Ellen Cheshire
2020's 222 Films #DirectedbyWomen
Using letterboxd for the first time in 2020 I began logging all films in the diary, making a list of those #DirectedbyWomen. Thereby...
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Ellen Cheshire
- Jan 1, 2021
- 2 min
Five Lists: #TopTenFilms2020
What 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 Cheshire
- Dec 12, 2020
- 3 min
#52FilmsByWomen - 8th 'Year' of films Directed by Women
With 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 Cheshire
- Dec 12, 2020
- 4 min
#1930to2020: Films from 2010 - 2020
With limited access to cinemas, I'm still having fun discovering new films and revisiting old favourites at home. Back in June 2020 I...
Ellen Cheshire
- Nov 20, 2020
- 4 min
#1930to2020: Films from 1990 - 2009
With limited access to cinemas, I'm still having fun discovering new films and revisiting old favourites at home. Back in June 2020 I...
Ellen Cheshire
- Oct 23, 2020
- 3 min
Ang Lee and Me
Today 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 Cheshire
- Oct 23, 2020
- 3 min
Disney'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 Cheshire
- Oct 18, 2020
- 3 min
Disney'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 Cheshire
- Sep 10, 2020
- 7 min
Operation Fascination: Diana Rigg
2020 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 Cheshire
- Sep 6, 2020
- 1 min
Top 10 Shorts from #FemmeFilmFest20
And 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 Cheshire
- Sep 5, 2020
- 2 min
Ang Lee: My Fave Moments & Performances
With 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 Cheshire
- Aug 31, 2020
- 2 min
Say 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 Cheshire
- Aug 30, 2020
- 11 min
#FemmeFilmFest20 - online festival celebrating films directed by women
The 5th Femme Filmmakers Festival started on Friday 28 August 2020 and over the next 10 days there's a curated programme in three...
Ellen Cheshire
- Aug 30, 2020
- 3 min
#52FilmsByWomen - 7th 'Year' of films Directed by Women
Working from home (no commuting) and no access to cinemas has meant that in this reclaimed time I have been continuing my #52FilmsByWomen...
Ellen Cheshire
- Aug 28, 2020
- 5 min
#1930to2020: Films from 1970 - 1989
With limited access to cinemas, I'm still having fun discovering new films and revisiting old favourites at home. Back in June 2020 I...
Ellen Cheshire
- Aug 7, 2020
- 5 min
#1930to2020: Films from 1950-1969
On 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 Cheshire
- Aug 4, 2020
- 2 min
Disney'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 Cheshire
- Aug 1, 2020
- 2 min
Disney'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 Cheshire
- Jul 26, 2020
- 4 min
On the Jury for Femme Filmmakers Festival
What 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 Cheshire
- Jul 23, 2020
- 3 min
#52FilmsByWomen - 6th 'Year' of films Directed by Women
Continuing my #52FilmsByWomen pledge that I started in 2015. This is now my 6th ‘year’, year being such a loose term as I have watched...
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