Ellen Cheshire

Actors appearing in Bio-Pics or films based on a true story have once again had a strong presence in the Oscar nominations for the 90th Acad

250 years ago, on an abandoned patch of land near London’s Waterloo, showman, entrepreneur and equestrian rider Philip Astley drew out a...

On this day 25 years ago Audrey Hepburn sadly passed away. But let's not dwell on this sad end, as this year is the 70th anniversary of...

Is it any surprise that Darkest Hour (2017) is doing better at the Box Office and in Award Ceremonies than Churchill (2017). Darkest...

My Top 10 Films of 2017... The Handmaiden Directed by Park Chan-wook Get Out Directed by Jordan Peele Lady Macbeth Directed by William...

55 years ago in November 1962, Ken Russell’s documentary on Elgar for BBC’s Monitor series caused quite a stir but has since achieved...

In January 2016 I pledged to watch #52FilmsbyWomen, as the end of the year approached I had to cram in extra film screenings to meet my...

As someone who writes and lectures about film I am frequently asked what my favourite film is, and it is a really tough question. There...

With all this talk of Guy Ritchie's live action version of Disney's Aladdin, thought I'd re-visit the original.. Aladdin 1992. 90min....

Last month I graduated with a MA in Gothic: Culture, Subculture, Counterculture from St Mary's University Twickenham. The University is...

40 years ago I fell for Disney's The Rescuers, I recall pushing my baby brother in his pushchair to the local shop while I bought more...

My Top 10 Films of 2016 were... Hail, Caesar! Written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Florence Foster Jenkins...

In 2015 I wrote a chapter on women working behind the camera in the silent film period for Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema, published in...

Next month I will be giving a conference paper on films featuring plastic surgery which is part of my research for my MA in Gothic...

Today (15 July) would have been Iris Murdoch's 97th Birthday. Born in 1919 she died aged 80 in 1999. In my book Bio-Pics: a life in...

I had to do the maths twice for this, I just can't belive it is 19 years today since Bound (1996) was released in the UK. It was one of...

This month (February 2016) saw the publication of Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema by Supernova Books. I was thrilled to discover that...

Once again actors appearing in Bio-Pics or films based on a true story have swept the Oscar nominations for the 88th Academy Awards. 4 of...

2015 seemed to be an odd year for films. I saw about 35 films at the cinema and this list (not in any particular order) are 10 that have...

There has been much written this year about women film directors and the lack of opportunities for them. So as people are pulling...