The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on March 14, 2024

I’d be lying if I told you I don’t care about actors when watching a film. I 100 % care and bad acting can even spoil a viewing for me. Considering that is one of the film elements I notice during my viewings, I’m always thrilled when discovering a new...   read more

Backlots Posted by Lara on June 7, 2014

William Haines and Jimmy Shields with Jean Harlow, William Powell, and friends. In 1933, a young and successful actor lost his job in Hollywood. His name had been featured in many wildly popular hits in the 1920s, and his appeal was so great that he had been one of the...   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on August 21, 2012

William Haines (1900-73) was one of those movie stars who easily made the transition from silent to sound films. In the late 1920s he was one of MGM's biggest stars -- handsome, athletic and relaxed on screen, with an appealing goofball side. But he was also gay, and that's why...   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on August 21, 2012

William Haines (1900-73) was one of those movie stars who easily made the transition from silent to sound films. In the late 1920s he was one of MGM's biggest stars -- handsome, athletic and relaxed on screen, with an appealing goofball side. But he was also gay, and that's why...   read more