Ellen Cheshire

In 1919 a film version of the hit stage show Lads of the Village lurched into cinemas. The show had been touring the UK for two years...

Welcome to Cherbourg! Whether you’re stepping off a boat at the Port of Cherbourg  or arriving by train to the Cherbourg Railway Station...

Here's the 21st batch of #52FilmsByWomen watched since taking the pledge in 2016. This blog covers films watched between May - September...

In 1996, I was studying English and Film at the University of North London (now London Metropolitan University). For an English module...

Some bucket list stops require planes and planning. Others are hiding in plain sight; places you’ve passed a dozen times and always meant to visit one day. From the outside, English Martyrs Church in Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex looks like any other modest parish church. Red brick, low roof, a quiet presence on a suburban street. You could easily pass by without a second glance. But step inside and it’s as if you’ve walked through a wormhole to Renaissance Rome. Because within

After the success of last year's #JeanHagenJune, when I enjoyed a chronological deep dive into Jean Hagen's filmography , this June I dug...

In 1984 I saw 21 live performances & 30 films at the cinema, this year I’m recreating them all. Six months in, how am I doing? Read my...

I Blame Society Here's the 20th batch of #52FilmsByWomen watched since taking the pledge in 2016. This blog covers films watched between...

Jane Campion was born on this day in 1954. To celebrate this great filmmaker make May the month where you'll catch up with her short...

In preparation for a talk in June 2024 on film adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays for Chichester Literary Society last year I asked on...

Here's the 19th batch of #52FilmsByWomen watched since taking the pledge in 2016. This blog covers films and TV watched between December...

Welcome, fellow film fans to the most eagerly anticipated awards show of the year—the Oscars! As we eagerly await the grand night when...

It’s January 2024, and time to rewind back to 1974 as I watch seven films from that year that I’ve never seen before. Plus, a revisit of...

I've started a podcast with two friends, James Clarke and Paul Tonks, check out Excellent Adventures: The Time Travel Movie Podcast on...

With thanks to @letterboxd pro stats, compiling this end of year film lists so much simpler. I logged 832 films this year, 606...

Here's the 18th batch of #52FilmsByWomen watched since taking the pledge in 2016. This blog covers films and TV watched between August...

In 2024 I'm planning a nostalgic journey to revisit the 21 live performances & 30 films I saw at the cinema in 1984. Join me ...

Earlier this year I was asked to write the lead essay for the BFI's release of Ken Russell's Gothic. Written by Stephen Volk it's a wild...

In my quest to visit theatres I've not been to before, this week I found myself at the Park Theatre in Finsbury Park to see an adaptation...

One of my planned stopping off points in Spain was the port city of A Coruña on the Northwest coast. If people have heard of A Coruña at...