The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on June 27, 2017

From March 2015 to April 2017, I was writing the monthly Teen Scene column for the website ClassicFlix. My objective was to promote classic films among teenagers and young adults. Due to the establishing of a new version of the website, it’s now more difficult to access to the old...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on June 26, 2017

The Best Years of Our Lives (William Wyler, 1946) is, without a doubt, one of the best post-war movies that has been made in Hollywood. It’s touching, sad, beautiful, etc. This 9 Oscars winning picture has all the ingredients to be a favorite among classic film lovers. On my side,...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on June 11, 2017

Oh that it seems far away, that time when Judy Garland was gambolling on the yellow bricks road and singing “We’re Off to See the Wizard” when you look at her years later in John Cassavetes’s A Child Is Waiting (1963)! If this film was among her lasts before her premature...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on June 5, 2017

I just came back from a wonderful one month trip to Spain (where, in Seville, I saw two places where Lawrence of Arabia was filmed)! And I must admit I already missed it and I’m bored with Montreal’s undesirable weather. But, if there’s something I missed during my trip, it’   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 18, 2017

Just like its first edition, my 2nd Golden Boy Blogathon was a success and I’m forever thankful to all the great bloggers who participated with articles of top quality! I host a few blogathons, but this one might be my favourite.   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 17, 2017

Sabrina (Billy Wilder, 1953)   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 15, 2017

Hey everybody! So, after two months of waiting patiently for this event, the 2nd Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Celebration is finally here! It is, of course, my honour to host this event for the second year as I, like many of you I’m sure, am always willing to...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 14, 2017

This semester, I’m attending a course on Irish cinema. Each week, we are expected to write a blog-like journal about the film we watched in class and/or our class discussion about the film. I’ve decided to include those entries to my blog, so it would be more agreeable to read...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 14, 2017

This semester, I’m attending a course on Irish cinema. Each week, we are expected to write a blog-like journal about the film we watched in class and/or our class discussion about the film. I’ve decided to include those entries to my blog, so it would be more agreeable to read...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 14, 2017

This semester, I’m attending a course on Irish cinema. Each week, we are expected to write a blog-like journal about the film we watched in class and/or our class discussion about the film. I’ve decided to include those entries to my blog, so it would be more agreeable to read...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 14, 2017

This semester, I’m attending a course on Irish cinema. Each week, we are expected to write a blog-like journal about the film we watched in class and/or our class discussion about the film. I’ve decided to include those entries to my blog, so it would be more agreeable to read...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 13, 2017

This semester, I’m attending a course on Irish cinema. Each week, we are expected to write a blog-like journal about the film we watched in class and/or our class discussion about the film. I’ve decided to include those entries to my blog, so it would be more agreeable to read...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 13, 2017

This semester, I’m attending a course on Irish cinema. Each week, we are expected to write a blog-like journal about the film we watched in class and/or our class discussion about the film. I’ve decided to include those entries to my blog, so it would be more agreeable to read...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 6, 2017

April 5 is an important date on our calendar as three major movie stars were born on this day: Bette Davis, Gregory Peck and Spencer Tracy (and also Melvyn Douglas, Frank Gorshin and Walter Huston). To pay a tribute to them, I’ve decided to present you 3 little top 5...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 3, 2017

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The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on April 3, 2017

The Wonderful World of Cinema’s Cast (and Crew) Photos Competition is already over, and we have a winner!! Among 50 cast photos, you’ve elected this pic of The Philadelphia Story‘s casting as your favourite one! I must say you have great tastes, because it is indeed a wonderful pi   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on March 31, 2017

The Wind that Shakes the Barley was an interesting one for me to see, as it is the first Ken Loach’s film I was watching. His name was one of the rare Irish movie director names that rang a bell for me. Obviously, he is pretty important in the history...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on March 31, 2017

We’re already at the final round of The Cast Photos Competition! Among 50 photos that were initially chosen, only three of them are left! But, which one of them will be elected “Favourite Cast Photo”? Well, it’s your vote that will decide that. If you want to know more about   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on March 30, 2017

This semester, I’m attending a course on Irish cinema. Each week, we are expected to write a blog-like journal about the film we watched in class and/or our class discussion about the film. I’ve decided to include those entries to my blog, so it would be more agreeable to read...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on March 30, 2017

This semester, I’m attending a course on Irish cinema. Each week, we are expected to write a blog-like journal about the film we watched in class and/or our class discussion about the film. I’ve decided to include those entries to my blog, so it would be more agreeable to read...   read more