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9 Apr 2026

Putting you in the pictures: our movie moguls

What do Brad Pitt, Madonna, Idris Elba, Kate Winslet, Guy Ritchie and a galaxy of other film stars and directors all have in common? They …

5 Jan 2026

Sir David, wildlife and Kate Winslet…

Welcome back to Reel Life. If you’ve been watching commercial breaks over Christmas and seen any ads for Next, Google, Vodafone, Primark, Boots, B&Q, …

29 May 2025

Fast forwarding the film and TV industry

The borough’s creative sector is set for further exciting growth with this year’s biggest live television production in the country, Big Brother, being filmed …

11 Feb 2025

Gingerbread streets, an Oscar winner and more

If the beginning of 2025 has you feeling a little flat; this instalment of Reel Life could be just the tonic to lift your …

7 Oct 2024

Footie, films and tales off the telly

In the 17th instalment of Reel Life blog, we take a look at what the glamorous world of telly, showbiz and movies has been …

5 Sep 2024

Opening doors for young people in film

Young people are being offered a vital first step to a career in the film and television industries thanks to Ealing Council’s film team …

19 Jun 2024

Reel Life: Red Eye, Antiques Roadshow and more

As the filmy world tried to move on from the ups and downs of 2023, the borough’s public spaces have remained as film-friendly as …

16 Jan 2024

Reel Life is back to tell you about telly and film

So, 2023 has been and gone. It was a tumultuous year for the film industry, with screenwriters in the United States starting their strike …

1 Aug 2023

Get inspired, get creative: ‘Ask questions and be yourself’

Earlier this year, to build on the borough’s distinguished heritage in arts and culture, Ealing Council published a cultural manifesto and action plan for …

19 Nov 2021

An island of filmmaking history in our midst

In North Acton lies a small neighbourhood that you have probably seen before, even if you have never visited it. That is because its …

16 Mar 2020

Gentlemen, gangs and an Anglo-Saxon burial site

Reel Life is back after what was another bumper year in filmy world across London. And Ealing managed to get in on a fair …

3 Mar 2020

You can get in with the movies and shakers, too

You may have seen the latest Guy Ritchie film, The Gentlemen? But did you know some of it was filmed in our borough? Or …

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