Posts Tagged ‘review’
School Wars by Melissa Benn – review
Renowned journalist Melissa Benn evaluates Britain’s schooling structure
Read MoreDeli Downstairs adds spice to Victoria Park
A restored Edwardian grocery offers an appetising array of fresh and organic produce. The Citizen talks to proprietor Theo Fraser Steele about its recent culinary accolade and recipe for success
Read MoreHackney Film Festival 2011 – review
The annual celluloid celebration reels in the crowds, showcasing a captivating variety of multimedia experimental works by local auteurs
Read MoreInterview: Consequences author Emeka Egbounu
The Citizen talks to Emeka Egbounu about his new book and about growing up in Hackney
Read MoreDrive – review
Hollywood’s new star Ryan Gosling is the man behind the wheel in Nicolas Winding Refn’s violent and intense film
Read MoreHackney wards to be redrawn in Boundary Commission shake-up plan
The number of councillors and the size and shape of wards is set to change in advance of the next local elections in 2014
Read MoreSalute To The Wailers – review
Hackney Empire, 10 -11 September 2011
Read MoreThe Skin I Live In – review
Pedro Almodóvar’s film about an obsessive plastic surgeon is a strange and compelling tale
Read MoreReview: Pacific Social Club
The Citizen takes a trip to the Pacific Social Club in post-riot Clarence Road
Read MoreSarah’s Key – review
A journalist uncovers a secret while researching a story about the deportattion of Jews in Paris during WW2
Read MoreShacklewell Arms gets new hands
Uber-cool DJs, top bands and ‘secret’ performances have transformed an old-style music pub. The Citizen meets those behind the change
Read MoreArrietty – review
Until 4 August 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – review
Until 28 July 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreThe Tree of Life – review
Until 14 July 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreA Separation – review
Until 7 July 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreFragmented by Jeremy Worman – review
Charming, off-beat literary snapshots of Hackney and other parts of north London cleverly serve to make the familiar unfamiliar
Read MoreA Cupboard Full of Coats by Yvvette Edwards – review
A gripping first novel from a local author which lays bare a Hackney woman’s struggle to escape a legacy of loss and pain which threatens to overwhelm her and destroy her future
Read MorePotiche – review
Until 23 June 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreSenna – review
Until 16 June 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreLe Quattro Volte – review
Until 2 June 2011, Rio Cinema
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