The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on July 1, 2018

Today, the legendary Olivia de Havilland is turning 102 years old! What a victory! For a third consecutive year, Crystal from In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and Laura from Phyllis Loves Classic Movies are hosting the Annual Olivia de Havilland Blogathon. I’m happy to take part in...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on June 8, 2018

Earlier today, I went to my university to pick my graduation gown, my marshalling card and my tickets for the graduation ceremony. My initial plan was to go there, pick the stuff quickly and go back home to do more interesting stuff. But, when I arrived, there was this very...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on June 3, 2018

After publishing my essay on Spellbound earlier today, I’m back with more Ingrid Bergman stuff as I decided to announce the 4th Wonderful Ingrid Bergman Blogathon! Hey, I finished 2 hours earlier at work, so why not taking the occasion to do so!   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on June 3, 2018

    Friday, I cam back from a one-month trip to England (where I even got the chance to meet the amazing Carol from The Old Hollywood Garden!). While I loved it very much, I must admit I did miss blogging a little. But I’m back! I had a nice surprise...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 20, 2018

This annual event is already over (boooo) and, as always, it has been a real treat to read all your entries honouring the wonderful actor that William Holden was! I shared them all individually on this Facebook group dedicated to the Golden Boy and the Holdeners enjoyed them very much!...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 18, 2018

For his centenary that we celebrated yesterday (but that I still continue to celebrate today), I wanted to do something new to hounour the fantastic William Holden! So, I thought I would explore his life and the man he was and the man he is to us through a fun...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 18, 2018

We have finally arrived at the 3rd and last day of the 3rd Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Centenary Celebration that I’m hosting with the fantasti Emily from The Flapper Dame and the sensational Michaela from Love Letters to Old Hollywood! But most of all, it’s today that, 100...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 17, 2018

I forgot to reblog this yesterday, but here are the entries for the second day of the 3rd Golden Boy Blogathon! Please check Emily’s blog who was hosting this day to discover our participants’ tributes to the man of the moment, William Holden! The Flapper Dame Well it’s here- and...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 15, 2018

The following article on The Counterfeit Traitor was written by Juliet Campbell, a huge William Holden fan! Erik Erichson was a reluctant spy…much like William Holden was a reluctant participant at first to take on the role. But the lure of visiting distant European countries was a magnet to h   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 15, 2018

Yes! We’re starting to celebrate the highly expected Centenary of the very appreciated Golden Boy, the one and only William Holden! As you know, Michaela from Love Letters to Old Hollywood and Emily from The Flapper Dame are joining me to host this edition of the event that starts today...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 9, 2018

I always have difficulties to determine which film starring Bette Davis is my favourite one. But today, I think it’s Now, Voyager. Yeah, I might have given you another title in a past article, but you see, this is the type of choice that changes all the time for me....   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on March 30, 2018

When Eva from Coffee, Classics, & Craziness announced her Good Cop, Bad Cop Blogathon, the first film that immediately came to my mind was Érik Canuel’s Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006), the most commercially successful Quebecois films of history… so far. “Bon” literary means &#8   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on March 25, 2018

My latest Three Enchanting Ladies article: all about flowers named after Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn! Enjoy! Three Enchanting Ladies Have you ever wondered how a garden worthy of Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn and/or Grace Kelly’s would look like? Are you an avid botanist who li   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on March 24, 2018

I’m very happy to participate, for the 3rd time, in the Favourite TV Show Episode Blogathon hosted by the great Terence from A Shroud of Thoughts! This time, I’ve decided to go with my favourite Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode: Breakdown (1955). This is the first episode of this tv sh   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on March 4, 2018

Theresa over at CineMaven’s Essays from the Couch is hosting the highly anticipated Free For All Blogathon where the participants have the occasion to write about…anything! Anything related to films of course. I’ve always wanted to write a piece on what it is to be a classic film   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on February 28, 2018

Yesterday, February 27, marked the birthday of two excellent classic actresses: the glamorous Elizabeth Taylor and the enigmatic Joan Bennett. But this is not the only common point these two ladies share. Indeed, they starred together in today’s birthday boy, Vincente Minnelli’s classic   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on February 21, 2018

Ok, we’ll talk a bit about my family. Shall we? When Maddy from Maddy Loves Her Classic Films announced that she’ll be hosting a blogathon dedicated to the world of television, I had the idea to discuss one of Quebec’s most famous tv show: Les Filles de Caleb. The direct...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on February 17, 2018

I’m angry… And I have to empty my bag. You know, to love classic films is a thing, but to love classic films as a Millennial is another. It’s a situation that has both its bright and dark sides, the brightest one being that you feel unique with your distinct...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on February 14, 2018

We have a smithy at our country house. Yes, yes. We don’t use it anymore as no one alive in my family is a graduated blacksmith (!) but the woman who gave us this house (my grandfather’s cousin) was the daughter of the village’s blacksmith. She was quite a character...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on February 12, 2018

8 years before he made his debut in Hollywood with Dallas Buyers Club and 12 years before he won an Emmy Award for Big Little Lies, Jean-Marc Vallée released what is, for me, one of the best French-Canadian films ever made: C.R.A.Z.Y. Dallas Buyers Club, The Young Victoria, and Wild...   read more