Ellen Cheshire
#52FilmsByWomen - 16th batch of 52 films Directed by Women
I think this may well be the fastest watch of 52 films #DirectedbyWomen. With the 15th batch of 52 completed on 29 January, here's the...
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Ellen Cheshire
- Mar 12
- 1 min
Ellen’s Oscar 2023 Predictions
A friend, ProfTonks, set us both the challenge to watch as many of this year’s Oscar Nominated films as possible! As of the afternoon of...
Ellen Cheshire
- Jan 29
- 2 min
#52FilmsByWomen - 15th batch of 52 films Directed by Women
With the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 15th batch of 52 films since...
Ellen Cheshire
- Jan 13
- 1 min
Electric Pictures: snap up rare print copies
Whilst clearing out a store room at the Worthing WOW offices we found a couple of boxes of Electric Pictures: A Guide to the Films,...
Ellen Cheshire
- Jan 1
- 3 min
Ellen's Year in Film: 2022
With thanks to @letterboxd pro stats, compiling this end of year film lists so much simpler. I logged 756 films this year, 596...
Ellen Cheshire
- Dec 22, 2022
- 2 min
2022 Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time poll
Since 1952, the British Film Institute through its magazine, Sight and Sound, has conducted a poll of film critics every decade to find...
Ellen Cheshire
- Oct 13, 2022
- 3 min
#52FilmsByWomen - 14th batch of 52 films Directed by Women
With the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 14th batch of 52 films since...
Ellen Cheshire
- Oct 4, 2022
- 2 min
#DirectedbyWomen 1939 - 1896 - behind the scenes
Back in March 2022, for International Women's Day, I did a blog, #DirectedbyWomen 2000 -2021- Stories Women Tell, where I selected a...
Ellen Cheshire
- Aug 12, 2022
- 3 min
Top 10 Films Set in Cinemas
I originally published this post on the 17 May 2021 when across the UK cinemas started re-opening after covid lockown. And boy, had I...
Ellen Cheshire
- Jul 29, 2022
- 3 min
#52FilmsByWomen - 13th 'Year' of films Directed by Women
With the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 13th batch of 52 films since...
Ellen Cheshire
- May 19, 2022
- 2 min
#DirectedbyWomen 1969 - 1940 - make a connection with these films
For International Women's Day I did a blog, #DirectedbyWomen 2000 -2021- Stories Women Tell, where I selected a single film per year,...
Ellen Cheshire
- May 17, 2022
- 3 min
#52FilmsByWomen - 12th 'Year' of films Directed by Women
With the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 12th batch of 52 films since...
Ellen Cheshire
- Apr 11, 2022
- 1 min
#DirectedbyWomen 1970 - 1999 - be a cheerleader for these films!
For International Women's Day I did a blog, Stories Women Tell: Films #DirectedbyWomen 2000 -2021, where I selected a single film per...
Ellen Cheshire
- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min
#DirectedbyWomen 2000-2021 - stories Women Tell: Films
The theme for International Women's Day 2022 is #BreakingtheBias, where we are asked to: Imagine a gender equal world... A world free of...
Ellen Cheshire
- Mar 4, 2022
- 2 min
#OTD 1975 Charlie Chaplin was knighted
On the 4 March 1975, a frail 85 year old Charlie Chaplin, became Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin when he was knighted by the Queen at...
Ellen Cheshire
- Mar 4, 2022
- 2 min
#52FilmsByWomen - 11th 'Year' of films Directed by Women
With the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 11th batch of 52 films since...
Ellen Cheshire
- Jan 20, 2022
- 2 min
Where to watch Jane Campion's short films
For those falling for Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog, here's a guide to where you can watch Campion's short films. Mishaps of...
Ellen Cheshire
- Jan 1, 2022
- 2 min
Five Lists: #TopTenFilms2021
With 670 Films and TV series watched in 2021, sorting out my Top 10s has proved a challenge! But I had a go! Sadly, I couldn’t compile a...
Ellen Cheshire
- Nov 7, 2021
- 3 min
#52FilmsByWomen - 10th 'Year' of films Directed by Women
Well, with the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 10th batch of 52 "films"...
Ellen Cheshire
- Oct 16, 2021
- 5 min
Marie Antoinette (2006) Marie Antoinette (1755-1793)
Royal bio-pics have been a mainstay of commercial cinema since its inception. Historians fear them, as ultimately, they are seen as a...
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