The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on May 5, 2026

When a star of film noir, a musical icon, a king of comedy, a pigeon and even Alfred Hitchcock reunite, the result becomes a delightful and singular black comedy called The Gazebo (1959). I had the pleasure of exploring it a second time for CMBA’s Make ‘ Em Laugh Blogathon   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 18, 2026

The 7th edition of the Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Celebration that I co-hosted with the wonderful Emily from   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 17, 2026

“A world full of ignorant people is too dangerous to live in.” – Paul Verrall, Born Yesterday We often remember the 1951 Oscars for being “The year where Bette Davis and Gloria Swanson didn’t win the Best Actress Oscar”. Instead, the Acad   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 17, 2026

Our very own blogging tribute to William Holden continues today with the second day of the 7th Golden Boy Blogathon! That is not only the last day of the event, but it also coincides with what would have been Holden’s 108th birthday! While my co-host Emily hosted day 1 yesterday...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 16, 2026

We’re celebrating William Holden as the 7th edition of The Golden Boy Blogathon is finally here! My co-host Emily from   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 16, 2026

Yes and No. Yes, in the early 50’s, Bill was homeless in four films. This was no small matter. Thousands of GI’s returning from Europe after World War II faced the problem of where to live, how to get into college, and how to pay for either. America welcomed its...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on March 23, 2026

In recent years, podcasting has considerably increased in popularity, and now, “what’s your favourite podcast?” is as common a question as “what is your favourite film?” or “who is your favourite singer?” That is something we definitely wouldn’t have i   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on March 20, 2026

A long time ago, I wrote on this blog that I wished to review every film directed by   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on March 14, 2026

The Academy Awards’ 98th edition is this Sunday, March 15! Films like Sentimental Value (Joachim Trier, 2025), Marty Supreme (Josh Safdie, 2025), One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025) and Sinners (Ryan Coogler, 2025) are among the contenders   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on February 27, 2026

Of course, this really fits that “blog posts I write just for fun” category. I won’t try to analyse all those dreams (I’m not Freud, nor do I have a degree in psychoanalysis). You are free to do so if you feel like it. Some of them are pretty… creative...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on February 24, 2026

It’s a wrap for the   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on February 22, 2026

“A fan club is a group of people who tell an actor he’s not alone in the way he feels about himself.” – Kenneth Williams – When I published my   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on January 25, 2026

Alright, we’ve finally reached the fifth and final round of this 70s film photos competition, which will determine the next header photo for The Wonderful World of Cinema! First of all, a huge thank you to those who voted in the previous round. And my apologies for the little delay...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on January 15, 2026

Alright, we’ve finally reached the 4th and before-last round of The Wonderful World of Cinema’s 2025 Film Photos Competition! As you may know by now, the winner will be the new header photo for this blog, and this year, we’re celebrating films from the 70s. A huge thanks, once agai   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on January 11, 2026

We have now reached the third round of this series of polls, which will determine The Wonderful World of Cinema‘s new header photo! Our theme, as I remind you, is “films from the 70s”. A huge thanks to those who have voted so far! We are now left with six...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on January 6, 2026

And we’ve finally reached the second round of this series of polls, which will decide the new header photo for this blog! First of all, a huge thanks to those who voted in the first round! A quick reminder, our theme this year is “films from the 70s”! We now...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on January 2, 2026

First things first: Happy New Year to all! I hope your 2026 will be filled with many classic film discoveries! And well, as for blogging, the New Year means it’s time to choose a new header photo for The Wonderful World of Cinema! Whenever I change my header, I like...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on December 12, 2025

In my latest article, a recap of what I posted on that blog in November, I claimed that I had never written anything Christmas-rela   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on December 7, 2025

Since I didn’t publish a lot of content on my blog this summer, I made up for it this Fall, especially in November, which has been a fairly busy month on The Wonderful World of Cinema! Make sure you haven’t missed the following articles. Click on the hyperlinks to access...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 27, 2025

In 1955, Richard Brooks’s Blackboard Jungle became the first Hollywood film to feature rock & roll music, marking such   read more