Ellen CheshireAug 27, 20195 minAlice in Wonderland: Adventures into the Uncanny - part 4This is the final post on film versions of Alice in Wonderland with a particular emphasis on the Gothic and the Uncanny, which I...
Ellen CheshireAug 22, 20194 minLeni Riefenstahl - documentary filmmaker or propagandist?On this day, 22 August 1902, Leni Riefenstahl was born in Berlin. As you may have spotted from my writing and talks, I am very interested...
Ellen CheshireAug 14, 20193 minMarvellous Mira NairWith the Chichester International Film Festival scheduling a screening of Monsoon Wedding on 20 August at 20.45 I thought I'd post a...
Ellen CheshireAug 7, 20193 minAlice in Wonderland: Adventures into the Uncanny - part 3This is the third of four posts on film versions of Alice in Wonderland with a particular emphasis on the Gothic and the Uncanny, which I...
Ellen CheshireJul 30, 20193 minAlice in Wonderland: Adventures into the Uncanny - part 2This is the second of four posts on film versions of Alice in Wonderland with a particular emphasis on the Gothic and the Uncanny, which...
Ellen CheshireJul 16, 20196 minAlice in Wonderland: Adventures into the Uncanny - part 1I have long been interested in film versions of Alice in Wonderland, well with the surname Cheshire how could I not be! Over the years I...
Ellen CheshireJun 10, 20191 minEarly Women Filmmakers: Films Directed by WomenLast night, or was it early morning I set my alarm for 0230 in order to do a radio interview with Paul Ross on his Late Late Early Early...
Ellen CheshireJun 1, 20193 minClose Reading: Trainspotting2018 saw the publication of Illuminate Publishing's textbook WJEC Eduqas Film Studies for A Level and AS for which I wrote a number...
Ellen CheshireMay 6, 20191 minPerfect Night InNeil Perryman host of podcast Perfect Night In invited me to plan my perfect night of television for his Desert Island Disc-style show......
Ellen CheshireApr 29, 20198 min#CheshireonAlice 1 - 50 - Alice in WonderlandGiven my surname, I have always been a fan of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and his other writings. Over the years I...
Ellen CheshireMar 29, 20191 minWomen in front of & behind the camera: an overview of films Directed by WomenThis year the fabulous independent art house cinema in Chichester, the Chichester Cinema in New Park is celebrating its 40th Anniversary....
Ellen CheshireFeb 19, 20191 minMy Oscar predictions for 2019As you know I love a bio-pic - so much so that I wrote a book on them! Bio-Pics: a life in pictures Last year I was mourning the lack of...
Ellen CheshireFeb 1, 201919 minWomen on British Television: Top 10 Female IconsThis feature on iconic women from British TV was commissioned for Classic Television magazine in 2001. The publication sadly folded...
Ellen CheshireJan 24, 20191 minDirected by Women - Crucial 21st Century CinemaCrucial 21st Century Cinema #Crucial21DbW is #DirectedbyWomen's fantastic initiative for 2019. Every day they are publishing a blog post...
Ellen CheshireJan 18, 20191 minGothic Study DayOn 9 February 2019 I led a Study Day on Gothic Cinema at Saffron Screen. In the morning I gave an overview of Film Form and Gothic...
Ellen CheshireJan 16, 20191 min100 Years on... Lads of the Village: from stage to silent film to courtIn 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 at...
Ellen CheshireJan 7, 20192 minRapturous applause for actors plays real peopleLast year I wrote a blog asking whether the Academy Awards had fallen out of love with Bio-Pics, as nominations and wins were down on...
Ellen CheshireJan 3, 20192 minMy Top 10 Films of 2018Narrowing down my top 10 films to just 10 was really tough. Could have easily been a top 20! And there's still some films that have been...
Ellen CheshireDec 20, 20183 min#52FilmsByWomen - 3rd Year of films Directed by WomenA few weeks ahead of schedule, I have completed my third year pledging to watch #52FilmsByWomen. Read blogs for Year 1 and Year 2....
Ellen CheshireNov 22, 20181 minCharlie Chaplin - BBC World ServiceBack in May 2013 I started working on Taschen's The Charlie Chaplin Archives edited by Paul Duncan. This was an amazing project for...