Ellen Cheshire
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...
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Ellen Cheshire
Feb 19, 20191 min read
My Oscar predictions for 2019
As 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 Cheshire
Jan 7, 20192 min read
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
Mar 6, 20185 min read
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 read
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
Nov 9, 20172 min read
Ken Russell's Elgar
55 years ago in November 1962, Ken Russell’s documentary on Elgar for BBC’s Monitor series caused quite a stir but has since achieved...
Ellen Cheshire
Apr 6, 20173 min read
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
Aug 10, 20163 min read
Face 2 Face: Films featuring plastic surgery (a Gothic reading)
Next month I will be giving a conference paper on films featuring plastic surgery which is part of my research for my MA in Gothic...
Ellen Cheshire
Jul 15, 20163 min read
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
Jan 18, 20164 min read
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...
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