Ellen Cheshire
Happy Brithday Charlie Chaplin
134 years ago today (in 1889), Charlie Chaplin was a born in South London. 10 years ago (in 2013), I was invited to research and write...
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Ellen Cheshire
Jan 13, 20231 min
Electric Pictures: snap up rare print copies
Whilst clearing out a store room at the Worthing WOW offices we found a couple of boxes of Electric Pictures: A Guide to the Films,...
Ellen Cheshire
Mar 4, 20222 min
#OTD 1975 Charlie Chaplin was knighted
On the 4 March 1975, a frail 85 year old Charlie Chaplin, became Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin when he was knighted by the Queen at...
Ellen Cheshire
Oct 16, 20215 min
Marie Antoinette (2006) Marie Antoinette (1755-1793)
Royal bio-pics have been a mainstay of commercial cinema since its inception. Historians fear them, as ultimately, they are seen as a...
Ellen Cheshire
Oct 23, 20203 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
Sep 5, 20202 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
Apr 30, 20202 min
Happy Birthday Jane Campion.
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...
Ellen Cheshire
Apr 23, 20202 min
Wish You Were Here!
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...
Ellen Cheshire
Jun 1, 20193 min
Close Reading: Trainspotting
2018 saw the publication of Illuminate Publishing's textbook WJEC Eduqas Film Studies for A Level and AS for which I wrote a number...
Ellen Cheshire
Jan 7, 20192 min
Rapturous applause for actors plays real people
Last 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 Cheshire
Nov 22, 20181 min
Charlie Chaplin - BBC World Service
Back in May 2013 I started working on Taschen's The Charlie Chaplin Archives edited by Paul Duncan. This was an amazing project for...
Ellen Cheshire
Nov 20, 20181 min
Hitler's Propaganda Machine
Almost 10 years ago in 2009, I wrote a chapter on German WWII films for Under Fire: a century of war movies. Last year I was interviewed...
Ellen Cheshire
Nov 14, 20182 min
Jane Campion - 25th Anniversary
2018 saw the publication of my book In the Scene: Jane Campion (Supernova Books/Aurora Metro, 2018). A book that has been 25 years in the...
Ellen Cheshire
Mar 6, 20185 min
Have the Oscars fallen out of love with the Bio-Pic?
Actors appearing in Bio-Pics or films based on a true story have once again had a strong presence in the Oscar nominations for the 90th Acad
Ellen Cheshire
Jan 4, 20182 min
War on Film
Is it any surprise that Darkest Hour (2017) is doing better at the Box Office and in Award Ceremonies than Churchill (2017). Darkest...
Ellen Cheshire
Apr 6, 20173 min
Behind the Gothic Candelabra
Last month I graduated with a MA in Gothic: Culture, Subculture, Counterculture from St Mary's University Twickenham. The University is...
Ellen Cheshire
Jul 15, 20163 min
Iris Murdoch Remembered
Today (15 July) would have been Iris Murdoch's 97th Birthday. Born in 1919 she died aged 80 in 1999. In my book Bio-Pics: a life in...
Ellen Cheshire
Feb 27, 20162 min
Film-making & Husband-stalking!
This month (February 2016) saw the publication of Silent Women: Pioneers of Cinema by Supernova Books. I was thrilled to discover that...
Ellen Cheshire
Jan 18, 20164 min
And the Award Goes to … someone playing a real person!
Once again actors appearing in Bio-Pics or films based on a true story have swept the Oscar nominations for the 88th Academy Awards. 4 of...
Ellen Cheshire
Jun 2, 20153 min
Austen and Ang Lee
Ahead of Thursday's screening of Sense and Sensibilty as part of Worthing WOW's Jane Austen season here's an extract from the chapter on...
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