlight.

James Alexandrou directing his NFTS graduate short film Sunlight.

Former East Enders actor takes next career step as a film director

Community-driven rapper Frenzy previously released a single called Murder Mile about growing up in Clapton.

Community-driven rapper Frenzy previously released a single called Murder Mile about growing up in Clapton.

Young film-maker explores a changing Hackney with rapper Frenzy