Line(s) of the Day #CocoChanel

Posted on March 8, 2021 by alexraphael

A girl should be two things: Who and what she wants.

The ever inspirational French fashion designer and businesswoman Coco Chanel (1883 – 1971). Happy International Women’s Day!

Line(s) of the Day #TheQueensGambit

Posted on January 8, 2021 by alexraphael

“Chess isn’t always competitive. Chess can also be beautiful. It was the board I noticed first. It’s an entire world of just 64 squares. I feel safe in it. I can control it. I can dominate it. And it’s predictable, so if I get hurt, I only have myself to blame.”

Elizabeth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) in the superlative drama series The Queen’s Gambit (2019), which tells of an orphan’s rise through the ranks of the male-dominated world of chess in the 1950s and 60s.

Film Quizzes: Female Directed Films Part 1

Posted on January 14, 2018 by alexraphael

There have been some truly inspirational females in Hollywood making their voices heard, matching with a growing increasing of films with female leads. That includes films like Wonder Woman, Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters and Hidden Figures, with a wide array of talented female stars. But it’s not just on screen where this talent is starting to show. Behind the camera, there have been some fantastic work going on by a number of women in all kinds of genres. You’ll notice some great films from up to 30 years ago as well. How many of these women-directed films do you recognise? Did any of them surprise you?

Film 1. (1980s)