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Mario’s Cafe – the movie

For 20 years it’s captured the imagination of artists, writers and musicians – and now local documentary maker Roland Denning has produced a revealing glimpse into daily life at the popular Kentish Town cafe

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New indie cinema: digital activists host first cultural event

Squatters at the former Pizza Express building welcomed all-comers last night. So we couldn’t resist swinging by

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How will the cinema look? And act now to make it happen

Thousands of you responded to our story on the proposed new picturehouse last week. Now, without delay, register your support online

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Roger Lloyd-Pack: a personal tribute

One of Kentish Town’s most famous actors was also Laura Murray’s neighbour as far back as her memory goes

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Cinema finally set to return to Kentish Town?

Shortwave Cinema group are frontrunners in bid to turn historic former Pizza Express building into one-screen picturehouse

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Castles Made of Sand: film-maker Mungo Benson wins award

Kentish Town director Mungo Benson has picked up a merit at the Indie Fest for his gritty debut film shot in and around the area

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Take a walk through the lost cinemas of Kentish Town

Writer Nigel Smith and artist Sam Nightingale went in search of the former picturehouses we pass on a daily basis

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Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Kyle Winfield, actor and musician

‘When I start to take life too seriously, I just let my inner monkey do a few cartwheels’

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So what is Sendo Senshi all about then?

When is a film soundtrack not a film soundtrack? When it’s part of a high concept project from this K-Town musician

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Top 5 films screened in unusual locations this month

Where can you watch a decent movie in a quirky setting – in winter? All over the place, as it turns out

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