The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on February 13, 2015

I’m happy to tell you that I have now finished my long William Holden’s films marathon. From Golden Boy to Fedora, I saw a total of 16 of his films. The only one I had seen before was Sunset Boulevard. I try to see new movies in my marathons. My...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on February 9, 2015

Free & Easy is a 1930’s film, kind of a musical comedy, directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring Buster Keaton, Robert Montgomery, Anita Page and Trixie Friganza. This movie was Buster Keaton first talking picture and, unfortunately, it didn’t have a big success and it’s not o   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on February 9, 2015

When he was about 19, Leonardo DiCaprio received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his performance as a 17-18 years old boy suffering of Asperger’s syndrome in the movie What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (Lasse Hallström, 1993). Eleven years later, he was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on February 3, 2015

Helen Hayes as Ada Quonsett in Airport I didn’t know what to expect, but when I saw it for the first time,  Airport became one of my favourite movies of the 70’s. Directed by George Seaton ( Miracle on 34th Street, Apartment for Peggy, The Country Girl) in 1970, it tells the story of...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on February 2, 2015

Last Saturday, on January 31st, we celebrated Jean Simmons’ 86th birthday. Unfortunately, I was busy  with The Dueling Divas Blogathon, so I didn’t have time to write a tribute to her like I always do when it’s the birthday of a star I like very much. But instead of waiting...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on January 31, 2015

I’m happy to participate, today, to the 4th annual Dueling Divas Blogathon hosted by Lara Gabrielle Fowler from Backlots. As a topic, I chose the film Bonnie & Clyde directed by Arthur Penn in 1967. This is simply one of my very favourite movies or, more precisely, my favourite movie...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on January 29, 2015

The Wonderful World of Cinema is proud to participate to The First Annual Buster Keaton Blogathon organized by Silent-Ology! The event will take place on Fabruary 8 & 9 2015. Each participant have to choose a topic related to the wonderful Buster Keaton. It can be a film, a moment in...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on January 27, 2015

Today, on January 27, we celebrate the 94rd anniversary of the late Donna Reed. Even if I have seen only 3 of her films (It’s a Wonderful Life, From Here to Eternity and Eyes in the Night), Donna Reed is one of my very favourite actresses. Well, for those who...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on January 25, 2015

Yesterday, I had the chance to see The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925) on big screen at The Cinémathèque Québécoise which is a film conservatory based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada where I live. I have seen The Gold Rush many times before, but seeing it on big screen was a...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on January 24, 2015

I have almost finished my William Holden’s films marathon (only 5 more to watch) so next week (probably in the middle of the week), I’ll start a third marathon! I choose Dolores Hart, because I haven’t seen any of her movies, but I’ve heard a lot about her and she...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on January 22, 2015

I have the honour to tell you that, tomorrow, on January 23th 2015,  I will go see The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925) on big screen. I will see it at La Cinémathèque Québécoise in Montreal where I live. It’s a movie I love and I have watched it so...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on January 16, 2015

As I said yesterday, The Wonderful World of Cinema will participate to the 31 of Days Oscar Blogathon 2015 hosted by Kellee (@IrishJayHawk66) of Outspoken and Freckled, Paula (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula’s Cinema Club and Aurora (@CitizenScreen) of Once Upon a Screen. The blogathon will take place next   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on January 15, 2015

After this very nice Olivia de Havilland’s marathon, I have already started a new one: A William Holden’s films marathon. I introduced it with the I Love Lucy’s episode “Hollywood at last” where William Holden plays his own role. Also, the movies that I have already se   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on January 15, 2015

The Wonderful World of Cinema is proud to participate to 31 Days of Oscar Blogathon 2015 hosted by Kellee (@IrishJayHawk66) of Outspoken and Freckled, Paula (@Paula_Guthat) of Paula’s Cinema Club and Aurora (@CitizenScreen) of Once Upon a Screen. The blogathon will take place next month in February   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on January 13, 2015

Very recently, I finished a little Olivia de Havilland’s film marathon. Olivia de Havilland is my 12th favourite actress. The first objective of this marathon was to see more of her films, because I liked her very much in the only two movies with her I had seen before the...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on January 4, 2015

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,000 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it would take about 17 trips to carry that many people....   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on December 12, 2014

I have the reputation to be a big Hitchcock’s fan. Not the biggest, but maybe one of the biggest. Anyway, this is not a contest. In fact, I’m telling you this because, today, I’m going to explain to you why I love Hitchcock’s films that much. Let me tell you...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on December 3, 2014

It’s time for me to let you know who are my 10 favourite actresses of all time. 1- Audrey Hepburn 2- Grace Kelly 3- Ingrid Bergman 4- Joan Fontaine 5- Katharine Hepburn 6- Jean Simmons 7- Vivien Leigh 8- Donna Reed 9- Teresa Wright 10- Margaret Lockwood   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on November 25, 2014

Spellbound is a movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1945. The first time I watched Spellbound, I realized it was a great movie; the second time, I realized it was a very great movie and the third time (yesterday), I realized it was just a masterpiece. So, I had to...   read more

The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by The Wonderful World of Cinema on November 22, 2014

If I would have the chance to star in an Hitchcock’s film, I would certainly have loved to star in The Lady Vanishes. The Lady Vanishes was, as I said, directed by the great Alfred Hitchcock in 1938. It was produced by Gainsborough Pictures. Along with The 39 Steps, it...   read more