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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

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

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

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 bi read more

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

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 1 read more

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

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

Last April, the lovely Ari from The Classic Movie Muse had the extreme kindness of honouring my blog with a Sunshine Blogger Award, making it the fourth one for The Wonderful World of Cinema! I’m forever grateful for that recognition that allows blogs to stay on the map and be discovered or re read more

” Jones and Barry are doing a show! “ ” You’re telling me? “ When I first saw 42nd Street (Lloyd Bacon, 1933), its appeal didn’t quite strike me, and, aside from the final musical number, it left me indifferent. I remember renting the film at Montreal’s Nat read more

Some films are easy to classify as endearing. There’s a little touch of something in those that always makes the viewings agreeable. Those types of films are often contained in a shell without false pretences. For me, the Scottish film Gregory’s Girl, directed by Bill Forsyth, bears read more

I love travelling (I work so I can travel), and if you’d asked me what are my favourite cities I’ve visited, Lisbon would be one of them. I visited the gorgeous Portuguese capital in November 2022 when I travelled for a month in Portugal. As soon as I got out of the subway station takin read more

April 2024 was a pretty busy month on the blog! Make sure you haven’t missed the following articles! Click on the hyper links to access them! My Top 35 Hitchcock Characters written for The Second Master of Suspense Blogathon hosted by Classic Film and TV Corner. My review of Crossfire (Edwa read more

Check out below my review of Henry Hathaway’s 14 Hours written on my companion blog Three Enchanting Ladies for The 3rd Agnès Moorehead Blogathon hosted by In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood! Fun fact: 14 Hours was Grace Kelly’s first film! read more

As a cinephile, my sources to build a watchlist come from all kinds of places: other people’s recommendations, appealing cast and crew, curiosity, checking boxes, etc. When I think of films recommended to me, Thelma & Louise was one of them and definitely among the bes read more

Read below my review of the delightful comedy DEAR RUTH initially published last week for the 6th Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Celebration! read more

The 6th instalment of my beloved Golden Boy Blogathon took place last Tuesday and Wednesday to concord with what would have been the great William Holden’s 106th birthday. I was joined by the awesome Emily from The Flapper Dame to co-host and celebrate this phenomenal actor the way he should read more

The 6th edition of the Golden Boy Blogathon continues today on what would have been William Holden’s 106th birthday! As usual, it’s a pleasure to celebrate this unique actor with dedicated fellow bloggers like you! Day one was hosted by my wonderful co-host, Emily, from T read more

The 6th edition of The Golden Boy Blogathon: A William Holden Celebration has finally arrived! If you are posting your entry today, please make sure to submit it on Emily’s blog, The Flapper Dame, as she is hosting Day 1. Please check the reblogged post below! I’ll see you tomorrow for read more

April. Despite its uncertain and unexpected weather, it’s definitely one of my favourite months of the year. Not only it’s my birthday, but fellow Aries William Holden, the ultimate ✨Golden Boy✨, was also born during that month, more precisely on April 17, 1918. Being a definite fan read more