The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on January 19, 2017

Last January 16 marked the 75th anniversary of Carole Lombard’s passing. This luminous actress tragically lost her life at the young age of 33 in a plane crash. To honour her memory, my friends Crystal from In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood and Laura from Phyllis Loves Classic...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on January 10, 2017

Already one year ago, on January 10, 2016, a musical legend, David Bowie passed away and left his fans in deep sorrow. He was an icon and a real source of inspiration. This sad event is one that we aren’t completely ready to accept and that seemed to have happened too suddenly....   read more

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

This past semester at university I had a Contemporary Spanish Cinema course. It was optional, but I took it for my own curiosity as, I have to admit, I don’t think I had seen any Spanish movies before. Here I mean Spanish from Spain. Some names were of course familiar,...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on December 19, 2016

1- Ben Banks: Can’t be June. I’ve got my final. Why not May? Ellie Banks: May’s too early. Tommy Banks: July’s out. I’m going to camp. Kay Banks: This isn’t a kids party. It’s my wedding and my friends. 2- Stanley T. Banks: No one paid any attention to the o   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on December 17, 2016

When Paula, Kellee and Aurora announced that they’ll be back for a fifth edition of their famous What a Character! Blogathon, I said to myself that this was something I shouldn’t skip and  that I had to choose the right subject. I was supposed to write an entry, last year,...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on December 2, 2016

Cary Grant is one of those actors that everybody loves or, at least, likes. There is so much about him that can easily charm us and makes him become a favourite. The man itself once said ” Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant.”...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on December 1, 2016

This year, we celebrated Margaret Lockwood and Olivia de Havilland’s centennials via blogathons. 100 is a wonderful age (my grandmother is almost 100), but 90 too! On Fabruary 20, 2017, the great and iconic Sidney Poitier would turn 90. We are lucky he is still with us.❤ As I love...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 20, 2016

This weekend, Debbie from Moon in Gemini is hosting the You Gotta Have Friends Blogathon, honouring the beautiful thing that friendship is, on and off the screen. I was, for the occasion, inspired to write about the notorious British characthers Charters and Caldicott, two friends portrayed by Basi   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 14, 2016

It all started with Strauss’s The Beautiful Blue Danube… and a fatal plunge… Trapeze is one of those movies made to hold your breath, to be at the edge of your seat and contempt the colourful world of the impressive circus. I’m writing on this film today for the At the...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 14, 2016

To my dear blogger friends, I simply want to thank your for having participated to The 2nd Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon. It was a small one, but I enjoyed every moments of it and was impressed with all your articles! Remember, without your participation, there would be no blogathon! I’m...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 13, 2016

2-  Helen: What kind of woman are you? How can you leave him like this? Does the sound of guns frighten you that much?Amy: I’ve heard guns. My father and my brother were killed by guns. They were on the right side but that didn’t help them any when the...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 12, 2016

Today, one of my very favourite modern actors, the one and only Leonardo DiCaprio, turned 42! Young and still full of talents! For the occasion, I’m presenting you my top 9 of my favourite movies of his! Why 9? Sounds a bit odd I know, but the simple reason is...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 10, 2016

Yes! It has finally arrived! It’s Grace Kelly’s season folks!   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 5, 2016

Today, on November 5th, the fascinating and tragic Vivien Leigh would have turned 103. Unfortunately, this lady who had the beauty of a goddess left us too soon at the age of 53 in 1967. But Vivien Leigh will never be forgotten had she had made her proofs as a...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on November 4, 2016

Hitchcock’s films have been analyzed through various subjects. They are recognizable for having common points, both in the narrative and technical aspects. We know Hitchcock liked cool blonds, “wrong men”, murders, stairs, trains, cameos, etc. But a subject that isn’t talked   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on October 31, 2016

It’s Halloween! Ouuuuu! Well, that seems to be the perfect occasion to do a top list of my 20 most favourite movies to watch for Halloween. As I don’t watch a lot of “traditional” Halloween movies, this top also contains thrillers, science-fiction and dark comedies. I warn yo   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on October 30, 2016

I had a lot of pleasure when I wrote about Cecil Beaton’s costumes for My Fair Lady for The 31 Days of Oscars Blogathons (the crafts). So, when Christina Wenher and Into the Writer Lea announced  their Characters in Costume Blogfest, I thought it was a most appealing idea. I obviously wanted   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on October 24, 2016

Well, it’s official. Last Friday, my blog celebrated its two years of existence! Time surely is flying as I have the feeling I just started it yesterday. Of course, there has been a lot of improvement since October 21, 2014. I know have 125 followers, which is not so bad!   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on October 24, 2016

Last Saturday, we celebrated what would have been Joan Fontaine’s 99th birthday. Unfortunately, as I was quite busy, I didn’t really have time to do anything to celebrate the event on my blog. Well, I’m back with a top from the top of the world and would like to introduce you...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on October 9, 2016

Imagine you would have the chance to invite any movie star to a big party! Who would you choose? To my friend bloggers, I invite you to do the same! Would be fun to compare!   read more