Ellen Cheshire

Following on from May's #30DayFilmChallenge where I enjoyed revisiting films in my collection which I'd not watched in some time, in June...

Well the good news is that each 'year' it is getting easier to find films directed by women, on the down side they still only represent a...

On the 1st May I spotted this #30DayFilmChallenge on twitter and thought that it would be fun challenge to both choose the films, and...

I've been doing a #30DayFilmChallenge, and day 20 is a 'Film that changed your life'. It was a tough one as I couldn't initially recall a...

Well I’ve reached a milestone – the big 5-0. And what would any self-respecting film fan do to commemorate this? Make a list, of course!...

One of my fave podcasts, The Cinematologists, recently celebrated its 100th episode. I've been a fan from the outset enjoying both the...

On Jane Campion's birthday, I thought I'd take some time-out to trace my history and fascination with her extraordinary body of work. I...

3 Years ago on the 23 April 2017, I was present at an historic event. After 30 years, director David Leland was reunited with Emily...

In celebration of International Women's Day, I've set myself the challenge to pick one film a year, directed by a woman since 2000....

In 1990 Gérard Depardieu, the darling of the French cinema for 20 or so years, became an international star with the release of Cyrano de...

Wow! Congratulations to Bong Joon-Ho and the Parasite creative team on their victory at the Oscars. Parasite is a well-deserving winner....

On the 9 Janaury 2020 the Bognor Regis Picturedrome celebrated 100 years as a cinema, with a fabulous Black Tie event... Here's an overview of the evening: - two spotlight light beams could be seen for miles -local dignitaries and industry people arrived in their finery -via red carpet we were taken in through a secret entrance, we were greeted and had photos taken with 'Marilyn Monroe' and 'Charlie Chaplin'. - the entrance took us straight through to the newest screen 2 wh

In addition to thinking about the best films of the year, given that we have reached the end of the teens, it's that time to think about...

It's been a GREAT year for films. It's been tough to choose only Top Ten new releases in UK cinemas in 2019. But here goes... 1) The...

It's been 30 years since I first saw The Tall Guy (1989) directed by Mel Smith from a script by Richard Curtis. It stars Emma Thompson...

The cinemas are alive with the sound of music, as the BFI celebrates the film musical. Alongside the 1,000s of film screenings across...

The #52FilmsByWomen pledge was started in 2015 by Los Angeles’ Women in Film, an organisation dedicated to promoting equal opportunities...

This is the final post on film versions of Alice in Wonderland with a particular emphasis on the Gothic and the Uncanny, which I...

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...

With the Chichester International Film Festival scheduling a screening of Monsoon Wedding on 20 August at 20.45 I thought I'd post a...