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

We often talk of older films that were ahead of their time. It could be for the central subject, the fashion (hello Merrily We Live),   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 9, 2025

When we think of Hammer and/or Amicus-produced films, what first comes to our minds are usually films that are included in the grand scale of the horror genre, with classics like Terence Fisher’s Dracula (1958), starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, or Freddie Francis’s an   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 8, 2025

When one thinks of 50s American cinema, a plethora of genres surface in our minds, but one took a particularly significant place during that decade and touched, directly and metaphorically, the socio-political context. I’m thinking of science fiction. If the genre evolved through the years pri   read more

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

I must admit, I’m not the most assiduous when it comes to exploring the horror genre, mostly because I don’t like jump scares (I loathe them, actually) and, let’s face it, horror films have lots of them. Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean I’m not interested in them, and so   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on October 4, 2025

When Sally from 18 Cinema Lane announced that she was hosting a blogathon about food in films, I first thought, “Which film interestingly involving food should I write about?” Thos   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on September 19, 2025

Imagine a film… The Asphalt Jungle or even The Killing meets Carry On and you pretty much have Too Many Crooks, a 1959 British film directed by Italian director Mario Zampi and starring Terry-Thomas, Sid James, Bernard Bresslaw, Brenda De Banzie, Vera Day an   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on August 29, 2025

Before The Innocents and The Haunting of Bly Manor, Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw was adapted in a 1959 TV film starring Ingrid Bergman and directed by no other than John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate, Seconds, Seven Days in May   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on July 25, 2025

I recently returned from a trip to Sweden and Denmark, and, of course, I revisited Stockholm, where I completed my master’s degree in cinema studies in 2019-2020. Considering the Swedish capital was also legendary Ingrid Bergman’s hometown, I thought it was only fitting for me to bring b   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on February 3, 2025

Well, ladies and gentlemen, after four rounds, I think it’s finally time to wrap things up for the 50s films photos competition. As you know, the winning photo will become the new header image for The Wonderful World of Cinema. Before going further, I want to take the time to...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on January 17, 2025

2025 has arrived and is here to stay! Which makes me want to say “new year, new…. blog design!” Now, I don’t have the desire to change the whole appearance of my blog (yet), but I thought we were due for another header image on this blog. As much as...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on December 5, 2024

This month, Gill from Real Weegie Midget Reviews and Barry from Cinematic Catharsis have decided to join forces again for another co-hosted blogathon and celebrate the diversified career of the versatile character actor John Saxon. I had not seen many of his films before the blogathon announcement.   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 21, 2024

I might have told you before: aside from loving cinema, my interests are extended to other art forms, fashion being one of them. Well, we can consider fashion an art form, right? In an article published in 2019, I discussed how fashion in classic films inspired me. Moreover, on my...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 12, 2024

That’s it! Today marks not only what would have been the 95th anniversary of my favourite actress, the elegant Grace Kelly, but also the beginning of the blogging event that I’m co-hosting with the amazing Emily from The Flapper Dame! Starting today and until Thursday, November 14, we&#   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 12, 2024

In honour of what would have been Grace Kelly’s 95th birthday, and for The 6th Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon that I’m currently co-hosting with Emily from The Flapper Dame, I took the time to write a very informative article on my visit to the actress’s hometown: Philadelphia! Or   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 7, 2024

Happy #Noirvember 2024 to all! That’s it. We’ve reached that time of the year when cinephiles can finally celebrate ad-nauseam and without shame, the art of films noirs! The concept of Noirvember, making November the official month of films noirs, was created by film critic Marya E. Gate   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 1, 2024

Yesterday, we celebrated Halloween! Oooooohhh! (that’s the sound of a classic film ghost). And isn’t there a better occasion to talk about spooky movies? Those who make you shiver down your spine, make you worried about looking at a dark corner in your house or have to be followed by...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on October 27, 2024

I’ve always been fascinated by acting families and acting dynasties. I love that some families kept the art of acting within their roots over different generations, therefore adding their names among the key personalities of film and theatre history. When I think of acting families, the ones   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on October 26, 2024

That’s it. We’re here. The Wonderful World of Cinema has reached a milestone. Ten (!!!) years ago, I embarked on a surprising blogging journey by creating this site to spread my love of the 7th Art (especially classic films) with potential readers. It all started very simply with a top...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on September 21, 2024

The intrepid blogging duo The Wonderful World of Cinema x The Flapper Dame is back! We’ll be honouring, with you, our favourite actress with The 6th Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon! As this exquisite lady would have been 95 in November, we couldn’t skip the occasion to celebrate her lif   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on July 7, 2024

Discover eight double features that I imagined with films starring Ingrid Bergman, Audrey Hepburn or Grace Kelly! Written on my blog Three Enchanting Ladies, exclusively dedicated to these actresses. Click on the link below to read!   read more