west london film office

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 …

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 …

30 Jun 2021

A tiny dinosaur, funny mums and a round of golf

For anyone fed up with prime-time TV timeslots filled with repeats or seeing the torrent of new programmes on subscription channels turning to a …

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 …

3 Jan 2019

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 …

30 Jun 2017

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 …

31 Jan 2017

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 …

23 Sep 2016

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

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 …

22 Jun 2016

Reynolds one of big stars busting blocks…

The latest American blockbuster to bust blocks in the UK is The Hitman’s Bodyguard, starring Ryan Reynolds and Gary Oldman. They and their crew …

26 Apr 2016

Interview: Greg Davies

It is raining. A lot. And a normal Greenford street is not so normal today. A film crew is camped in a marquee on …

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Wartime Christmases in Ealing

With Christmas almost upon us, borough archivist Dr Jonathan Oates looks back at years gone by – and a particular local diarist who gave …

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west london film office

Footie, films and tales off the telly

An island of filmmaking history in our midst

A tiny dinosaur, funny mums and a round of golf

Gentlemen, gangs and an Anglo-Saxon burial site

You can get in with the movies and shakers, too

Ealing is a giant film set

Interview: How staying Kurupt Beats the daily Grindah

Novel adaptation, Idris Elba and another Catastrophe

A lot of royal Hurley burly and some robotic humans

You really, really wanna watch this

Reynolds one of big stars busting blocks…

Interview: Greg Davies

Locations

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