Ellen CheshireJan 1, 20212 minFive Lists: #TopTenFilms2020What with a broken ankle at the start of 2020 followed by a pandemic/lockdown/working from home, probably watched more films in 2020 than...
Ellen CheshireDec 12, 20203 min#52FilmsByWomen - 8th 'Year' of films Directed by WomenWith the additional time saved from working from home and money saved from not going out, I have been watching more films at home, a mix...
Ellen CheshireDec 12, 20204 min#1930to2020: Films from 2010 - 2020With limited access to cinemas, I'm still having fun discovering new films and revisiting old favourites at home. Back in June 2020 I...
Ellen CheshireNov 20, 20204 min#1930to2020: Films from 1990 - 2009With limited access to cinemas, I'm still having fun discovering new films and revisiting old favourites at home. Back in June 2020 I...
Ellen CheshireOct 23, 20203 minAng Lee and MeToday is Ang Lee's birthday, and as his films have been a big part of my life for the past 20 years (and this year in particular) I...
Ellen CheshireOct 23, 20203 minDisney's Tarzan (1999)With rumours that Disney are planning a live-action re-make of Tarzan (1999) starring Ryan Reynolds, thought it an opportune time to go...
Ellen CheshireOct 18, 20203 minDisney's The Hunchback of Notredame (1996)Loosely based on Victor Hugos’ 1831 novel Notre-Dame de Paris, Disney’s adaptation of his pot-boiler is a brave one as it remains loyal...
Ellen CheshireSep 10, 20207 minOperation Fascination: Diana Rigg2020 is the 55th anniversary of Diana Rigg's first appearance as Emma Peel in the British TV show The Avengers. As a teen in the 1980s I...
Ellen CheshireSep 6, 20201 minTop 10 Shorts from #FemmeFilmFest20And so the 5th Femme Film Festival is over for another year, but don't worry you can still view many of the shorts, and catch up on news,...
Ellen CheshireSep 5, 20202 minAng Lee: My Fave Moments & PerformancesWith my In the Scene: Ang Lee book now out (woo hoo!), here are some of my fave moments and performances. Do get in touch if you'd like...
Ellen CheshireAug 31, 20202 minSay Yes to Sally Potter !With Sally Potter's latest film The Roads Not Taken being released in September 2020, and Orlando being curated as part of the 5th Femme...
Ellen CheshireAug 30, 202011 min#FemmeFilmFest20 - online festival celebrating films directed by womenThe 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival started on Friday 28 August 2020 and over the next 10 days there's a curated programme in three...
Ellen CheshireAug 30, 20203 min#52FilmsByWomen - 7th 'Year' of films Directed by WomenWorking from home (no commuting) and no access to cinemas has meant that in this reclaimed time I have been continuing my #52FilmsByWomen...
Ellen CheshireAug 28, 20205 min#1930to2020: Films from 1970 - 1989With limited access to cinemas, I'm still having fun discovering new films and revisiting old favourites at home. Back in June 2020 I...
Ellen CheshireAug 7, 20205 min#1930to2020: Films from 1950-1969On 28 June 2020 I started a new viewing project: #1930to2020. Each day I’d watch at least one film from that day’s year. Over the past...
Ellen CheshireAug 4, 20202 minDisney's The Jungle Book (1967)Based on Rudyard Kipling’s stories about Mowgli, the man cub. The Jungle Book was the last full length feature film to be produced under...
Ellen CheshireAug 1, 20202 minDisney's Mary Poppins (1964)After twenty years of Walt Disney’s personal requests to the author the Mary Poppins stories P L Travers finally gave in and agreed that...
Ellen CheshireJul 26, 20204 minOn the Jury for Femme Filmmakers FestivalWhat a thrill and honour it was to have been asked by Robin Write, Editor in Chief of Filmotomy, if I'd be on the Jury for this year's...
Ellen CheshireJul 23, 20203 min#52FilmsByWomen - 6th 'Year' of films Directed by WomenContinuing my #52FilmsByWomen pledge that I started in 2015. This is now my 6th ‘year’, year being such a loose term as I have watched...
Ellen CheshireJul 21, 20202 minDisney's Peter Pan (1953)Peter Pan, based on the play by James M Barrie, about a boy who is reluctant to grow up, would seem an ideal project for Walt Disney, a...