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In Honour of Joan Fontaine on her Heavenly Centenary
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Oct 22, 2017
Do you remember the first time you ever heard about the more than extraordinary Joan Fontaine? I do as if it was yesterday. I was looking at this book called Les Stars de cinema that I had bought for my own curiosity (I was 15 and yet not really familiar with classic movie stars, but I thought the read more
The Wonderful World of Cinema Celebrates Its Third Anniversary!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Oct 21, 2017
Three years ago, I started what would become one of my main passions: blogging. Three years ago, I introduced my blog by presenting you my 10 most favourite films of all times. Three years ago, Theresa from CineMaven’s Essays From the Couch was the first one to welcome me in the bloggi read more
The Joan Fontaine Centenary Blogathon is here!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Oct 20, 2017
We are finally going to celebrate what would have been Joan Fontaine’s 100th birthday. This magnificent star was born on October 22, 1917, but, unfortunately, left us in 2013 at the age of 96. I and my friend Crystal from In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood thought it would be a good ide read more
The Third Wonderful Grace Kelly Blogathon Is Back in November!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Oct 17, 2017
Hello hello! I must admit since I will already host the Joan Fontaine Centenary Blogathon in October, I hesitated on hosting the Grace Kelly blogathon this year but, since I love her too much, I couldn’t resist. Plus, we have good reasons to honour Grace Kelly this year: 2017 marks the 35 read more
My Favourite Spanish Film: También la lluvia (Even the Rain)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Oct 16, 2017
When Aurora from Once Upon a Screen announced that she would be back hosting her Hispanic Heritage Blogathon, I couldn’t resist writing about my favourite Spanish movie: También la lluvia, directed by Icíar Bollaín and released in 2010. Since I participated to the last edition of the blogatho read more
Comedy Time: Libeled Lady (1936)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Oct 12, 2017
14 years before he became the Father of the Bride, Spencer Tracy was the groom himself or, should I say, the “future” groom and the particular movie I’m thinking about is Libeled Lady (Jack Conway, 1936). This gifted actor hadn’t made any movies with Katharine Hepburn, yet, read more
Illustrating David Bowie’s Song Lyrics
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Sep 27, 2017
Yesterday, in my Alfred Hitchcock paintings post I mentionned that I had also made some David Bowie’s paintings. Yes, you might have seen some of them if you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, but I thought I would also share them on my blog for more people to enjoy them. These are not David read more
My Hitchcock Movies Paintings
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Sep 26, 2017
Remember this post where I told you that I had painted three little paintings illustrating Alfred Hitchcock’s films? I told you I would share them. Well, here they are! read more
Announcing the Joan Fontaine Centenary Blogathon!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Sep 11, 2017
Recently, my friend Crystal from In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood visited my Facebook group on Joan Fontaine and gave me the excellent idea to host a blogathon in honour of her 100th birthday on October 22, 2017. The idea was definitely an appealing one and I’m glad that Crystal thou read more
Thanks to all the Participants of the 3rd Wonderful Ingrid Bergman Blogathon!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Sep 2, 2017
I’m simply writing this post to thank all the people who participated to my 3rd Wonderful Ingrid Bergman Blogathon. We didn’t have as many participants as the previous years, but we still had some fun! You might have noticed that I haven’t posted my A Woman’s Face review lik read more
50 Reasons to Love Ingrid Bergman
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Aug 31, 2017
Three Enchanting Ladies Yesterday, it was Ingrid’s 102nd birthday as well as her 35th death anniversary. I had a very busy day so didn’t had time to publish anything, but today I’m back with50 REASONS TO LOVE INGRID BERGMAN. I first wanted to do 102 reasons, but as much as I love her, it was read more
Journey to Italy (Written by Carole MacLeod, Guest at The Wonderful World of Cinema)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Aug 29, 2017
The following review of Journey to Italy has been written by Carole MacLeod, guest at The Wonderful World of Cinema, for the 3rd Wonderful Ingrid Bergman Blogathon. *** Thank you for letting me be part of the third annual Ingrid Bergman blogathon. I’ve been intrigued by Ingrid since I was ten, and read more
Three Years Later… Three Guys Named Mike Is Still a Favourite
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Aug 27, 2017
Why this title to my new article? Well, do you remember that almost, almost, three years ago, in 2014, I started this blog and that one of the first reviews I published was one of Charles Walters’s Three Guys Named MikeThree Guys Named Mike? Well, as this review was very short, I thought that read more
The 3rd Wonderful Ingrid Bergman Blogathon Is Here!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Aug 27, 2017
Well, we are back to celebrate the one and only Ingrid Bergman with the 3rd Wonderful Ingrid Bergman Blogathon! This even celebrates her 102nd, birthday. Unfortunately, Ingrid also passed away the same day as her birthday, on August 29, 1982. So that gives us one more reason to honour her memory. S read more
Announcement: Follow me on Instagram!
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Aug 26, 2017
Hi everybody! I’m just making a quick announcement to invite you to follow me on Instagram! read more
Top of the World: 35 Movies of the 30s
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Aug 20, 2017
I wanted to do this top since a long time as I love movies from the 30s, especially the comedies. I think they were unique and the pre-code era allowed movies with a great touch of realism and modernism. As always, I invite you to respect my choices. This is a list of my most favourite movies, so it read more
The Barrymore Brothers Are Having a Dinner At Eight
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Aug 18, 2017
Thanks to my friend Crystal from In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood, The Barrymore Trilogy Blogathon is back for a third consecutive year! This is the occasion for us to celebrate this notorious family of actors who developed its talent on more than one generation. My choice for this year read more
Top of the World: My Hitchcock Day + Some Top Lists
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Aug 14, 2017
Well, yesterday was this time of the year where I do my usual Hitchcock movie marathon in honour of him. My favourite movie director would have been 118 years old! Even if he is no longer with us since a long time, many continue to celebrate his timeless work. I started my little marathon Saturday read more
The Ballet Scenes from Les Uns et les Autres (1981)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Aug 6, 2017
Last February, I saw a ballet for the first time. It was Swan Lake and it was beautiful. Dance and cinema are two things that always fascinated me. As Christina from Christina Wehner and Michaela from Love Letters to Old Hollywood prove us with their En Pointe: the Ballet Blogathon, this dance styl read more
A British Chorus Line: A Girl Must Live (1939)
The Wonderful World of Cinema Posted by Virginie Pronovost on Aug 6, 2017
Unlike Gone With the Wind or The Wizard of Oz, A Girl Must Live is far from being 1939’s most well-known film, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth seeing. I’m reviewing this film for the Fourth Annual British Invaders Blogathon, hosted by Terrence from A Shroud of Thoughts. read more