4 Jan 2019 News How you can brighten February with music and film The Ealing Music and Film Festival is back soon for its seventh year of live performances, talks and screenings. And we have teamed up with …
3 Jan 2019 News Ealing is a giant film set What do Brad Pitt, Idris Elba, Sandra Oh, Guy Ritchie, Holly Willoughby, Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine all have in common? They have all …
11 Dec 2018 News | Reel Life Reel Life is back: TV and film, from Gomorrah to Guy Ritchie Hello again film buffs. I’m very sorry for the year-long hiatus. Ealing has been brimming with filming for TV and film this year, so here’s …
8 Nov 2017 Reel Life Idris is back and jewel thieves were here too Idris Elba, diamond geezer that he is, makes his second appearance in the illustrious pages of Reel Life. I doubt anyone will object to …
27 Oct 2017 Local history | News Film tells how Ealing was ‘cradle of British rock’ A new movie is being premiered in November that tells the tale of how 1960s Ealing earned the label ‘the cradle of British rock …
13 Oct 2017 Local history Sir Michael Balcon and the Ealing Studios This year marks the 40th anniversary of the death of the man who was the head of production at Ealing Studios during its greatest …
30 Jun 2017 Reel Life Interview: How staying Kurupt Beats the daily Grindah One of the West London Film Office’s proudest moments was finding an empty flat for People Just Do Nothing’s Kurupt FM pirate radio station …
1 Mar 2017 Local history Horsenden Hill: Saxons, spies and the odd surprise Horsenden Hill stands tall at the heart of our borough – our largest open space and a part of life, but it is also …
31 Jan 2017 Reel Life Novel adaptation, Idris Elba and another Catastrophe Welcome to West London Film Office’s latest Reel Life. We begin with the news that if you are Ian McEwan, which is unlikely, you …
11 Nov 2016 Leader's Notes Cinema: Happy ending we were hoping for Since I became leader of the council in May 2010 I have looked out of my office window and seen the depressing sight of …
23 Sep 2016 Reel Life A lot of royal Hurley burly and some robotic humans Anyone working or walking near Ealing Town Hall in mid-September might have noticed The Royals filming for a third series. With the characters in …
8 Jul 2016 News You really, really wanna watch this It is 20 years since the Spice Girls released their breakthrough hit Wannabe. And Ealing Town Hall played a key role in a special …
13 Dec 2024 Homes | News Breaking ground on more homes in South Acton The regeneration of a South Acton estate hit a new milestone last week. Ealing Council leader Peter Mason broke the first ground on the …