Ellen Cheshire

Since 1952, the British Film Institute through its magazine, Sight and Sound, has conducted a poll of film critics every decade to find...

With the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 14th batch of 52 films since...

Back in March 2022, for International Women's Day, I did a blog, #DirectedbyWomen 2000 -2021- Stories Women Tell, where I selected a...

I originally published this post on the 17 May 2021 when across the UK cinemas started re-opening after covid lockown. And boy, had I...

Visiting Gerrards Cross to deliver a study day as part of the Gerrards Cross Summer School. A free evening and the lure of a new cinema...

With the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 13th batch of 52 films since...

For International Women's Day I did a blog, #DirectedbyWomen 2000 -2021- Stories Women Tell, where I selected a single film per year,...

With the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 12th batch of 52 films since...

For International Women's Day I did a blog, Stories Women Tell: Films #DirectedbyWomen 2000 -2021, where I selected a single film per...

The theme for International Women's Day 2022 is #BreakingtheBias, where we are asked to: Imagine a gender equal world... A world free of...

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...

With the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 11th batch of 52 films since...

With 670 Films and TV series watched in 2021, sorting out my Top 10s has proved a challenge! But I had a go! Sadly, I couldn’t compile a...

Well, with the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 10th batch of 52 "films"...

Royal bio-pics have been a mainstay of commercial cinema since its inception. Historians fear them, as ultimately, they are seen as a...

125 years ago on the 31 August 1896 audiences expecting a usual night of traditional music hall entertainment at the Pier Pavilion,...

A recent twitter question about the first film you saw in cinemas, brought to mind my first visit, on 22 February 1974 to the Muswell...

Today is the 17 May 2021, and across the UK cinemas are re-opening. And boy, have I missed going to the cinema! Over the past year I have...

Well, with the notional 'year' element that came with the #52FilmsByWomen pledge out the window, this is now my 9th batch of 52 "films"...

Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is an innovative and hugely entertaining film. You can easily forgive the holes in the plot and one-dimensional...