Transmission Films January 15, 2021 Ammonite: the remarkable real science of Mary Anning and her fossils Caitlin Syme, The University of Queensland Kate Winslet plays palaeontologist Mary Anning in the film Ammonite. The love story may be fictional — but how does the science stand up?
Saoirse Ronan as Mary Stuart in Josie Rourke’s 2018 film Mary Queen of Scots. Liam Daniel/Focus Features February 27, 2019 Mary, Queen of Scots is newly relevant in the age of #MeToo Rosalind Smith, University of Newcastle Was Mary Stuart a passionate and jealous failed queen, or a brave and complex woman? Opposing representations in a new film and play reflect modern anxieties about women’s agency and leadership.
Saoirse Ronan plays the Scottish queen. Universal Pictures January 18, 2019 Mary Queen of Scots: don’t worry about movie accuracy, historians can’t agree on who she really was either Steven Reid, University of Glasgow The doomed Scottish monarch has divided opinion ever since the days when she was forced off the throne.