Ellen Cheshire

Over the years, I've occasionally ventured into the world of theatre reviews, but a recent covert assignment with The Spy in the Stalls...

My ambitious plan to rewatch everything I saw in theatres and cinemas in 1984 (on the same dates in 2024) has come to an end. The blogs...

It’s January 2025, and time to rewind back to 1975 as I watch seven films from that year that I’ve never seen before. Plus, a revisit of...

In 1984, my love for cinema was in full swing. From animated classics to epic adventures, romantic comedies to gripping dramas, the films...

In 1984, I saw 21 live theatrical productions, from lavish West End musicals to intimate plays and even a few pantomimes. Forty years...

Against All Odds (15) In 1984, at age 13 to 14, my relationship with theatre and film changed forever. It was the year I transitioned...

A round up of My Cultural Year

As we step into 2025, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the films that made 2024 so memorable. A huge shoutout to letterboxd for making...

2024 has been a fabulous year of rediscovery for me, as I revisited everything I saw at the theatre and cinema in 1984 with my...

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...

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...

Here's the 20th batch of #52FilmsByWomen watched since taking the pledge in 2016. This blog covers films watched between March - May 2024...

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...